Cinci has already clinched the division. They worst they can do is 9-7, and they swept everyone in the division, so they win any tiebreaker.
Are you sure they wouldn't have enough common opponents? They'd both have Oakland and Miami. The Texans would have played Cinci once (Pitt would have played them twice). Texans would have played the Titans twice (Pitt would have played them once). So that's 4 opponents, but I don't know how it works with having played them different amounts of times.
balt can still win division if they win their last two while cin loses their last 2. If we win out then we get in
Oops - I put Baltimore in that fighting-to-get-to-9 category. That would be interesting for Cinci to fall out of it after dominating everyone in their division. But they have schedule going for them - they play KC and the Jets to close it out.
Texans still have a pretty bleak chance at the Playoffs. With all those close games we lost and those crucial miscues, we could have been in the driver's seat right now. Even still, next week vs. Miami is no gimme. If we play like we did today we will get stomped.
If we're still in the mix after next week's games, things will be pretty interesting no matter what has to happen in the final week.
That's not correct. From the NFL, the minimum for common opponents is four. Steelers and Texans will have each played the Titans, Bengals, Raiders and Dolphins. If both teams win out (the only way this is relevant), the Steelers will be 2-3 in those games. The Texans will be 4-1 in those games. http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakingprocedures
ok, wasn't sure how it would work with us playing the titans twice and them playing the bengals twice. Thanks.
Miami will be tough. Texans run D isn't exactly good and we're up against a resurrected Ricky Williams.
Miami is going be tough but it should be another close game. Texans run defense has been pretty good since Bernard Pollard was inserted to the starting lineup. Barber also has played real well the last couple of weeks.
I could easily see Jets, t***, and Jags losing however Denver or Balt losing out is the key. Denver has Philly and KC Baltimore has Pitt and Oakland I think the Bronco implosion is more likely too bad it's a home game for them against KC.
Great news. The Texans playoff chances have ticked up to 4% according to http://www.playoffstatus.com/nfl/afcstandings.html
