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Published on 12/28/2009 at Mon Dec 28 10:30.
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Denver Broncos 2009 Playoff Scenarios

Posted Mon Dec 28th by

According to the NFL, the Denver Broncos can advance to the 2009 playoffs with one of these ten scenarios coming to fruition:

The Denver Broncos need to win and get help to advance to the playoffs in 2009. (Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

The Denver Broncos need to win and get help to advance to the playoffs in 2009. (Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

  1. DEN win + NYJ loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR
  2. DEN win + NYJ loss or tie + PIT loss or tie OR
  3. DEN win + NYJ loss or tie + HOU win OR
  4. DEN win + BAL loss or tie + PIT loss or tie OR
  5. DEN win + BAL loss or tie + HOU win OR
  6. PIT loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + JAC loss OR
  7. PIT loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + NYJ loss OR
  8. PIT loss + BAL loss + JAC loss + NYJ loss OR
  9. PIT loss + HOU loss + JAC loss + NYJ loss OR
  10. MIA loss or tie + NYJ loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + JAC loss or tie

Note that all scenarios require a loss or tie by either the Jets or Ravens. New York and Baltimore control their own destiny; Denver does not.  The Broncos also cannot find themselves in a two-way tie with Pittsburgh; as Earl broke down beautifully earlier, either the Steelers must lose, or the Texans must win.

Schedules:

  • Denver is at home against Kansas City.
  • The Jets are home against the Bengals, a game which the NFL flexed to its prime time slot Monday.
  • The Ravens travel to Oakland, who can play spoiler to another AFC team. Or Al Davis can play spoiler to Denver by laying down against B’more. Just win, baby.
  • Houston is home against New England; the Patriots and Bengals are fighting for seeding, so both have something for which to play.
  • Pittsburgh is at Miami, who may have the faintest pulse imaginable.  If every 8-7 team loses, the ‘Fins could still find a way into the tournament at 8-8, as unbelievable as that sounds.

In fact, those last five scenarios that favor the Broncos don’t mention a Broncos win.  If all of those stars align, the Broncos will make the playoffs, no matter if they’re 9-7 or 8-8.

The Broncos are still alive, if just barely.  A loss by either the Ravens or Jets seems possible, but it’ll be hard to avoid a tiebreaker with the reigning champs.  But, hey — stranger things have happened.

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  • d_e_e

    My prediction of 10 wins fell a little short so I'm sad about that, but I feel the best is yet to come for these Broncos…. whatever happens this weekend I'm proud of how they didnt quit.

    Whatever happens next sunday aside, I am happy about the direction they are headed, lets face it no one expected them to be here back in August.

    It hurts, but it doesn't hurt as much as last year. The Broncos will be back , I'll be here with them, (maybe not on this site if Chicago wins 6 games) … but here in spirit.

    Should be an interesting weekend.

  • FLIPING THE BIRD

    wELL GOOD BYE dEE WONT MISS YA!
    fOR THE BROCOS THIER IS ALWAYS NEXT YEAR LOL.YA RIGHT

  • john

    Last question, If the jets, balt, houston, and us win, i understand that the jets get the #5 seed, so its a 3 way tie with us, hou, and balt for the #6 seed. Now wouldnt WE win that due to conference record or common opponents?

  • mikebirty

    i'm not saying it looks bad but i just got an email from NFL shop titled “end of season sale”

  • d_e_e

    If your girlfriend doesn't win next week I won't be going anywhere, your a prick I've realized that, I'll have to put up with your BS if I stay.

    Mileslow or Milesho , whatever your name is.

  • robtink242

    I know this is totally off topic but anyone else noticed the presence of Robert Ayers. We drafted him as a DE/OLB but the guy plays pure LB. He covers and he plays the run. Personally I don't think he'll ever be liked Doom or the common Hybrid pass rusher. But i do like him at LB the guy is certainly better than Jarvis Moss in all ways.

    Back to the playoff picture. The Broncos will make the playoffs with the # DEN win + NYJ loss or tie + HOU win scenario. I have no faith in Oakland and i shouldn't. Pittsburgh is a mystery Miami has to be the most inconsistent team next to us.

  • robtink242

    he's an annoying prick if your talking about milelow/milehigh or what ever his/her alias is.

  • Andpark

    That's it dude, if this happens that will be our best shot. Not that long of a shot either. Jets got handed this chance but Cin will take care of biz. NE will be resting and Texans looked good this last weekend. Best shot, I'll predict 75% the Jets lose and Texans win.

  • vince_mairne

    Well said dee!!! The team took a huge step in the right direction this year, especially on defense!!!

    If Chicago does win it's 6 games I wouldn't honor the bet! We need to have real Bronco fans on here instead of guys/girls like mileslow or milesho. They guy/girl can't spell or use grammer correctly.

  • http://manchester-architects.com T-Money

    Still have to beat the chiefs.

  • anthony33

    d_e_e_

    You're not going anywhere. Everyone had strong opinions before the season started because of all the turmoil and emotions ran high. kerry pisses me off when he becomes overly negative, but he does make good points in general. You both add value to the site with your opinions.

