AFC Playoff Picture after week 14

[tk13]

After struggling to even get 6 teams with a winning record the last couple years... the AFC has 12 teams with a winning record with three games to go. Houston has now thrown themselves into the mix too.

1) New England 10-3
2) Denver 10-3

3) Indianapolis 9-4
6) San Diego 8-5

4) Cincinnati 8-4-1
5) Pittsburgh 8-5

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7) Baltimore 8-5
8) Houston 7-6
9) Miami 7-6
10) Kansas City 7-6
11) Buffalo 7-6
12) Cleveland 7-6

There are a million different things that could happen from this point forward. This entire chart could look completely different by next week, let alone three weeks from now.

[cdcox]

Chiefs control their own destiny. Win 3 and they are in.

[tk13]

Yeah, at this point no one has even clinched a spot yet. Sometimes teams have clinched homefield by this point.

It's still possible, although unlikely, New England and Denver miss the playoffs. Denver's gotta play @SD and @CIN the next two weeks, and Manning's been in a slump. The AFC North is going to beat up on each other too.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by tk13

Yeah, at this point no one has even clinched a spot yet. Sometimes teams have clinched homefield by this point.

It's still possible, although unlikely, New England and Denver miss the playoffs. Denver's gotta play @SD and @CIN the next two weeks, and Manning's been in a slump. The AFC North is going to beat up on each other too.

That would be absolutely hillarious.

[Rain Man]

Gosh, it'll be so exciting to see a playoff series featuring new teams like New England and Denver and Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. That's not boring and repetitious at all.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Gosh, it'll be so exciting to see a playoff series featuring new teams like New England and Denver and Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. That's not boring and repetitious at all.

Teams that have real qbs. Odd how that works in the modern NFL.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Gosh, it'll be so exciting to see a playoff series featuring new teams like New England and Denver and Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. That's not boring and repetitious at all.

Its called elite franchises. They are always in, because they know what the **** they are doing and got good quarterbacks.

[Sannyasi]

The best result for the Chiefs at this point would be for them to go 7-9 with one of the most pathetic meltdowns of all time, ending the season with a 6 game losing streak. That at least might make Reid and Dorsey take a look at dumping Alex before his 2015-2016 salary becomes guaranteed in March.

I know we all assume Smith is here to stay, but the fact that an escape was even written in to his contract means that there has to be at least a small piece of rationality of Dorsey's brain. He must know deep down what a piece of shit Smith is. Maybe, just maybe, if we play bad enough he will start to think long and hard about whether he wants to pay Alex $26 million over the next two years.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Sannyasi

The best result for the Chiefs at this point would be for them to go 7-9 with one of the most pathetic meltdowns of all time, ending the season with a 6 game losing streak. That at least might make Reid and Dorsey take a look at dumping Alex before his 2015-2016 salary becomes guaranteed in March.

I know we all assume Smith is here to stay, but the fact that an escape was even written in to his contract means that there has to be at least a small piece of rationality of Dorsey's brain. He must know deep down what a piece of shit Smith is. Maybe, just maybe, if we play bad enough he will start to think long and hard about whether he wants to pay Alex $26 million over the next two years.

Smith isnt going anywhere, he's going to get bullshit excuses that the ONline was terrible and he has no wide receivers. Chiefs fans are yet again, ****ED>

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by Sannyasi

The best result for the Chiefs at this point would be for them to go 7-9 with one of the most pathetic meltdowns of all time, ending the season with a 6 game losing streak. That at least might make Reid and Dorsey take a look at dumping Alex before his 2015-2016 salary becomes guaranteed in March.

I know we all assume Smith is here to stay, but the fact that an escape was even written in to his contract means that there has to be at least a small piece of rationality of Dorsey's brain. He must know deep down what a piece of shit Smith is. Maybe, just maybe, if we play bad enough he will start to think long and hard about whether he wants to pay Alex $26 million over the next two years.

