<![CDATA[If The Playoffs Started Today, After Week 12]]>If the playoffs started today, after week 12, here is who would be in:

AFC

East Patriots 8-3

North Ravens 9-2

South Texans 10-1 #1 seed

West Broncos 8-3

Wildcards Colts 7-4 and Steelers 6-5 (who own tiebreaker over Bengals who they beat earlier)

In the Hunt: Bengals 6-5, Miami 5-6

NFC

East NY Giants 7-4

North Bears 8-3

South Falcons 10-1 #1 seed

West 49ers 8-2-1

Wildcards: Packers 7-4 and either Vikings or Seahawks both 6-5 and both with 4-4 conf records (hold edge over Bucs who are also 6-5 but have a 3-5 conf. record)

In the Hunt: Bucs 6-5 plus Saints, Cowboys and Redskins all 5-6.

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1. Vikings: 36-18-1

T2. Ravens 32-23

T2. Texans 32-23

T2. Giants 32-23

5. Saints 31-24

T6. Pats 30-24-1

T6. Bucs 30-24-1

T6. Dolphins 30-24-1

9. Colts 29-26

10. Seahawks 28-25-2

11. Packers 28-27

12. 49ers 27-27-1

T13. Bears 27-28

T13. Steelers 27-28

T13. Bengals 27-28

T13. Redskins 27-28

T17. Cowboys 25-30

T17. Falcons 25-30

18. Broncos 22-33

(did not compute other 14 teams whose playoff chances are kaput)

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/314946https://brownsboard.com/post/314946Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:44:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If The Playoffs Started Today, After Week 12 on Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:07:01 GMT]]>

@the-gipper said:

Wildcards Colts 7-4 and Steelers 6-5 (who own tiebreaker over Bengals who they beat earlier)

In the Hunt: Bengals 6-5, Miami 5-6

Wow, what could have been this year.

AFC WC berths were there for the taking

With our young defense starting to play big time football, you have to wonder what could have been if we just would have won two of the games in which we were "Shurmured".

Pull out the Colts game and either the Eagles or Cowboys game, all of which were MORE than winnable and it looks like this:

Wildcards Colts 6-5 and Steelers 6-5 (who own tiebreaker over Bengals who they beat earlier)

In the Hunt: Bengals 6-5, Miami 5-6, Cleveland 5-6

We would be a game behind Colts (who we would have beaten), Steelers (who we beat) and Bungles (who we split with).

We would be one game from controlling our own destiny and it sure would be exciting.

Those three losses are stuck in my craw. We certainly could have held on to beat the Ravens the second time too.

Zombo

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/314943https://brownsboard.com/post/314943Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:07:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If The Playoffs Started Today, After Week 12 on Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:53:47 GMT]]>"Race" for the #1 overall draft pick:

#1 Chiefs 1-10

#2 Jaguars 2-9

#3-6: Browns, Raiders, Eagles, Panthers. Each 3-8

#7-12: Titans, Jets, Bills, Chargers, Lions, Cardinals. Each 4-7

#13: Rams 4-6-1

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