KC must win division to get into the playoffs. Their conference record is too bad. With San Diego it'd come down to SOV and we should have the edge. Can't say 100% yes because the SOV changes.
I can because we clinched SOV over SD already unless you think adding two 3-11 teams will help San Diego's SOV improve.
Clinching scenarios for both weeks http://www.playoffstatus.com/nfl/jetsclinch.html Spot #5 - Wildcard Case 1 Jets beat the Bears, and Panthers beat the Steelers, and Browns beat the Steelers Case 2 Jets beat the Bears, and Jets beat the Bills, and Panthers beat the Steelers Case 3 Jets beat the Bills, and Panthers beat the Steelers, and Browns beat the Steelers Case 4 Jets beat the Bears, and Browns beat the Ravens, and Bengals beat the Ravens Case 5 Jets beat the Bears, and Jets beat the Bills, and Browns beat the Ravens Case 6 Jets beat the Bears, and Jets beat the Bills, and Browns beat the Steelers Case 7 Jets beat the Bears, and Jets beat the Bills, and Bengals beat the Ravens Case 8 Jets beat the Bills, and Browns beat the Ravens, and Bengals beat the Ravens Case 9 Jets beat the Bears, and Panthers beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Browns, and Ravens beat the Bengals Case 10 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Redskins beat the Jaguars, and Ravens beat the Browns, and Browns beat the Steelers Case 11 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Redskins beat the Jaguars, and Browns beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Bengals Case 12 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Browns, and Raiders beat the Colts, and Browns beat the Steelers Case 13 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Browns, and Browns beat the Steelers, and Titans beat the Colts Case 14 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Browns, and Browns beat the Steelers, and Texans beat the Jaguars Case 15 Jets beat the Bills, and Panthers beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Browns, and Ravens beat the Bengals Case 16 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Raiders beat the Colts, and Browns beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Bengals Case 17 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Browns beat the Steelers, and Titans beat the Colts, and Ravens beat the Bengals Case 18 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Browns beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Bengals, and Texans beat the Jaguars Spot #6 - Wildcard Case 1 Jets beat the Bears Case 2 Jets beat the Bills Case 3 Redskins beat the Jaguars, and Titans beat the Chiefs Case 4 Redskins beat the Jaguars, and Bengals beat the Chargers Case 5 Redskins beat the Jaguars, and Raiders beat the Chiefs Case 6 Redskins beat the Jaguars, and Broncos beat the Chargers Case 7 Titans beat the Chiefs, and Raiders beat the Colts Case 8 Titans beat the Chiefs, and Titans beat the Colts Case 9 Titans beat the Chiefs, and Texans beat the Jaguars Case 10 Raiders beat the Colts, and Bengals beat the Chargers Case 11 Raiders beat the Colts, and Raiders beat the Chiefs Case 12 Raiders beat the Colts, and Broncos beat the Chargers Case 13 Bengals beat the Chargers, and Titans beat the Colts Case 14 Bengals beat the Chargers, and Texans beat the Jaguars Case 15 Titans beat the Colts, and Raiders beat the Chiefs Case 16 Titans beat the Colts, and Broncos beat the Chargers Case 17 Raiders beat the Chiefs, and Texans beat the Jaguars Case 18 Texans beat the Jaguars, and Broncos beat the Chargers Case 19 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Titans beat the Chiefs, and Ravens beat the Browns, and Browns beat the Steelers Case 20 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Titans beat the Chiefs, and Browns beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Bengals Case 21 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Browns, and Bengals beat the Chargers, and Browns beat the Steelers Case 22 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Browns, and Browns beat the Steelers, and Raiders beat the Chiefs Case 23 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Browns, and Browns beat the Steelers, and Broncos beat the Chargers Case 24 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Bengals beat the Chargers, and Browns beat the Steelers, and Ravens beat the Bengals Case 25 Panthers beat the Steelers, and Browns beat the Steelers, and Raiders beat the Chiefs, and Ravens beat the Bengals
That's just a really long way of saying if the Jets win both games, they can be the 5, and if they win 1, they can be the 6.
The Chiefs are undefeated in Arrowhead this season, I think i'd rather play JAX or a sputtering Indy.
Football is a game of matchups, though. And in my opinion, we match up infinitely better with KC than we do with Indy. KC has a strong running game and a passing game that relies on getting Dwayne Bowe (their number 1 WR) the ball. The two things we do best on defense are A) Stop the run and B) Take away a team's number 1 and 2 Wrs with Revis and Cro. As for Indy, the issue with playing them as long as Rex Ryan is our coach and Peyon Manning is their QB is that Peyton Manning destroys blitzing teams. He just does. The way to beat Manning has always been to put your 4 best pass-rushers on the field and play ultra-varied coverages behind them. The problem is our pass-rushers generally suck and we HAVE to blitz to have any chance of putting pressure on a QB. And you just can't consistently bltiz Manning.
http://blog.newyorkjets.com/2010/12/21/windy-win-in-chicago-town-puts-jets-in-playoffs/ "Scenario 2 — Jaguars lose (or tie) at home to Washington at 1 p.m. ET. This outcome would be helpful, if the Jets stumble at Soldier Field, because Jacksonville is the only team that could catch the Jets for the last AFC Wild Card berth. That would happen thus: If both the Colts and Jags win out to finish at 10-6, the Colts win the AFC South. And assuming Jets losses at Chicago and to Buffalo, then both the Jets and Jags would be 8-4 in the conference and Jacksonville would edge the Jets on records against common opponents (4-0 to the Jets’ 4-1, with the loss being that assumed L to the Bills on Jan. 2)." "Scenario 3 — Colts lose (or tie) at Oakland at 4:05 p.m. ET. If Indy loses, this guarantees that the AFC South runnerup will have at least seven losses, either the Colts or, if both IND and JAX finish tied at 9-7, the Jags. The AFC West is not a factor for the Jets. Even if they finish 10-6, they would edge Kansas City at 10-6 based on conference record (8-4 to the Chiefs’ 6-6). If KC won both of its games to go 11-5 and SD won both of its games to go 10-6, the Jets and SD would be even in conference (8-4 each), common opponents (4-1 each) and strength of victory. But the SOV calculation assumes the teams the Jets defeated finishing with the worst possible records and the teams the Chargers beat finishing with the best. If that were to happen, both the Jets and Chargers’ SOV would be even at 64-96. But it’s not going to happen. And if it did, the Jets would still squeak out the spot based on the next tiebreaker, strength of schedule. But as always, it’s best not to rely on the tiebreakers. No loss of confidence in the locker room, no demeaning media and fan talk about backing in. For the Jets on the day after Christmas in Chicago, the best advice is: Just win(d), baby."
Well said slimjasi. This is also why we matched up better with the Randy Moss Pats team than the one we faced off with the 2nd time.
