Denver plays vs oakland( A divisional game always played tough) AT NY ( The Jets are good at home) and then a Divisonal game again vs KC. I like the Jets chances, especially with Jones and Leon.
The Jets have made it this far with just one good CB. If Ty Law can surprise everyone and play well the Jets will go on a run.
Honestly, Denver does present problems given the fact that we're much better against the run, and Denver simply isn't running the ball much anymore out of necessity. Still, that Denver run D is terrible. I don't see us letting Cutler on the field long enough to rack up points. A few sustained drives can take that Denver offense out of the game.
I think Oakland has proved that there is no such thing as a guaranteed win. I think some of you are getting ahead of yourselves.
Perhaps. But the teams on their remaining schedule (see my thread OP for the list) are looking even more so right now. It isn't that farfetched that this game is a must-win to secure the all-important top 2 seed. Only if we win out the last four like they predict us to (definitely not a foregone conclusion). So, even if we win Tennessee, we lose one of those others & we're back where we started.
Their analysis wasn't exactly advanced. They pretty much gave wins to teams with better records. None of it is a foregone conclusion. But if I use their methodology after a fanciful win this week the outcome is different. And if we win this week, I like our odds of 12-4. I think we've now over-analyzed the playoff situation right into bloody horsemeat hamburger, on Tuesday, ugh.
You better look again. I think the predictions for every team on that list includes a loss to a team with a worse record (ours is the Broncos)
I agree. I just don't see how they have us as an L in that one. Maybe if we play Tennessee so tough, we have nothing left for Denver.
AH MAN as i definately look forward to this weekend! Im really lookin forward to next weekend to welcome our boys home from a long and grueling road trip! I hope the Meadowlands is rocking.
hopefully this scenario doesn't come true. i dont like having to play the phins twice in a row. its pretty difficult to beat the same team twice in successive weeks in the nfl. i think the jets could do it, i just think that scenario gives them the best chance for a one and done run.
If the Jets lose the next two they're probably not even going to make the playoffs. They can lose to Tennessee without a problem, however if they do that and then lose to the Broncos at home they're going to be looking up at the winner of the Miami/New England game in the standings and that's bad news no matter how you look at it. In that scenario we're either down a game to New England, and good luck with that, or we're down a game with Miami with a week 17 matchup looming on the horizon. Much better the second scenario but it still won't look good.
The way the season has been going for the Jets I wouldn't be surprised if they beat the Titans and lose to the Broncos
I completely disagree. Even if they lose the next two, if they win the next three (all easier games) and it does come down to a home game vs Miami wk 17 for the division title, I would have no qualms about putting money on that. Saying "If the Jets lose the next two they're probably not even going to make the playoffs" is way, way, WAY overexaggerating the importance of the next two games IMO. p.s god if it does come to pass, I hope we don't have another round of hypochondria here, with people saying the same insane things like "fire mangini" or "bench favre and start raitliff!" all over again.
I'm more worried about the Steelers getting the number two seed than the Broncos. And if we do lose to the Titans there is no way we lose to the Broncos the following week. More likely a division foe pics us off because division games are always tough.
Well, the Steelers do have the #2 position now, so yes you have to worry about them, but Big Ben seems to be having problems. And four of their remaining games are against Pats, Ravens, Titans, Cowboys. I think this article is more interesting than looking at current records because it tries to look ahead to what records will be in a few weeks. Some teams just have easier paths than others the rest of the way. The Broncos do, the Steelers don't.
The Broncos are not a #2 seed, they're barely a playoff team. If we win the Titans game and lose the Broncos game it won't matter much, either way we are 8-4 with 4 games to go.
In your first scenario the Jets likely get the wildcard if they win out, in your second scenario they're playing for the division in week 17 if they win out. The Jets need to lose at least 3 for the playoff picture to look bleak.
