Week 18: For Whom to Root

[teegre]

For whom to root, in order to help the Steelers make the playoffs:


Steelers over Browns … duh


Jets over Dolphins … In Saleh We Trust


Bills over Taperiots … Bills will be vying for the #1 seed




And, in order for the R2 pick that we acquire from the Bears:


Vikings over Bears … Bears losing directly helps our pick


Texans over Colts … the Bears gain top pick in R2


And, to a lesser degree: Broncos over Chargers and Cards over Niners (but, if the Bears lose, those games don’t matter).

[steelreserve]

As usual, this is my appeal to the mods to change the thread title to "Who to root for, asshole."

[DuckHodges]

As usual, this is my appeal to the mods to change the thread title to "Who to root for, asshole."

or "which muthafuckas to be cheerin against, ya feel me?"

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[vader29]

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[polamalubeast]

Crazy thing they were at 0.2% chance when they were 5-8 few week ago!

[teegre]

It is odd that the Chiefs are playing on Saturday… extremely odd.

If the Bills lose tonight, and the Chiefs win on Saturday, the Bills cannot get the #1 seed… and thus, do not really have a need to play their starters in Week 18.

If the Bills win tonight, and the Chiefs lose on Saturday, the Bills will have already wrapped up the #1 seed… and thus, do not really need to play their starters in Week 18.

ANALYSIS:
By Saturday night, the Bills will know whether they have anything for which to play… which is odd. Why aren’t the Chiefs playing at the same time as the Bills!?! It is extreeemely odd. (Ahem, Goodelll helping out Kraft, ahem.)

SUMMATION:
The only way that the Bills “have” to play their starters is if…

-Bills win tonight
-Chiefs win on Saturday

or

-Bills lose tonight
-Chiefs lose on Saturday

[polamalubeast]

It is odd that the Chiefs are playing on Saturday… extremely odd.

If the Bills lose tonight, and the Chiefs win on Saturday, the Bills cannot get the #1 seed… and thus, do not really have a need to play their starters in Week 18.

If the Bills win tonight, and the Chiefs lose on Saturday, the Bills will have already wrapped up the #1 seed… and thus, do not really need to play their starters in Week 18.

ANALYSIS:
By Saturday night, the Bills will know whether they have anything for which to play… which is odd. Why aren’t the Chiefs playing at the same time as the Bills!?! It is extreeemely odd. (Ahem, Goodelll helping out Kraft, ahem.)

SUMMATION:
The only way that the Bills “have” to play their starters is if…

-Bills win tonight
-Chiefs win on Saturday

or

-Bills lose tonight
-Chiefs lose on Saturday

If the Bills lose tonight,they will be in the 3rd seed behind the bengals and they would still have a chance to be in the second seed in week 18.But of course the best case scenario is the Bills win tonight in CIN,same for the chiefs vs Raiders.But the Bills hate the pats so much,maybe they will play to win no matter what.We will see

[teegre]

If the Bills lose tonight,they will be in the 3rd seed behind the bengals and they would still have a chance to be in the second seed in week 18.But of course the best case scenario is the Bills win tonight in CIN,same for the chiefs vs Raiders.But the Bills hate the pats so much,maybe they will play to win no matter what.We will see

If the Bills lose tonight, the would have a chance at the second seed… only if the Bengals lose in Week 18. And, honestly, the difference between the #2 seed and the #3 seed isn’t nearly are important as getting the bye week (from being the #1 seed).

That said… Yes, I could see the Bills wanting to eliminate the (hated) Taperiots from the playoffs. :nod:

[86WARD]

For whom to root, in order to help the Steelers make the playoffs:


Steelers over Browns … duh


Jets over Dolphins … In Saleh We Trust


Bills over Taperiots … Bills will be vying for the #1 seed




And, in order for the R2 pick that we acquire from the Bears:


Vikings over Bears … Bears losing directly helps our pick


Texans over Colts … the Bears gain top pick in R2


And, to a lesser degree: Broncos over Chargers and Cards over Niners (but, if the Bears lose, those games don’t matter).

Gotta root for the Niners this coming week…I can’t root against them here…

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[stillers4me]

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[EzraTank]

Just read this story. If the Seahawks win, they are in. If the Broncos lose (very possible since they suck and play the Chargers) the Seahawks could make the playoffs and have the #1 overall pick.

[teegre]

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The official penalty: illegal touching​ :lol:

[polamalubeast]

Just read this story. If the Seahawks win, they are in. If the Broncos lose (very possible since they suck and play the Chargers) the Seahawks could make the playoffs and have the #1 overall pick.


The seahawks also need that the Lions beat Green Bay to make the playoffs

[DuckHodges]

The official penalty: illegal touching​ :lol:

i see what you did there :chuckle:

[polamalubeast]

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[Edman]

Beat the Browns. Pats and Dolphins lose. That's it.

[polamalubeast]

Beat the Browns. Pats and Dolphins lose. That's it.

