Patriots can clinch AFC East next week (+ Bye Week)

[Disco Volante]

Division Championship
1. Patriots win (vs Packers)
2. Jets lose (@ Steelers)
= AFC East Championship

Patriots would be 12-2 and the Jets would be 9-5, meaning the best they could finish is at 11-5.

Bye Week
Patriots would also clinch a bye week with 12 wins (+ Jets loss) due to the AFC South & West leaders both already having 5+ losses.

#1 Seed
Patriots would not yet clinch the #1 seed as the Steelers could still finish 13-3 and the Patriots could still finish 12-4.

 

[Rob0729]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

The Jets have to beat the Steelers? Oh well, we will have to wait another week because that ain't happening.

 

[convertedpatsfan]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

Okay, that makes more sense. The Jets could still technically clinch the division and the #1 seed. Highly unlikely but still not impossible.

 

[CheeseMonkeys]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

So this means we have to root for the Jets next week?

 

[alamo]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

Perhaps you could fully and accurately analyze this rather than rush to post?
The previous thread you deleted was clearly wrong. And I am not so sure aout this... is it really needed for the Pats to win AND the Jets lose? I don't know, will have to check.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

So this means we have to root for the Jets next week?

 

[JustEndTheSeason]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

Good way to determine playoff scenarios

NFL - Playoff Scenario Generator- Yahoo! Sports

 

[Michael]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

It wasn't that long ago we were seeing graphics showing the Jets as the team winning the AFCE and the Pats getting the wildcard.

 

[zimmy]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

I think if the Jets lose next week we win the East no matter happens in our game

 

[ATippett56]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

So this means we have to root for the Jets next week?

Blasphemy! Sheer blasphemy!

 

[Disco Volante]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

And I am not so sure aout this... is it really needed for the Pats to win AND the Jets lose? I don't know, will have to check.

Yes.

Patriots beat Packers / lose to Dolphins / lose to Bills
= Patriots finish 12-4 (3-3 Division Record)

Patriots beat Steelers / beat Bears / beat Bills
= Jets finish 12-4 (4-2 Division Record)

Perhaps you could fully and accurately analyze this rather than rush to post a "you may be wrong" just to spite my initial error, which was corrected literally within seconds.

 

[CheeseMonkeys]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

Blasphemy! Sheer blasphemy!

Don't worry people. Watching the Jets lose is almost as satisfying as watching the Patriots win.

 

[Sean Pa Patriot]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

We still hold a game against the steelers, you have to root for pitt... lets let the jets fall on thier face.. we beat the pack and the bills ,and we own the number one seed...

 

[BadMoFo]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

The best scenario is that the Jets can lose their next two games and they can likely be out of it.

 

[alamo]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

Perhaps you could fully and accurately analyze this rather than rush to post a "you may be wrong" just to spite my initial error.

The difference is, in my post I said

I don't know, will have to check.

If you had just taken the time to type your followup information in your original post, no problem.

 

[goheels22002]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

The Patriots will win the division. The key now is the bye so we can enjoy wild card weekend and await the opponent. The Jets are in retrograde and may miss the playoffs.

 

[mgteich]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

One game at a time, one goal at a time.

If we win and the jets lose, we are division champs and are guaranteed a bye.

We will then need one more win to guarantee #1 seed.

 

[Disco Volante]

Re: Patriots can clinch AFC East next week

guaranteed a bye.

This is correct, due to the AFC South and West leaders both already having 5+ losses.

 

[SVN]

regardless the jets will make the plaofffs they just need 10 wins for a wildcard

 

[DolphinzSuck]

I hope the jests make the playoffs so we can give them another beatdown. 45-3 isn't enough.