Which 0-2 team can still make the playoffs?

[DirtDirtDirt]

Yeah, I actually like Cole. However, they need that big, physical presence on the outside.

Me too, I do also think the Lee loss could eventually be felt

 

[richig07]

This is somewhat true as well, but Rodgers greatness had a lot to do with it

The Browns losses are really 100% on the kicker

As I am typing this I also realize the Bears are not 0-2 lol

I know Rodgers had a lot to do with it. I would never dispute his ability to pull that shit off as being 100% authentic.

However... this being said. This isn't as bad as a missed field goal? I mean... 2:39 and Green Bay with no timeouts at their own 25. This drive is TD or bust and Rodgers decided to have a game of catch with Kyle Fuller. lol (I know Adams fell also... but the point remains)

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

I know Rodgers had a lot to do with it. I would never dispute his ability to pull that shit off as being 100% authentic.

However... this being said. This isn't as bad as a missed field goal? I mean... 2:39 and Green Bay with no timeouts at their own 25. This drive is TD or bust and Rodgers decided to have a game of catch with Kyle Fuller. lol (I know Adams fell also... but the point remains)

Ahhhh yeah, I saw that live

Totally awful, fair catchable

 

[ATL96Steeler]

The 0-2 stat is a bit misleading for a few reasons.

- Most 0-2 teams in any given season are downright bad and don't have anywhere near a playoff roster. If you have a talented roster and simply lost a couple close of games. Those chances are a bit better than 11% - I would say. The Saints last year had no issue getting in... Many, many examples like this.

- If you are one of those decent/good teams who just caught a couple bad breaks in the first two games. Reeling off 2 in a row probably isn't all that difficult, at all. At which point, I believe the chances shoot all the way up to 35-40%. 3-2 gets you to something like 50%. So... this early? Things change very quickly.

2 games is just too small of a sample size to begin reading into playoff chances. IMO, the real damning stat seems to be 3-5. I remember reading that gives you a similar chance. 8 games in... you probably are who you are. Now, you're in a position where you essentially have only 1 loss in the way of breathing room for the entire second half of the season.

2 games is too small of a small, but I would narrow it down to 6 games max. Unless your team has had a major loss (suspension, injury, etc.) after playing 6 times, you pretty much are what your record says you are.

 

[richig07]

2 games is too small of a small, but I would narrow it down to 6 games max. Unless your team has had a major loss (suspension, injury, etc.) after playing 6 times, you pretty much are what your record says you are.

Yeah, I would agree that 2-4 is a pretty darn slim chance. 8-2 from a team who lost 4 of their first 6 is slim, slim, slim.

 

[CaptainStubing]

texans definitely going to do it .... maybe seahawks

 

[Judge Fudge]

texans definitely going to do it .... maybe seahawks

I misred the Texans. I was thinking that they were a 8-8 team because they were in a tough divison.

Jacksonville is 3-8(13-3) and near dumpster fire mode.
Tennessee is inconsistent 5-6(11-5).

Indianapolis is getting ready for a playoff run at 6-5 when i thought 6-10.

It is true. The AFC South is Bizzaro world

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I misred the Texans. I was thinking that they were a 8-8 team because they were in a tough divison.

Jacksonville is 3-8(13-3) and near dumpster fire mode.
Tennessee is inconsistent 5-6(11-5).

Indianapolis is getting ready for a playoff run at 6-5 when i thought 6-10.

It is true. The AFC South is Bizzaro world

I think a healthy Texans team is a tough out.

 

[Judge Fudge]

I think a healthy Texans team is a tough out.

Very. I think that there are only 2 that can that are playoff bound

 

[JMR]

If Seattle makes it (which seems like a high probability at this point), they'll be 2 for 2 in the RW era starting 0-2 and making the playoffs.

I think the OP in this thread included a stat along the lines of teams that start 0-2 have an 11% chance. Not really the best way to look at historical data. Maybe 11% of the teams that started 0-2 throughout history have made it, but that doesn't really mean that any given team in the future that starts 0-2 has an 11% chance.

 

[RobToxin]

Outside of the Jags the AFC South is a mess so the Texans could recover imo.

This man!

Look at this right here!

 

[Trudem]

This man!

Look at this right here!

I’ll take it!

 

[SeattleCoug]

Houston has all but sewn up a playoff spot and Seattle looks pretty as well.

Seattle has 4 of the last 5 at home and 3 of the last 5 are against the Cards and Niners.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Pretty cool to have a thread like this and note who the 0-2 teams were at that time, then fast forward to the present and see which of those teams have progressed to the point of being a playoff contender. Obviously Houston has risen to the top and seems almost at this point to be a shoo-in. And Seattle has fought their way back into the thick of it. Had I been around at the time and voted, my choice probably would have been none of the above.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

texans definitely going to do it

NOT SO FAST