Week by week "Who to Root for"

Okay so I know there's a ton of these threads out there and I apologize if this is redundant. Just thought I'd offer something a little unique here.

The games with the asterisks behind them* denote the games that are necessary to activate the Saints "most likely" path to the playoffs. Keep in mind there are literally about 30 different scenarios but this is just the most likely.

The last thing to remember is that if the Saints finish 10-6 and if Tampa Bay beats Carolina tomorrow night our chances of making the playoffs are pretty darned strong - I'd guestimate about 75%. If Carolina bets Tampa Bay tomorrow I'd guestimate our chances of making the playoffs at 10-6 are only about 35%. I don't know if anybody yet has indicated how freaking HUGE the Tampa/Carolina game is for us. Tampa over Carolina might be the single most important "non-Saints" game for the rest of the way.

Week 14

Tampa Bay over Carolina*


Week 15

New Orleans over Chicago*
Tampa Bay over Atlanta*
Cincinnati over Washington
Denver over Carolina
New York Giants over Dallas
Philadelphia over Cleveland


Week 16

New Orleans over Detroit*
Baltimore over Dallas
Minnesota over Atlanta
New York Giants over Carolina*
Philadelphia over Washington*


Week 17

New Orleans over Carolina*
St. Louis over Atlanta
Dallas v’s Philadelphia (too soon to tell - most likely root for Philly)
San Francisco over Washington