3 way AFC wild card tie - who gets in?

[sam h]

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yeah I just heard about this today - Pittsburgh would get the shaft if jacksonville decided to lay down vs. Tennessee

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Wow. San Diego would still need to win out. But think about what Jack Del Rio's situation might look like going into that last week - a choice between (a) playing all your starters, risking injury, and winning such that you get the 5 seed and a trip to New England or (b) resting your starters, getting people healthy, and making a trip to Cincinnati or Denver.

If I'm him, there's no way I'm playing anybody who is remotely dinged up in that last game. And I'm probably resting other guys too. I don't think they match up very well with New England right now. Neither Denver nor Cincinatti looks better enough to make it worthwhile trying to avoid them.