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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Denver has KC, NE and KC again.
Even IF both teams continue to play as they've been playing all season, Denver has a tougher road, IMO, than the Chiefs.
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I think their schedule lines-up well for them. The only challenge on their schedule, as I see it, is the next three weeks. Weather wise it's not actually that bad for them. Average temps at NE in late November are 39-47. They don't have another road game in a cold city after we host them December 1st (avg temp here then is 33-45). Titans at home Dec 8th is a win. Chargers at home Dec 12th is a win (avg then 26-41, their last home game of the reg season). At Houston Dec 22nd is a win (avg temp 49-61). At Oakland Dec 29th is a win (avg temp 45-54).
I just don't see any sort of challenge there, aside from KC/NE/KC. They win 2 of those and they probably finish the year 14-2. I think the only advantage our schedule has is that it doesn't have Brady on it, but I see a tougher string of games collectively. As others have pointed out, the Redskins are exactly the kind of offense that can give us fits, the Colts can certainly beat us whether you want to believe it or not, and I'm just not confident that we'll sweep the Chargers. Rarely do division series' go like that. And that's aside from facing the Broncos twice. Will we lose all those games? No, I doubt it. But 2 or 3 of them could well be all it takes.
And lest you forget it, the whole reason I'm pointing this out is not to say that I think we lose Sunday, or that we can't win, or that we can't beat any of those teams, or that we'll finish the year with a bunch of losses. No, it's simply to emphasize why I believe a win in Sunday's game is so important to us.