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AFC Playoff Scenario Breakdown for Week 17

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

The final week of the NFL season is upon us and the playoff scenarios are the talk of the NFL.  In the AFC, seven teams are still alive for a spot in the playoffs.  The New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens have the easy course…win and your in, lose and you are out.

The tiebreaker scenarios change significantly based on who wins and who loses.  The Jets and Ravens lose every tiebreaker scenario, making it a free-for-all should either team lose.  The following is a breakdown of all the possibilities for today’s games:

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  • A win over Cincinnati Bengals

Baltimore Ravens clinch a playoff spot with:

  • A win over the Oakland Raiders

Denver Broncos clinch a playoff spot with:

  • Denver win and a New York loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie
  • Denver win and a New York loss or tie and a Pittsburgh loss or tie
  • Denver win and a New York loss or tie and a Houston win
  • Denver win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Pittsburgh loss or tie
  • Denver win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Houston win
  • Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss
  • Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a New York loss
  • Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Jacksonville loss and a New York loss
  • Pittsburgh loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss and a New York loss
  • Miami loss or tie and a New York loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss or tie

Pittsburgh Steelers clinch a playoff spot with:

  • Pittsburgh win and a Houston loss or tie and a New York loss or tie
  • Pittsburgh win and a Houston loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie
  • Pittsburgh win and a New York loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie

Houston Texans clinch a playoff spot with:

  • Houston win and a New York loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie
  • Houston win and a New York loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie
  • Houston win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie

Jacksonville Jaguars clinch a playoff spot with:

  • Jacksonville win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Denver loss and a Houston loss
  • Jacksonville win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Denver loss and a New York loss
  • Jacksonville win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a New York loss
  • Jacksonville win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Denver loss and a Houston loss and a New York loss
  • Jacksonville win and a New York loss and a Denver loss and a Houston loss and a Baltimore loss

Miami Dolphins clinch a playoff spot with:

  • Miami win and a New York loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss or tie

You can follow how the day breaks down with Yahoo’s Playoff Scenario Generators at http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/playoffscenario.

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Steelers and Pittsburgh are in State of Shock

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

The defending Super Bowl champions are mirrored in a five game losing streak that has the team in a funk and dealing with reality of missing the playoffs. At the beginning of this season, this

Mike Tomlin has seen better days in Steel Town

Mike Tomlin has seen better days in Steel Town

would have been the last thing the Steelers would have dreamed of. This five game skid has the players and their coach Mike Tomlin in more than a miserable mood. Everyone is in a state of shock in Pittsburgh.

The Steelers stand at 6-7 and  and their five game losing streak has been by a total of 22 points. Three of those games; Kansas City, Baltimore and Oakland have come by only three points. The loss by Oakland in the final minutes when they gave up a touchdown drive was followed up with a listless effort in Cleveland on a Thursday night resulting in a 13-6 loss. You cannot lose games to the likes of those teams in this league and expect to play in the post season. The Steelers are 1-7 in games decided by seven point or less. It seems that lack of execution and a failure to close the game has lead this team to the predictement they are currently in. This is in large contrast to last season when there executed with greatness in the fourth quarter including last years Super Bowl triumph over the Arizona Cardinals.

Pittsburgh’s  remaining schedule does not do them any favors. They have Green Bay, Baltimore and finish off in Miami. It looks like they will end their season in the warmth of Miami, FAR from the plan  they add for this season. Their will be a new Super Bowl champion this year in the National Football League.

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