PHI 7.5 - 8.5
NYG 7 - 9
GNB 6.5 - 9.5
ATL 7 - 9
CHI 5.5 - 10.5
CAR 5 - 11
SF 6 - 10
I’ll stop there since the remaining teams have 3 wins or fewer, and obviously aren’t going to get enough ties to patch together an 8-8 finish.
So no, the Lions aren’t mathematically eliminated. They have hope!
I remember once Denny Green said that a 3-8 Vikings team was not “mathematically eliminated” and he wasn’t going to talk about next year until they were. The scenario by which they were not eliminated was hilariously convoluted and involved three ties in the coming weeks.
I’d say it’s improbable to the point of being statistically impossible, but people were wondering if they were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. The answer is no. I doubt anyone really thinks there’s traction for a discussion about how likely it is that they will.
Browns/Lions has huge implications for the draft. Might be one both teams try to lose… not that the Lions have done anything with their high draft picks over the years.
Doubt it. The teams have vastly different needs and probably would be targeting different players in the draft. Drafting higher with its financial obligations probably offsets any benefit to drafting first.
I was kind of kidding. I don’t think teams ever really play to lose. Coaches are still fighting for their jobs, players for the incentives in their contract, etc.
I think the Browns will win. The Lions are so decimated with injuries at this point… the game on Sunday looked like a scene out of Saving Private Ryan.
With the Lions draft history, do you feel comfortable making that statement. Who knows what wide receiver they will draft next.
They need to draft a line, both offensive and defensive. The Dbs are not as bad as it looks. The opposition QB can smoke a cigarette while waiting to throw the ball. You can not keep protection for that long.
At least they’re hustling. Philip Buchanon running down Adrian Peterson and knocking the ball out from behind on a long run was the play of the day, for my money.
No, it was the one where he got caught from behind. His other charged fumbled was the mishandled toss on that ill-advised reverse play to Harvin in the redzone.
We’re not sweating it. We’re just enjoying this season. We expected to go into this season with T-Jack and Rosenfels, so anything we get from Favre is already found money.
