I’m about to go on vacation to NYC for a week, so let’s get this done now:
- Colts, 7-4
- Ravens, 7-4
- Pats, 7-4
- Dolphins, 6-5
- Bills, 6-5
- Browns, Jags, Texans, Chargers, all 4-7
Things continue to look good for the Colts. Locked-in tiebreakers over the Ravens & Pats leave them in complete control of the #5 seed. The biggest potential threat, the Dolphins, took a loss, and the Jets beating the Titans mean that the Jets are more likely to win the AFC East and not affect the Colts, and means the Titans are only three games up on the Colts, keeping a dark horse shot at the AFC South alive. The Colts take on the Browns in Cleveland on Sunday; here’s other games involving playoff competitors (I’m not going to concern myself with the 4-7 teams, if they can close the gap, we’ll revisit this):
Titans@Lions: The Colts would love to keep their chances at winning the AFC South alive, so this is an easy one.
49ers@Bills: As always, AFC vs. NFC matchups are obvious.
Ravens@Bengals: The Ravens are a legit competitor, the Bengals are not.
Dolphins@Rams: AFC vs. NFC rule.
Steelers@Pats: Lets keep the Steelers out of the way and atop the AFC North even if we do have the tiebreaker over them.
Broncos@Jets: Both teams lead their division, and any time a division leader can lose and get back into the mix for the wild card, Colts fans should notice. I’m going with the Jets because they can less easily afford a loss and keep their division lead right now.
That’s it for now, everyone enjoy Thanksgiving and football.
