WilliamTheIrish |
12-20-2021 03:37 PM |
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
(Post 16023994)
Here's the thing - if we don't get the bye, I really don't to play ANY of our likely opponents. I mean I think it will ultimately be swapping spots with Indy and they don't worry me much.
But honestly, the Patriots may be the team that least scares me out of the rest of the AFC playoff probables. The issue w/ the AFC hasn't been how these teams play on their best day - it's been that they're inconsistent.
But the Bills, Chargers, Colts, Bengals and Ravens have proven that on a good day they can beat anybody. The Titans as well if they somehow get Henry back by then. There isn't a free pass out of the first round this year unless some team like Denver or Pittsburgh backs into it.
Right now every team likely to make the playoffs in the AFC can do damage if they get there.
So yeah - I'd really like to get that bye and take one week of a potentially hot opponent off the table.
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I know the bye makes a difference. But, in my opinion, those divisional playoff games are just a different animal. Cleveland took the Chiefs to the wire.
Against Houston, the Chiefs stepped on their anatomy for a quarter before blowing them out.
Indy the year before was less of a game. But the history of that team was a lot to overcome.
I’ve never felt anything less than confident when playing in the AFCCG. But those division playoff games leave everybody wracked with anxiety.
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