Week 13 - Teams We Want To Win/Lose To Advance

[Rabsuz]

Can the Eagles do us no favors? Just beat the Cowboys for us you idiots.

And DRC got embarrassed, anyone want him now?

[skinsfansince1988]

well I can say this with confidence, the Redskins are at the very worst the second best team in the NFC East this year, next year they will be the best

[MustangSteve]

Skins are getting hot at the right time. Everyone thinks the gnats will roll us but forget last season and how tight we played them earlier this year! Haslett owns Eli!

That's the main factor in this sport, it's who is hot late in the season, not in the start of it. The Redskins are coming together and firing on all cylinders, and they are a very dangerous football team for anyone to play right now.

NY doesn't even realize they were almost beat by the Redskins having 5 turnovers last meeting. That was stressed all week in practice and NY will get lit up and pounded if the Redskins play mistake free football, even only 1 or 2 turnovers less the last game and Redskins would have won.

I think we break at least 30 on NY this game, and they only lay 16 at the most on us.
NFC East Championship, your glory is starting to shine towards Washington!

[jservs7]

I'll say it again... What an awful weekend for the Skins. The only thing that will erase this weekend is a win by us.

[JCav06]

In 2007 and 2011, yes, but people never mention 2008-2010.

2008: 1-4, plus first round playoff loss
2009: 2-2, no playoffs
2010: 2-2, no playoffs

I'm so tired of this myth that they are the kings of December every year...more like every four years.

Thank you. I thought I was the only person who noticed this.

[OrangeSkin]

I'll say it again... What an awful weekend for the Skins. The only thing that will erase this weekend is a win by us.

Could have been far worse. Vikings, Bucs, and Saints all lost.

[BobGriffin]

Imo It could have been worse. The worst part was Seattle winning. Thats a game you look at and see them winning and we dont have a tie breaker over them

[Wildbunny]

That Seattle wins sure didn't help our cause. And they're in good position for the 6th seed.
What didn't helped us also was the fact the cowboys win. Sure they have an awful schedule, but ours isn't that easy, and the Giants one is even worse.

Starting with the 6th seed, the seahawks have:
Cardinals, @Bills, 49ers and Rams. three division opponents at home, against whom they wen 0-3
They also own the tie-breaker over the Vikings, which makes me thinks, that the Vikes are on the losing end of the tiebreaking procedures, and thus, are not much of a concern if they don't win out.
Problem is that, the Seahawks can win their remaining games. Cardinals should be an easy win, 49ers took a crushing blow against the rams and are heading toward a nice QB drama between Kaepernick and Smith. Sure, the 49ers are supposedly better, but they're not as impressive as they used to at the beginning of the season. Rams on the other hand are just nasty and I still don't know what to think of them. They can go from worst to best... I'm never sure how will they show up on any given sunday. So, their only loss might come from the Bills, but that's not a given thing.

Furthermore, considering the 49ers will be playing the Dolphins, a game they should win, then the Patriots, that will be tough for both teams. We can reach a point in Week 16 where Seattle and the 49ers might fight for the division. And what happens if the Seahawks own the division? So far, every one was nearly sure that the 49ers would clicnh the division, but the 49ers loss against the Rams and the Seahawks win against the Bears, nearly put the Seahawks in the same place as us right now. They have a shot at the division, I'm pretty sure they're not gonna surrender it without a fight.

Bucs, have the Eagles, @Saints, Rams and @Falcons. They can go 9-7 here, with a loss against the rams or the saints. Winning in ATL wouldn't be as much of a surprise as the Falcons will probably rest their starters having clinched homefield advantage since.

Vikes' remaining schedule is awful: Bears, @Rams, @Texans, Packers. Add the fact they have don't hold the tiebreakers against the seahawks and us, and even standing at 6-6, earning a playoff berth for them will be tough.

Which leads me to the Rams. Vikings, Seahawks, Bucs, all will have to play for the Rams. They will also play @Bills in Weeka 14. But if we root for the aforementioned team to lose, somewhere, the Rams will win some games. And if they do. They might finish at 9-6-1 and owns us in the tiebreaking (in case we make a tie somewhere). That won't be easy for them. But I don't want to discard them right now. After all, they just swiped the 49ers.

Then, let's go back to our great division.
And let's start with the Giants. First they have to lose against us tonight. We'll have a hard time , but they also. Other than that, let's talk about a rough schedule: Saints, @Falcons, @Ravens, Eagles. Which means, they can go 2-3 (winning the Saints and Eagles) Ending at 9-7.
Now, let's not discard the Cowboys. Sure we bet them. Sure they look scrappy at time. Sure they have Romo, or whatever. Still they are in the run, and are not giving up. Especially since they have: @Bengals, Steelers, Saints and finally us at Fedexfield. I'm not gonna call this at a nightmare. Could be easier, but the Cowboys can get away win a few wins, maybe even three.

Then all of a sudden, our Week 17 game against the Cowboys could mean a division crown for the winner.

Considering the Seahawks win, I think that our best shot at the playoff starts with the division crown. Not the 6th seed.

[LightningBuggs]

That Seattle win stings. Reduces Skins margin for error. Giants game is pretty much a must-win now.

[MrJL]

Thank you. I thought I was the only person who noticed this.

Glad to see that. I knew the Giants had choked away just as many Decembers as played well.

In fact the better they play leading up to December the worse they seem to do in it.

[pjfootballer]

That Seattle win stings. Reduces Skins margin for error. Giants game is pretty much a must-win now.

Was going to say that. If we lose tonight, we're 2 games out with 4 to play. Not impossible, but not probable.

[benskins26]

I'm probably alone on this, but I want the margin of error to be zero. I think this team will play harder if they know they have no room for mistakes. Anytime you have an out, it's easy to slack off. When your back is against the wall, that's when you excel.

[Skins Wingman]

what is the deal with seattle ending our playoff dreams? 2005, 2007, and maybe our shot at 2012. im starting to hate them as much as our division rivals.

[skinsforlife101]

Eagles loss hurts

[bwolf]

Ok for Seattle are they not without the two star cornerbacks for their last four games that will have a big impact on them, or did they end up not getting suspended? Also don't we beat Seattle in a tie breaker (assuming we win out and they lose one) because we have a better NFC record or am I wrong about that? I was pissed when they won!