The NFL playoff picture was not set, but felt as though it was starting to solidify after last week. Teams that had a chance to run away with a division stumbled, teams that seemed the safest wild-card bets have slipped a peg, and teams that were out of the picture two weeks ago have new life.
Originally it was assumed a team would need a 10-6 record in the current climate to grab a wild-card berth; too many teams were performing well (and too many winless and one-win teams were giving up freebies).á
This not only helped shape the favorites, but took some slow-starting teams out of most peopleÆs playoff pictures. Conventional logic will give the frontrunners the spots, but nothing is certain in the wild world of the NFL (and I might add on a bit of a tangent, that this is ...
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NFL Playoff Outlook Shaken Up in Surprising Week
Posted: 24th November 2009 by Paul Preibisius in NFLComments Off on NFL Playoff Outlook Shaken Up in Surprising Week