Let's talk about the Patriots

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by -King-

They have to keep winning to keep pace with the Ravens and to avoid being overtaken by the bills.

This is probably a bigger game for them than it is for us standings wise.

This. They lose this weekend, and the Ravens can take the 1 seed. We lose this game, and we still control the AFC-W so long as we win out thereafter, or at least stay ahead of the Raiders who are now two games back. We can afford to lose this game, so far as the playoffs are concerned.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

This. They lose this weekend, and the Ravens can take the 1 seed. We lose this game, and we still control the AFC-W so long as we win out thereafter, or at least stay ahead of the Raiders who are now two games back. We can afford to lose this game, so far as the playoffs are concerned.

Ravens already have the 1 seed as of right now.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

This. They lose this weekend, and the Ravens can take the 1 seed. We lose this game, and we still control the AFC-W so long as we win out thereafter, or at least stay ahead of the Raiders who are now two games back. We can afford to lose this game, so far as the playoffs are concerned.

Our magic number is two. Any combination of Chiefs wins and Raiders losses that equals two and we are in. So in reality we may not even need to win another game.

For the standings this game is much bigger for the Patriots. Even with a win we need quite a bit of help to get a bye so it’s not that big for us. But I do think it is huge for our confidence.