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

Originally Posted by King87

I mean, only if we can’t understand basic logic.

Your "logic" is also known as opinion

Originally Posted by Cugel

Everybody felt ambivalent. ON the one hand you want the team to go on a winning streak. But, on the other they had a top 10 pick. Plus, it was certain that Vance Joseph was going to be fired.

And now he might not be. In fact, if they had beaten SF he probably secured his job for next season. Now, not so much. He could lose out and still be fired, despite the 3 game winning streak. I don't know that 7-9 after 5-11 is really the improvement Elway is looking for.

If 7-9 secures his job for another season Elway will get what he deserves, at least one more shitty season.

Originally Posted by Davii

If 7-9 secures his job for another season Elway will get what he deserves, at least one more shitty season.

I think most fans would agree. But, what Elway does is another matter. He doesn't want to fire VJ because it reflects badly on him. That's why he extended VJ for this season. And there has been improvement over last season when they were getting blown out right and left. Just not enough improvement to create a winning record. Perhaps.

Originally Posted by Cugel

I think most fans would agree. But, what Elway does is another matter. He doesn't want to fire VJ because it reflects badly on him. That's why he extended VJ for this season. And there has been improvement over last season when they were getting blown out right and left. Just not enough improvement to create a winning record. Perhaps.

He wanted to fire VJ last offseason, though. He was talked into keeping him.

Originally Posted by King87

He wanted to fire VJ last offseason, though. He was talked into keeping him.

"allegedly"

But ya, VJ's seat is so hot that even Bill Billic....err....Satan won't sit in it.

Since we play tomorrow, here's a primer on what's in play this weekend.

To start, the result last night may or may not have been good for us. In good news, the Chargers are locked into a playoff spot now. In bad news, if they beat the Ravens next week and KC loses, the 1 seed will be in play for them. KC is at Seattle so that could definitely happen. In any case, let's take a quick look at the scenarios and this week's games of note. To make the playoffs:

Denver wins 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 can also be eliminated this week. That scenario would be:

Loss + Ravens win AND Steelers win.

OR

Loss + Dolphins win

OR

Loss + Titans win.

Ok, now that that's all out of the way, let's take a look at the games of note this week.

Miami @ Minnesota: This is probably the most crucial game for us this week. Miami has to lose 2 of their last 3 for us to get in, and their last 2 are against the Bills and Jets. They probably aren't losing both, so they have to lose this one.

New England @ Pittsburgh: This is the other most crucial one for us. We need either Pitt or Baltimore to lose twice, and Pitt has the tougher schedule left. This game and the Saints game next week could be the road map to that scenario.

Dallas @ Indy: We still need Indy to lose once, and this is one of their tougher games left.

Tennessee @ NYG: We also need Tennessee to lose once, so hopefully the Giants stay hot.

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore: Probably a longshot, but Baltimore losing does help us here.

So there it is, our playoff hopes are still on life support, but I'll still be here with the scenarios until it's all over.

My Broncos nutty daughter is really enjoying these updates, Wave. Thanks!

(she's not a member - I email them to her)

I’ve enjoyed this season.

Originally Posted by BeefStew25

I’ve enjoyed this season.

As the #1 fan should.

Thanks Wave, I came in here hoping to figure out if the Broncos still had a chance to "get in and anything can happen" and while it's a long shot, at least you've laid out what has to happen.

We be losing tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Northman

We be losing tomorrow.

You shut your whore mouth!

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

You shut your whore mouth!

We beat the Steelers, the Seahawks, the Raiders and the Chargers. That's an enjoyable season to me, particularly coming off 2017.

We will get throttled by San Diego.