    Moving on:
    I have mixed emotions about this team. While I am disappointed in what could have been, I am happy the sesaon turned out much better than I predicted. With the exception of a couple of games, the Broncos beat themselves with inconsistency and stupid penalties.

    If you think about it realistically this team was just north of being an expansion team. New head coach, new GM, new defensive coordinator and all new assistant coaches with the exception of Dennison and Turner. To that add and entire new complicated offensive system, a new defensive system (4-3 to 3-4) not to mention 7 new starters on defense, a new QB and new running backs from top to bottom. Not quite an exapansion team, but not far from it. Most of us would have taken 9-7 in August, no questions asked.

    Started the season 6-0 because they played decent, turnover free football and got a ton of good breaks. From that point forward I think reality kicked in, they got a lot of bad breaks and played sloppy football.

    All said and done… I am okay with how this team did this year regardless of what happens next week. They are better than last years squad, not by much, but still better.

    Next year… if Brandstater is not the answer, we need take a shot at a Claussen or the best QB in the draft. Orton is not the long erm answer, too many weaknesses.

  • FLIPING THE BIRD

    you guys are dreaming for get it broncos are not going to the playoffs..
    they will just get thier ass kick anyways.broncos lost thier chance when they lost to the oakland raiders.they dont even deserve a chance.
    if I cared about my grammer i would fix it but it pisses you girls off.so ill let you guys vent on my grammer.Ill provide that your welcome.
    No matter what the broncos are not going face it.you want to get mad cause its the truth pick on my grammer then.
    BRONCOS LOOSE TO THE CHIEFS 24 TO 7 AND THEN YOU GUYS WILL REALY CRY ABOUT MY GRAMMER THEN.

  • FLIPING THE BIRD

    franchise is a mess.go to your rooms and clean it up.filthy little pigs.

  • milelows

    This team is not better then last years team.funning game avredge over 4.0 yard per carry.Pass for way more yards last year.The Broncos are the same as they were last year 8-8 team.you are what you are 8-8.the broncos wont beat the chiefs.If your okay with the broncos sucking then im okay with it to.go detriot oh i mean broncos.

  • fliping the bird

    Good bye Dee see ya.Go some were else and be a winner.its ben funny oh i mean fun.

  • robtink242

    i hear you and i love Jimmy Claussen. But he's entering the draft and he probably is a 10 pick. So i doubt we'll get his talents. But, this is a QB rich draft and there is lots of talented guys we can find through rounds 3-5. But i do like Bradstater but if he's not the answer luck for us the following draft class looks to be rich at QB. There is also a guy by the name of Terrelle Pryor out of Ohio State that looks promising.

  • accessdenied

    you are no real fan. don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya!

  • kerry

    bye bye buddy. its been real.

  • WhidbeyBronco

    what exactly was the bet anyway, i forget?

  • d_e_e

    Thanks for the support anthony33

    However I must keep my word no matter how shocking the result, I'm more pissed that Chicago winning hurts the possible draft pick Denver may receive. Even in my defeat my ultimate motive was hope for a better draft position for team.

    I've always been about this team , I love this team… and I loved this site, but Kerry won and I will now leave. (Kerry, I did make you sweat though)

    Thanks again Anthony,

  • WhidbeyBronco

    Can't we add a “block this person's posts” function to this site?

    Really, I believe more folks would comment if we didn't have to scroll past the idiots to do so…

  • kerry

    if the Bears win 6 games Dee has to leave this site and never post here again. if they only had won 5, i would have to leave. but thats all a moot point now.

  • kerry

    you know something, normally im all for shameless self promotion when it comes to being right about the Broncos. but your showing of graciousness in the face of a lost bet makes me not wanna have you go from the site.

    as one bronco fan to another i offer a reprieve for you to stay. what say you?

  • d_e_e

    Wow Kerry hope you didnt trip over yourself as you ran to the computer when the game ended.

    There is no way you would have predicted that going into Week 17 Chicago would only have 6 wins, but I keep my word, you won and I lost.

    Its been fun.

  • WhidbeyBronco

    yeah, you annoy me almost as much as Kerry does but accept his reprieve (?) without shame and stay. We need all the true fans we can get.

  • WhidbeyBronco

    lol shouldn't we be discussing the Broncos here anyway? Cut looked good tonight didn't he? lol

    Gawd does that boy need coaching eh?

  • d_e_e

    lol Kerry it was never anything personal with you, we had different opinions yes, but I always thought you made good points. I thank you for the offer I appreciate it, around this time I did take a break from the site just because of the way last year ended.

    I accept your offer and thank you, hopefully this weekend it works out for the Broncos, thats my hope. I'm not ready for the Bronco Season to end yet, and I'm really not ready to leave this site yet.

  • d_e_e

    I annoy you because of Cutler, and looks like that will continue. lol

  • d_e_e

    Didnt want to come off sounding like a smartass in the “tripping over yourself” paragraph, dont know how it came across.

    Again everything with you was all in good fun, never personal at all.

  • d_e_e

    Cutler played well, but its the same thing with interceptions at the worst times. I think if Peterson doesnt fumble there the game is over.

