I was thinking more along the lines of:
@GB - win, we get our act together during the bye and win a shootout 37-34
MIN - win, we get out first home win and get to .500
TB - win, we get our first 3 game win streak
@DET - loss, DET beats us in a tight game, 24-20, now 6-6
DAL - win, Romo still hurting, Cowboys come back down to earth (they just lost to WAS), 7-6
NO - win, outdoors and cold, NO loses, 8-6
DET - win, dome team outdoors in winter, we get revenge and make Division really interesting. 9-6
@MIN - win, with season on the line we destroy MIN to go 10-6 and still miss the playoffs.
We end up 10-6, no playoffs, and the 20th pick.