Paydirt Report: Week 14It comes down to two more weeks to see who will get in and who will be stopped at the door. The AFC East is still up for grabs, and the Wild Card race is a wild one between 3 Wild Wild West teams. All the divisions on the NFC side is up for grabs except the North. The Wild Card race in the AFC is even a wilder one than the AFC.
Congrats to awest827 and jouameng for entering the 100 win club. The only one left to have a chance to join the club this year is voegma who sits at 99 wins.
Game of the week goes to the Pittsburgh Steelers win over division foe Cleveland Browns 14-13. As their is no love lost between these two teams it must be sweet redemption for the Steelers who are out of the playoff hunt, to knock off their division leading rivals and to put a monkey wrench into the Browns first round bye hopes. And they did it in dramatic fashion with a late 45 yd TD pass from QB Hamilton to RB Casper with 1:36 left. And an extra point had to be made into a stiff 10 mph wind to seal the deal. Now on to the rest of the PFL.
AFC
West
Oakland(12-2) has clinched the division and is battling Miami(12-2) for home field advantage. But the big story is the rest of the division madness. Kansas City's(9-5) win over San Diego(9-5) knotts up the battle for the last AFC wild card spot. Denver(9-5) wins also as the three teams have 2 weeks to settle the deal. Who will it be?
East
Miami(12-2) keeps winning and by winning I mean a league leading 9th straight. The only problem is.........Buffalo(11-3) keeps winning as well. With their 7th consecutive victory. The Bills haven't lost since losing to the Dolphins back in week 7. Miami hasn't lost since week 5 and you guessed it, to Buffalo. They both get a shot at New England(3-11) and NY Jets(3-11) these last two weeks. A great opportunity for both the Patriots and the Jets to stick it to the man and turn everything upside down.
North
Cleveland(10-4) can be in cruise mode now as their playoff ticket has been punched and a shot at a first round bye is pretty dim. Their smiling in Pittsburgh(6-8) after their thrilling victory over the Browns this week. Baltimore(5-9) lost their 5th straight while Cincinnati(4-9-1) wins to get their GM one game closer to that magic 100 win mark.
South
Houston(11-3) bounces back with a win and still has an outside shot at a first round bye. Jacksonville(6-8), Indianapolis(4-10 and Tennessee(2-12) are just waiting for 1978 to come to an end.
NFC
East
Washington(9-5) and Dallas(8-5-1) both win again to race for that NFC East title. With Dallas having the tougher schedule to finish the year, the edge has to go to Washington. This will be fun to watch to see how it plays out. NY Giants(7-7) and Philadelphia(2-11-1) are trying to figure out where to watch the playoffs.
West
Seattle(9-5) has tied Los Angeles(9-5) for the division lead again. They will face off head to head this week in a huge game. Arizona(8-6) has battled their way back into the picture and will play Seattle in week 16 in what could be a win and your in game. San Francisco(0-14) is just trying to save zdowntime's job. They need a win in either of their last two games.
North
Nothing to see here as Green Bay(11-3) had this division locked up in week 2. They have clinched a first round bye and are working towards that important home field advantage. Detroit(4-10), Minnesota(4-10) and Chicago(2-12) players have already had their exit interviews.
South
Tampa Bay(10-3-1) clings to a 1.5 game lead in the south over the surprising New Orleans Saints(9-5). These two teams will battle it out this week in another huge division game. Atlanta(8-6) is on life support after going down with their 3rd loss in a row. Carolina(6-8) is in a prime position to play a spoiler role with division rivals.
Games to Watch Week 15Baltimore @ Kansas City
San Diego @ Cincinnati
Denver @ Detroit
Green Bay @ Dallas
Washington @ Cleveland
San Francisco @ Arizona
Seattle @ Los Angeles -
Battle RoyaleCarolina @ Atlanta
NY Jets @ Miami
Buffalo @ New England
Tampa Bay @ New Orleans -
Battle Royale