From: mk0e@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (MAHEENDRA BABURAO KASMALKAR)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Broncos/playoff chances/help?
Date: 18 Dec 92 21:56:35 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <8024@news.duke.edu>, drune@red1.acpub.duke.edu (Dain Runestad) write
s:
>
>In article <Dec.14.16.12.20.1992.14992@pilot.njin.net>, gajarsky@pilot.njin.net
 (Bob Gajarsky - Hobokenite) writes:
>|>
>|> Questino for you all.
>|>
>|> I'm a broncos fan.  play along with my scenario for a minute....
>|>
>|> buffalo and miami, pittsburgh, and san diego all win divisions; one
>|>  of the first two doesn't, but makes the playoffs as a wild card,
>|> leaving two spots open.
>|>
>|> denver wins the last 2 games, against seattle and k.c.
>|>
>|> now, what are denver's chances?  as in, what i do want to hope for?
>|>  if k.c. loses to the giants, and houston wins their last two, then
>|>  i want no one else to tie with k.c. and the broncos, since denver
>|>  would win the tiebreaker.  does anyone know what other situations
>|>  i want?
>|>
>|> all assumptions are based on denver winning their last 2.  thanks -
>|> bob gaj
>|>


What you can hope ( and I am hoping) is that Houston loses at
least one of the two remaining games. Then  Denver will tie with Houston at
9-7 and win the tie breaker. Browns are no problem because Denver beats them on
head-to-head too.

Now which game will Houston lose. This week they are playing Cleveland. Next
week Buffalo at home. Under ordinary circumstances, Bills would have beaten
the Oilers easily. But it is the last week and if the home-field advantage is
already decided by then, they will not play their star players. So hope that
Bills lose to Saints this week or Pittsburgh wins over Minnesota. Both are
distinct possibilities. If both happen Bills will have to beat Oilers to get
home-field advantage. But if none of the two happen, Bills will secure the
home-field this week itself and won't be much interested in the last game at
Houston.

If Houston loses to Browns nothing like it. I have not mentioned Indi at all.
If they win both their games, they will be tied with Denver too at 9-7. They
haven't played head-to-head so it will go to divisional record. Denver's will
be 5-3 (assuming they win both the remaining games). I don't know about
Indi's. But I think it is 5-3 too. In conference record, Denver beats Indi.But
if Indi loses any of the remaining too, it's great.

So that's the scene. By the way, Denver can make it to the playoffs with 8
wins too, but that needs tremendous help from others. What the heck,
theoretically they can win the division, too, but that is a practical
impossibility.

Kassu
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