That was awesome! First time since 1991! Defense crushed it.

 

Regarding playoffs.. if we win out we don't need to worry about Buffalo, so only Tennessee (8-5), Baltimore (7-6), and either San Diego (7-6) or KC (7-6) are in our way.

San Diego and KC play each other, so that takes care of that. Baltimore has an easy schedule against Cleveland, Indy and Cinci and they need to lose one of those. Tennessee has a tough schedule against the 49ers, Rams and Jacksonville and they need to lose two.

Point is.. there's a small but decent chance EITHER Baltimore loses at least 1 more OR Tennessee loses at least 2 more, so it's not over yet!

 

On missed block by Pouncy or one drop by Drake or one run by Cutler for this game to not even be close.

 

But I thought gase lost the lockerroom

 

I did not see the last two weeks coming.

 

I’m looking forward to less this team sucks trade everyone and fire all the coaches.....at least for a week or so. If we were to win out and somehow make the playoffs i think they could make some noise.......I wouldn’t bet much on them even making the playoffs but this win makes that not sting so much.

 

I will give it to gase. It may take him awhile to get everyone on the same page but eventually he gets them playing. Hopefully next year we are injury free and come out of the gates hungry for blood

 

BOY WE SURE MISS AJAYI OUT THERE GUYS! JUST A FOURTH!?!?!?! FIRE GASE!

Seriously though, what a great game. Exciting to see some young guys starting to ramp it up. Howard looked like a bust halfway through, now he looks like an allstar. Hopefully he turned a corner and can be a shut down guy going forward. Drake ... godDAM that spin move in the backfield he put on ... Chung? Then bounce it out and take it 20ish. That was a #1 runner move there. Dude can catch the ball too.

Grant stepped up on that TD - would be great to see him involved. Landry getting some tough yards and a tough TD. Still not convinced about bringing him back for premium $$$. OL played very well. Parker ... mostly invisible, still disappointing that he can't turn it around and dominate. But still, great win.

Seeing Tom Brady sulking and frustrated will never, ever get old.

 

Hey.. just realized we play KC so we actually don't have to worry about LA because we'll have conference tie breaker with KC if we win out and are in a 3-way tie with them!

Anyway, probability of us winning all three is basically (1/2)^3 = 12.5% if we assume it's a coin toss. Probability Baltimore wins at most 1 out of 3 is exactly 50%, so multiply those together and I think a decent estimate for us making the playoffs through a 3-way tie with Baltimore and either KC or SD is about 6.25%.


EDIT: I calculated the wrong thing: "Baltimore wins at most 1 out of 3" lol.. like that matters haha.

OK, just to do this right.. if we assume games are coin tosses, the probability Baltimore loses any 1 out of 3 remaining games = 3*(1/2)^2 = 0.375 or 37.5% and the probability Tennessee loses any 2 out of 3 remaining games is also 0.375 or 37.5%. So the probability one OR the other happens is 0.375 + 0.375 - (0.375)^2 = 0.61 or 61%. Multiply 12.5% by 61% (as opposed to 50%) and you get a rough estimate of 7.5% chance of making the playoffs. Well.. the brain fart at least got you in the right range haha.

 

I don't see the Ravens losing a game the rest of the way. If we win out and have young players like Drake and Howard playing well? We are in better shape for 2018 than if we had the #10 pick versus having #20.

 

Cincy will be tough. The other two are cakewalks

 

Yep. I was 100% all in for a total tank job the year Luck came out. What's the difference in 1, 2 or 3 wins? This year though? It felt different, felt like we needed to make a few statements. Started slow, but now we are seeing what could be. Im not an optimist by nature so I don't see us making the playoffs, but if we can at least split the Bills and give KC a run (or beat them), that will be a good close to the season, especially if the young folk keep stepping up. It really seems like we have struggled to develop our home talent, some encouraging signs that may be changing.

 

Yeah now that I realize we play KC, it's simple:

Summary for making playoffs:
1) We win out
2) Baltimore loses at least 1 OR Tennessee loses at least 2

That's it. All other teams will lose in a multi-way tiebreaker with us due to conference record (the one tiny exception is we can't end up in a 2-way tie with Baltimore).

 

Dude they got wiped out of the building by the Bears ... they look like a team that has given up and quit on Lewis. Granted, that will be an AFC North division game, but another few stinkers, and an early score by Balt and that game is done.

 

Congrats on kicking the Pats butt tonight. Awesome win for you guys, love watching NE lose.

 

This game left me believing that after watching Drake the last 2 weeks get a bulk of carries that there's no reason he can't be a top tier back in this league.

 

Me too Bro. Me too.

 

That is a less complicated path than I thought. The Titans face the Rams and Jaguars, even the rising 9ers could give them trouble. I'm not getting my hopes up, but I was thinking we had a 10% chance, when it is closer to 25%. :)

 

Brady having his head down was a great moment!

 

intra division games are always tough. They will want to knock out baltimore

 

The Buffalo game next week, in the past years, is the exact game that has eliminated us in the past. let's hope we defeat demons of the past

 

imagine a raiders win and tampa win!!!! that's it, we miss the playoffs now we need entirely too much to happen to make the playoffs.

 

Yeah but when's the last time you remember us playing like we did yesterday? You know.. possessed.. like the demons you speak of.

For the first time in a long time, I think I'd be more surprised if the Dolphins disappointed than if they played well. No, I think we beat Buffalo. Doesn't mean it will be easy or a blowout but the way this team is playing last two games you'd be hard pressed to bet against them unless it's another team playing at a high level.

 

well If you remember I think it was a couple years ago, when pitt had a 1% chance to make it in they literally needed like 42 things to happen and we lost to buffalo and pitt got in with the last slot, there have been crazier things lol I just don't see it, I could careless if we win one more game, im good just after smacking brady.

 

It was the uni's. it was the csonka, kick, greise, marino offerdahl, taylor, cox, Thomas ghosts making them play for the guys in the past lol combined with it being the patriots the patriots were doomed from the start hahah

 

Dream scenario would be Dolphins @ Jaguars wild card weekend.

It could happen.

 

No worries Key. Lose next week and Dirty will be back to the same nonsense of Fire everyone and trade everyone. Wish he could see how knee jerk he is after every game with his hot takes. I am sure he had 20 thread topics ready today if we lost, telling people how right he is about everything. Makes last night's win even more gratifying!!!

 

I just wonder if and what game we woulda won would it have been to turn it around, maybe beating the pats gave them a lot of confidence and now its just a little too late, had we beat the saints? Carolina? BALTIMORE!!!!! could that have been the turnaround we seen last night earlier in the season?

 

last time we played the jags in the playoffs it didn't end well, marino still has nightmares about it hahahah

 

Nah.. dream scenario for me is Dolphins @ Pats in a WC game so we can put the beat down on them while their memory is fresh without a bye week in-between.

It could happen.