NFL GAME DAY DISCUSSION NFL Week 18 and Playoff Scenarios

[Bill Lee]

FWIW, 538 has the super bowl as Packers over Chiefs...with GB having a 27% chance to get to the Super Bowl and the Chiefs 19%.

2021 NFL Predictions

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Now being practiced in front of a mirror: Hello, Antonio, this is Bruce. Me and Tommy were talking about those things I said. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me...

 

[denverpatsfan]

So the Pats will play Monday night possibly on WC weekend? Totally screws the winner of that game. Short week on the road again?

Will that be BSPN or ABC proper?

 

[BelichicksHoodie]

So the Pats will play Monday night possibly on WC weekend? Totally screws the winner of that game. Short week on the road again?

Will that be BSPN or ABC proper?

If the home team wins it’ll be a little easier but back to back road games and a short week won’t be fun.

 

[Guts]

Derrick Henry is expected to practice Wednesday

Derrick Henry turned 28 today, and he and the Titans will celebrate Wednesday.

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Henry back practicing if we advance I hope we avoid them

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Derrick Henry is expected to practice Wednesday

Derrick Henry turned 28 today, and he and the Titans will celebrate Wednesday.

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The great thing about this year's AFC playoffs is that the 7th seed is coming out of the AFC West and will likely play KC. Anything could happen in a division game. LAC almost beat KC a month ago and I could see them giving the chiefs a run for their money. Unfortunately, if the Pats are getting to the Super Bowl, they are going to have to go through Tennessee at some point and that means Derrick Henry. We can't stop the run this year and it's going to suck seeing Henry gash us.

 

[captain stone]

A Chargers/Raiders tie would be interesting

There's one way that a Chargers-Raiders tie gets both team into the playoffs

Yes, the 2021 season will end with a playoff play-in game between the Chargers and Raiders.

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Go Squealers! Go Jaguars! Go tie!

 

[SHOWTIME15]

 

[slash83]

I’ll be ticked if we end up playing Monday night, I hate those games.

 

[‘Mondre]

Not that there's any chance KC, Tenn and Cinn all lose but it's crazy the Pats still have any shot at the #1 seed. On the flipside Indy winning, Vegas winning and the Pats losing and falling to the 7 seed isn't that far fetched. I think they win, stay the 5 seed and play the Bills.

Flat conference. Makes sense.

they won’t get the 1 but we’ll beat Miami.

 

[Guts]

The great thing about this year's AFC playoffs is that the 7th seed is coming out of the AFC West and will likely play KC. Anything could happen in a division game. LAC almost beat KC a month ago and I could see them giving the chiefs a run for their money. Unfortunately, if the Pats are getting to the Super Bowl, they are going to have to go through Tennessee at some point and that means Derrick Henry. We can't stop the run this year and it's going to suck seeing Henry gash us.

Yeah I don't see us making the Superbowl this year, but I wouldn't be shocked if we made it. I've said all year long if the team play turnover free, they can definitely beat anybody. But to your point the Titans are flying really under the radar they got the #1 seed with all those injuries and getting their main force back who is pretty much their offense. Titans have beaten the Bills and massacred the Chiefs as well so I don't think any team would want to face off against them. They're my pick to the Superbowl in the AFC side.

 

[‘Mondre]

Sidenote The titans have some ugli unis. The sword thing is too literal, numbers too thin.

bring the mcnair era ones but a lil fresher

think the new bengals ones.. they’re like what they had prior but not trying too hard with the Tiger stripes and number font.

you can allude to **** and I don’t like that tens is so… aahhh

Vikings another classy example with the stripe and the single motif throughout.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

COVID cases spiking in Cincinnati, with Joe Mixon out. If they were to lose to Cleveland, Buffalo passes them in the standings with a win and a matchup of NE and Cincinnati becomes more likely.

Joe Mixon tests positive for COVID-19

Bengals running back Joe Mixon has tested positive for COVID-19.

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[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

Sidenote The titans have some ugli unis. The sword thing is too literal, numbers too thin.

I commented in a thread a while back that their uniform has the worst font in all of pro sports.

 

[Bill Lee]

COVID cases spiking in Cincinnati, with Joe Mixon out. If they were to lose to Cleveland, Buffalo passes them in the standings with a win and a matchup of NE and Cincinnati becomes more likely.

Joe Mixon tests positive for COVID-19

Bengals running back Joe Mixon has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Looks like the game will be on in the BOS media market as the FOX early game:

506 Sports - NFL Maps: Week 18, 2021

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In summation, for the BOS market:

NATIONAL BROADCASTS​

• Saturday 4:30 ET: Kansas City @ Denver (ESPN/ABC; Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit)​
• Saturday 8:15 ET: Dallas @ Philadelphia (ESPN/ABC; Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick)​
• Sunday Night: LA Chargers @ Las Vegas (NBC)​

FOX EARLY: Cincinnati @ Cleveland, Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma​

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CBS EARLY: Pittsburgh @ Baltimore, Ian Eagle, Charles Davis​

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FOX LATE: San Francisco @ LA Rams, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman​

CBS LATE: New England @ Miami, Spero Dedes, Jay Feely​

Jesus, that's a lot of damn football! Bring it on!

 

[gitgronked82]

VERY relevant. If the Bengals lose, we’re likely @bengals, not bills.

 

[Mack Herron]

 

[sb1]

The great thing about this year's AFC playoffs is that the 7th seed is coming out of the AFC West and will likely play KC. Anything could happen in a division game. LAC almost beat KC a month ago and I could see them giving the chiefs a run for their money. Unfortunately, if the Pats are getting to the Super Bowl, they are going to have to go through Tennessee at some point and that means Derrick Henry. We can't stop the run this year and it's going to suck seeing Henry gash us.

Couldn't be worse than Foreman and Hilliard in the last game going off for 240+...

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Couldn't be worse than Foreman and Hilliard in the last game going off for 240+...

I think with Henry we have to respect the run, which I don't think Bill did in the last meeting. We made Tannehill try to beat us in the air and he couldn't do it. This time I can't see Bill letting Henry run lose.

 

[Patnation21]

Best news ever about the Bengals. Just gotta hope the Browns don't roll over once again. Bengals likely won't have Burrow and Mixon and their resting other starters. Good way to avoid the Bills and possibly play the Bengals first round. Much rather them over the Bills.

 

[Ring 6]

Unless one or both plays in the Saturday slots on WC weekend. It would make sense.

They still get an extra day of rest than their opponent.
The Saturday games should either be the 1 seeds who will
or are in position to have the bye, or teams that are eliminated.
It’s wrong to impact the competitive fairness of a playoff game so more people watch meaningless Saturday games.