Thread: Believe it or not, Broncos could still grab wild card

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

I do like the idea of getting him in space with a head of steam. Borrow some Sproles footage and do that stuff. He'd get the tiny windows he needed for explosive gains on the most innocuously developing plays.

I agree, but they need to limit his carries if they’re going to do that. I want the guy to be effective for more than 2-3 years. The way Sproles has been used is an excellent example. He doesn’t get 25 touches a game, and never has.

I don't know if this comparison is ridiculous or not, but Lindsay reminds me a little of Jerome Bettis in his style--decisive, north/south, vision in confined spaces. He's like the 5'8" 190# Bus. With a hint of Shady/Sanders, but not quite as 'jukey' as either. A north/south producer.

Lindsey reminds me of Sproles or Dunn.

Oh yeah, Dunn for sure. Best comp I've seen.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Oh yeah, Dunn for sure. Best comp I've seen.

He runs like Marshall Faulk, imo.

Originally Posted by King87

He runs like Marshall Faulk, imo.

I was looking at Faulk tonight some. There are some similarities for sure. Lindsay is so downhill though. He is so decisive and quick to attack. Bettis and Dunn really jumped out at me with those two traits, but his size/speed are closer to Faulk and Shady Whoever he is, he's definitely Phillip Lindsay.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

I was looking at Faulk tonight some. There are some similarities for sure. Lindsay is so downhill though. He is so decisive and quick to attack. Bettis and Dunn really jumped out at me with those two traits, but his size/speed are closer to Faulk and Shady Whoever he is, he's definitely Phillip Lindsay.

I'm just happy we have him.

He's also a lot of fun. It's nice to have a fun player who is doing well.

This Sunday will be Broncos' first test without WR Demaryius Thomas and WR Emmanuel Sanders! By the way, I will be at Disneyland this weekend. I will probably watch the Broncos vs Niners game through by NFL Sunday Ticket app on my iPhone Xs while standing in a line for ride.

Just as a reminder these are our current scenarios as well as the games of note for us today:

Denver wins out

AND two of the following four happen:

Miami loses once

Los Angeles loses twice (not counting against us)

Pittsburgh loses twice

Baltimore loses twice

...

These are the games of note today:

Indy at Houston: While we already have the tiebreaker over Indy, we don't want Houston falling into to wildcard pool, due to our loss to them. There is currently only one way Houston could finish 10-6 and lose the division which is our nightmare scenario. Houston has to finish 1-3, that one win HAS to be against Philly, and either Tennessee or Indy has to win out. So that's a very unlikely scenario, but Houston winning today puts us in the clear.

Baltimore @ KC: Definitely a big KC fan today. Helps knock the Ravens back, and we want KC to keep winning so that the Chargers won't still have a shot to win the division in week 17. Ideally we want the chargers to be locked into the 5 seed week 17. If we had to pick only one game to go our way today it's this one. Baltimore winning would be very bad for us on multiple fronts.

New England @ Miami: This one is pretty important because we would lose a tiebreaker with Miami. Just need them to lose one to be safe there.

Cincy @ LA: as counterintuitive as this seems, we probably want LA to win this. We really don't want them having anything to play for in week 17.

Pitt @ Oakland: Obviously we would love the upset here, but probably a fat chance.


So there it is! Happy gameday everyone!

Good stuff, Wave. Both tonight and tomorrow night’s games are NFC only so by the time our game ends today, we will have a complete updated AFC playoff picture

Wave, I’m sorry you wasted your time on all these scenarios. We won’t be needing them anymore

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Wave, I’m sorry you wasted your time on all these scenarios. We won’t be needing them anymore

It's not over yet, doom & gloom!

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Wave, I’m sorry you wasted your time on all these scenarios. We won’t be needing them anymore

I'm still going to do them until the second we get eliminated because I hate myself apparently.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

I'm still going to do them until the second we get eliminated because I hate myself apparently.

Must. Not. Make. Joke.

Well here goes. You guys thought it was bleak now? Well, you were right. Here is the post mortem:

We officially cannot pass San Diego. That means our only faint hope is for the 6 seed. We also completely squandered gifts from the Ravens and Steelers. To make the playoffs we have to:

Win out.

All of the following need to happen:

Pitt loses twice OR Baltimore loses twice

Tennessee loses once.

Indy loses once.

Miami loses twice.

We probably also need a Houston win to be safe but I haven't fully checked that one.

So there it is. The slimmest of hopes.

We can also be eliminated this week. That scenario would be:

Loss + Ravens win AND Steelers win.

OR

Loss + Dolphins win