GAME THREAD: Potential Playoff Clincher (vs. Las Vegas Raiders)

[albany ed]

I don't think the Colts can be elite with Wentz. He has skills, but lacks poise. And, poise is an important quality for the QB position. When it's crunch time, some QBs step up and actually become better. But not Wentz. He gets perplexed and indecisive. I don't think any kind of coaching will change that. If it wasn't for Taylor, the Colts would have 3 maybe four wins all year.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by nate505

So I guess if there's a bright side, the Colts, as far as I can tell, still control their own destiny for the playoffs if they just beat the Jags next week. The Ravens losing was huge.

If Pittsburgh and the Chargers win today, that'll make the Chargers 9-7 and the Steelers 8-7-1.

So if that result happens, here is what the records would look like

Chiefs 11-5
Titans 11-5
Bengals 10-6
Bills 10-6

WC
Pats 10-6
Raiders 9-7
Chargers 9-7
Colts 9-7
Steelers 8-7-1

So Assuming the Pats win their last game, there's one WC down. The Raiders and Chargers play each other, so one will lose (or they'll both tie, which is also fine because the Colts will have more wins than both at that point), but that will knock one to 8 losses while the other will get a WC spot.

Then if the Colts win, they'll be at 7 losses.

So yeah, the Rams really did the Colts a big favor today. The Colts still control their own destiny.

Unless I'm missing something.

o


The Jets literally took the Buccaneers down to the final seconds of the game today before losing. They also beat the Bengals and the Titans (with Derrick Henry) earlier this season ...... if they find a way to beat the Bills and the Colts beat the Jaguars, the Colts would own the tie-breaker between the two of them.

o

[Dewey 5]

Originally Posted by Kray007

To be fair, Wentz didn’t take a snap in practice, this week; and the after effects of Covid had to be a factor.

To be fair, I wouldn't matter if he did. He's dogshit & we all know it.

[nate505]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

o


The Jets literally took the Buccaneers down to the final seconds of the game today before losing. They also beat the Bengals and the Titans (with Derrick Henry) earlier this season ...... if they find a way to beat the Bills and the Colts beat the Jaguars, the Colts would own the tie-breaker between the two of them.

o

Yeah, I know other things can (hopefully) happen. This was more of a worst case scenario of if the Colts controlled their own destiny or not. They do, but it appears that the most likely scenario is they control their own destiny to a game at Arrowhead, sigh.

[bigalbert]

Originally Posted by JAFF

Which was easily avoidable, months ago

I’m sorry maybe I missed something but what was avoidable? Not trading for Wentz?


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[DragonTails]

http://www.playoffstatus.com/nfl/coltswhatif.html

[njcoltfan]

Originally Posted by NextManUp

We are now likely to get the the 7th seed, and go on the road to play the Chiefs. That’s not the scenario I was hoping for.

Why, I thought this was the team nobody wanted to play!!

[Kray007]

If the Chargers beat Denver, Colts go to 6th seed and open the playoffs in Cincinnati.

[nate505]

Originally Posted by Kray007

If the Chargers beat Denver, Colts go to 6th seed and open the playoffs in Cincinnati.

Does that hold though if the Raiders, Bills, Pats, and Colts win next week? I don't think it would.

[Dewey 5]

Originally Posted by Kray007

If the Chargers beat Denver, Colts go to 6th seed and open the playoffs in Cincinnati.

That will be ugly. Burrow has the Bengals rolling. They are the team I think no one wants to play.