According to: PLAYOFFRACE, we are the #1 seed over Texans, based on strength of victory percentage.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Now we just got to keep it and take advantage of it.According to: PLAYOFFRACE, we are the #1 seed over Texans, based on strength of victory percentage.
That means we gotta root for the Ravens
Silly logic, root for both to lose? How about that?That means we gotta root for the Ravens because if they lose one and the Steelers win out, the best the Pats can do is the #2 seed.
That means we gotta root for the Ravens because if they lose one and the Steelers win out, the best the Pats can do is the #2 seed.
I'll be cheering for the Niners Thursday night I promise.
And Pitt only has 2 tough games left (kinda)That means we gotta root for the Ravens because if they lose one and the Steelers win out, the best the Pats can do is the #2 seed.
Silly logic, root for both to lose? How about that?
That means we gotta root for the Ravens because if they lose one and the Steelers win out, the best the Pats can do is the #2 seed.
Example of that...NYGWe've got a long way to go. I think we caught a break tonight. This was all a 2nd half game. We can't do that against good teams.
We've got a long way to go. I think we caught a break tonight. This was all a 2nd half game. We can't do that against good teams.
not necessarily, if there is a three way tie, like we have now, the head to head does not matter unless one team has beaten the other two head to head . . .
Except either Baltimore or Pittsburgh win the AFC North (assuming Cincy doesn't) and that team would be the only team the Pats would go up against in the seeding for the #1 seed. If all three are 13-3, the Steelers are a Wild Card team and the 4th seed while the Pats would beat out the Ravens for the higher seed.
That means we gotta root for the Ravens because if they lose one and the Steelers win out, the best the Pats can do is the #2 seed.
Quite true.
Our first half effort may not even work against poor teams like Philly and Miami.
How would the Steelers be a #4th seed if they don't win the division?
Hear what you are saying but I think health is the greater concern. Would much rather have the Pats lock up a bye before week #17 and sit a bunch of players against the Bills. Give them 2 full weeks off even if that costs the #1 seed. Couple of other points:
- Having the #1 seed may more of a liability this year. Assuming PIT/BAL are #5 seed, they could be the lowest remaining seed after wildcard weekend. Would be much better to play wounded Texans or inconsistent Raiders (warm weather teams with a longer trip) and let PIT/BAL beat each other up in the divisionals.
- The Pats last 2 games are at home. Even with a #2 seed, the Pats wouldn't see an airport for over a month after the Denver game.
Get this team relatively healthy/rested and they will be a bear in the playoffs. What about the defense? They are currently playing without 3 starters in the back 7...so of course the results are going to be sketchy. Get McCourty, Chung and Spikes back to 100% health (side benefit of resting up for multiple weeks) and the defense will look much different. Giving Wilfork a play or 2 off sometime might be advisable as well.
Quick aside...do people (and by "people" I mean Dilfer) realize that the top 5 DBs on the Pats depth chart week #1 were McCourty, Dowling, Chung, Barrett and Bodden? Take any other team and remove their top 5 DBs and let me know if their secondary gets picked on. Winning games with Patch Adams, a QB-turned-WR-turned-CB and a random Ventrone covering receivers is pretty amazing if you ask me.