Trap Game?

Baltimore has the 29th ranked passing D ... and they are down to 1 starting CB.

If the Titans OL can STOP THE FREAKING PENALTIES, then I think that we could really see Mett put up some good numbers through the air.

Baltimore has a pretty good offense and run defense though, so if we want to win this game, it will probably be from winning a shoot out.

 

I feel dumb for even entertaining the notion of the Titans making the playoffs this year, but I'm bored so who cares ...


AFC East
Pats (7-2); Prediction (13-3)
Bills (5-3);Prediction (8-8)
Dolphins (5-3); Prediction (9-7)
Jets (1-8) ; Prediction (3-13)

Pats basically have this division locked up with the way they are playing right now, it would be best for us if they just win a bunch of games. Jets are essentially eliminated having already had 8 losses. Even if they were to win out, they probably don't make the playoffs.

Bills and Dolphins still have to play each other (guaranteed loss for on of them). And they each still play DEN and NE (almost automatic losses) as well as a couple games against other potential WC teams. I see both of those teams no better than 9-7 at the end of the year.


AFC North
Bengals (5-2-1); Prediction (10-5-1)
Steelers (6-3); Prediction (11-5)
Browns (5-3): Prediction (9-7)
Ravens (5-4); Prediction (10-6)

This is one tough division to call. Bengals are in the lead, but the still have to play Pit and CLE twice. Ravens are at the bottom, but have a pretty easy schedule to finish the year. Really the Titans chances could hinge on this division (if we were to win out). Losses to the Bengals and Browns could really hurt. We would need to make that up by getting huge upsets the next 2 weeks. And then hope that the bengals win out and the browns start losing.

AFC West
Broncos (6-2); Prediction (13-3)
Chiefs (5-3); Prediction (9-7)
Chargers (5-4); Prediction (8-8)
Raiders (0-8); Prediction (2-14)

Raiders are basically out, and I think we can all assume the Broncos will win the division. Chargers looked the part early on in the season, until you realize they took advantage of the easiest 3 game stretch in the history of the NFL (Jags, Jets, @Oak ... a combined 2-24 record). Then the beat down they just took makes me think they are pretenders.

The win week 1 against the Chiefs would prove to be very helpful (maybe Jake did at least 1 thing to help this franchise)


AFC South
Colts (6-3); Prediction (10-6)
Texans (4-5); Prediction (8-8)
Titans (2-6); Prediction (?-?)**
Jags (1-8); Prediction (3-13)

Lets face it, Colts will probably win this division. It would be best for them to just start winning games against AFC opponents (although I still can't bring myself to root for them).

Texans are pretenders in my mind. Fitz will find a way to lose games down the stretch, and their schedule doesn't get easy either (still have Browns, Bengals, Colts, Ravens to name a few). I easily see them drop 3 games.

Basically I would see the playoffs looking like this:

#1 - Pats (13-3)
#2 - Broncos (13-3)
#3 - Steelers (11-5)
#4 - Colts (10-6)
#5 - Bengals (10-5-1)
#6 - Ravens (10-6)

In the hunt

Dolphins (9-7)
Browns (9-7)
Chiefs (9-7)


**BUT, you may have noticed that I left the Titans prediction blank. That is because I assumed they would continue to suck and pretty much gave a win to the other teams in my 'prediction' if the Titans were on their schedule. HOWEVER, the premise of this was assuming the Titans somehow, against all odds, turn the ship around. So that itself would bring the records of a couple teams down potentially (for instance, I gave the Steelers, Ravens, Texans, Colts all wins over the Titans, but if the Titans were to turn it around, then those predictions would change more favorably for the Titans)

Therefore, I could realistically see the Titans still having a shot at sneaking into the playoffs with a 9-7 record. Basically we would need to split the Ravens/Steelers, and win the rest.