Do the Patriots have a chance for a bye week? (1 Viewer)

[womb]

The only way is to have both Baltimore and Indy loses next week and Pats win - as Ravens would simply have a better record or they lose the h2h tiebreaker to Indy otherwise.

The question is... given a win and those two losses by Colts and Ravens, do the Pats get a bye?

 

[BGP]

Two clubs have 12 wins. The Patriots would have at most 12 wins. The Patriots will need to win some sort of tiebreaker to get a bye. The Patriots did not play the Chargers nor Ravens. The Patriots lost to the Colts. The Patriots have clinched a worse AFC record than the Chargers and the Ravens. The Patriots could tie the Colts AFC record, but that tiebreaker would never be put into play because of the head-to-head loss.

Patriots cannot clinch a bye.

The Chargers have clinched a bye. The Ravens or Colts will get the other bye.

edit: updated Chargers status.

 

[BGP]

The Patriots or the Colts will be the #4 seed. That much we know. The #4 seed is clearer than the #3 seed of all things.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I don't know but the Steelers are eliminated.

 

[msommer]

Bolts have clinched a bye with Colts loss - so BAL and IND are first in line. If both lose next week and NEP beats TEN it will be between NEP and BAL.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Bolts have clinched a bye with Colts loss - so BAL and IND are first in line. If both lose next week and NEP beats TEN it will be between NEP and BAL.

 

[BGP]

Bolts have clinched a bye with Colts loss - so BAL and IND are first in line. If both lose next week and NEP beats TEN it will be between NEP and BAL.

Ok I see it now yes. The Colts just haven't clinched HFA. A tiebreaker between the Patriots and Ravens comes down to AFC record. The Ravens have a better AFC record clinched so they win that tiebreaker.

 

[BGP]

Bolts have clinched a bye with Colts loss - so BAL and IND are first in line. If both lose next week and NEP beats TEN it will be between NEP and BAL.

He means the Ravens or the Chargers will get HFA. If the Ravens get HFA, and it comes down to a tie for the #2 seed between the Chargers and Colts, the Chargers win due to superior AFC record. So the Chargers have clinched a bye.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Bolts have clinched a bye with Colts loss - so BAL and IND are first in line. If both lose next week and NEP beats TEN it will be between NEP and BAL.

He means the Ravens or the Chargers will get HFA. If the Ravens get HFA, and it comes down to a tie for the #2 seed between the Chargers and Colts, the Chargers win due to superior AFC record. So the Chargers have clinched a bye.

Thanks for the translation BGP.

 

[wharf rat]

Two clubs have 12 wins. The Patriots would have at most 12 wins. The Patriots will need to win some sort of tiebreaker to get a bye. The Patriots did not play the Chargers nor Ravens. The Patriots lost to the Colts. The Patriots have clinched a worse AFC record than the Chargers and the Ravens. The Patriots could tie the Colts AFC record, but that tiebreaker would never be put into play because of the head-to-head loss.

Patriots cannot clinch a bye.

The Chargers have clinched a bye. The Ravens or Colts will get the other bye.

edit: updated Chargers status.

So does Brady / Dillon et al take off the second half this week?

 

[Thumper]

Two clubs have 12 wins. The Patriots would have at most 12 wins. The Patriots will need to win some sort of tiebreaker to get a bye. The Patriots did not play the Chargers nor Ravens. The Patriots lost to the Colts. The Patriots have clinched a worse AFC record than the Chargers and the Ravens. The Patriots could tie the Colts AFC record, but that tiebreaker would never be put into play because of the head-to-head loss.

Patriots cannot clinch a bye.

The Chargers have clinched a bye. The Ravens or Colts will get the other bye.

edit: updated Chargers status.

So does Brady / Dillon et al take off the second half this week?

Hate to say it but I don't think the Patriots are going anywhere this season.