The Jets will make the playoffs due to two teams laying down:

[YoFuggedaboutit]

i definately agree.


i see your point , and it is valid. however, i agree with hoodie on this. i don't care how hard fought the wins were, after all is said and done, 9-7 is still 9-7.  and with that record, you really shouldn't be in the mix at all. i hate the wild card. all it does is give mediocre teams a shot at winning by circumstance, luck, and from momentum at the right time. it cheats the teams that have legitimately dominated all year.  just like when the steelers won from a wildcard spot a few years ago.

Or on the OTHER side of the coin, it shows how a good team that was beaten out by another team in its division can wreak havoc in the playoffs. 

Case in point- Baltimore and Philly, two six seeds in the playoffs, ended up playing for their respective conference championships. 

[dolphantom]

^^^^   good point, but  IMO, i still think the only thing a 9-7 team in the playoffs is good for is shaking things up. playing spoiler. aside from a  few rare times, the right 2 teams always meet in the end. so really the whole argument is irrelevant anyway. but it makes for fun debate.

[Spider-Dan]

^^^^   good point, but  IMO, i still think the only thing a 9-7 team in the playoffs is good for is shaking things up. playing spoiler.

A 9-7 team was one defensive stand away from winning the title less than a year ago.

[dolphantom]

^^^^  i know. that's my point though. the wildcard puts teams that dont deserve to be there , in a position to win by luck or momentum at the right time. .( ex- 2009 jets backing in , the 2007 giants, the 2005 steelers). its not like the world series where the truly better team will prevail over the course of 7 games. in football , its one and done.