CC: NFL Rooting Interests Thread

49ers bad.

No, but like all those scenarios!

If the Lions win and 49ers lose that automatically eliminates san francisco. That would put two 10-win teams in 3 divisions, give the niners 7 losses thereby locking them out of the wild card.

root for the dolphins. root for the lions

Go lions, and go every fantasy football player I have to take me to the championship next week!

We want the same results as have been posted for the past 3 weeks.

So of course I want the Lions to win and the Packers to lose, but I'm also rooting for the 49ers this week. The Lions are currently the 6th seed in the NFC meaning they currently match with the 3rd seed, Philly. I'd rather match up against the 4th seed from the awful NFC South, and we'd need Seattle to lose today for the Lions to move to the 5th seed. Besides, even if the 49ers win today, when the Lions win today the playoff odds in SF are still very low. With this scenario, also root for Dallas to keep the 49ers on the short end of the wildcard hopes.

Go Lions and Go Seahawks.  Knock the 49ers out of playoff contention.

Cheering for the Seahawks and anyone else that eliminates the 49ers. Always cheering for my Carolina Panthers and anything that will help us limp into the playoffs.

Getting the Harbaugh future train moving we need them out of the playoffs. That means the usual teams mentioned (Lions winning, etc). Yet, I'm admittedly thinking way too much about it when I say this next bit: Do we want SF eliminated by Seattle? Do we want the "end of his SF era" to come at the hands of Pete Carroll? Further, I think he is at one of 3 places next year: Michigan, Miami or Oakland. If SF trades him to a team he doesn't want he'll just walk free to CFB or say he won't sign a new deal next year with the new team. All know this. So, SF has to do something in his best interest to get something for him. I think if SF is eliminated today, we'll have some VERY substantial info by Tuesday. Just a feeling. Back to point, what do we want (if anything) out of Oakland? They are who they are and have who they have. Being so young but having pieces in place (Mack, Carr, cap room, etc) makes it a lot more attractive than their current record shows. I don't think losing or winning changes anything there. In Miami it's the same, IMO. If Jim is staying in the NFL, Ross would fire or trade Philbin to get him in a heartbeat. If Ross would truly keep Philbin on with closeout wins than we want them to win but I don't think that matters either. For the millionth time, it's going to ride on what Jim WANTS rather than who can offer what. It's not a game of wooing him for anything outside of crazy money, control & possibly a loaded roster (Miami is a HB & a few more guys away from being very good). So, gist is basically getting SF out of the playoffs ASAP to get info flowing for us. That to me only means the Lions having to win and anything but a Dallas v Philly tie getting Arizona in. Even a SF win with those happening all but guarantees they are out. The NFC is almost set already with the North very likely getting two in, one pitiful but always dangerous South team, East getting at least one of two and the West getting at least one of two: GB, Det, South, Dal & or Phi, Ari (in with anything but a tie in Dal/Phili game) & or Seattle. That's a race for the 6 spots without mentioning SF. SF has to win out and have about 12-15 outcomes go exactly their way to get in. Their out now, another loss & a Lions win this season seals it mathematically. So, I'm sticking to my thought of just cheering for Detroit. They hold the door open or shut it, IMO.

The eagles are on top of that division and the cowboys are ahead of the 49ers in the wildcard, so a cowboys win wouldn't eliminate them but it would do that little bit more make it harder for the 49ers. 

These next two games are essentially must wins for detroit. And it's not too often for a lions win to have significance for Michigan football, so all the better! Go lions go blue!!

Complete playoff implications of this weekend’s games.

Simple frisco lose!!!

Lions Win, no issue there.

I usually don't root against our former, once a Wolverine - Always a Wolverine Players to lose at anything.

How can we get what we want without rooting against Jim Harbaugh? Does anyone have the answer here.

As much as I want them elimated, I can't root against Coach Harbaugh, the guy we have been pleading with to "Come Back Home".

Surprised Packers/Bills sits at 50%. Go Bills.

they need the Cowboys/Philly game to end in a W/L, not a tie. They obviously need the Packers to lose.

If the Lions wins the next two game(which they should given the schedule), they are a lock to make the playoff with 11 wins bc of the Cowboys/Eagles result.  If Lions wins out, they could potentially play for the #1 seed and clinch the NFC North title.

Lions... And Packers and Dallas lose. SF loss would be nice, but they're not making the playoffs.

And of course!! When the lions have a chance to help us by knocking the niners out of the playoffs, they blow it!! They never fail to disappoint!! At least they are consistent

Thank you Jason Jones!

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