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The Jets are Still Alive in the Playoff Hunt - So You're Saying There's A Chance...

Nope. Not even as the eternally and irrationally optimistic Jets fan that I am, there's no chance the Jets will make the playoffs this year. There's even less of chance than we had in 2009 when Rex Ryan prematurely proclaimed that we were eliminated after our week 15 loss that year.

Despite this acknowledgement, I couldn't help but look at all the stars that would need to align. Basically, there are 9 games that need to go a certain way. I grouped them into one of the following three categories of likelihood: probably, toss-up, and doubtful. In this crazy NFL, valid arguments could be made that I don't have any of these games in the right category but that would just further another point that I'll make shortly. However, first let's waste a little more time and look at the games:

Probably

The Jets will beat Cleveland next week

The Patriots will beat the Ravens next week

The Packers will beat the Steelers next week or the Browns beat the Steelers in two weeks

Toss Up

The Lions will beat the Ravens tonight

The Bengals will beat the Ravens in two weeks

The Chiefs will beat the Chargers in two weeks

Doubtful

The Bills will beat the Dolphins next week

The Raiders will beat Chargers next week

The Jets will beat the Dolphins in two weeks

As I mentioned, a valid case could be made that many or even all of these games are in the wrong categories. So let's just assume that all of these games are a 50/50 proposition. If we proceed with that assumption (and the assumption that I correctly remember how to calculate probabilities), that would mean the Jets chances of making the playoffs are 1 in 512! Even Jim Carrey wouldn't like those odds.

Here's what I'd like to see in the final two games… I want our team to show improvement, play well and WIN. Draft position is highly overrated and a crapshoot at best. I want wins to build on for next year. Sit Santonio Holmes and any other players that aren't anticipated back next year and work on building a winning culture.

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