Obviously, it’s very daunting. But since I missed one very narrow scenario in last week’s edition that ended up coming to fruition, let’s lay it out for the record.
The path is simple, and massive:
- Broncos win out. Doing so also eliminates the Chargers in the process.
- Raiders lose out (Colts, Chargers)
- Ravens lose out (Rams, Steelers)
- Dolphins lose two out of three (Saints, Titans, Patriots)
- Browns beat the Steelers on Monday Night
- Bengals beat the Browns in Week 18
On the other hand, if instead you want to “root” for the highest first round pick, the highest I believe they can get is 6th overall, as follows:
- Broncos lose out
- Panthers win out (Saints, Bucs)
- Seahawks win out (Lions, Cardinals)
- Bears win out (Giants, Vikings)
- Dolphins win one game (Saints, Titans, Patriots)
- Falcons win one game (Bills, Saints)
- Washington wins one game (Eagles, Giants)