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Originally Posted by TJ Eckleburg12
But the good news is this game didn't matter, and next week doesn't matter.
The playoffs start Week 16 in Nola, and then week 17 if necessary. Win those and we're in.
I'm not sure if you're being 100% serious or not but last night's loss absolutely did matter. Our chances of making playoffs would be higher at 6-7 than 5-8.
Quick example. If we won last night, we could beat Steelers and Panthers and clinch division. Wouldn't even need the Saints game. That would put us 8-8 and best Saints could do is 8-8 and we would win TB on division record.
Next week's game against the Steelers is similar as well. Each game matters. Yes, we still have the "win weeks 16 and 17 and we are in" scenario, but that's not all there is to it. Just a tad bit stunned you can say a week 14 game that drops us to a tie "doesn't matter".