Originally Posted by BossChief:
What needs to happen for us to get a bye:
We win out against
@NE
Denver
@Chicago
Chargers
Very doable, maybe even probable.
NE loses a game against
Cincy - nope
Buffalo - Buffalo has a great chance to win this one
Miami - Miami has consistently upset them numerous times over the years.
For us to get the #1 seed, those things need to happen AND
Baltimore needs to lose 2 of these games:
@Bills #2 total defense..13th against the run
Jets #6 total defense...#1 run defense
@Browns #15 total defense...24th against the run
Steelers #5 total defense....11 run defense...this game will be very hard fought division battle.
It’s certainly not a gimme that they don’t drop 2 of those.
TEX is going to be pissed at you for being unrealistic. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JD10367:
I think this'll be a game like the Ravens game, where the Texans go up quickly by 17-0 and the Pats battle back to make it a little respectable but still lose 30-24 in a game that isn't as close as the score.
Originally Posted by kcclone:
Weather cuts both ways, but the bottom line is we’ll need to stop the run (including the QB) and cover RB’s better than we have shown at times.
If we can do that, the offense will do their part.
Well, we need to have a running game for that to work. Hunt being wasted over there in Cleveland as a backup for a going nowhere team. [Reply]
So if we win out, the Pats would need to drop another one. Need the Texans to lose one as well. They have the Titans twice so hopefully they'll drop one there.
Ravens aren't losing 2 i doubt, but I just don't know that I see them being 14-2.
Need the Steelers and Bills to do some damage for us. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gravedigger:
I don't think there is any path for us to get the 2 seed where we don't win out. Gotta take care of our business and let the rest fall where it will.
There is virtually no realistic scenario where we can get the #2 seed after taking another loss. As it is currently, our only path is to win out and hope the Bills take down the Pats also and the Texans drop one more.
The Titan loss really forced us into this very very narrow path to get a bye. [Reply]
The Achilles' heel of the Chiefs is stopping the run. Looking at the four games that were lost:
Colts: Mack ran 132 yds
Texans: Hyde ran 116 yds
Packers: Rogers threw the final td but they did collectively run over 100 yds
Titans: Hill ran 157 yds
In playoff, teams will use this blueprint to go against the Chiefs. [Reply]