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Just looking over the standings and noticed that if the Bears win out, which they could probably do, and the Saints drop 2 games it flips them in the seeding. They would have identical records but the Bears have the tiebreaker on their side!!!
That would mean the Saints would be without a bye week and would likely get the Cowboys at home. After that, which is no guaranteed win, they may end up having to travel to Chicago. This would be a really excellent thing for the Rams because the Saints, if they survived that gauntlet, would then have to play a second road game on the Rams home turf. Winning back to back road games in the playoffs is rare.
If the Saints lose out and the Cowboys win out then the Cowboys have the tiebreaker and the Saints drop to the 4th seed. The odds of this happening are REALLY small of course.
The only team I think that has a chance on the road against the Rams is the Saints because of the match up of their offense versus our defense. I think the Rams would be slightly favored, but it's a game that the Saints could take if they had a good day. I don't want to see them in the playoffs on the road or at home!
I'm not sure how the rest of the seeding could play out, an awful lot can happen in three games and it's pretty tight for the last WC spot, Seattle has one virtually locked up considering how well they have been playing of late.
This could be the rare season we see a team with a .500 or losing record get into the playoffs. In fact we could see both WC teams at 8-8 or 7-9.
That would mean the Saints would be without a bye week and would likely get the Cowboys at home. After that, which is no guaranteed win, they may end up having to travel to Chicago. This would be a really excellent thing for the Rams because the Saints, if they survived that gauntlet, would then have to play a second road game on the Rams home turf. Winning back to back road games in the playoffs is rare.
If the Saints lose out and the Cowboys win out then the Cowboys have the tiebreaker and the Saints drop to the 4th seed. The odds of this happening are REALLY small of course.
The only team I think that has a chance on the road against the Rams is the Saints because of the match up of their offense versus our defense. I think the Rams would be slightly favored, but it's a game that the Saints could take if they had a good day. I don't want to see them in the playoffs on the road or at home!
I'm not sure how the rest of the seeding could play out, an awful lot can happen in three games and it's pretty tight for the last WC spot, Seattle has one virtually locked up considering how well they have been playing of late.
This could be the rare season we see a team with a .500 or losing record get into the playoffs. In fact we could see both WC teams at 8-8 or 7-9.