    However, I will give Cutler his due, tonight he looked good. Also it did make me realize what Orton is not compared to Cutler, both good and bad.

  • DantePakistan

    I like our chances and please don't not leave d_e_e. GO BRONCOS!!!

  • CONFUSED

    SOMEONE PLZ help me.How are the BRONCOS sitting in the 5 seed spot? If they dont control their own destiny. I understand the jets being their, shouldnt the RAVENS be their, seeing the jets and ravens are the only 2 teams that control their destiny with a win their IN.Have u ever looked at the playoff scenarios u need 2 read them SMOKN weed or ur brain will IMPLODE.

  • CONFUSED

    http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/standings/playoffr… I dont know now any more theirs the link its only CBSSPORTS.NFL what do they know?(LOL) I've found another site that has the BRONCOS at #7 spot with the ravens and jets at 5 and 6 where i thought they should be, its CRAZY the BRONCOS can lose and get in and win and not get in depending on outcome of other games.

  • MAYBE NOT CONFUSED!

    http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/standings/playoffr… I dont know anymore theirs the link that has BRONCOS at #5 seed its only CBSSPORTS.NFL what do they know(LOL)?I've found another site that has jets and ravens at 5 and 6 spot where i thought they should be and BRONCOS at #7 spot. So its probably a mistake.Its nuts the broncos can lose and still get in and win and not get in depending on outcome of other games and still not control their destiny. But thats on them, remember last year? WOW!Their like the METS of the NFL.

  • MAYBE NOT CONFUSED!

    Forget it might be a mistake found another site that has jets and ravens at 5 and 6 and broncos at #7.CBSsportsNFL.com had them at 5 spot.

  • MAYBE I UNDERSTAND

    http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/standings/playoffr… Think it might be a mistake heres link that has them at 5 seed, CBSsports what do they know?But found another site with standing that had jets and ravens in 5 and 6 spot and BRONCOS in #7 spot.

  • http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/standings/playoffrace/seeds BRONCO

    Might be a mistake found another site that had jets and ravens in 5 and 6 spot and broncos in the 7spot. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/standings/playoffr…

  • cjs444

    SORRY about duplicates of same comments

  • CJS444

    SORRY about duplicate comments

  • mikebirty

    Some sites are showing the Broncos as the 5th seed because they would be the 5th seed IF the season ended today. But the season doesn't end today, it ends after next weeks game and the if the Jets beat the Bengals then that means that brings some other calculation into place that means the Jets have a better something-or-other than the Broncos so they would sit above the Broncos if they won, irrespective of what the Broncos do.

  • anthony33

    class act mr. kerry

  • anthony33

    Whidbey

    While annoying, I do find it funny that only way this raider clown gets any entertainment is by going on other teams sites and exposing his, her (heshe) stupidity.

  • herc_rock

    You obvoiusly don't care about spelling either.

  • herc_rock

    Or coherence

  • Peter

    this was sappy as hell. I’m gonna be sick. and don’t forget the cinci game. If the broncos don’t make the playoffs then I consider this season a flop. should be 7-8 right now.

  • Anonymous

    Playoffs, forgetabout it! As I stated last week after the season ending loss to the Raiders, the Broncos are done. McD may or may not recognize the reality, but the players do. I expect little effort beyond the first half against the “Chefs” and an eventual final game loss.

    So, what to do? Start working on next season with the final game of this season. Start Brandstater (sp) and see what he can do. He’s been learning all season and he sure couldn’t screw up the offense worse than Orton. Oh, and install a vertical passing game. Enough of the bubble screens after a “play-action fake to the RB” on third and long. The defenses ignore the RB and know the Broncos will throw short and hope for a break-away run by the receiver. Enough! Enough! Enough! Make the defense adjust for medium to long passes on 2nd and 3rd and long.

    Use Buckholter (sp) as the starting RB, if he is healthy (he appears to not be at full go the past few games) and put in Hillis for 3rd and 4th and short yardage. Bench Moreno (think the Bears would trade for him?) or only put him in as the ‘safety valve” receiver/back on third and long and not in the “maximum protection” set as he can’t block in addition to being too small and too slow.

    Anyway, that’s the way I see it. Oh, and do you think Al Davis will let the Raiders win next Sunday if it means helping the Broncos into the playoffs? Neither do I. Not to mention, if, by some miracle the Broncos do make it into the playoffs, how much fun will it be to watch New England or Cincy take their revenge on the Broncos and blow them out. Both teams have a score to settle after losing games, on the road, to the Broncos, that they thought they should have won.

  • CJS444

    Im an idiot THANK YOU been following football 4ever your absolutely right cant believe i missed that, if the seasoned ended today positions DURRRRRRR!Bizarrre though.Thanks again take care.

  • milelow

    who cares thier aint going to win againts the chiefs any way.Face it broncos suck ass this year and the next and the next

  • WhidbeyBronco

    xx00

  • broncoinva9986

    look in Denver win this week. and then makes the playoffs than the Broncos win a Playoff game that is TEN wins so it would be tie

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