Is there any team in the AFC that has a chance for a bye besides Indy and NE?

[PATRIOT64]

In my 30 years of watching the NFL at just week 7 I think this season there is a forgone conclusion that the AFC #1 and #2 byes/seeds are already set in stone...

Its Indy #1 and NE #2 OR NE #1 and Indy #2

Does anyone in this forum see any possibility this won't be the case?

I have looked at this conference deeply and other than a catastrophic injury to either teams starting QB IMO there is NO chance both NE and Indy won't be sitting at home a week in late January waiting for thier next weeks divisional round opponent.

Anyone dissagree? and if so who is the challenger with any realistic chance of sending NE or Indy to the Wild Card round?

 

[HEY BRO! WHAT UP?]

No. Colts and Patriots are the class of the NFL. No one will challenge them for home field advantage. I can't name a team, can you?

 

[PATRIOT64]

No. Colts and Patriots are the class of the NFL. No one will challenge them for home field advantage. I can't name a team, can you?

I can't dude and I looked very hard at the teams in the conference....Until this week I thought Baltimore was a threat but for them to even sniff a chance that Baltimore offense will need to score more than 24 points on a weekly basis,I don't think they can unless that D somehow becomes a weapon for points by way of INT or a sudden eruption of special teams TDs .

 

[Aqua4Ever04]

I was ready to lable the Steelers as the team ready to step up and challenge the Colts and the Pats but after last night's performance, I'm not touching that one with a 10 foot pole. It's ridiculous how much better the Colts and Pats are over every single team in the NFL right now.

MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, the Chargers can challenge them but their early season slip up prevents them from having any shot at a first round bye. In terms of possibly jousting the Colts or Pats in the playoffs, I'd say the Chargers have the best shot. The addition of Chambers is huge for them. Chambers, Gates, Tomlinson, Rivers and that OL, scary!

EDIT! Just want to say, I'd rank the NFL like this right now:

1. Patriots
1b. Colts
3. Steelers
4. Chargers

 

[Fencer]

Of course there is. It's far from inconceivable that ONE of the Pats or Colts stumbles.

What's hard to envision is BOTH of them doing so; one of those two teams will win the Super Bowl. But the other one might indeed even fall short of a bye.

 

[shakadave]

No AFC team is less than 2 games behind the Pats or Colts at the moment.

 

[Deus Irae]

No. Colts and Patriots are the class of the NFL. No one will challenge them for home field advantage. I can't name a team, can you?

I'm picking the Colts to go 1-2 over the next 3 weeks, with losses to New England and San Diego. If I'm wrong, such is life. After that, they've got somewhere between 2-4 more possible losses on their schedule. San Diego still has a shot at the bye if they can continue to play at the level they should. The Titans have a defense that's good enough to be in the mix, but I'm not sold on Young, and the Jaguars could challenge if they weren't so inconsistent about being physical.

 

[DisgruntledTunaFan]

I was ready to lable the Steelers as the team ready to step up and challenge the Colts and the Pats but after last night's performance, I'm not touching that one with a 10 foot pole. It's ridiculous how much better the Colts and Pats are over every single team in the NFL right now.

MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, the Chargers can challenge them but their early season slip up prevents them from having any shot at a first round bye. In terms of possibly jousting the Colts or Pats in the playoffs, I'd say the Chargers have the best shot. The addition of Chambers is huge for them. Chambers, Gates, Tomlinson, Rivers and that OL, scary!

EDIT! Just want to say, I'd rank the NFL like this right now:

1. Patriots
1b. Colts
3. Steelers
4. Chargers

Two words-NORV TURNER-he will weigh this team down come Dec.

 

[Aqua4Ever04]

Two words-NORV TURNER-he will weigh this team down come Dec.

Yeah I've actully talked to people who believe no matter how good a football team is, if Norv Turner is the coach, he will make sure it loses.

As long as he doesn't go Cam Cameron and forget he has this one player named LaDainian Tomlinson, they should be fine.

 

[khayos]

1. Pats
2. Colts
3. Green Bay
4. Giants
5. Dallas
6 Cleveland
7. Pitt
8. Redskins
9. Tampa Bay
10. Seattle

 

[PATRIOT64]

1. Pats
2. Colts
3. Green Bay
4. Giants
5. Dallas
6 Cleveland
7. Pitt
8. Redskins
9. Tampa Bay
10. Seattle

Cleveland at #6? - Are you on crack?

