kleese Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Just nice to be able to realistically post one of these... First of all, our main focus is simple... The NFC East. 9-7 could very well win it again. The key game of course is our Monday Nighter with the Giants... If that goes our way then the division is likely to be a tight race down the last quarter of the season. In the race for the division, rooting interests are simple... Root against the Giants and Cowboys (shouldn't be too hard ). But I am not looking just at the division... That last wild card spot in the NFC is also wide open and I beleive 9-7 could also be good enough there. The teams vying for that spot are the Saints, Bucs, Vikings, and Seahawks. There are other teams still technically alive, but the teams I listed are the ones I beleive are a treat to go 9-7 or better. We have a huge advantage in that we already hold the tie breaker with the Saints, Vikes, and Bucs. Week 15 There are two glaringly obvious ones here: 1. Falcons over Giants 2. Packers over Bears Either of those go our way and we officially control our own destiny. And if either of those go our way, it also gives us a little breathing room if we happen to lose on Sunday... The Giants could very well lose again next week at Baltimore and the Bears would be in full free fall mode and could lose either at Arizona or at Detroit. By far and away, as a fan, those are the two games you should be watching most closely. 3. Bills over Seahawks 4. Steelers over Cowboys It would be nice for Seattle to drop this one, but we really need them to lose one of their last two against NFC teams. Similar situation for Cowboys... Losing to Pittsburgh only matters to us if they then also lose to New Orleans. 5. Patriots over 49ers Catching the Niners is a longshot considering they need to lose out and end at home with Arizona, but might as well root against them just in case. 6. Rams/Vikings... That could go either way. I'd say root for the Rams because they would need to win out to pass us (and we'd have to lose again) but I really don't view either team as a threat. 7. Bucs/Saints is irrelevant to us.... Only ways Bucs pass us is if they win out and we go 8-8 and we all know we are out of it anyway if we go 8-8. 8. Depending on your perspective, maybe keep an eye on Broncos/Ravens. If Denver wins, Baltimore will be desperate when they play the Giants next week. I guess you could also argue they'd be collapsing and maybe not in a good frame to play the Giants. Either way, it probably bears watching a little bit. The main focus is by far and away the Falcons and Packers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheItalianStallion Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Bears over VikingsYou're writing off snagging the #5 seed, I take it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphs56 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I agree with that logic. I'm willing to concede the First Wildcard spot to the Packers/Bears. Have to root against the Bucs, Seahawks, Vikings, and Saints along with our division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCapital Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine This is fun to play with. I especially like simulation if the winners are picked by higher ranked offense. When I went through each game one by one with my predictions I was surprised when I had the Bills making the playoffs. For the record, my final standings are... AFC 1. Houston 14-2 2. New England 13-3 3. Denver 13-3 4. Baltimore 12-4 5. Pittsburgh 11-5 6. Buffalo 9-7 NFC 1. Atlanta 13-3 2. Green Bay 12-4 3. San Francisco 11-4-1 4. NFC East Winner 8-8 5. Chicago 12-4 6. Seattle 11-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 If the Giants lose on Sunday, and we find a way to win next week, I will lose all self control. Granted, we would still have a ways to go in terms of snagging a playoff spot, but man, being a Redskins fan these last 17 years, it's been rae that we've played meaningful games in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 We NEED the Packers to the win. Outside of that I'm not doing much scoreboard watching yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooleyfan1993 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machineThis is fun to play with. I especially like simulation if the winners are picked by higher ranked offense. When I went through each game one by one with my predictions I was surprised when I had the Bills making the playoffs. For the record, my final standings are... AFC 1. Houston 14-2 2. New England 13-3 3. Denver 13-3 4. Baltimore 12-4 5. Pittsburgh 11-5 6. Buffalo 9-7 NFC 1. Atlanta 13-3 2. Green Bay 12-4 3. San Francisco 11-4-1 4. NFC East Winner 8-8 5. Chicago 12-4 6. Seattle 11-5 haha i have us playing the bucs at FedEx Field. skins finishing the regular season at 10-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman21ST Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Go Packers. I want the NFCE, don't care about the wild card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleese Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 We NEED the Packers to the win. Outside of that I'm not doing much scoreboard watching yet. It would be nice, but is not essential. If the Giants win Sunday and then we beat them, they'd be 7-5, we'd be 6-6, but we'd be on track to win the tiebreaker...and the Giants still have the Saints, Falcons, and Ravens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Any team which will beat the Giants and their obnoxious owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 haha i have us playing the bucs at FedEx Field. skins finishing the regular season at 10-6 My preseason pick. 10-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 If the Hawks lose to the Dolphins, we can definitely see the #6 seed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbidoe Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 The fact that it's more than just "mathematically possible" this year is awesome! We have a legit shot if we keep rolling. Can't ask for anything more at this point. HTTR! I love this freaking team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illone Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Hopefully we just win the division, be awesome to do in RG3 first year with a craptastic defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sens11 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 WIth no game tomorrow, it'll be fun to watch the scoreboard. I think the OP has it right. The key is certainly the Packers though. Need them to take care of Giants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SB17 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Love the enthusiasm I'm feeling about this team's potential; loved their victory on Thursday. That said, we can't even beat the 2-8 Panthers or the 3-8 Rams, so what makes anyone think we can beat the Giants or even the Ravens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahibachi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Love the enthusiasm I'm feeling about this team's potential; loved their victory on Thursday.That said, we can't even beat the 2-8 Panthers or the 3-8 Rams, so what makes anyone think we can beat the Giants or even the Ravens? Because the man behind center gives us a chance every single game to win. We almost beat the Giants and were it not for a blown coverage, should have beat them a month ago plus they have struggled recently. The Ravens have also struggled and are not at full strength defensively. Those are our two toughest opponents so I feel like we have a shot to finish 4-1 in the last five games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleese Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 Love the enthusiasm I'm feeling about this team's potential; loved their victory on Thursday.That said, we can't even beat the 2-8 Panthers or the 3-8 Rams, so what makes anyone think we can beat the Giants or even the Ravens? The transitive property means nothing in the NFL. Why did the Jets fall one play short of winning in New Enland and then were absolutely humiliated by the same team on their home field a few weeks later? It's a week to week league. The better teams manage to string the most good weeks together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I've been operating under the assumption that no wildcard will come out of the East this year, and that if we wanted in, we needed to win. Seeing as the North has three teams above .500, the West has 2 teams, and the South has two teams there plus a rampaging 5-5 team, I don't know if we'll get lucky enough. Maybe if we hold all the tiebreakers, but I'm focused 100% on winning the east. Luckily, GB should have a great shot at winning, and then we play them. If we pull off a win, suddenly we're tied for first and own the tiebreaker on account of us potentially having a 3-1 record in the East. Then we just have to keep winning, no matter what. Just like DJ Khalid said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbws Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Sorry for this post. I was mistaken so I removed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 The only team I care about and want to win this weekend is GB. Go Pack go. Aaron Rodgers and Co. go out there and score as many points as you can. Forget all the rest. For now, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Go Pack Go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 It's this simple, if Green Bay wins, we control our own destiny to make the playoffs. Remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Hammer Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 We NEED the Packers to the win. Outside of that I'm not doing much scoreboard watching yet. Same here. Our guys need so much help and luck my head would explode keeping track of all the games. The NY GB game is going to hold my intrest like Skins themselves are playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeefJerky Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Lets go Green Bay!!! That is all. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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