What are our chances of playing the Falcons for the 3rd time

arsaint · 12-28-2011, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by alleycat_126

Green Bay decides who plays us. Green decides to play and beat Detroit we get det who would be the 6th seed. Green Bay sits det wins we would get atl at the 6th seed.

Whoevers the 6th seed unless by some miracle STL decides to play.

True. Atlanta has the tiebreaker on Detroit, so if they end up with the same record, Atlanta would be the #5 seed. That is the only way ATL can get the #5, otherwise it is Detroit.

I can't see the Bucs waking up and I would bet money Mike Smith and the boys want to make a statement of their own after the spanking they took on MNF.

Atlanta will win. Question is, what does Green Bay want?

1) Risk injuries and try for the sweep of the Lions, sending them to the Superdome in the playoffs (where there are going down!).
2) Rest players and probably let the Lions have the game. This would mean that the Lions would only be a victory away (over the Cowboys or Giants) from a divisional round trip to Lambeau.

Something tells me that the Packers don't want to see the Lions again, especially if they lost to them in Week 17 (even with the asterik of resting starters). Talk about a confident Lions team coming in, having won in Lambeau 2 weeks earlier...

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arsaint Saint Historian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: deep in the bowels of a hidden bunker, somewhere under the brick & steel of a nondescript building.. Posts: 2,742	Originally Posted by alleycat_126 Green Bay decides who plays us. Green decides to play and beat Detroit we get det who would be the 6th seed. Green Bay sits det wins we would get atl at the 6th seed. Whoevers the 6th seed unless by some miracle STL decides to play. True. Atlanta has the tiebreaker on Detroit, so if they end up with the same record, Atlanta would be the #5 seed. That is the only way ATL can get the #5, otherwise it is Detroit. I can't see the Bucs waking up and I would bet money Mike Smith and the boys want to make a statement of their own after the spanking they took on MNF. Atlanta will win. Question is, what does Green Bay want? 1) Risk injuries and try for the sweep of the Lions, sending them to the Superdome in the playoffs (where there are going down!). 2) Rest players and probably let the Lions have the game. This would mean that the Lions would only be a victory away (over the Cowboys or Giants) from a divisional round trip to Lambeau. Something tells me that the Packers don't want to see the Lions again, especially if they lost to them in Week 17 (even with the asterik of resting starters). Talk about a confident Lions team coming in, having won in Lambeau 2 weeks earlier... Halo likes this.