Wildcard Mess Hall- AFC

AFC WILDCARD MESS HALL

THE FRONTRUNNERS



NY JETS 9-6 (6-5 AFC)
Week 16-WON at Miami 13-10
Rushing Yards For/Against:95/124
Passing Yards: 229/129
Sacks; Turnovers: 3/1; 0/1
QB/Rushing/Receiving: Pennington 14-29-237 1/0; Barlow 18-36; Washington 4-108
WEEK 17 v. Oakland 2-13

Here's a team that ranks in the bottom third of the league in both rushing and passing, needing only a win at home against the Raiders to finish 10-6 and in the playoffs, despite looking everytime I watch them like a team who should lose by 20 points every time out. And remember, the AFC is supposed to be the GOOD conference.



DENVER BRONCOS 9-6 (8-4 AFC)
Week 16-WON vs. Cincinnati 24-23
Rushing Yards For/Against:127/149
Passing Yards: 160/194
Sacks; Turnovers: 2/3; 4/2
QB/Rushing/Receiving: Cutler 12-23-179 2/1; M. Bell 12-69 1 TD; Marshall 4-65
WEEK 17 v. San Francisco 6-9

The Broncos have come off the canvas of a 4 game losing streak to win 2 straight, and now only need to win at home against the Niners next week to go the postseason. Of course, that they are in this position is thanks primarily to a potential game tying extra point snap going right thru the hands of Bengals holder Kyle Larson. In 2006 though, the NFL is all about The Battle of Who Can Suck Less, so we won't hold that against them.

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CINCINNATI BENGALS 8-7 (6-5 AFC)
WEEK 16 LOST at Denver 23-24
WEEK 17 v. Pittsburgh 7-8

The Bengals have been victims of a bad schedule and a worse pass defense. Still, all they had to do was kick a freakin extra point, and they would have had a great chance of making the playoffs. When it's not your year, it's not your year though, and this isn't the Bengals year. They remind me a lot of last year's Chargers, so next year look out, watch him now..here he come!

TENNESSEE TITANS 8-7 (5-6 AFC)
WEEK 16 WON at Buffalo 30-29
WEEK 17 v. New England 11-4

Of course, it's only appropo that the team that is playing better than anyone else in the league and is the best story in the league over the last 2 months won't be in the playoffs (unless either of the Bay Area suck squads can come up with an impossible road win next week). Instead, we get the Jets. Oh and probably the Seahawks too, maybe even the Packers if we're lucky. It's like the Itchy+Scratchy+Poochie cartoon where they drive past the fireworks factory at the end.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 8-7 (5-6 AFC)
WEEK 16 LOST v. New England 21-24
WEEK 17 at Kansas City 8-7

The Jags are 2nd in the league in rushing offense and 3rd in the league in rushing defense, which, unless every color commentator I've ever listened to has lied to me, means they should be like 15-0 right now, but yet they are somehow 8-7 and won't be playing in January. Well, they'll always have that game where they beat the Colts by 70 points.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 8-7 (4-7 AFC)
WEEK 16 WON at Oakland 20-9
WEEK 17 vs. Jacksonville 8-7

Something tells me Trent Green will be spending the 07 NFL season naked and ballgagged, stomping grapes on Dick Vermiel's vineyard.