Cleveland will likely finish below Cincy when all is said and done

Derek Anderson will come back down to earth,Although I do wish Romeo the best with the season wherever they end up

 

[khayos]

Cleveland at #6? - Are you on crack?

Cleveland will likely finish below Cincy when all is said and done

Derek Anderson will come back down to earth,Although I do wish Romeo the best with the season wherever they end up

O-Line wins games.

 

[Aqua4Ever04]

1. Pats
2. Colts
3. Green Bay
4. Giants
5. Dallas
6 Cleveland
7. Pitt
8. Redskins
9. Tampa Bay
10. Seattle

Very odd rankings. Where are the Chargers? Green Bay ahead of Dallas and NY? Meh, don't know about that. Seattle and Tampa over Jacksonville?

 

[MightyFooda]

They really need to move INDY to the NFC so this isn't so ******ed. At least the Steelers and Dnver are good most of the time. The NFC sucks more than Jeff Garcia at a Duran Duran concert.

 

[PATRIOT64]

Very odd rankings. Where are the Chargers? Green Bay ahead of Dallas and NY? Meh, don't know about that. Seattle and Tampa over Jacksonville?

If the Jags have to stick with Gray for any lengthly period of time like a month or so,I could see them out of the playoffs and 8-8

Gray as replacement QB made Cassell look like Joe Montana

 

[PATRIOT64]

They really need to move INDY to the NFC so this isn't so ******ed. At least the Steelers and Dnver are good most of the time. The NFC sucks more than Jeff Garcia at a Duran Duran concert.

Did I misunderstand this apparent funny line?

 

[DisgruntledTunaFan]

If the Jags have to stick with Gray for any lengthly period of time like a month or so,I could see them out of the playoffs and 8-8

Gray as replacement QB made Cassell look like Joe Montana

Nah-I think the Colts may have exposed them *with* Gerrard.

That was actually a good game plan by Del Rio to come out throwing(especially with Bob Sanders sneaking in the box)-but you can obviously see how Gerrard, while a good game manager, doesn't have the mentality to take command and drive his team downfield. Yes, he made some nice passes, but when you FORCE them to pass, you will have alot of success.

 

[Aqua4Ever04]

If the Jags have to stick with Gray for any lengthly period of time like a month or so,I could see them out of the playoffs and 8-8

Gray as replacement QB made Cassell look like Joe Montana

Did you get word on that injury? Or did any one for that matter?

While Gray isn't the caliber QB of Garrard, I think he's very capable of keeping the seat warm until Garrard is able to go again. The strength of this football team is the 2 headed monster in the backfield and that awesome, awesome defense.

HAHA, good analogy with Cassell and Montana there.

I still think the Jags sneak into the post-season but it'll be tough considering they play the tough AFC South 2 times each.

My playoffs look like this right now.

1. Patriots 15-1 (AFC East champion)
2. Colts 14-2 (AFC South champion)
3. Steelers 11-5 (AFC North champion)
4. Chargers 11-5 (AFC West champion)
5. Jacksonville 10-6
6. Tennessee 10-6

 

[PATRIOT64]

Did you get word on that injury? Or did any one for that matter?

While Gray isn't the caliber QB of Garrard, I think he's very capable of keeping the seat warm until Garrard is able to go again. The strength of this football team is the 2 headed monster in the backfield and that awesome, awesome defense.

HAHA, good analogy with Cassell and Montana there.

I still think the Jags sneak into the post-season but it'll be tough considering they play the tough AFC South 2 times each.

Apparently it was a twisted ankle or a light sprain as the hit didn't look to be too harsh,At least if you looked at the play.

I would guess Garrard will be out 1 week and maybe 2 at worst with that type of injury - Definately a questionable/doubtful on wednesday's injury report.

IMO Tennessee is the 2nd best team in that division and Vince Young is a beast at QB - No doubt.

 

[Aqua4Ever04]

Apparently it was a twisted ankle or a light sprain as the hit didn't look to be too harsh,At least if you looked at the play.

I would guess Garrard will be out 1 week and maybe 2 at worst with that type of injury - Definately a questionable/doubtful on wednesday's injury report.

Ah, I see. It was tough for me to follow the game, my buddy just moved into a new house and we didn't have sound. Which might have been a good thing because of how deafening it is to listen to Kornholer.

Thanks for the update. As I said, Grey should be able to keep the ship afloat in Garrard's absence.