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For entertainment purposes only. To remain mathematically alive for the playoffs through Week 14, the Arizona Cardinals need:
ARI win over DET
+ WSH loss/tie, or DAL loss, or PHI loss
Since Dallas and Philly play each other this week, as long as they don’t tie, the second criterion is fulfilled.
With losses in all four AFC games, the Cardinals are actually strong on NFC tie-breakers. The only teams we wouldn’t automatically beat in a tie at 7-9 would be Minnesota (they would have to be 6-8-2) and Washington, though we could jump these teams in three-way tie scenarios.
A tie against Detroit doesn’t eliminate us outright, though it would be official if any one of the 6-win teams sneezes real hard.
Maybe most surprising is this: as historically bad as we’ve been, essentially only the Lions stand between us and lasting at least as long as the 2017 squad, eliminated in Week 15.
ARI win over DET
+ WSH loss/tie, or DAL loss, or PHI loss
Since Dallas and Philly play each other this week, as long as they don’t tie, the second criterion is fulfilled.
With losses in all four AFC games, the Cardinals are actually strong on NFC tie-breakers. The only teams we wouldn’t automatically beat in a tie at 7-9 would be Minnesota (they would have to be 6-8-2) and Washington, though we could jump these teams in three-way tie scenarios.
A tie against Detroit doesn’t eliminate us outright, though it would be official if any one of the 6-win teams sneezes real hard.
Maybe most surprising is this: as historically bad as we’ve been, essentially only the Lions stand between us and lasting at least as long as the 2017 squad, eliminated in Week 15.
