Are The Saints Playoff Contenders?

dizzle88 · 11-09-2016, 05:52 PM

It depends on the next few games in my opinion, denver followed by Carolina is a tough matchup but both teams are beatable.

The Lions later in the season will also be tough as Detroit have some steam now, they have won 5 games whilst trailing in the 4th quarter of every single one.

Would 5 more wins secure a wild card spot?

SaintFanInATLHELL · 11-09-2016, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

It depends on the next few games in my opinion, denver followed by Carolina is a tough matchup but both teams are beatable.

The Lions later in the season will also be tough as Detroit have some steam now, they have won 5 games whilst trailing in the 4th quarter of every single one.

Would 5 more wins secure a wild card spot?

According to:
New Orleans Saints What If?

It looks like 6 wins is the magic number. Odds of not making the playoffs drops from 53% for 5 wins down to 9% for 6 wins.

The Saints remaining schedule has three tiers in order of priority:

1) Crucial division games: Tampa Bay (2), Carolina, Atlanta
2) NFC games: LA, Detroit, Arizona
3) AFC game: Denver

The first group is literally win at all costs. The second group is important but not critical. Detroit is in the running to win the NFC North, while Arizona and LA are likely out of the running.

Denver has the least impact of playoff positioning. However, every win helps. And more importantly, it's the next game.

Winning all 4 of tier 1, and going 2-2 in tiers 2-3 may have the Saints in the running to win the NFC south.

SFIAH

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dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,535	Re: Are The Saints Playoff Contenders? It depends on the next few games in my opinion, denver followed by Carolina is a tough matchup but both teams are beatable. The Lions later in the season will also be tough as Detroit have some steam now, they have won 5 games whilst trailing in the 4th quarter of every single one. Would 5 more wins secure a wild card spot?

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SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,783	Re: Are The Saints Playoff Contenders? Originally Posted by dizzle88 It depends on the next few games in my opinion, denver followed by Carolina is a tough matchup but both teams are beatable. The Lions later in the season will also be tough as Detroit have some steam now, they have won 5 games whilst trailing in the 4th quarter of every single one. Would 5 more wins secure a wild card spot? According to: New Orleans Saints What If? It looks like 6 wins is the magic number. Odds of not making the playoffs drops from 53% for 5 wins down to 9% for 6 wins. The Saints remaining schedule has three tiers in order of priority: 1) Crucial division games: Tampa Bay (2), Carolina, Atlanta 2) NFC games: LA, Detroit, Arizona 3) AFC game: Denver The first group is literally win at all costs. The second group is important but not critical. Detroit is in the running to win the NFC North, while Arizona and LA are likely out of the running. Denver has the least impact of playoff positioning. However, every win helps. And more importantly, it's the next game. Winning all 4 of tier 1, and going 2-2 in tiers 2-3 may have the Saints in the running to win the NFC south. SFIAH
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