2017 NFC Playoff Thread

[tomdalton22]

ESPN article

Contender kryptonite: Biggest weaknesses on NFL's top 14 teams

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...er-kryptonite-biggest-weaknesses-top-14-teams

Lions not mentioned here

 

[grandy]

Some big NFC games this week, starting tonight

NO @ Atlanta

Philly @ LA Rams
Minnesota @ Carolina

Tough AFC matchup for Seattle @ Jacksonville

Best case scenario for the Lions playoff-wise would likely be NO, Philly, Minnesota, and Jacksonville wins

 

[mhughes0021]

Some big NFC games this week, starting tonight

NO @ Atlanta

Philly @ LA Rams
Minnesota @ Carolina

Tough AFC matchup for Seattle @ Jacksonville

Best case scenario for the Lions playoff-wise would likely be NO, Philly, Minnesota, and Jacksonville wins

those are all great match ups. Philly/rams would be fun to watch.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I see Atlanta won.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/upshot/detroit-lions-nfl-playoff-picture.html
How the Detroit Lions Can Make the Playoffs.
NYTimes

You can use The Upshot?s playoff simulator to explore all of the Lions? remaining paths to the playoffs ? and the paths for every other team. You can explore other possibilities, like whether your team can get a first-round bye or win the division, right here: .

First, consider the Lions? remaining games.

 

[tomdalton22]

That game didn't help the Lions cause

 

[grandy]

According to 538, the Lions playoff chances dropped from 10% to 8% after last night

After playing around with the prediction tool on 538, here are the best and worst possible playoff chances for this week:

Win @ TB
Best: 26%
Worst: 6%

Loss @ TB
Best: 3%
Worst: <1%

 

[tomdalton22]

all of these playoff scenarios are entertaining but the Lions will be eliminated with one more loss. We just don't know when that is going to happen...but it will happen. My guess is it happens this week or @ the Bengals

 

[LKP]

Lions can get in with 10 wins if tied with Atlanta (2-1), Carolina(2-2) and Seattle(2-2). Atlanta would be 5th seed and Lions 6th seed (due to better conference record). Head to head with Carolina wouldn't matter with Seattle involved too

 

[grandy]

Lions can get in with 10 wins if tied with Atlanta (2-1), Carolina(2-2) and Seattle(2-2). Atlanta would be 5th seed and Lions 6th seed (due to better conference record). Head to head with Carolina wouldn't matter with Seattle involved too

It goes to divisional tiebreak first so one of Carolina/Atlanta wouldn?t even factor in, would just be Detroit and Seattle.

If Seattle?s 2-2 involves 2 NFC losses, the Lions are in. 2-2 with 1 NFC loss goes to common games.

If it goes to common games, that currently favors the Lions 3-1 vs Seattle 2-2 with two games left (Detroit-GB, Seattle-Arizona). Lions would finish 4-1 in a 10-win scenario, the best Seattle can finish is 3-2.

It?s doable, but a lot of help will be needed.

 

[Tonyballs2]

all of these playoff scenarios are entertaining but the Lions will be eliminated with one more loss. We just don't know when that is going to happen...but it will happen. My guess is it happens this week or @ the Bengals

Lions lose this week to Tampa and Caldwell still has a job on Monday, Quinn is a puppet...

 

[LKP]

It goes to divisional tiebreak first so one of Carolina/Atlanta wouldn?t even factor in, would just be Detroit and Seattle.

If Seattle?s 2-2 involves 2 NFC losses, the Lions are in. 2-2 with 1 NFC loss goes to common games.

If it goes to common games, that currently favors the Lions 3-1 vs Seattle 2-2 with two games left (Detroit-GB, Seattle-Arizona). Lions would finish 4-1 in a 10-win scenario, the best Seattle can finish is 3-2.

It?s doable, but a lot of help will be needed.

