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Nomarfan5 said 11/22, 11:44 PM
AFC

1. Jaguars- agreed

2. Browns- Yes, they have a horrendous defense, but so did Cincy 2 years ago. I am picking them for two reasons, strength of schedule, and strength at QB/WR.

The Browns remaining teams on their schedule are a combined 27-39 (.409), and they don't play a single team over .500. They close the year with the awful Bengals and 49ers.

the Titans have a schedule with a combined record of 28-34 (.452) and play the Colts and Chargers.

Also, The QB situation. The Browns are led by Derek Anderson, who has 20 TD's and 10 INT's on 56.8 % passing

The Titans have big Vince Young, who has 5 TDs, 12 INT's, and 55.4 % passing.

Am I saying VY is a bad QB, no. But he has the worst WR's in the league, and if they play the way they have all season, this team will continue losing games

NFC

Giants- agreed

Arizona Cardnals

Right now the Cards are 5-5, and could tie for the wildcard with a 6-5 record if they win sunday against the 49ers.

The biggest stat? Strength of schedule

Cardinals remaining teams are combined 23-38 a .377 Winning %
Lions teams are 33-19 (.635,) and they have to play the Cowboys, bolts and Packers again. I just don't see them winning the wildcard.

Nomarfan5 said 11/24, 12:53 AM
A mere 103.8? last time i checked, thats not half bad. And the yards aren't what matters, its the points you put up on the board, and they have the 3rd most. Now the reason I chose the Browns was based on their strength of Schedule, it is pathetic. they don't play a single team over .500, and they play horrible teams such as the Jets, the 49'ers, the Bengals, and the Bills, who are 31st in offense and defense.

the Browns are #10 in passing, just thought i would put that out there.

Yes the Cards are not great with running the ball, but they only have 2 games away from balmy Arizona, and one is in New Oreans. The other will be a toughie against the Seahawks, but lets look at the Lions stats compared to Ari.

RUSH YARDS!
ARI- 86.8 (25)
Det- 82.1 (29)

PYPG
ARI- 225.2 (12)
Det- 251.2 (8)

Points
ARI- 223 (12)
Det- 257 (9)

RYAPG
ARI- 97.5 (10)
Det- 95.8 (8)

PYAPG
ARI- 214.6 (17)
Det- 269.1 (30)

Points Against
ARI- 222 (20)
Det- 269 (25)

So your little Rushing theoren kinda backfired, as the Lions play the hardest schedule in the NFL in the cold with a bad run offense and an O-Line that has given up the most sack in the NFL. The Lions are seriously in trouble my friend.

Nomarfan5 said 11/24, 11:31 AM
You bring up all these hard games for the Browns, but what about the Titans?
They have to play division rival Colts

The same Cincy team you bring up for the Browns
San Diego, who at 5-5 is still just as good if not better than the Titans
the same Jets you mention
Plus Houston and KC.

Going by your standards, the Titans have a very hard 6 games, undoubtably harder than the Browns.

I also think the running game is less than stellar for the Titans. Sure they rank 4th, but who's running? LenDale white hasn't proven he can hold up for a whole season.


Wow, the lions ran the ball well one game.
Here are the rest
Week 1- 108 (against Oakland, the worst run D in the nation)
Week 2- 56
wk. 3- 39
Wk. 4- 95 (the hurting Bears)
Wk 5- 68
Wk 7- 147 (a good week)
Wk 8- 119 (The not-so-good Bears)
Wk 9- 130 (Broncos horrible Run D)
Wk 10- -16 (ouch)
Wk 11- 25

So maybe than can pull some good games against bad rushing D's, but -16, 25, 68, 39, and 56 rushing yards won't win you games.


You talk about penalties, but what about sacks? Those are just as bad, and the lions have given up 47! compare that to the next highest, 31.

Isn't that losing yards? YES!