Week 16 Playoff Picture

[Mavs Man]

PLAYOFF PICTURE

If the season ended today:

NFC
1. Cowboys (12-2, home-field adv.)
2. Packers (12-2, first-round bye)
3. Seahawks (9-5)
4. Buccaneers (9-5)
5. Giants (9-5)
6. Vikings (8-6)

Wild Card Weekend
Vikings at Seahawks
Giants at Buccaneers

AFC
1. Patriots (14-0, home-field adv.)
2. Colts (12-2, first-round bye)
3. Chargers (9-5)
4. Steelers (9-5)
5. Jaguars (10-4)
6. Browns (9-5)

Wild Card Weekend
Browns at Chargers
Jaguars at Steelers

WEEK 16 SCENARIOS

AFC
Pittsburgh: Can clinch AFC North title with win and Cleveland loss. Can clinch playoff berth with Tennessee loss or Pittsburgh win or tie and Tennessee tie.
Cleveland: Can clinch playoff berth with win or Tennessee loss or Cleveland tie and Tennessee tie.
Jacksonville: Can clinch playoff berth with win or tie or Tennessee loss or tie or Cleveland loss.
Eliminated in AFC: Miami, N.Y. Jets, Kansas City, Oakland, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Houston, Buffalo, Denver.

NFC
Dallas: Can clinch homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs with win and Green Bay loss.
New York Giants: Can clinch playoff berth with win or tie or Washington loss or tie or New Orleans loss or tie.
Minnesota: Can clinch playoff berth with win and New Orleans loss or tie.
Eliminated in NFC: San Francisco, St. Louis, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Arizona, Chicago and Detroit.

PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Jan. 5-6: Wildcard Weekend
Jan. 12-13: Divisional playoffs
Jan. 20: AFC, NFC championships
Feb 3: Super Bowl (University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.)

 

[peplaw06]

I kinda think there is gonna be some bizarre kind of happenings at the end of the season here. I'm actually predicting the Saints coming away with the 6 seed and the Giants missing the playoffs.

Saints have Philly and Chicago. The Skins are eliminated this week against Minnesota. The Giants are going to lose to the Bills and the Pats... they have been decimated by injuries.

 

[Thick 'N Hearty]

The Giants will crumble. They alwasys do. Plus that, Eli really sucks. I can't believe he wanted to go to the Giants.

I'm not so sure Minnesota gets by Washington. AD has been shut down the last couple weeks and the Skins have a decent run D. I don't know, I can see them trying to sneak into the playoffs. I think they'll be "playing for Sean" the rest of the way.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

I wish it ended today....going to be a stressful two weeks unless GB loses a game.

 

[SportsAnalyzer]

I kinda think there is gonna be some bizarre kind of happenings at the end of the season here. I'm actually predicting the Saints coming away with the 6 seed and the Giants missing the playoffs.

Saints have Philly and Chicago. The Skins are eliminated this week against Minnesota. The Giants are going to lose to the Bills and the Pats... they have been decimated by injuries.

Going by how the Vikings looked on MNF, I wouldn't be so quick to say that the Skins will lose to the Vikings

 

[peplaw06]

I'm not so sure Minnesota gets by Washington. AD has been shut down the last couple weeks and the Skins have a decent run D. I don't know, I can see them trying to sneak into the playoffs. I think they'll be "playing for Sean" the rest of the way.

I'm just not sold on Washington's O yet either. I pretty much think their passing games are a wash. Minnesota has a better ground game and a better run defense. Plus Minny's at home.

 

[SportsAnalyzer]

I'm just not sold on Washington's O yet either. I pretty much think their passing games are a wash. Minnesota has a better ground game and a better run defense. Plus Minny's at home.

The Skins Offense looked better with Todd Collins to me. Jason Campbell is goofy when he tries to play QB

 

[dcowboysfan76]

Imo, the Vikings will beat the Skins because:

The Vikings have a better running game
The Vikings also have a better run stopping defense

Those are the two vital elements to this game.....

Prediction:

Vikings 16
Commanders 10

 

[peplaw06]

The Skins Offense looked better with Todd Collins to me. Jason Campbell is goofy when he tries to play QB

They may look better than they did, but I still don't think they're good. Tavaris Jackson was gaining some momentum up until last week too.

 

[SportsAnalyzer]

They may look better than they did, but I still don't think they're good. Tavaris Jackson was gaining some momentum up until last week too.

Tavaris Jackson is just barely better than Eli Manning

 

[peplaw06]

Tavaris Jackson is just barely better than Eli Manning

What does that have to do with anything? Todd Collins isn't exactly Rich Gannon.

 

[SportsAnalyzer]

What does that have to do with anything? Todd Collins isn't exactly Rich Gannon.

Tood Collins is able to do something that Tarvaris Jackson seems to do all the time


NOT THROW INTERCEPTIONS

 

[peplaw06]

Tood Collins is able to do something that Tarvaris Jackson seems to do all the time


NOT THROW INTERCEPTIONS

Wow.

You can't be serious.

Todd Collins has played a game and a half this season. When he was inserted in relief of an injured Jason Campbell against Chicago, he went 15-20 for 220 yards and 2 TDs. When he actually got his first start he went 8-25 for 166 yards and a 56.4 QB rating.

And all of a sudden he's a great QB? Give me a break.

Oh and Jackson has 10 INTs this season. 7 of them came in two games. The prior 4 games before last week he had 4 TDs to 2 INTs. He was playing pretty well, with 3 games over 95 QB rating. At this point he's done a lot more than Collins has.

 

[STAR GAZER]

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[jobberone]

If the playoff picture starts to get a little wishy-washy around the leauge, you can have a look here for the next few weeks....... http://www.playoffstatus.com/nfl/cowboysstandings.html

Nice find. I'm still in the 'if we win' we have home field advantage. The Packers are pissing me off. Why don't they go back to fairyland.

 

[DWhite Fan]

Nice find. I'm still in the 'if we win' we have home field advantage. The Packers are pissing me off. Why don't they go back to fairyland.

Don't worry. I think the Bears will beat them for the second time this weekend.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Nice find. I'm still in the 'if we win' we have home field advantage. The Packers are pissing me off. Why don't they go back to fairyland.

Because they want US to send them there.