This is always fun. I have us losing to the Rams. 11-6 still only lands us the 7 seed. I tried picking logically, and not with my heart. If so, KC wouldn’t be in there.
I know this is crazy but I picked every game and the. Looked at the results
I think the Cowboys beat us next week and after that they have a very easy schedule
Here are my results
Both the lions and GB miss the playoffs
I’ve been messing around with the simulators for the last couple weeks and consistently had the Lions as a 7th seed even at 10-7. Welp, now running that same simulation with the same wins/loses has Dallas getting that 7th seed. That’s because I had been listing Dallas as losing to the Chiefs.
That Dallas win over the Chiefs yesterday has put our hopes of getting in at 10-7 in peril.
Looks like our next game against Dallas could really be the deciding factor. If we lose to Dallas and then against the Rams were in deep doo doo.
Lions finish solidly in 3rd place in the division. Hopefully this season will be a wake-up call for the entire organization. Knee caps, grit, Conference USA honorable mentions, and men from Manitoba will get you only so far.
This is assuming we only lose 1 the rest of the way (Rams). No matter what, it appears, we absolutely cannot drop 2 more after Chicago’s win over Philly.
Now, if we stun the Rams, things get interesting. Because if we beat the Rams, it seems likely that we can still drop the last game to the Bears. If that scenario happens, we travel to Tampa Bay. Not the worst result.
There’s also a few scenarios where we beat the Rams and … end up hosting them in the first round. That would be unfortunate. So let’s just win out, yeah? We win out, and this happens …
If this team goes on a tear at the absolute right time, and they’re able to do so without Sam LaPorta, and even though I don’t think this is at all possible, things set up so ■■■■■■■ nicely for us.
I’d go to that game.
We’d end up hosting the Buccaneers, and defeat them to beat the Seahawks in Seattle en route to the Super Bowl.
Ah, to dream.
PS—Yes, in my scenarios, I see Philly basically losing out except for one win over the Raiders. They look like shit and I cannot believe we lost to them.
According to Playoffstatus
Lions have only a 3% chance to win the division, 25% to make the playoffs, they currently have Detroit Projected at 9th in NFC.