One of the biggest disappointing scenarios of the upcoming NFL playoffs is that perhaps the hottest team in the league won’t be involved. Unless Pluto and the 37th moon of Jupiter, Eurydome, line up with the part in Jeff Fisher’s mustache, the Tennessee Titans will be sitting at home during the postseason. Their eight wins in the last 10 contests is enough, however, to push them to No. 6 overall in the power rankings.
Meanwhile in the NFC, we have five teams that haven’t won eight games all year who still have a shot of getting in. In fact, one of those five is guaranteed to collect a wild card berth. And to make matters worse, the Seattle Seahawks could finish with an 8-8 record should they lose again this week, and they already have a slot locked up since they clinched their division last weekend.
It just doesn’t seem right for a team playing as well as the Titans are right now to miss out on the playoffs. But it goes to show you that games in September are every bit as important as those played in December. Read more...
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