Week 16 Football Outsiders Rankings
Football Outsiders has their week 16 football rankings up here. Previously, I explained why I like Football Outsiders here.
The amazing thing to me is just how bad Atlanta looks in these rankings, at number 19. In fact, much of the NFC playoff mix looks bad, with ATL, SEA, and GB sitting at 19,20,and 21. On the flip side, Buffalo and 5 and Baltimore at 7 could be the best teams to miss the playoffs. Buffalo in particular has really been playing lights out, but they still need some help this week to make the playoffs given their really bad start and the strength of the AFC.
Interestingly, Buffalo gets in if they win and the Colts beat the Broncos. The Colts are likely to play one of these teams in the first round. If I were the Colts, I would much much much rather face the Broncos in the first round than the surging Bills. Bledsoe may be a playoff question mark, but Plummer is even more so. Therefore, the Colts, despite what Dungee is saying lately, have zero incentive to win this weekend and every reason to take a dive.
