Week 13 Rooting Guide (and now "other games thread")

[DaFace]

I had this brilliant idea to use cdcox's software to put together a guide for who we should be rooting for to best help the Chiefs chances of making the playoffs. I always like stuff like that because it helps to tease out some of the nuances that you probably wouldn't have guessed:



The main one that's interesting to me in that is the Chargers game. Who would have thought that it's actually in our best interests for the Chargers to win today? That's mainly because the Chargers have a BRUTAL schedule to end the season, so it's unlikely they're going to be a threat for the WC spot anyway, so it's better for them to win now and take the Ravens down a notch.

(I should probably add that games not listed have essentially zero impact on our playoff chances.)

I was very proud of the great insight I gleaned from this analysis. That is...until I ran it with the Chiefs/Broncos game in there:



So basically, we can root for other teams all we want, but nothing matters NEAR as much as just taking care of our own business.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by chefsos

Jesus, every team that isn't a ****ing juggernaut throws up at least 1 or 2 stinkers a year. It's unrealistic to ask them to be at the top of their game every single week. Chiefs stunk in Oakland and then they left Oakland. Maybe some of you guys should, too.

Even the juggernauts have bad games these days. Likely the result of less real practice time. Denver got waxed a couple times. New England has lost a couple games by double digits. The Colts laid a complete egg in Pittsburgh.

[RINGLEADER]

Thanks for this DaFace. I thought a Ravens loss when in our better interest but good to see the math proves it out.

Tip of the hat to CDCOX for the assist on this.

And I vote keep this a weekly thread too...

[chefsos]

Originally Posted by tk13

Even the juggernauts have bad games these days.

That's because there aren't any this year.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Bucs will not win this game

[Al Bundy]

Originally Posted by Rudy lost the toss

Bucs will not win this game

The Bucs are done scoring.

[chefsos]

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

The Bucs are done scoring.

Maidens in coastal towns breathe a sigh of relief

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by mikey23545

Of course we don't.

But shit like that doesn't belong there any more than it belongs in your workplace - assuming you've ever worked.

You want to demonstrate, go outside and do it on the sidewalk after you get off work.

Gotcha. I guess no one's ever worn a cross necklace or hung a mini American flag in the office before.

[Sandy Vagina]

NOLA gets another TD.. mainly due to a batted then INT pass from Ben... whoooo!!!!

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Let me know if there's interest in me doing this each week (assuming the Chiefs remain in the hunt). I'm happy to do it, and the impact of other games will increase as we near the finish line, but the story will pretty much always be "Chiefs win = really good, Chiefs lose = really bad" compared to every other game.

Yes. Keep doing this each week.

[ThaVirus]

Saints Cameron Jordan just tipped a pass and intercepted it.

Saints offense starting in the red zone.

[Sandy Vagina]

SD about to score soon... looking at 3rd and 12 in RZ.

love watching Rivers try to run, LOL... 4th down FG try.

[mikey23545]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Gotcha. I guess no one's ever worn a cross necklace or hung a mini American flag in the office before.

Oh FFS...

[Rams Fan]

That punt return.

[chefsos]

In Indy: Desean Jackson caught a pass and Mike Adams took him OOB. Standard stuff; they were just standing there after. But then a Redskin pushed Adams from behind, and he launched himself into Jackson's knees. Looked dirty, and I say that with regret because Adams is a U of Delaware guy.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Saints finally coming through