Regarding the Falcons game and the playoff picture

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

It's worth pointing out that the two teams currently slotted into wil card bids, Detroit and San Francisco, are on bye weeks this week. So is another team in the wild card mix, Arizona. The other team in the hunt, Chicago, plays Green Bay.

A win against the Falcons ties our record with the Lions, puts us a game ahead of the Cardinals, and either ties us with the Bears or puts us a game up (go Packers!). Not sure how the tiebreakers work out.

That would also set us up next week for a chance to not only tie our record with the 49'ers, but go ahead of them with the head-to-head advantage.

Basically, a win against the Falcons puts us dead in the middle of the post-season conversation and puts us in position to jump in the driver's seat. I know every game is a "must win" game but.....

....this is about as must win as it gets.

[LinvilleGorge]

Yep, we gotta have this game and then at least split the next two.  If we can only pick one, I'd rather beat the 49ers and lose to the Pats rather than the other way around.  At least that way we hand another NFC contender a loss.

 

If we can get to 6-4, then things get really interesting.  If we can't get to at least 6-4, then our goose is probably cooked.

[UNCrules2187]

If we beat Atlanta we will be the 6th seed at the end of the week based on a better conference record than the Lions (5-2 vs 4-2).

[Ricky Spanish]

If we win out, we win the division.

 

That's what I'm looking for

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

Damn we're close with the Lions.

[teeray]

Gotta have it

[Chaos]

If we win each game left, we will make the playoffs, win the division, win the NFC, win the Super Bowl.

 

It's that simple really, no more losses.

[Gucci Mane]

Right now we have a tiebreaker over Chicago

[L-TownCat]

If we win out, we win the division.

 

That's what I'm looking for

 

 

If we win each game left, we will make the playoffs, win the division, win the NFC, win the Super Bowl.

 

It's that simple really, no more losses.

 

 

I vote for this option.  Who do we need to contact to make this happen?

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

Alrighty then, so a win this week gives the team some control over it's own destiny. A loss all but seals their fate.

Fun times.

[Catalyst]

Wish we actually played the fuging Lions this year. We'd kick the poo out of them, IMO.

[LinvilleGorge]

Wish we actually played the fuging Lions this year. We'd kick the poo out of them, IMO.

 

We might beat them, but I don't think we'd kick the poo out of them.  Make no mistake, Megatron would give us all kinds of fits.

[Jangler]

If Cam continues to play the way he is playing, nothing can stop us.

 

this song is popping into my head

 

[Jackofalltrades]

I can't see Chicago doing much without Cutler for the next several weeks. They're a non-threat IMO.