There are two likely equal scenarios:
Win at NE, go 11-6 , Win Division, and we end up #2 or 3 seed
Lose at NE, finish 10-7, Wild Card, and end up as the # 7 seed
With Raiders win on the ESPN Playoff Machine and projecting using WL%, I now have us:
Win at NE then #3 seed and home vs LA Chargers
Lose at NE then #7 and at New England again
Hard to believe watching Derek Carr play that Mac Jones get so much hype compared to guys like Carr. How do you think things would be going if Carr was on NE and Jones on Vegas. For me, it's laughable the narrative around Jones.
Minimal if any loss, the others also out are more of a problem.
Baker is in the high 20s in almost all the QB stats, and this with a quality line, backs and receivers around him. Overrated
Cueing the over/under on the number of times the media tells how HARD it is to beat the Pats coming off a loss. It is virtually impossible to beat Belichick coming off a loss........even though its already happened this year, happened twice last year including a 3 and 4 game losing streak, the year before with Tommy Brady, twice the year before that, and the year before that.......
Good point I agree, he needs to be aggressive in this game especially. He might be able to get away with chipping away at a weaker opponent-not this week.
The NFL has done a good job of handling the situation. I don't know that as a business you could do any better job. They've balanced health and safety with people still being able to work. They have some very reasonable people like Dr. Sills advising them.