Wild Card #1 is almost certain to go to the loser of the NFC North, most likely Minnesota, but quite possibly Green Bay.Wild Card #2 is currently held by Atlanta who is now one game ahead after starting out 5-0.Even if Atlanta beats Carolina twice, plus the Vikings and Saints, we will still leapfrog them if we win out the next 6 games. Our only competition as of today is Seattle who also sits at 5-5.Atlanta's remaining games - Vikings, US, Panthers, Jags, Panthers, Saints I'll say they narrowly beat Minnesota, lose to us, split with the panthers, beat the Jags, and beat the Saints.ATL final record 10-6... I see that as best possible scenario for them.Seattle's remaining games - Steelers, Vikings, Ravens, Browns, Rams, CardinalsI'm predicting wins against Baltimore, Cleveland, St Louis, and Arizona [will be resting starters]SEA final record 9-7... Best scenario would be 10-6... don't see them running the tableJust for the hell of it let's look at Minnesota's remaining scheduleMinnesota's remaining games - Falcons, Seahawks, Cardinals, Bears, Giants, PackersOn second thought... Minnesota may be set to plummet!They should lose to Atlanta, beat Seattle, lose to Arizona, beat Chicago, lose to the Giants, lose to the Packers......MIN final record 9-7... Best scenario would be 10-6... don't see them getting 11 wins.SO.....Let's say realistically.... ATL 10-6...SEA 9-7...MINN 9-7....Obviously if we run the table, we're in... but, as long as we can control the tiebreaker with ATL, we still can afford to drop a game.... so the goal is 6-0 with margin for error being 5-1Without further adue..Our remaining games... Colts, Falcons, Saints, Rams, Bears, PanthersColts - Make their offense one-dimensional by taking away the run, Sterling Moore on TY Hilton, we should limit Luck/Hasselback and company to maybe 2tds and 2fgs.. with the bar set at around 20 points, the offense needs to score three times against a sub par Colt defense. Their run D is physical, but Doug matches up well especially if we get Marpet back, as far as their passing D.. Mike and Vince should get theirs and ASJ will help greatly if he can find the green this week... BUCS WIN 31-20 [6-5]Falcons - Assuming they beat the Vikings, Atlanta will be one game up, however the victory would put us over them due to tie breaker, which is gonna be very valuable by season's end, not to mention they are in our conference and we currently sit at [2-1] in our division games. Judging by the last game, it's clear they gave us the win more than we took it. However, that was the start of us really turning the corner [if indeed that is what we have done]. I expect a more competitive defense [they won't likely give up as many turnovers]. We have to be disciplined defensively, make them work for everything they get and capitalize when we can. They will score points so we have to match them. I expect a big game from Doug here, and by this point we should certainly have the services of ASJ to give us what may be our first complete game with EVANS/VJAX/ASJ this year. I think this one comes down to the wire, and we pull off a last second drive to victory. BUCS WIN 30-27 [7-5]Saints- If we can beat em in Nawlins, we can beat em at home. Brees wasn't at 100% in week 2. We will get a better showing from their offense. Much like the week before against the Falcons, our offense will really have to rise to the occasion. The Saints tend to struggle in TB, but I still expect them to pass for 3 tds and score 27-31 points. We need to take advantage of their terrible defense and match Drew Brees score for score. Doug should take off against them and with the Dunkaneers in full force, I expect Jameis to be the difference maker yet again as we move one step closer to a playoff berth. BUCS WIN 37-31 [8-5]Rams- Yes, there defense can be pretty stout, however this team is plummeting as of late. Foles is garbage. Gurley can only do so much on his own. If we take away Gurley's running, or at least limit him most of the day, Foles will be suckered into at least a couple turnovers, and we can grind out a game similar to Dallas a couple weeks ago. It's a Thursday night game, so we're on a short week, the offense will be exhausted after a battle at home with the Saints followed by a trip to St Louis.. we have to be prepared for a physical and mental grind, but I like our offense against there defense more than theirs against ours. BUCS WIN 20-10 [9-5]Bears- Cutler's Bears are competitive lately, dominating the Rams in blow out fashion and hanging tough with the Broncos.. We can't take them lightly by no means, but this is a very winnable game. Offensively they can move the ball, they are pretty well balanced, Adam Gase has done a great job with Cutler. Martellus Bennett could propose a major challenge to our safeties and Forte/Langford is a running attack that could keep us on our toes all day. Another game that two months ago I would have questioned, but riding the wave I feel confident in our chances. Doug should run wild on their defense and if our big receivers can out physical their DBs we should wrap this one up early. BUCS WIN 24-13 [10-5]Panthers- If they rest their starters, which they likely will, let's just call it a victory and forget about our past struggles against Derek Anderson. If they play their starters the full game, I see us keeping it competitive up until the end but then it's Cam vs Jameis... At this point it's likely that we will have clinched a wild card Berth, with not much to play for, so we may be resting starters as well, provided we come into the game at 10-5 as predicted. If this game becomes a must-win, and they play their starters for four quarters it will be really tough, but a great indication of whether we are really playoff ready. I would love to see Jameis get his redemption with a game winning drive in the fourth. Most likely though it's a game between Glennon and Anderson... GLENNON WINS 19-13 [11-5]All this to say..... our future over the next six weeks looks a lot brighter than our competition which is ATLANTA, MINNESOTA, and SEATTLE.GO BUCS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
