NFL Playoff Scenarios: Raiders and More Teams with No Chance to Make Playoffs

With only a few weeks left in the 2011 season, it's easy to see which teams are out of the playoff race. There are some teams in the thick of it, but when it's all said and done they'll be on the outside looking in this winter. 

Whether the rest of their schedule is too difficult or a team will continue to slide, the hopes of playing in the postseason are lost. 

Here are three teams without a shot at making the playoffs this season. 

Oakland Raiders 

The only way the Raiders will make the playoffs is if the win the AFC West, and that is not happening because Tim Tebow won't let it. 

Currently in ninth place in the AFC, fighting for a wild-card spot will be too difficult for Oakland. The Raiders finish out the season against Detroit, Kansas City and San Diego, and they'll likely only win one of those games, or maybe none at all. 

Oakland would have to run the table in these final three games, and that just isn't possible. Without Darren McFadden, this team doesn't have what it takes to make a strong run at the playoffs, which is very unfortunate because things were looking pretty great for it until Tebow went on a tear. 

Chicago Bears 

We already know the Bears aren't winning the the NFC North, which means they have to finish in the top six of the NFC. 

However, with Jay Cutler and Matt Forte on the sidelines, there is not enough offensive power left for Chicago to win enough games. 

The Bears have lost three games in a row, and it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't win another game this year. They're only averaging 11 points per game during this losing streak, which is proof this offense can't get the team to the playoffs. 

Chicago may be in seventh place right now, but the team is falling apart and will miss out on postseason play. 

Cincinnati Bengals 

Nobody could have predicted the Bengals would be this good so soon. Rookie quarterback Andy Dalton is playing better than anyone expected, but it does help that he has A.J. Green to make big plays. 

At 7-6, the Bengals are in the hunt for a wild-card spot, but actually claiming one is unfortunately not going to happen. Cincinnati can feel great knowing its future is very bright, but the teams ahead of it will not slip. 

Finishing the season against St. Louis, Arizona and Baltimore isn't as pretty as it may look. The Ravens will dominate and the Cardinals are not a team to sleep on. 

The Bengals have lost four of their last five games, and their downward spiral will continue in the final weeks of the 2011 regular season.