It's really quite probable given the schedules. 2-2 with who Seattle faces and who Carolina faces. They have tough schedules

4-0 for the Lions is tough considering everyone is overreacting after the Ravens loss. The injuries are the big concern to Stafford/Ansah/Lang/Wagner but the Bucs, Bears and Bengals aren't good teams. Could come down to Week 17 against Rodgers.

Caldwell was 6-6 once with Indy and made playoffs at 10-6. He's done it

And that damn 10 second run off, people would feel so much better if the Lions are 7-5 right now and Falcons were 7-6.

 

[grandy]

Found a crazy but not completely unrealistic scenario where the Lions get the 5th seed

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/mac...0951652~1~400951667~2~400951792~1~400951811~2

Only unlikely games are probably Jets over NO and Bucs over Panthers.

Bucs could play spoiler this season, last 4 against NFC teams still in the race.

 

[dubbsco]

It's really quite probable given the schedules. 2-2 with who Seattle faces and who Carolina faces. They have tough schedules

4-0 for the Lions is tough considering everyone is overreacting after the Ravens loss. The injuries are the big concern to Stafford/Ansah/Lang/Wagner but the Bucs, Bears and Bengals aren't good teams. Could come down to Week 17 against Rodgers.

Caldwell was 6-6 once with Indy and made playoffs at 10-6. He's done it

And that damn 10 second run off, people would feel so much better if the Lions are 7-5 right now and Falcons were 7-6.

Yeah, we are definitely overreacting, watching our team give up 44 to one of the worst offenses in the NFL.

I know, injuries, it was cold, Flacco drank a gatorade before the game, Tate had a headache, there was a 9 MPH wind off the Atlantic.

 

[LKP]

Yeah, we are definitely overreacting, watching our team give up 44 to one of the worst offenses in the NFL.

I know, injuries, it was cold, Flacco drank a gatorade before the game, Tate had a headache, there was a 9 MPH wind off the Atlantic.

37 plus some short fields for two more TDs and a Tucker 50+ yarder. Flacco is healthier and playing better. Alex Collins has a good YPC on the season. Ravens are a hot team and it was a road game. Detroit was very banged up on O and Dline, RB and returner. Then Stafford got hurt for the final pick 6 from Rudock

Fluke bad ST game for Lions

 

[kdp1980]

37 plus some short fields for two more TDs and a Tucker 50+ yarder. Flacco is healthier and playing better. Alex Collins has a good YPC on the season. Ravens are a hot team and it was a road game. Detroit was very banged up on O and Dline, RB and returner. Then Stafford got hurt for the final pick 6 from Rudock

Fluke bad ST game for Lions

Funny that Flacco is terrible until he plays the Lions. Lions defense is fucking trash.

 

[LKP]

Funny that Flacco is terrible until he plays the Lions. Lions defense is fucking trash.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/11252/joe-flacco

He's had several good games. Not just against the Lions. He had a back injury early and is now playing better

Also Lions Dline was injured. 4 of the top 5 Dline hurt. Ansah, C Wash, Ngata and Hyder.

Flacco had all day to throw

 

[dubbsco]

I get it. Whole team is hurt. They are a mash unit, it's a miracle they've won 6.

It's the NFL. Deal with it.

 

[LKP]

I get it. Whole team is hurt. They are a mash unit, it's a miracle they've won 6.

It's the NFL. Deal with it.

This many injuries is not the NFL. This is beyond normal. Entire Oline (and backups) and Dline sans Robinson but backups hurt is not normal. Davis 2 games. QB ankle and hand. Starting RB. Starting SS done. 3rd WR deep threat a lot of year injured, kick/punt returner, top power back a lot of year, punter first 6

It became too much the last two weeks. Then you have refs for Atlanta loss too.

Lions are ridiculously close to being 10-2 or 9-3. Let's see how they finish

You should not be giving up on them until they get that 7th loss if you look at the tiebreakers and other playoff contenders schedule

 

[dubbsco]

Give the league a call, let them now they were really close to 10-2. Maybe we'll hang a banner.

I gave up them when I was 5 years old. When they win a playoff game, wake me up.