@ProGridSports I’ve noticed this for a few years that teams are having standalone games clustered more. My thought was the doubleheader MNF games were part of a possible test as well: two teams play on Tuesday, then in different Monday night games the following week. Obviously no longer in play
@BuffaloBills A typo in your biggest press release in a decade? Not only retaining but PROMOTING a GM who assembled a roster with glaring holes? Signs that this just might be a terribly run organization who got lucky by drafting Josh Allen.
Broncos have only broken 22 regulation points six times this year. Those opponents were: IND, CIN, NYG, DAL, LV, and GB in a game that Micah got hurt.
Score into the 20’s and have a defense with a pulse, you should be good.
Could see Eagles and Bears games flipping spots, but Chicago market size should mean they get most coveted spot
Outside chance LAC-NE is Sat so both PHI and CHI are on Sun, but would hope NFL would not do this to avoid potential 2 day rest discrepancy if winner plays HOU-PIT/BAL
#NFLWildCard 2025 Schedule Predictions
Sat 4:30 - LAR vs. CAR
Sat 8 - SF vs. PHI
Sun 1 - BUF vs. JAX
Sun 4:30 - GB vs. CHI
Sun 8 - LAC vs. NE
Mon 8 - HOU vs. PIT/BAL
@JeremyWGR Probably not, but interesting to me that Houston is not pulling out all the stops to play a 9-win BAL (or chance at PIT) and avoid a 13-win JAX. Wonder if it’s just indifference or healthy fear of BAL’s upside. Likely indifference, but really curious how it’s discussed internally
@Schopptalk If AFC 5-4 is MNF, would think NFL would schedule the other AFC games on Sunday to prevent a team maybe getting unearned 2-day rest discrepancy.
Interesting dilemma if above holds: do you put the presumably worse NFC 5-4 matchup on MNF? Or relegate either PHI or CHI to Saturday?
In the last three years...
There's been 16 conference championship game losers that were ranked in the CFP Top 25 entering the game.
15 of the 16 losers dropped in the next poll.
The lone exception...the 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide.
Notre Dame was ranked No. 9 and Alabama was ranked No. 10 in Week 14.
Notre Dame won at (4-8) Stanford 49-20, Alabama won at (5-7) Auburn 27-20.
Alabama JUMPS Notre Dame, swapping spots at 9 and 10.
Fast forward to this week, Alabama gets SMASHED by UGA, and ND doesn’t play.
Alabama stays at No. 9 and Notre Dame falls another spot to No. 11, despite the four teams behind them losing/not playing.
I don’t care if you think Notre Dame should’ve missed the playoff all along, but the committee just contradicted everything they stood for the past month.
Disgraceful decision making.
@tony317bergman@colincowherd Then why did they jump them by beating Auburn by the skin of their teeth? And why does Miami jump BYU even though they didn’t play? Again, consistency. You can’t explain it without inconsistency
Notre Dame being out and Miami being in isn’t the biggest flaw here it’s Alabama not moving from #9 after getting their doors blown off in the SEC Championship game!