Go Indy

[Shoe]

Re: Go Indy

I feel that you only have so many "lives" (as in cat with nine lives), when it comes to rooting for stuff like this. I think I used one in '05, when we had that improbable run to the SB. I also think I wasted one back in like '89, when a bunch of things had to occur (and did) to get us into the playoffs (we had Denver on the ropes in Denever). I probably used one on that last drive in the SB last year too, as well as a few here and there.

I don't want to "waste" my hope on this, until someone can tell me what we need to occur. As I understand it:
-Jags have to lose out
-So does Denver?
-So does Baltimore?

If that is the case (and of course assuming we win out), that's too much to hope for. Just wasting my bullets on it.

[Iron Shiek]

Re: Go Indy

HECK YEAH BABY! My Colts pulled out.

Now I can hate them again! You suck Peyton!

Steelers get some more help. Thankfully.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Go Indy

Just about the perfect scenario for me tonight. MJD got me 26 points in the first playoff matchup in my money fantasy league at work, but the Colts got the win, helping the Steelers remote chances out in the process. I'm glad Caldwell played Manning, Wayne, Clark, etc. for the entire game instead of benching them after a quarter or two since they have already clinched everything they can clinch.

[papillon]

Re: Go Indy

HECK YEAH BABY! My Colts pulled out.

Now I can hate them again! You suck Peyton!

Steelers get some more help. Thankfully.

The journey of 1000 miles starts with the first step. Well, the Steelers got the first step tonight.

Pappy

[Lebsteel]

Re: Go Indy

I feel that you only have so many "lives" (as in cat with nine lives), when it comes to rooting for stuff like this. I think I used one in '05, when we had that improbable run to the SB. I also think I wasted one back in like '89, when a bunch of things had to occur (and did) to get us into the playoffs (we had Denver on the ropes in Denever). I probably used one on that last drive in the SB last year too, as well as a few here and there.

I don't want to "waste" my hope on this, until someone can tell me what we need to occur. As I understand it:
-Jags have to lose out
-So does Denver?
-So does Baltimore?

If that is the case (and of course assuming we win out), that's too much to hope for. Just wasting my bullets on it.

Jags will lose next week at NE, so that will give them 8 losses. It won't matter what they do the last week.

Denver is probably in as the first wild card.

Baltimore would have to lose against us and then either Chicago or Oakland.

NYJ will probably lose at Indy next week giving them 7 losses and we might have the tiebreaker against them.

Miami will probably lose at Tennessee and then against us so that would give them 8 losses.

We still have a chance, but a very slim one. It looks like the wild cards will be Denver and Baltimore. That makes the OT loss against the Ravens hurt all the more.

[SteelAbility]

Re: Go Indy

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I feel that you only have so many "lives" (as in cat with nine lives), when it comes to rooting for stuff like this. I think I used one in '05, when we had that improbable run to the SB. I also think I wasted one back in like '89, when a bunch of things had to occur (and did) to get us into the playoffs (we had Denver on the ropes in Denever). I probably used one on that last drive in the SB last year too, as well as a few here and there.

I don't want to "waste" my hope on this, until someone can tell me what we need to occur. As I understand it:
-Jags have to lose out
-So does Denver?
-So does Baltimore?

If that is the case (and of course assuming we win out), that's too much to hope for. Just wasting my bullets on it.

Nope. Jags needed to lose 2 of their final 3. They lost to IND tonight. So down to 1 of final 2. BAL needs to lose 2 of 3 (with one of those being PIT). Denver gets a bit tricky. IMO, we actually want DEN to win out to avoid 3 and 4 way tie-breaks where we lose out on Conference record. DEN has KC and OAK at home. Contrary to popular opinion, I believe continued wins by DEN favor us.

Believe it or not, the following gives us control of our own destiny

Jags lose 1 of next 2 (next game is @NE)
BAL loses to CHI (or OAK in week 17)
NYJ lose one conference game

[flippy]

Re: Go Indy

WooooooooOOOOO!! Keep hope alive.

[papillon]

Re: Go Indy

WooooooooOOOOO!! Keep hope alive.

Preach it brother Flippy!

Pappy

[Lebsteel]

Re: Go Indy

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I feel that you only have so many "lives" (as in cat with nine lives), when it comes to rooting for stuff like this. I think I used one in '05, when we had that improbable run to the SB. I also think I wasted one back in like '89, when a bunch of things had to occur (and did) to get us into the playoffs (we had Denver on the ropes in Denever). I probably used one on that last drive in the SB last year too, as well as a few here and there.

I don't want to "waste" my hope on this, until someone can tell me what we need to occur. As I understand it:
-Jags have to lose out
-So does Denver?
-So does Baltimore?

If that is the case (and of course assuming we win out), that's too much to hope for. Just wasting my bullets on it.

Nope. Jags needed to lose 2 of their final 3. They lost to IND tonight. So down to 1 of final 2. BAL needs to lose 2 of 3 (with one of those being PIT). Denver gets a bit tricky. IMO, we actually want DEN to win out to avoid 3 and 4 way tie-breaks where we lose out on Conference record. DEN has KC and OAK at home. Contrary to popular opinion, I believe continued wins by DEN favor us.

Believe it or not, the following gives us control of our own destiny

Jags lose 1 of next 2 (next game is @NE)
BAL loses to CHI (or OAK in week 17)
NYJ lose one conference game

It may come down to Baltimore knocking us out with the Oakland game. Dare we root for the Bungals to beat the Jets in their last game?

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Go Indy

My Colts pulled out.

My Colts pulled it out.

Otherwise, it sounds like an equine birth control method.