Robb_K Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 On 12/27/2021 at 5:53 PM, wcblack34 said: This is the season where we sweep Green Bay and then lose to the Bears to knock ourselves out of the playoffs. I can feel it… We could win BOTH games and still have an almost even chance to miss the playoffs. Philadelphia could easily win both their games. Losing to The Lions could have been the killer that put us out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 12/29/2021 at 7:29 PM, Robb_K said: We could win BOTH games and still have an almost even chance to miss the playoffs. Philadelphia could easily win both their games. Losing to The Lions could have been the killer that put us out. And the Cowboys, and the Ravens, and the Cardinals, and the Bengals lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 A loss tonight will officially eliminate the Vikings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticNorseman Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 What a game between KC and Cincy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, ArcticNorseman said: What a game between KC and Cincy! I’m at a sports bar and was sitting by the most obnoxious Chiefs fans. They were getting so angry. I couldn’t care less who won or lost, but these guys were terrible. It was fun listening to them whine the entire second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twslhs20 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 55 minutes ago, wcblack34 said: I’m at a sports bar and was sitting by the most obnoxious Chiefs fans. They were getting so angry. I couldn’t care less who won or lost, but these guys were terrible. It was fun listening to them whine the entire second half. That's a whole personality trait of KC fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, twslhs20 said: That's a whole personality trait of KC fans. They didn't use to be that way. The winning has spoiled them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nozizaki Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 With the Vikings loss I believe the only playoff spot up for grabs in the NFC is whether the 49ers/Saints get the 6/7 seed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Nozizaki said: With the Vikings loss I believe the only playoff spot up for grabs in the NFC is whether the 49ers/Saints get the 6/7 seed Yes. The 49ers are win and in (and get the #6 seed). If they lose and the Saints win, the Saints are in as #7 (and the Eagles get #6). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 I'd rather see SF make it in. New Orleans crushed Green Bay in week 1 but I doubt they could do that again in the playoffs. SF at least might have a chance. Is Tampa Bay locked in as the #2 seed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wcblack34 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 6 hours ago, swede700 said: I want this to happen so very, very much lololololol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc_vikingfan Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Can't win games being this bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplexing Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 1 hour ago, dc_vikingfan said: Can't win games being this bad! I didn't seek the source of the above stats by Dustin Baker. This... https://www.nfl.com/stats/team-stats/ .... implies MN is 21st in OVERALL conversions into 1st downs (i.e. 1st down conversion on any down) as of today for the 2021 season, at 33.3%. WFT and Seattle are also at 33.3%. I put MN at 21, not tied for 19 because the stat is rounded to 3 decimal places and there may be slight differences between the 3 teams at 33.3%; e.g. WFT is .3327 = 177/532. When I read the quoted post, I sought the 2021 NFL stats because of the high volatility of those rankings over the 8 years. That high volatility may imply a fairly tight distribution of the stat for the 32 teams. Absent readily available 3RD down conversions, I opted to review the OVERALL (all downs) conversion rate.... In 2021, as of 16 games played, the RANGE of the OVERALL 1st down conversion stat is about 10%, from Green Bay at 39.4% to Jax at 29.2%. Dropping 32 teams into a 10% range means 1/3% gaps between teams - assuming a uniform distribution, or tighter gaps assuming a normal distribution of teams 1st down conversion %s. I suggest Baker consider overall 1st down conversions as a more meaningful stat for offensive effectiveness in driving for points. The history of that stat is beyond my interest. The history of the 3rd down conversion stat is likely volatile and less reliable for measuring an offenses' scoring effectiveness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 2 hours ago, dc_vikingfan said: Can't win games being this bad! Being less predictable on early downs might help improve this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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