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2006 NFL Play-Off Scenarios...Are the Patriots playing for anything?
Does anyone know if the Patriots can get the 3 seed in the AFC if they win out? It is possible for them to be 11-5 and Cinci to be 11-5. Also Pitt will either be 11-5 or 10-6. Who has the inside track for the 3 seed?
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Re: 2006 NFL Play-Off Scenarios...Are the Patriots playing for anythin
i glanced in the paper today and read the pats can get the #3. i dont know the specifics though.
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Re: 2006 NFL Play-Off Scenarios...Are the Patriots playing for anythin
Pats gets the #3 seed w/ 2 wins and a Cincy loss.
interesting question is, would the Patriots rather be #4 and play Jax and potentially Indy, or be #3 and play Pittsburgh then potentially Denver. given how Pittsburgh is playing, I think I'd rather have the quasi bye vs Jax, then have to win 1 or 2 very tough games. as the #3, they will need to beat 3 good teams to make the SB |
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Re: 2006 NFL Play-Off Scenarios...Are the Patriots playing for anythin
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Pats gets the #3 seed w/ 2 wins and a Cincy loss. interesting question is, would the Patriots rather be #4 and play Jax and potentially Indy, or be #3 and play Pittsburgh then potentially Denver. given how Pittsburgh is playing, I think I'd rather have the quasi bye vs Jax, then have to win 1 or 2 very tough games. as the #3, they will need to beat 3 good teams to make the SB [/ QUOTE ] Quasi-bye? I think they'd win the game as well but everyone is treating the Jaguars as a terrible team that the Pats would have no problems with. This is just not the case. |
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Re: 2006 NFL Play-Off Scenarios...Are the Patriots playing for anythin
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[ QUOTE ] Pats gets the #3 seed w/ 2 wins and a Cincy loss. interesting question is, would the Patriots rather be #4 and play Jax and potentially Indy, or be #3 and play Pittsburgh then potentially Denver. given how Pittsburgh is playing, I think I'd rather have the quasi bye vs Jax, then have to win 1 or 2 very tough games. as the #3, they will need to beat 3 good teams to make the SB [/ QUOTE ] Quasi-bye? I think they'd win the game as well but everyone is treating the Jaguars as a terrible team that the Pats would have no problems with. This is just not the case. [/ QUOTE ] Jags will easily be the worst AFC playoff team. Given that the Pats will have to win 3 games, the easiest playoff route involves the Jags. |
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Re: 2006 NFL Play-Off Scenarios...Are the Patriots playing for anythin
If I were a Patriots fan, I'd want no part of the Colts until absolutely necessary. They own Pittsburgh and would get them at home. Pitt-Denver is far superior to Jax-Indy IMO.
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Re: 2006 NFL Play-Off Scenarios...Are the Patriots playing for anythin
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If I were a Patriots fan, I'd want no part of the Colts until absolutely necessary. They own Pittsburgh and would get them at home. Pitt-Denver is far superior to Jax-Indy IMO. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, Pitt-Denver is far superior to Jax Indy. However, I'm assuming that any path to the SB involves the Colts. So, I think Pitt-Denver-Indy is a worse path than Jax-Indy-Denver/Cincy/Pitt. Obviously, being #3 means you might not have to face the Colts (unlikely) and a better chance of hosting a championship game (unlikely) I said this in an another thread, but this is the deepest AFC field I remember in a long time. |
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Re: 2006 NFL Play-Off Scenarios...Are the Patriots playing for anythin
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If I were a Patriots fan, I'd want no part of the Colts until absolutely necessary. They own Pittsburgh and would get them at home. Pitt-Denver is far superior to Jax-Indy IMO. [/ QUOTE ] I can't speak for everyone, but as a Patriots fan, I *WANT* to play the Colts. It's going to Denver that I want no part of. I don't think beating the Colts in Indy would be that much more difficult than beating the Broncos in Denver (I'm in no way saying that either feat is easy or even probable though.) |
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Re: 2006 NFL Play-Off Scenarios...Are the Patriots playing for anythin
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If I were a Patriots fan, I'd want no part of the Colts until absolutely necessary. They own Pittsburgh and would get them at home. Pitt-Denver is far superior to Jax-Indy IMO. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, not to mention from a revenue point of view (although with the massive popularity of this team I doubt the front office is pushing it). Bellichick will do his best to win out convincingly with minimal risk vs. Miami, knowing home field is great and staying hot is important. NT |
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Re: 2006 NFL Play-Off Scenarios...Are the Patriots playing for anythin
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Pats gets the #3 seed w/ 2 wins and a Cincy loss. interesting question is, would the Patriots rather be #4 and play Jax and potentially Indy, or be #3 and play Pittsburgh then potentially Denver. given how Pittsburgh is playing, I think I'd rather have the quasi bye vs Jax, then have to win 1 or 2 very tough games. as the #3, they will need to beat 3 good teams to make the SB [/ QUOTE ] Quasi-bye? I think they'd win the game as well but everyone is treating the Jaguars as a terrible team that the Pats would have no problems with. This is just not the case. [/ QUOTE ] Jags will easily be the worst AFC playoff team. Given that the Pats will have to win 3 games, the easiest playoff route involves the Jags. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, I know. That wasn't my point. |
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