And no need to wait until midnight if we are in the playoffs or not!

[polamalubeast]

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[DuckHodges]

And no need to wait until midnight if we are in the playoffs or not!

Most likely we face KC again in the wildcard. Definitely not expecting a win by a long shot, but will be happy if they put up a fight.

[polamalubeast]

Most likely we face KC again in the wildcard. Definitely not expecting a win by a long shot, but will be happy if they put up a fight.

The steelers have been very good in the last few weeks for the ball control, so the perfect game plan would be to do like the 1990 Giants against the Bills in the super bowl.Some very long drive by the offense and not give big play to the chiefs offense and make some key stop...Like shortening the game...Easier said than done, but that would be their only shot like the 1990 Giants vs 49ers and Bills.Still a better shot that last year since they had zero offense all year long

The steelers would have a better chance against the bengals because they are in the same division.

[EzraTank]

The steelers have been very good in the last few weeks for the ball control, so the perfect game plan would be to do like the 1990 Giants against the Bills in the super bowl.Some very long drive by the offense and not give big play to the chiefs offense and make some key stop...Like shortening the game...Easier said than done, but that would be their only shot like the 1990 Giants vs 49ers and Bills.Still a better shot that last year since they had zero offense all year long

The steelers would have a better chance against the bengals because they are in the same division.

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[Rotorhead]

Honestly, I will be happy no matter what happens. KP has proven himself (to me at least) that he is our next QB and with our picks and cap space we should be able to fill significant holes next off season and be back in the think of things for division lead and deep playoff run.

[cubanstogie]

It looks like Miami is going with 3rd string rookie Skyler Thompson. Jets? Who knows who’s starting at QB. Maybe Flacco. Hope Jets D can pitch a shutout. At the very least week 18 is exciting and meaningful, something I didn’t see happening 10 weeks ago. Even 3 weeks ago.

[86WARD]

It looks like Miami is going with 3rd string rookie Skyler Thompson. Jets? Who knows who’s starting at QB. Maybe Flacco. Hope Jets D can pitch a shutout. At the very least week 18 is exciting and meaningful, something I didn’t see happening 10 weeks ago. Even 3 weeks ago.

I hope Flacco! [emoji23]

[tube517]

Jets-Dolphins, Bills-Patriots**, Browns-Steelers all 1pm Sunday games

Guess I'll be flipping back and forth between games.

[teegre]

I hope Flacco! [emoji23]

It is. Ugh.

MOONBALL!!!

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Jets-Dolphins, Bills-Patriots**, Browns-Steelers all 1pm Sunday games

Guess I'll be flipping back and forth between games.

I’ll have three TVs going. :lol:

[tube517]

It is. Ugh.

MOONBALL!!!

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I’ll have three TVs going. :lol:

Lets hope Moonball Joe that beat the Stains shows up lol

[polamalubeast]

Do you believe in Joe Flacco?!

[polamalubeast]

What are your trust level in each of his game(10 is the highest,1 the lowest)

Browns-Steelers
Pats-Bills
Jets-Dolphins

Bonus:Texans vs colts(need a texans win for a possible higher second round draft pick)
Vikings vs Bears(need a vikings win for this scenario)...Nathan peterman will be the bears starter btw!

[polamalubeast]

Browns send Jadeveon Clowney home from practice, status for Sunday unclear

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/06/browns-send-jadeveon-clowney-home-from-practice-status-for-sunday-unclear/

Too funny because he said yesterday that this is unlikely he is back next year with the Browns!

[teegre]

What are your trust level in each of his game(10 is the highest,1 the lowest)

Browns-Steelers
Pats-Bills
Jets-Dolphins

Bonus:Texans vs colts(need a texans win for a possible higher second round draft pick)
Vikings vs Bears(need a vikings win for this scenario)...Nathan peterman will be the bears starter btw!

Browns-Steelers: very, very confident

Taperiots-Bills: confident (Bills will win this one “for Damar”)

Jets-Dolphins: the battle of third-string QBs. :puke: I gotta believe that Salah will have his defense fired up… but, I’m the least confident about this game.

Vikings-Bears: in Petermsn I trust… to lose big time!!!

Texans-Colts: I’m not for throwing games, but the Texans would be stupid to put forth a full effort. (Lock up the #1 overall pick!!!) That said, the Colts are actually the worse team.

[polamalubeast]

Browns-Steelers: very, very confident

Taperiots-Bills: confident (Bills will win this one “for Damar”)

Jets-Dolphins: the battle of third-string QBs. :puke: I gotta believe that Salah will have his defense fired up… but, I’m the least confident about this game.

Vikings-Bears: in Petermsn I trust… to lose big time!!!

Texans-Colts: I’m not for throwing games, but the Texans would be stupid to put forth a full effort. (Lock up the #1 overall pick!!!) That said, the Colts are actually the worse team.

The Colts could want to lose to not want the texans have the first overall pick and also improve their draft pick and not be out of the top 5(they also need a QB big time!

