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Game #12 KC Chiefs @ CHICAGO BEARS 1:00 PM

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It does to me. If the Bears beat Seattle and the Lions and the Bears have the same record at the end of the season, then the Lions will have won that tiebreaker. The only way for the Bears to tie that tiebreaker in a scenario where the tiebreakers matter is if they lose to Seattle.

 

Yeah, I was just coming to post that I figured out what he was saying. THat was my biggest issue. UMFan was confusing me with what he was saying. I've run the playoff scenarios thru my head 100s of times. Actually, not thru my head, but actually outloud with all the idiots around here assuming the Bears aren't going to the playoffs now because Cutler's out.

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I don't think common opponents is that hard to figure out, even though I originally had it incorrectly (only because I was confused at who the non-common teams were).

 

As I said earlier in the thread, if you are breaking a tie between 2 division teams, whether it be for the division or the WC, there are 14 games that are common and 2 that are not. That is how the NFL schedule works. You don't need to bother adding up wins and losses throughout the season. All you need to do is determine how each team fared in the 2 non common games. If the Bears go 2-0 against non-common opponents, and the Lions go 1-1, then obviously the Lions record against common teams is going to be better if the teams finish the season tied.

 

The Bears might currently have the tiebreaker, but no matter what they are going to both play 16 games, 14 in common.

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I don't think it's that likely the Bears and Lions end up tied. The Lions three toughest games remaining are all on the road. I don't see them beating NO or GB. Oakland might be a little easier but they'll likely have McFadden and other players back by then. Assuming they lose all three, that puts them at 9-7, and that's assuming they can beat a fiesty Chargers team and a Vikings team who will play them hard indoors.

 

On the other side, it's still not out of the question for the Bears to end up 11-5. Hanie will have to make some plays and avoid the big mistakes for this to happen, but the Bears are superior to every team remaining on their schedule except GB.

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"No, shoot I've thrown that for 20 years and it's never been anything but a good play, really,'' he said. "We didn't execute very well and the ball got tipped. When you throw a screen and the ball gets tipped. Screens aren't hard, just something that happened really. I'm not aware of (criticism). I didn't think twice about the call. I thought it was OK. It didn't end up. It's just one of those things that happened."
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Yeah I think we'll grind this thing out. The Chiefs aren't coming to Chicago and unseating us.

 

We've been over the QB situation of both teams. The bottom line is, we're a better overall team than them and we're at home. Got to believe in that.

 

I'm looking forward to a 17-10 win this Sunday, something like that. We got this.

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Cool. It could work out that way if Hanie limits the turnovers, and the Chiefs play like......well.....the Chiefs.
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Yeah I think we'll grind this thing out. The Chiefs aren't coming to Chicago and unseating us.

 

We've been over the QB situation of both teams. The bottom line is, we're a better overall team than them and we're at home. Got to believe in that.

 

I'm looking forward to a 17-10 win this Sunday, something like that. We got this.

 

1 TD in their last 4 games. I'll be upset if they get in the endzone any time before garbage time.

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With the Chiefs operating an anemic offense it makes it even more important for Hanie to be rather conservative today, throw the ball away if nothing's there. Win the battle with field position and we'll be fine. Succop is no Janikowski, but they can still beat us with FGs if we let them.
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With the Seahawks and Broncos playing well and the Viking game being in the dome, this is by far the easiest game we have left this year. We must win.

 

Bears 23

Chiefs 10

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