Is there any football buff that could explain to me what the titans need to get in the playoffs?

Question

Im so confused. I heard that even if we beat the PATRIOTS we still might not to go. Whats the deal?

Answer 1

Im here. OK. You want the Titans to win. Ok the Pats rule, but Im here to help. If, on the off-chance, you beat the great Pats which is my team, your record will be 9-7. And you want to be in a wild-card spot. You then want the Jets to lose against Oakland. (Hard feat :P)

You also want Denver to lose against San Fransisco. and you want Kansas City to lose to Jacksonville Or the other way around. Also, if you want, the Bengals should lose to Pittsburg ( Another hard task :D)

So if all above goes as it sez, then the Titans, Jets, and Jacksonville will have 9-7 and the Bengals and Kansas and Pittsburg will be kicked out at 8-8.

According to the NFL Tiebraking Procedures, the Jets will be kicked out because Jacksonville beat them. and Jacksonville beat Tennessee once, but the reverse holds true.

So your team will go to the playoffs according to above. Sorry :(

Answer 2

Basically you need to beat the Pats. If you beat them, then it all comes down to this

You're fighting for the last playoff spot, as the Broncos will take up the 5th spot with a win next week vs the 49ers

You need the Jets to lose to either Miami or Oakland. You would hope that KC defeats the Jaguars because the Titans have not played the Chiefs head to head and have a worse conference record than the Titans.
You also need the Steelers to beat the Bengals. The Bengals are the only team still alive with a better conference record than the Titans (if the Jets lose one of their last 2 games of course).

So heres basically the final results if everything happens like you want it to
KC Finishes at 9-7
Jets finish at 8-8
Jax finishes at 8-8
Cinci finishes at 8-8

If Jax or Cinci wins you are out. The Jets need to go 2-0 their last 2 weeks so if they split against Miami and Oakland then your Titans will have a chance. Basically a lot rides on KC vs Jax and Cinci vs Pitt

Answer 3

Pray a lot.