We aren't assuming anything. He's here until at least 2017. Alex got 30 million guaranteed when he signed the extension.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

We aren't assuming anything. He's here until at least 2017. Alex got 30 million guaranteed when he signed the extension.

Vick signed a 100 million dollar deal with Philly and was released 2 seasons later (and was benched for a third round rookie halfway through throu the second season.)

If Alex doesn't continue to win, Andy will make a change.

[penbrook]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Vick signed a 100 million dollar deal with Philly and was released 2 seasons later (and was benched for a third round rookie halfway through throu the second season.)

If Alex doesn't continue to win, Andy will make a change.

This

[Rain Man]

The first Super Bowl that I really remember watching as a knowledgeable football fan was Super Bowl 6 - Dallas over Miami.

Since then, I've been witness to 43 Super Bowls featuring 86 teams. Those teams (and appearances) are as follows:

Pittsburgh 8
Dallas 7
Denver 7 (2 involved cheating on the salary cap)
New England 7
San Francisco 6
Miami 5
NY Giants 5
Washington 5
Buffalo 4
Oakland 4
Green Bay 3
Minnesota 3
St. Louis Rams 3
Baltimore 2
Chicago 2
Cincinnati 2
Indianapolis 2
Philadelphia 2
Seattle 2
Arizona 1
Atlanta 1
Carolina 1
New Orleans 1
San Diego 1
Tampa Bay 1
Tennessee 1

So if you set aside things like the LA Rams versus St. Louis Rams, I've seen 26 franchises in the Super Bowl. But the downside is that there are only 5 teams that comprise 35 of the 86 spots, which means that one of those five teams is pretty much in the Super Bowl every year (if you discount the fact that Denver was caught cheating).

In my entire life, the AFC Super Bowl team has been Pittsburgh, New England, or Denver (caught cheating twice) every second year. The NFC isn't much better since it's been either Dallas, San Francisco, the Giants, or the Redskins every other year.

No wonder I'm bored with football these days. I've pretty much seen already seen every Super Bowl.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

The first Super Bowl that I really remember watching as a knowledgeable football fan was Super Bowl 6 - Dallas over Miami.

Since then, I've been witness to 43 Super Bowls featuring 86 teams. Those teams (and appearances) are as follows:

Pittsburgh 8
Dallas 7
Denver 7 (2 involved cheating on the salary cap)
New England 7
San Francisco 6
Miami 5
NY Giants 5
Washington 5
Buffalo 4
Oakland 4
Green Bay 3
Minnesota 3
St. Louis Rams 3
Baltimore 2
Chicago 2
Cincinnati 2
Indianapolis 2
Philadelphia 2
Seattle 2
Arizona 1
Atlanta 1
Carolina 1
New Orleans 1
San Diego 1
Tampa Bay 1
Tennessee 1

So if you set aside things like the LA Rams versus St. Louis Rams, I've seen 26 franchises in the Super Bowl. But the downside is that there are only 5 teams that comprise 35 of the 86 spots, which means that one of those five teams is pretty much in the Super Bowl every year (if you discount the fact that Denver was caught cheating).

In my entire life, the AFC Super Bowl team has been Pittsburgh, New England, or Denver (caught cheating twice) every second year. The NFC isn't much better since it's been either Dallas, San Francisco, the Giants, or the Redskins every other year.

No wonder I'm bored with football these days. I've pretty much seen already seen every Super Bowl.

I've posted this before... but if you look at the AFC, there really isn't that much parity over the years. From the 1985 season to now, it's pretty much been the same six teams. The Patriots, Broncos, Colts, Steelers, Bills and Ravens have made something like 24 of the 29 Super Bowls from the AFC.

[Mile High Mania]

Originally Posted by tk13

I've posted this before... but if you look at the AFC, there really isn't that much parity over the years. From the 1985 season to now, it's pretty much been the same six teams. The Patriots, Broncos, Colts, Steelers, Bills and Ravens have made something like 24 of the 29 Super Bowls from the AFC.

There's consistency with how those franchises have been managed.