[tube517]

Do you believe in Joe Flacco?!


What are your trust level in each of his game(10 is the highest,1 the lowest)

Browns-Steelers
Pats-Bills
Jets-Dolphins

Bonus:Texans vs colts(need a texans win for a possible higher second round draft pick)
Vikings vs Bears(need a vikings win for this scenario)...Nathan peterman will be the bears starter btw!

Can't trust Flacco. Don't know which one will show up. Dolphins starting their 3rd string QB so who knows.

Buffalo will be on a mission. I don't know if the Patriots** have a chance at Buffalo in that stadium.

[polamalubeast]

In his last 2 starts Flacco has thrown for over 600 yards, 5 TDs and 1 int,so maybe....

[teegre]

In his last 2 starts Flacco has thrown for over 600 yards, 5 TDs and 1 int,so maybe....

Oooooh… :nod:

[tube517]

Do you believe in Joe Flacco?!


What are your trust level in each of his game(10 is the highest,1 the lowest)

Browns-Steelers
Pats-Bills
Jets-Dolphins

Bonus:Texans vs colts(need a texans win for a possible higher second round draft pick)
Vikings vs Bears(need a vikings win for this scenario)...Nathan peterman will be the bears starter btw!


In his last 2 starts Flacco has thrown for over 600 yards, 5 TDs and 1 int,so maybe....

His stats in his last start vs the Bengals on 9/25 were horrible. Just don't know which one shows up.

[polamalubeast]

My stats on Flacco were not correct...I think it was only for the first 2 games this year

[86WARD]

Flacco in. Skylar Thompson in. Josh Allen in. Kenny Pickett in.

Win, win, win!!!

[steelreserve]

Last week we were counting on the Patriots, this week we're counting on Moonball Joe. What kind of upside-down world is this?

Plus a guy had to almost die to make the Patriots game worth playing this week. We'd better not lose to the fuckin Browns.

[Craic]

What are your trust level in each of his game(10 is the highest,1 the lowest)

Browns-Steelers
Pats-Bills
Jets-Dolphins


I started this post thinking I was more confident getting in than not. Then, I looked closer at the Jets-Dolphins game. Holy crap. This is a dumpster-fire versus tire-fire matchup right here. Still, I feel at least a tad bit confident the Jets will beat the Dolphins. Steelers-Browns is interesting. We should beat them. But it's a AFCN game so all records go out the window. However, I think we pull this one out, especially if Pickett takes another step in development this week. In fact, I predict this week, in the early second half, we see Pickett take over the game. It's one of the things that needs to happen for him to become a franchise QB, and with the way he's been improving of late, I very well can happen this week.

[86WARD]

What are your trust level in each of his game(10 is the highest,1 the lowest)

Browns-Steelers
Pats-Bills
Jets-Dolphins


Browns-Steelers - 5
Pats-Bills - 10 on Bills
Jets-Dolphins - 6 on Jets

[cubanstogie]

Browns-Steelers - 5
Pats-Bills - 10 on Bills
Jets-Dolphins - 6 on Jets
8 Steelers
10 bills
3 jets

[vasteeler]

I was worried most about the Jets game. Flacco is starting, so there is hope! He is better than any other QB they have trotted out.

[tube517]

Browns send Jadeveon Clowney home from practice, status for Sunday unclear

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/06/browns-send-jadeveon-clowney-home-from-practice-status-for-sunday-unclear/

Too funny because he said yesterday that this is unlikely he is back next year with the Browns!

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I've heard this somewhere before......

[86WARD]

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:scratchchin:

I've heard this somewhere before......

Tomlin is legendary!!

[tube517]

Flacco in. Skylar Thompson in. Josh Allen in. Kenny Pickett in.

Win, win, win!!!

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[polamalubeast]

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[teegre]

:director: MUST WHINE. CAN NO LOOSE!!!

x three games

[HollywoodSteel]

:director: MUST WHINE. CAN NO LOOSE!!!

x three games

Pimply Dan lives!

[EzraTank]

So essentially today we are rooting for the Raiders to upset the Chiefs. That would mean the Bills would have to win tomorrow to clinch the #1 seed without and BS attached to it.

[polamalubeast]

So essentially today we are rooting for the Raiders to upset the Chiefs. That would mean the Bills would have to win tomorrow to clinch the #1 seed without and BS attached to it.

If the Bills don't win tomorow,the Bills will be on the road vs KC and likely CIN if they play against them...With a win,they will be in a neutral field against them with a KC win or at home with a KC loss.....Their potentiel matchup vs CIN would be at home too with a win,so their game is important no matter what

[EzraTank]

If the Bills don't win tomorow,the Bills will be on the road vs KC and likely CIN if they play against them...With a win,they will be in a neutral field against them with a KC win or at home with a KC loss.....Their potentiel matchup vs CIN would be at home too with a win,so their game is important no matter what

Thanks. I think working on the Manhattan Project was easier then figuring all this out.