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**Jags02** · 11-25-2015, 01:10 PM

Quote:We are actually in position to make the playoffs.

While I think our best chances to make the playoffs are with winning the division, we are only a game back of the wild card as well as of this posting.

That said, here is a picture of the AFC playoff hunt, per big cat country

http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2015/11/24/...-11th-seed

Taking this at face value, to maximize the chances of Jacksonville making the post season, aside from Jacksonville winning, we need to root for the following results:

Tampa to beat Indy

New Orleans to beat Houston

Miami to beat the jets

Buff to beat KC (though arguably a pick em, we'd have the advantage over Buffalo due to the head to head win)

Tenn to beat Oakland (I had a hard time typing this)

Seattle to beat Pittsburgh (second nature for me to type this)

Interesting take on KC vs the Bills. Offhand I'm thinking the Bills have to go down, but we can't overlook KC who is red hot right now. Tenn vs Oakland is also tough to decide because first and foremost it's still a division race, and the last thing we need is for the tacks to slip back in it.

Miami over the Jets is logical. The Jets are 5-5 and beat the Jaguars while the Jaguars beat the 4-6 Dolphins, however, the Jets are 1-4, however, the Jets are reeling as a team. The Jets are 1-4 in their last five games with their only win a very close one over the Jaguars. They also still have a game vs the Patriots and road games at the Giants, Cowboys (with Romo) and Bills. Meanwhile, the Dolphins are home for four of their next five games after this game, and their only road game is at the Chargers. So while you'd think we need the Dolphins to win, I have to wonder if the Dolphins are the bigger threat right now.

One game left out above is the Patriots over Denver. The Patriots are probably going undefeated and certainly are not losing their division, but with Osweiler at the helm, and even if Peyton returns, the Broncos could be headed toward disaster wherein they fall into the wildcard hunt. We probably also want the Browns to beat the Ravens considering the Ravens are only a game back from the Jaguars and the Browns aren't realistically getting themselves into the hunt. I know Flacco is gone, but the Ravens could use that to rally. And just in case it couldn't hurt for the Rams to beat the Bengals as you never know if Dalton is on the verge of a serious regression streak.

'02