Wild-Card schedule

[richpats]

Jax @ Pitt - Sat night
Tenn/Clev @ SD - Sunday 4:30pm

All signs point to a Saturday night game for the Pats!

 

[BelichickFan]

I was hoping Pitt/Jax would be Sunday as we're probably playing the winner of that game. Oh well

 

[richpats]

NFC:

Redskins at Seattle - 5pm Sat
Giants at TB - 1pm Sun

Looks like NE & GB will get the Saturday games. Indy, Dallas the Sunday games.

 

[pheenix11]

How does the Wild Card schedule tell you anything about the Divisional Round schedule?

 

[psychoPat]

I was hoping Pitt/Jax would be Sunday as we're probably playing the winner of that game. Oh well

Hmmm.
D'ya s'pose the league figures that too?

 

[SoCal Bong]

How does the Wild Card schedule tell you anything about the Divisional Round schedule?

Good question. I'm guessing that the league may try to avoid having a team play 6 days later but is there actually a policy or track record supporting this?

I thought it was all driven by TV ratings and network preferences.

 

[psychoPat]

How does the Wild Card schedule tell you anything about the Divisional Round schedule?

Don't handicap any team with a short week.
Saturday vs Saturday ... Sun vs Sun.

 

[SoCal Bong]

Hmmm.
D'ya s'pose the league figures that too?

Well that doesn't happen if the Chargers are upset by the Titans or Browns which is why BF said "probably"

 

[Sean Pa Patriot]

I think Tenn will beat Indy and will also beat San Diego.. Which would set up a Tenn vs Pats match up..

 

[BelichickFan]

Well that doesn't happen if the Chargers are upset by the Titans or Browns which is why BF said "probably"

If we play Saturday night it would be AWESOME to have Tennessee/Cle have to go to SD for a Sunday game, fly back late then head out to NE for a Saturday game. I'll be rooting big time for Tennessee/Cle next week.

 

[ne5patsfan4]

we play either jax or pitt.
no the other way.

 

[weswelker#83]

Playoff Bracket (All Times ET)

http://sportsline.com/nfl/standings/playoffrace/bracket

 

[BelichickFan]

we play either jax or pitt.
no the other way.

We play the lowest advancing seeded team.

If Tennessee or Cleveland beats SD then that's the team we play.

 

[BelichickFan]

Playoff Bracket (All Times ET)

http://sportsline.com/nfl/standings/playoffrace/bracket

That's nice but useless as the NFL doesn't use a bracket. The highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed, the bracket shuffles every round.

 

[psychoPat]

Well that doesn't happen if the Chargers are upset by the Titans or Browns which is why BF said "probably"

Which is why i pointed out that the league
probably
figures the probabilities
when it makes up playoff scheds.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

so we wont know for sure which day we're playing till after the wild card games are played??

 

[BelichickFan]

so we wont know for sure which day we're playing till after the wild card games are played??

Right.

We play Cle/Tennessee if that team beats SD. If SD wins then we play the winner of Pitt/Jax.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Right.

We play Cle/Tennessee if that team beats SD. If SD wins then we play the winner of Pitt/Jax.

i got that part, just wondering if its been determined yet which day we'll be playing.


but according to this thread- http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=72312
we are set to play that saturday night. wonderin if its official or subject to change. gotta fly out that weekend so its kind of important 4 me.

 

[spacecrime]

we play either jax or pitt.
no the other way.

Or Cleveland or Tennessee.

 

[BelichickFan]

but according to this thread- http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=72312
we are set to play that saturday night. wonderin if its official or subject to change. gotta fly out that weekend so its kind of important 4 me.

Reiss posted it, you can count on it. Just can't count on the opponent