Playoff Picture 2021

[Zalixar]

Hope murray poff run is special!!! Will be intresting

Also any chance watt back for poffs? That that was posted not long ago

Maybe championship/SB

 

[jf-08]

We already have a thread for this.

Playoff Picture 2021

Hope murray poff run is special!!! Will be intresting Also any chance watt back for poffs? That that was posted not long ago Maybe championship/SB

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Cardinals could clinch the division the following week.

Mods, can we please merge?

Merged

 

[BulldogCard]

Yesterday I envisioned a NFC Championship game at Glendale vs. Tampa Bay in a surreal victory for the Cardinals. Tom Brady was being sacked by CJ and actually sustains an injury. Then the Cards go on to win the SB. Titans beat Pats to go to SB with Derrick Henry. Even crazier, Titans come up 1 yard short again to lose the big game.

 

[JosiahLee]

Yesterday I envisioned a NFC Championship game at Glendale vs. Tampa Bay in a surreal victory for the Cardinals. Tom Brady was being sacked by CJ and actually sustains an injury. Then the Cards go on to win the SB. Titans beat Pats to go to SB with Derrick Henry. Even crazier, Titans come up 1 yard short again to lose the big game.

This sounded amazing until you had to make it unrealistic by saying Derrick Henry was back lol

 

[Ronin]

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[CardLogic]

That's all I'm sayin. . .

 

[BullheadCardFan]

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It's that .1 that I'm concerned about

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Dallas blows

 

[CT Card Fan]

I have a friend who is a Lions fan and he found a playoff predictor that someone had done to show how the Lions could make the playoffs. It only required 45 different outcomes over the next 6 weeks. It was reminiscent of many of the yearly scenarios the Cards would have.

The Cowboys beat the Saints last night, so 1 down and only 44 to go!

 

[AZman5103]

I think Watt will be back by round 2 of the playoffs, and he provides a huge boost.

After another injury plagued season, I could see him hanging it up if we win a SB. He has so many options after his playing days are over.

I would love to see JJ put on a dominant playoff run like Fitz in 09 and then ride off into the sunset with a ring.

3 games (Divisional/Championship/Superbowl) - 7 sacks - 12 TFL - 6 passes tipped

 

[JohnnyCakes]

I think Watt will be back by round 2 of the playoffs, and he provides a huge boost.

After another injury plagued season, I could see him hanging it up if we win a SB. He has so many options after his playing days are over.

I would love to see JJ put on a dominant playoff run like Fitz in 09 and then ride off into the sunset with a ring.

3 games (Divisional/Championship/Superbowl) - 7 sacks - 12 TFL - 6 passes tipped

tips a pass intercepts is and runs it into paydirt as time expires

 

[bankybruce]

No clinching this week. We win next week along with a Washington lose this week or next week and we are in the playoffs.

Division can still be clinched next week with two Ram's loses and a SF lose.

 

[TheCardinal]

No clinching this week. We win next week along with a Washington lose this week or next week and we are in the playoffs.

Division can still be clinched next week with two Ram's loses and a SF lose.

We wouldn’t need a Washington loss. One more win by the Cardinals, any win, should be sufficient to clinch the playoffs. There should be a way to clinch the playoffs next week even with a loss — driving home from Chicago now, and will work these scenarios out later tonight.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Noooooo 49ers please thats all

Goooooo cards

 

[Jasper]

Out of all the teams the Bucs scare me the most.

 

[Crimson Warrior]

Out of all the teams the Bucs scare me the most.

Tampa's offensive strength is the pass (big time). Their run game is kind of weak, and a little less effective than GBs. Packers defense is a little better than the Bucs'.

So I'm going to say GB is the team I'd least like to face.

Here's a fun fact: We've beaten the following ranked rushing attacks:

4. CLE
5. TEN
6. SF (twice)
9. CHI

Yet "we suck against the run".

 

[bankybruce]

We wouldn’t need a Washington loss. One more win by the Cardinals, any win, should be sufficient to clinch the playoffs. There should be a way to clinch the playoffs next week even with a loss — driving home from Chicago now, and will work these scenarios out later tonight.

Your right, when I posted this, Washington hadn't played yet and I misread it.

 

[TheCardinal]

My preliminary Week 14 clinching scenarios (wildcard only, cannot clinch the NFC West in Week 14):

ARI win

OR

MIN loss + SF loss

OR

MIN loss + CRL loss + NO loss

OR

SF loss + NO loss + ATL/CRL tie

Details and explanations to come later.

 

[AZ Native]

Tampa's offensive strength is the pass (big time). Their run game is kind of weak, and a little less effective than GBs. Packers defense is a little better than the Bucs'.

So I'm going to say GB is the team I'd least like to face.

Here's a fun fact: We've beaten the following ranked rushing attacks:

4. CLE
5. TEN
6. SF (twice)
9. CHI

Yet "we suck against the run".

Out of all the teams the Bucs scare me the most.

I think we scare them the most.

 

[TheCardinal]

For the details and explanations for those who care to read:

As it stands, there are seven teams that cannot catch us:
1) DET
2) SEA
3) NYG
4) CHI
5) PHI (or WSH, if PHI wins out)
6) & 7) two among ATL/CRL/NO since they play each other and only one team at most can go 10-7

Increase that number to 9, after accounting for division winners, then we clinch. MIN, SF, and the survivor among ATL/CRL/NO are each just one loss away (we win tie-breakers over SF, lose to ATL/CRL/NO, and can lose to MIN in certain 3-way ties).

Satisfying two of those three would clinch the playoffs for us. However, ATL/CRL play each other Week 14, so to clear out the NFC South contenders this week, we would NO to lose and ATL/CRL to tie.

Also, SF and ATL still have to play each other. And so, an ATL win over CRL, plus a NO loss, plus a MIN loss leaves only ATL and SF with the potential to catch us. MIN would be the eighth team unable to catch us. The loser of ATL/SF (or ATL if they tie) would be the ninth, clinching our spot regardless of that outcome.

Another consideration: Cleaning out the NFC South with a NO loss and ATL/CRL tie, plus a PHI loss may make it impossible for MIN to get a favorable 3-way tie to jump us, thus wiping them out too. However, since they could still conceivably catch GB for the division, leaving GB to beat us in a tie-breaker at 10-7, that particular scenario is not on my prior post.

 

[TheCardinal]

For the sake completeness, a tie for MIN, ATL, CRL, or NO is as good as a loss as far as we are concerned. For SF, they would need to lose (not tie). An ARI tie also clinches.

The scenario specifically requiring an ATL/CRL tie only works if they tie.

 

[Shane]

I appreciate all this…. But holy cow you have too much time in your hands

 

[TheCardinal]

I appreciate all this…. But holy cow you have too much time in your hands

Perhaps, but it gives me something to think about on my drives home from the games. About 5 hours from Chicago to get back home to St Louis. Today was road game #6 for me this season (only one I missed was SF) and all by car (including some real long ones to Jax, LA, Seattle)!

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Perhaps, but it gives me something to think about on my drives home from the games. About 5 hours from Chicago to get back home to St Louis. Today was road game #6 for me this season (only one I missed was SF) and all by car (including some real long ones to Jax, LA, Seattle)!

Holy crap that’s impressive!

 

[slanidrac16]

There’s only one way we don’t make the playoffs.

Its 4662 Nereus…. That’s the name of the nearest asteroid to earth.