Which 6-2 AFC Team will get with the highest seed (1 Viewer)

[djcolts]

I've attached the 2nd half schedules of each team. Denver beat both the Ravens and NE. Ravens beat the Chargers.

Pats10 Sun, Nov 12 NY Jets 11 Sun, Nov 19 at Green Bay12 Sun, Nov 26 Chicago13 Sun, Dec 3 Detroit14 Sun, Dec 10 at Miami15 Sun, Dec 17 Houston 16 Sun, Dec 24 at Jacksonville 17 Sun, Dec 31 at Tennessee Broncos10 Sun, Nov 12 at Oakland 11 Sun, Nov 19 San Diego 12 Thu, Nov 23 at Kansas City 13 Sun, Dec 3 Seattle 14 Sun, Dec 10 at San Diego 15 Sun, Dec 17 at Arizona16 Sun, Dec 24 Cincinnati17 Sun, Dec 31 San FranciscoChargers10 Sun, Nov 12 at Cincinnati 11 Sun, Nov 19 at Denver 12 Sun, Nov 26 Oakland 13 Sun, Dec 3 at Buffalo 14 Sun, Dec 10 Denver 15 Sun, Dec 17 Kansas City 16 Sun, Dec 24 at Seattle 17 Sun, Dec 31 Arizona Ravens10 Sun, Nov 12 at Tennessee 11 Sun, Nov 19 Atlanta12 Sun, Nov 26 Pittsburgh 13 Thu, Nov 30 at Cincinnati 14 Sun, Dec 10 at Kansas City15 Sun, Dec 17 Cleveland 16 Sun, Dec 24 at Pittsburgh 17 Sun, Dec 31 Buffalo

 

[thesurfshop19]

I voted for the Patriots with one large caveat -- if the Broncos sweep the Chargers, then I think it goes to them because they'll be 4-0 against the other three and 2 wins against the Chargers means 12-4 is a legit possibility (and they'll need that finish, or better, just to tie the Pats).

 

[Gr00vus]

The Pats far and away have the easiest remaining schedule. The Ravens appear to have 4 tough games left, while the Chargers and Broncos both appear to have 5 tough games left, including two against each other which I don't think will get swept one way or the other. So Pats for me in this poll.

 

[PatsWillWin]

Patriots. They could easily not lose again.

 

[Despyzer]

Patriots - I only see two games on their remaining schedule that ought to give them trouble and that's Jacksonville and Chicago. And I think they are better than the Jags.

 

[SSOG]

I voted Denver. Their schedule is tough, but no tougher than it was last year when they finished 13-3. Give them wins against Oakland, Seattle, Arizona, and San Fran. That leaves them with SD, SD, KC, and Cincinnati. Even if Denver goes 2-2 during that stretch, that's good enough for a 12-4 finish, which is all they're going to need with tiebreakers against everyone else (head-to-head against NE and Baltimore, Conference record assuming they split with San Diego, since one of Denver's losses came to the AFC). No matter how easy New England's schedule looks right now, I don't see them going better than 6-2 down the stretch.

 

[Nugget]

Chiefs?

 

[Marc Levin]

I voted NE b/c of their schedule, but I could see the Broncos doing it even if they split with SD.

NE could win out, but I think they will lose at least one game they shouldn't. I think Chicago, @ Miami and @ Jax are their most difficult games. Great home-away schedule for them, esp. with 3 of the next 4 in NE.

 

[Marc Levin]

Chiefs?

?They aren't 6-2.If that was in response to SSOG, the @KC game is always very tough for the Broncos. SSOG, what do you think of Oak. this weekend? I think this could be a real trap game. Oak played the Broncos tough in Denver, they are playing a div. rival at home, and the Broncos' D is a bit banged up.

 

[SSOG]

New England's easy schedule is a bit overplayed. According to Football Outsiders, here's the remaining schedule difficulty for all four 6-2 teams:Baltimore- -4.0% (24th)New England- -6.6% (29th)Denver- -3.7% (22nd)San Diego- -5.8% (26th)According to Football Outsiders, all four teams are playing real cupcake schedules from here on out. I think the big deciding factor is going to be tiebreakers, which would favor Denver, overall team quality, which would probably favor SD, or overall team health, which would probably favor Baltimore.

Chiefs?

?They aren't 6-2.If that was in response to SSOG, the @KC game is always very tough for the Broncos. SSOG, what do you think of Oak. this weekend? I think this could be a real trap game. Oak played the Broncos tough in Denver, they are playing a div. rival at home, and the Broncos' D is a bit banged up.

Fluky wins happen sometimes. I mean, sometimes Miami beats Chicago. On any given Sunday, any team could beat any other team, so I can't sit here and say that Oakland has no chance of winning...but on the other hand, I don't think Oakland is in any position to attack Denver's weaknesses. That offense is *BRUTAL*. Denver's injuries are primarily either passrushers (Warren, Chuckwurah, Ekuban, Brown), or else they're secondary figures (Williams, Lynch, Ferguson, Brandon), and in order to take advantage, Oakland would need a quality passing game. Oakland doesn't have a quality passing game. Oakland has the worst passing game in the league by a HUGE margin (worse than the Vince Young-led Titans, even). Really, really brutal. And their rushing game isn't much better.In fact, I think that Oakland is the perfect get-well game for Denver this week. Their offense is so brutal and inept that it doesn't really matter what Denver does out there, they probably won't be moving the ball. Give your injured players an extra week with a light workload to try and get them healthy for the real games remaining on the schedule.