Inspired initially by the excitement of the four-game winning streak, for the past four weeks I have been taking an unusual approach to track the Washington Football Team’s chances of making the playoffs. I took the lead from Bill in Bangkok, whose irrepressible optimism continues into Week 17, despite the fact that all remaining playoff scenarios require the WFT to become the first team in NFL history to make the playoffs with a losing record two years in a row.
The Week 16 massacre in Dallas marked a turning point for me. In fact, it was the first offensive play from scrimmage that finally burst my bubble and made it impossible to maintain the willful suspension of disbelief required to maintain the hope that the Football Team could become a playoff contender in 2021.