2020 2-0 teams miss playoffs, 0-2 teams make playoffs

[stevew]

Extra 2 playoff teams this year, i believe, running it to a total of 14 teams.

0-2 and making the playoffs
Dolphins
Jets
Bengals
Texans
Broncos
Giants
Eagles
Lions
Vikings
Falcons
Panthers

2-0 and missing the playoffs
Cardinals
Rams
Seahawks
Packers
Bears
Chiefs
Raiders
Titans
Ravens
Steelers
Bills

[stevew]

0-2 and making the playoffs
Texans
Eagles


2-0 and missing the playoffs
Cardinals
Bears
Steelers

[albionmoonlight]

Making:

Texans
Vikings

Missing:

Bears
Steelers

[BYU 14]

Making
Texans
Vikings

Missing
Bears
Raiders

[JPhillips]

Making
Eagles
Vikings

Missing
Rams
Bears

[cuervo72]

There is no way the Eagles are making the playoffs.

Make:
none

Miss:
Cardinals
Bears
Raiders

[QuikSand]

Thanks for keeping this alive!

0-2 and making the playoffs

2-0 and missing the playoffs
Raiders

[Thomkal]

0-2 and making

Texans-they likely will rebound when they face easier opponents

none of the rest look good enough right now to make the playoffs (famous last words) though if Atlanta can find a defense again they could make it

2-0 and missing:

one of Cards, Seahawks, Rams-the NFC West is the "Division of Death" this season if 49ers get back on track especially/recover from injuries. Can't see them all make it.

Raiders
Steelers-can't see them beating Baltimore this season, will probably lose some winnable games.
Bears-not a believer yet. division looks weaker this season so far.

[albionmoonlight]

Bears could be 15-0, and I'd still be like "not sure if they are making the playoffs. Still don't trust Trubisky"

[Warhammer]

0-2 making it:
Texans
Dolphins - No other good candidates and I think the division is up for grabs this year.

2-0 not making it:
Cards - Kyler is good, but I think there are still some holes on the team, and they play 6 games against the Seahawks, Rams, and 49ers. I do not see them going better than 3-3 against that slate.

Bears - Trubisky is an albatross on their neck, despite the good start.

Raiders - They are going to be close, I see them falling just short.

[Ryche]

Making:
Texans
Want to say Vikings but they have looked good awful thus far

Missing:
Cardinals
Bears
Raiders
Rams

[MIJB#19]

0-2 and making the playoffs
Texans

2-0 and missing the playoffs
Cardinals
Raiders


That would assume HOU catches DEN for the last wild card, while ARZ misses out in a crowded division and wild card race. CHI vs MIN was the other coinflip, after also flipping between HOU/TEN and DEN/LV.

But, I haven't seen as much of NFL action as I have in recent years (it's lowest since discovering it in the 1999 season), so I feel less confidence in my picks this season.

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Thanks for keeping this alive!

:imwithstupid:

[stevew]

0-2 and making the playoffs
Dolphins 3-3 in the hunt
Jets nope
Bengals 1-5-1 nope
Texans 1-6 YIKES
Broncos 2-4
Giants 1-6 but like 1.5 games out?
Eagles 2-4-1, but in first place?
Lions 3-3, very lions-like
Vikings 1-5
Falcons 1-6
Panthers 3-4, won 3 in a row, but lost last 2

2-0 and missing the playoffs
Cardinals 5-2, look like a WC lock
Rams see above
Seahawks 5-1 see above
Packers 5-1
Bears 5-2 and look like dogshit
Chiefs 6-1
Raiders 3-3, but maybe can get that 3rd wildcard
Titans 5-1 look like a lock
Ravens 5-1 look like a lock
Steelers 6-0, best steelers start in my lifetime
Bills 5-2 look like a lock

[stevew]

looks like the Texans and Bears got a lot of us.

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Making:

Texans
Vikings

Missing:

Bears
Steelers

I'm not what you'd call "good" at this.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

I'm not what you'd call "good" at this.

0-2 and making the playoffs
Texans
Eagles


2-0 and missing the playoffs
Cardinals
Bears
Steelers

I may legit go 0-5 lol

[MIJB#19]

Situation with 3 rounds of games to go and without checking the various tie-breaker situations

0-2 and making the playoffs
Dolphins -> on tie-breakers currently projected to be in
Jets -> nope
Bengals -> nope
Texans -> not this season
Broncos -> need to check, but I suspect they're eliminated
Giants -> still in the division title race
Eagles -> never say never in that division
Lions ->2 wins behind the last wild card
Vikings -> still a game behind the last wild card
Falcons -> 3 wins behind the last wild card (probably eliminated)
Panthers -> 3 wins behind the last wild card (probably eliminated)

2-0 and missing the playoffs
Cardinals -> still hanging on to the last wild card
Rams -> shoo-in
Seahawks -> shoo-in
Packers -> already in
Bears -> 1 win behind the last wild card
Chiefs -> already in
Raiders -> game behind the 3rd wild card
Titans -> tie-breaker division leaders, 1 win ahead of the wc in/out
Ravens -> on the bubble, not in right now
Steelers -> shoo-in
Bills -> shoo-in


So, as of now, the correct answers are:
Dolphins
Bear, Raiders, Ravens

[Carman Bulldog]

Here are the Football Outsider odds (prior to last night's game):

0-2
MIA - 46.2%
NYG - 22.9%
MIN - 15.2%
PHI - 7.9%
DET - 0.7%
NYJ, CIN, HOU, DEN, ATL, CAR - 0.0%

FiveThirtyEight has the Dolphins a bit lower at 30%, the Vikings at 22%, the Giants at 15% and the Eagles at 11%.

2-0
LAR, GBP, KCC, PIT, BUF - 100.0%
SEA - 99.0%
TEN - 88.1%
BAL - 83.9%
ARI - 62.1%
CHI - 21.9%
LVR - 15.9%

FiveThirtyEight has the Titans all the way up at 97%, the Ravens at 91%, the Cards at 54%, the Bears at 19% and the Raiders at 2% (following their loss last night).

[MIJB#19]

And the right picks were:

0-2 and making the playoffs: none
2-0 and missing the playoffs: Cardinals, Raiders

[rjolley]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Bears could be 15-0, and I'd still be like "not sure if they are making the playoffs. Still don't trust Trubisky"

I missed this when it was originally posted and agree with it 1000%.

[albionmoonlight]

I went 0-4

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

0-2 and making the playoffs

2-0 and missing the playoffs
Raiders

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

And the right picks were:

0-2 and making the playoffs: none
2-0 and missing the playoffs: Cardinals, Raiders

rats

[Thomkal]

And my Anti-Pittsburgh bias for beating my beloved Cardinals in the Super Bowl strikes again. And sadly my prediction for my beloved Cards was right too.

[cuervo72]

Damn you, Bears. (And the injuries to half the 49ers, and the extra playoff spot.)

[MIJB#19]

cuervo72 and QuikSand, we could call this a three-way tie, as we were all 1 team off from being perfect: cuervo72 missed the Bears, QS missed the Cardinals, I missed on the Texans. Which after how this went down initially is quite the surprise that anybody could come as close as being wrong on just 1 team.