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If the Playoffs started Today, after Week 4

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  • It is time to begin the countdown.  Despite being at just the first quarter poll of the season, there are a few things coming into focus:

    If the Playoffs started today, the following teams would be in:

    AFCE   Buffalo   4-0

    AFCN  Pittsburgh  3-0

    AFCS Tennessee  3-0

    AFCW  Kansas City  4-0

    Wildcards:   Baltimore,  Cleveland,  Indy.  All 3-1

    NFCE  Philadelphia   1-2-1

    NFCN  Green BAy   4-0

    NFCS  Tampa Bay   3-1

    NFCW  Seattle  4-0

    Wildcards:  Rams and Bears  3-1.  Saints 2-2....over 3 other 2-2 teams because of better conference record. 

  • The "Race"  for the #1 overall pick:

    Four teams are currently  0-4:    Jets,  Giants, Falcons, Texans

  • Three games this coming week between teams currently "in"  the playoffs:

    Bucs  vs. Bears    both 3-1

    Browns vs. Colts  both  3-1

    Bills vs Titans   both undefeated. 

  • 6 teams still undefeated this late is pretty rare.   (It helped that a game between 2 of those teams was postponed).

    And 4 winless teams this late is also fairly rare. 

    Note this:  In 2013 and 2010....NO teams made it to  4-0

    2002 the last undefeated team was 4-0 before losing,  in 2016  the last team was 5-0 before losing.

    On the other hand, note these teams which went at least  10-0 before losing, since the 1970 merger:

    2015 Panthers  14-0

    2011 Packers 13-0

    2009 Colts  14-0

    2007  Patriots  18-0

    2005  Colts  13-0

    1998 Broncos  13-0

    1991 Redskins  11-0

    1990 Giants  10-0

    1990 49ers  10-0

    1985 Bears  12-0

    1984 Dolphins  11-0

    1975 Vikings 10-0

    1972 Dolphins  17-0

    Note:  Italics means undefeated regular season; Bold means won Championship.   Both means undefeated title winn

    Also note,  pre Super Bowl:

    Browns  1953  11-0  did not win championship 

    Browns  1948  14-0  won AAFC title

    Only 1948 Browns and 1972 Dolphins have accomplished both undefeated and untied  and  won title. 

  • Here is also an interesting statistic I found:    ONLY  7 times since  1920 and None prior to 1963 has a winless team with 4 or more losses  won against an undefeated team with 4 or more wins:

    1963  0-4 49ers beat  5-0 Bears

    1965  0-6-1  Pats beat  5-0-2  Chargers

    1967  0-4 Vikings beat 3-0-1  Packers

    1968 0-4 Falcons beat  4-0 Giants

    1975 0-4  Packers beat  4-0 Cowboys

    1979  0-5 Giants beat  5-0 Buccaneers

    2002  0-5 Rams beat  4-0 Raiders. 

    No such game is happening this week...but it could happen NEXT week, week 6 when the current undefeated Tennessee Titans will play the currently winless Houston Texans.

  • I will have to wait until Wednesday to do this next week, as there will be a game Tuesday.

    But then....for the NFL schedule,  they are giving Thursday off as that game, Bills/Chiefs has been postponed until Monday night. 

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