These next three games

Rick has them losing the last three games. Two at home where Miami is damn near unstoppable.

Come on, Rick. 14-3 baby

"TheHighExhaulted wrote:

Rick has them losing the last three games. Two at home where Miami is damn near unstoppable.

Come on, Rick. 14-3 baby

No, I have us definitely losing Dallas and at Baltimore. If we win the next three, then we also probably win at home against Buffalo. The key is to make sure we don't HAVE to win that game.

Obviously they can win those games but it would be better if they didn't have to.

If you don't think they can then you have to think they are going 1 and done in the playoffs in which case winning the division means little.

"Fireland wrote:

Obviously they can win those games but it would be better if they didn't have to.

If you don't think they can then you have to think they are going 1 and done in the playoffs in which case winning the division means little.

No, if we win the division, then we're assured a home playoff game.

"Rick 1966 wrote:

No, if we win the division, then we're assured a home playoff game.

Ok but you are still saying they can't beat one of the top teams even at home. So you are just hoping they get an easy matchup in the first week before getting shelled the next week? In a year when the AFC teams are far more flawed than expected?

"Fireland wrote:

Ok but you are still saying they can't beat one of the top teams even at home. So you are just hoping they get an easy matchup in the first week before getting shelled the next week? In a year when the AFC teams are far more flawed than expected?

Dallas is not one of the teams we'd be playing in the playoffs, so your point is somewhere far off in the weeds. We play Baltimore on the road and they'll likely win their division so we wouldn't be playing THEM at home in our first playoff game either. Whether we face someone we can beat and whether it's on the road depends on the playoff seeds. And yes, seeing as how we haven't won a playoff game in 23 YEARS, winning even one is a huge step forward.

I think we will beat 2 of 3 of the last games and I actually expect to win all three. Dang if I'm gonna chicken out and suggest we're going to lose a month ahead of the games. I'm cool with being honest about my assessments and I applaud OP for expressing his doubts. But I'm glad that's not me expecting to lose. LOL.

"Fireland wrote:

Ok but you are still saying they can't beat one of the top teams even at home. So you are just hoping they get an easy matchup in the first week before getting shelled the next week? In a year when the AFC teams are far more flawed than expected?

Seems like yesterday that the schedule was released and we were deemed to have the 2nd-toughest slate in the league.

Life comes at you fast, dunnit?

"Rick 1966 wrote:

Dallas is not one of the teams we'd be playing in the playoffs, so your point is somewhere far off in the weeds. We play Baltimore on the road and they'll likely win their division so we wouldn't be playing THEM at home in our first playoff game either. Whether we face someone we can beat and whether it's on the road depends on the playoff seeds. And yes, seeing as how we haven't won a playoff game in 23 YEARS, winning even one is a huge step forward.

Then why can't they beat Dallas who has beat as many winning teams as Miami?

Every game on the schedule should scare you. Any given Sunday we can lose. We haven’t looked dominating in these last two games out of the bye, Phillips injury and Hill getting banged up isn’t going g to help.

I do t think we win 4 in a row here, I do think it will come down to the last game at home against buffalo for the division.

we make the playoffs one way or anyother but we need to win the division and get a bye week honestly to have a shot.

"Fireland wrote:

Then why can't they beat Dallas who has beat as many winning teams as Miami?

Yes. Fun fact. Dallas hasn't beaten an over .500 team either.

I feel pretty confident that we win the next three games, and we'll beat the Bills at home.

Past that, however, we're talking playoffs and the two must-win games I see are Baltimore and Dallas. I get that they won't be easy, but going into the playoffs we have to be able to beat good teams...or what's the point of making the playoffs?!? It's time we beat the good teams as well with an all-around effort.

My "goal" for the team is to finish the season 6-0. If we lose one or two, so be it, but now is the time to find our stride and start beating the top teams as well. We will face Baltimore and KC in the playoffs, so every game matters.

"Fireland wrote:

Then why can't they beat Dallas who has beat as many winning teams as Miami?

Anything can happen, but Dallas is playing a lot better than we are right now. It's not even close. Maybe in 4 weeks when we play them, they'll get hit by injuries or they'll take a step back and I won't be as certain. I can only go with what I see right now.

"Fireland wrote:

Then why can't they beat Dallas who has beat as many winning teams as Miami?

I just checked my copy of Bullsh** For Dummies and it said that by rule, that game will have to be declared a tie.

Playing Dallas at home is a very winnable game. Dallas plays well at home and on the road against the dregs of the NFC East, other than that they're very ordinary. If McD can tone down the dumb play-calling it should be a fairly easy win.

Bills will be eliminated from playoff contention with two games to go.

"Hooligan wrote:

Playing Dallas at home is a very winnable game. Dallas plays well at home and on the road against the dregs of the NFC East, other than that they're very ordinary. If McD can tone down the dumb play-calling it should be a fairly easy win.

I wish I had your confidence. I don't. We aren't playing as well now as we did earlier in the year. Tua is turning the ball over more and we've picked up a lot of injuries, some of them that have put people out, some that are just nagging. Dallas is playing as well as any other team and I don't see any way this is an easy win.

"Rick 1966 wrote:

I wish I had your confidence. I don't. We aren't playing as well now as we did earlier in the year. Tua is turning the ball over more and we've picked up a lot of injuries, some of them that have put people out, some that are just nagging. Dallas is playing as well as any other team and I don't see any way this is an easy win.

I mean, we just scored 34 points against one of the best defenses in the league, and we held them to a single offensive TD. We held KC to two offensive TD's and shut them out in the 2nd half, then we did the same thing last week. The D is playing much better than earlier this year (Ramsey finally playing, team gelling) and it will make a big difference.

Also, we're still the top scoring team in the league, have the most yards, etc. So where aren't we playing as well? The D is much better, the O is still moving the ball.

"KeyFin wrote:

I mean, we just scored 34 points against one of the best defenses in the league, and we held them to a single offensive TD.

We scored 27, to be accurate, because one of those was a pick six. And the Jets hadn't scored an offensive TD since week 8 until we gave one up to them.

We held KC to two offensive TD's and shut them out in the 2nd half

The Chiefs' offense is doing horrible this year and they're simply not scoring in the second half. See the Eagles game.

"Rick 1966 wrote:

We scored 27, to be accurate, because one of those was a pick six. And the Jets hadn't scored an offensive TD since week 8 until we gave one up to them.

The Chiefs' offense is doing horrible this year and they're simply not scoring in the second half. See the Eagles game.

the jets scored a td last game.

"Destroyer wrote:

the jets scored a td last game.

You're right. They did score a garbage-time TD against Buffalo.

"Rick 1966 wrote:

You're right. They did score a garbage-time TD against Buffalo.

It was the second quarter when they scored

"Rick 1966 wrote:

You're right. They did score a garbage-time TD against Buffalo.

But they've scored a TD since week 8 right? One could say the only offensive TD the Jets scored today was garbage time too.

"Tuanon4Life wrote:

But they've scored a TD since week 8 right? One could say the only offensive TD the Jets scored today was garbage time too.

It was definitely garbage time today. They had like 50 yards of offense until the 4th quarter. D played great. Offense was the issue with the turnovers, questionable play calling and tua's indecisiveness.