NFL Playoff Scenarios: Broncos, Dolphins, Bengals Race

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00:00Everyone is clinched except the final spot.

00:03Basically the scenario is, Joe,

00:05Broncos win against the Chiefs, they get it.

00:08Broncos lose, Miami is next in the door.

00:11If they beat the Jets, they would get it.

00:13Broncos and Miami lose, the Bengals beat the Steelers,

00:17they would get it.

00:19If all three of them lose, Joe,

00:21the Broncos would hold the card and would stay where they are.

00:26Do you expect it to be the Broncos?

00:28I would guess, considering it's going to be

00:31a Carson Wentz-led Kansas City Chiefs attack

00:35for that game this week.

00:37Yeah, listen, if I'm Denver, the only thing I want

00:40is I want to be able to control my own destiny, right?

00:43And you can do that still, Denver,

00:45and you have a chance to do it

00:47against the backups of the Kansas City Chiefs.

00:50So Denver is sitting in the spot you want to be in

00:55as opposed to Miami, of course, and Cincinnati,

00:58who the only thing they really control

01:00is just beat the teams you have to play

01:02and then hope that somebody else doesn't handle business.

01:06So I would much rather beat Denver,

01:09and that's why I thought Denver always knew

01:12in the back of their head,

01:14once Kansas City beat Pittsburgh on Christmas,

01:16you had to win one of the next two games and you were in.

01:20So even if you couldn't get it done this week

01:22against Cincinnati, the chances are

01:24you'd be at home playing Kansas City's backup.

01:27So still got to go out and get it done.

01:29You still got a rookie quarterback,

01:31but I do think the line is 8 1⁄2.

01:34Yeah, it's probably going to be double digits.

01:38Yeah, you know, I've seen some weird things

01:43in these last weeks of these regular seasons.

01:46You've seen some very strange things,

01:49and I don't know if I completely trust Denver

01:54to win that game.

01:56I know I definitely don't trust them

01:59to lay 8 1⁄2 in that game.

02:01That I do know. That's Chiefs for me.

02:04Because when you're as good a team as the Chiefs is, Joe,

02:07and I know that their main component

02:10isn't going to be out there,

02:12that is a winning team.

02:14From the first guy to the 55th, 54th, 53rd, 52nd guy.

02:20Everyone on that team has that winning feeling,

02:24and they're going to get a chance to go in there

02:26and show that they can do it too.

02:28I'd be very nervous.

02:30If it was anyone else, Joe,

02:32I'd say probably not a problem.

02:34I think the Chiefs makes it scary for Denver in that game.

02:39Now Cincinnati's going to play Saturday night in Pittsburgh.

02:43Me and Pharrell were talking about this.

02:45He's going to the game, and I said,

02:47I hope you got an early enough flight on Saturday

02:49that they might move that game to Saturday.

02:51And sure enough, they did.

02:53It's the late game, so we won't have an issue.

02:55The Bengals are favored 1 1⁄2 in Pittsburgh on Saturday night.

02:58And I know the Bengals are the team everyone wants in,

03:01but I think that the path is just a little too hard, Joe,

03:04because I'm not sure they're going to get both to happen.

03:08Denver and Miami.

03:10That seems like a lot to bite off and chew.

03:14And also a pretty big game for Pittsburgh

03:17if they have any intentions of actually getting a home game

03:21and winning the AFC North here.

03:24And who wants to go into the playoffs losing four in a row?

03:29Because that's what's at tap here for the Steelers,

03:32and it's not going to be a walk in the park.

03:34So this is a huge game for both of these teams.

03:39But once again, the Bengals, you got to win this game,

03:43and then you got to hope.

03:44But if they don't win and the Steelers win,

03:46well then, you know, it's going to make the Denver game even less juicy,

03:52so to speak, here when they have to take them on on Sunday.

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