Louis Friend Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) Week 18: CURRENTLY IN Eagles (13-3) * Clinched 49ers (12-4) * Clinched Vikings (12-4) * Clinched Buccaneers (8-8) * Clinched Cowboys (12-4) * Clinched Giants (9-6-1) * Clinched Seahawks (9-8) OUTSIDE LOOKING IN 8. Packers (8-8) 9. Lions (8-8) * Eliminated 10. Commanders (7-8-1) * Eliminated 11. Saints (7-9) * Eliminated 12. Panthers (6-10) * Eliminated 13. Falcons (6-10) * Eliminated 14. Rams (5-11) * Eliminated 15. Cardinals (4-12) * Eliminated 16. Bears (3-13) * Eliminated Edited January 9, 2023 by Louis Friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Tso Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 So I really think that tie by NYG-WAS hurt us. We needed one of those teams to just lose because we have to chase them. Now our tiebreaker over them has much less value. Next two games, we have to split at worst or we have no chance for playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) Rooting interests strictly for playoff positioning: Lions over Vikings ✔️ Eagles over Giants ✔️ Panthers over Seahawks ✔️ Falcons and Commanders both on BYE this week. Lions cannot move up in the standings but can cut into that magic number in a big way with these three wins. Edited December 12, 2022 by Louis Friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Updated the standings. Seattle and Giants both lost today and Lions won. BIG day for playoff aspirations. Final Four games: Washington vs. Giants @ 49ers vs Browns vs Cowboys Giants @ Washington @ Vikings vs Colts @ Eagles Seahawks vs 49ers @ Chiefs vs Jets vs Rams Lions @ Jets @ Panthers vs Bears @ Packers Packers vs Rams @ Dolphins vs Vikings vs Lions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Since we're all getting buzzed on the Honolulu Blue kool-aid, why not check out the potential of the Lions winning the division. Wk 15 - Colts @ Vikings Wk 16 - Giants @ Vikings Wk 17 - Vikings @ Packers Wk 18 - Vikings @ Bears The Vikings are currently 10-3. A bad stretch for them would be 1-3 and I suspect they'll at least split and go 2-2, finishing the year at 11-6 or 12-5. If the Lions run the table, we're looking at 10-7. We're probably in the playoffs. Let's say we go worst case scenario for the Vikings and they go 0-4 while the Lions run the table. Both teams finish the season at 10-7. So there IS a pathway. Who wins the division? 1) Head to Head: Both teams would be 1-1 2) Win % in Division: Lions are currently 3-1 + Rest of schedule = 5-1; Vikings are currently 3-1, in order for us to even be in this situation they'd have to lose to the Packers and Bears. 3-3 division record Lions would win the NFC North and would probably be the 3rd team in the conference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sllim Pickens Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 14 hours ago, Louis Friend said: Updated the standings. Seattle and Giants both lost today and Lions won. BIG day for playoff aspirations. Final Four games: Washington vs. Giants @ 49ers vs Browns vs Cowboys Giants @ Washington @ Vikings vs Colts @ Eagles Seahawks vs 49ers @ Chiefs vs Jets vs Rams Lions @ Jets @ Panthers vs Bears @ Packers Packers vs Rams @ Dolphins vs Vikings vs Lions We have the easiest schedule opponent wise of the bunch but we also are on the road the most which is bad because we have been a much worse offense on the road this year. Partially skewed because of that NE game but aside from that we are still worse. I think I am pulling for Washington next weekend since I think they have a tougher schedule afterwards. They both have at least two tough games after that so good chance they lose one or both of them and both likely win their easier game. I think our best chance to get in is if we move past both of them since we do have the tiebreakers against both of them. Seahawks likely go 2-2 which would mean we have to go 4-0 down the stretch to jump them given we don't have the tiebreakers. There is a good chance GB in the final week is for a playoff spot for the winner. That would be a fun game if it ends up that way but also scary since its hard to win there in January with a passing attack. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Tso Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Funny enough, a 2nd tie for Wash-NY puts our tiebreaker back into play. 8-7-2 and 9-8 are equal record wise but we have the tiebreaker.. so root for a tie? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Per twitter- "Football Outsiders also has the Lions with the 5th easiest schedule remaining. Notable: - WAS has the 6th hardest schedule - SEA has the 7th hardest - NYG 19th" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superduperman Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 I would laugh so hard if the Vikings lost out but it isn't happening. JJ will win at least one of those games by himself. Way I see it: Washington 2-2 (9-7-1), Giants 1-3 (8-8-1), Seattle 1-3 (8-9), Green Bay 2-2 (7-10), Minnesota 2-2 (12-5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnivolcm Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 5:35 PM, Louis Friend said: Seahawks vs 49ers That's one that went our way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 Lions win Sunday, no matter the outcome of the Washington/Giants game, Lions move up. Lions Win/WAS vs NYG tie- Seahawks (6th) and Lions (7th) move into playoffs due to tiebreakers Lions Win/WAS or NYG lose- Winner of that game stays (6th), Seahawks move up (7th), Lions move up (8th), Loser moves down (9th). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go_Giants Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 9 hours ago, Louis Friend said: Lions win Sunday, no matter the outcome of the Washington/Giants game, Lions move up. Lions Win/WAS vs NYG tie- Seahawks (6th) and Lions (7th) move into playoffs due to tiebreakers Lions Win/WAS or NYG lose- Winner of that game stays (6th), Seahawks move up (7th), Lions move up (8th), Loser moves down (9th). Think you might be ignoring the fact that the tie Giants and Commanders have nullifies any tie breakers the Lions have over them because the Lions would need to have a tie to have an identical record for tie breakers to apply. Lets say the Giants lose, the Seahawks have already lost and the Lions win. Giants 7-6-1 Seahawks 7-7 Lions 7-7. 7-6-1 is a better winning percentage than 7-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Go_Giants said: Think you might be ignoring the fact that the tie Giants and Commanders have nullifies any tie breakers the Lions have over them because the Lions would need to have a tie to have an identical record for tie breakers to apply. Lets say the Giants lose, the Seahawks have already lost and the Lions win. Giants 7-6-1 Seahawks 7-7 Lions 7-7. 7-6-1 is a better winning percentage than 7-7. This is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teude Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Seahawks will be without Lockett next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teude Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) We are actually gonna win this division! E: Colts decided nope. Edited December 17, 2022 by teude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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