Tiebreaker which gave Miami the division

[ALP]

sry to bring up old memories and old discussions, but was talking about this w/ someone, and i forgot which tiebraker was used to give miami the division, and why it was a stupid tiebraker to use

thanks

 

[fnordcircle]

Re: tiebraker which gave miami the division

sry to bring up old memories and old discussions, but was talking about this w/ someone, and i forgot which tiebraker was used to give miami the division, and why it was a stupid tiebraker to use

thanks

Conference record.

They had identical common opponents records cause MIA lost to Arizona but beat San Diego.

 

[jmt57]

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It came down to the 4th tiebreaker, which is record within the conference. If you look at who the teams beat and lost to, the difference was the Dolphins defeating San Diego, who beat the Pats.

NFL Tie-Breaking Procedures

1.) Head-to Head -- Tied 1-1
2.) W-L in Division -- Pats 4-2, Dolphins 4-2
3.) W-L in Common Games -- all games were common except for the Pats two versus #1 teams (Colts, Steelers) and the Dolphins versus #4 teams (Texans, Ravens.) Forget the debate whether playing each other is a 'common game' or not; it's irrelevant since it would end the tiebreaker back at rule #1, and if not, being 1-1 or 0-0 makes no difference.

The Dolphins lost to both Baltimore and Houston, and the Pats lost to both Indy and Pittsburgh; their record against common opponents was an identical 11-3 (or 10-2, depending on your point of view.)

4.) W-L in Conference Games -- Against the AFC West, Miami lost to Arizona in week 2, then beat Seattle by 2 in week 10, St Louis by 4 in week 13, and SF by 5 in week 15. That leaves a 8-4 record against AFC teams. The Pats swept the NFC West, leaving them with a 7-5 within the conference -- and Miami wins the tiebreaker.

In the name of unbiased reporting and for those that look at the glass as half-empty, Miami beat San Diego - at home - and the Pats did not beat them - on the road - and that was the difference in the record against AFC teams between the Pats and the Dolphins.


EDIT: as fnordcircle mentioned, had the Pats and Dolphins results against the Chargers and Cardinals - a net 1-1 won-loss record - been reversed (i.e., Pats beat San Diego but lose to Arizona, and Miami loses to San Diego but beats Arizona), then the division title and playoff berth are reversed.

 

[bizarroAndres]

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also, if they pats won more games or the dolphins won less games, we would have won the division. but that didnt happen

 

[fnordcircle]

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also, if they pats won more games or the dolphins won less games, we would have won the division. but that didnt happen

It is also worth noting that the sun will come up tomorrow.

 

[cavtroop]

Re: tiebraker which gave miami the division

It is also worth noting that the sun will come up tomorrow.

I heard the sky is blue, also.

 

[godef]

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3.) W-L in Common Games -- all games were common except for the Pats two versus #1 teams (Colts, Steelers) and the Dolphins versus #4 teams (Texans, Ravens.) Forget the debate whether playing each other is a 'common game' or not; it's irrelevant since it would end the tiebreaker back at rule #1, and if not, being 1-1 or 0-0 makes no difference.

I don't see how playing each other can be considered common opponents. The Pats played the DOLPHINS, whereas the Dolphins played the PATS. These are NOT common opponents. Now, if the Patrs played themselves, that would be another story.

 

[godef]

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I heard the sky is blue, also.

Increasing darkness towards the evening.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

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It is also worth noting that the sun will come up tomorrow.

In the east too........

 

[Sicilian]

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I don't see how playing each other can be considered common opponents. The Pats played the DOLPHINS, whereas the Dolphins played the PATS. These are NOT common opponents. Now, if the Patrs played themselves, that would be another story.

Eh, doesn't really matter. If you've reached that tiebreaker, you automatically have a split of the games between you. If you didn't, the tie-breakers would have stopped at the first one (head-to-head).

 

[Gwedd]

And Pennington still has a noodle arm.

 

[upstater1]

Conference tie-breaker makes no sense for teams in the same division.

Miami lost to Arizona, New England lost to San Diego. Miami lost AT Arizona, New England lost AT San Diego. The scores were almost identical, the games were in the first part of the season. Why would one loss count more than the other? Makes no sense.

They need to move another tie-breaker up to #4, maybe strength of victory or something like that.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

Conference tie-breaker makes no sense for teams in the same division.

Miami lost to Arizona, New England lost to San Diego. Miami lost AT Arizona, New England lost AT San Diego. The scores were almost identical, the games were in the first part of the season. Why would one loss count more than the other? Makes no sense.

They need to move another tie-breaker up to #4, maybe strength of victory or something like that.

I would agree SoV is a better tiebreaker than Conf record for the division. BTW Miami would have won that one too.

 

[Sicilian]

I would agree SoV is a better tiebreaker than Conf record for the division. BTW Miami would have won that one too.

Exactly. If you're leaving it down to the 4th tie-breaker or lower, it's all basically a coin flip at that point anyway. Don't like the 4th tie-breaker? Beat the Dolphins twice and make it moot.

 

[Patsrock]

Conference tie-breaker makes no sense for teams in the same division.

Miami lost to Arizona, New England lost to San Diego. Miami lost AT Arizona, New England lost AT San Diego. The scores were almost identical, the games were in the first part of the season. Why would one loss count more than the other? Makes no sense.

They need to move another tie-breaker up to #4, maybe strength of victory or something like that.

Don't give up 3 and 15. Don't drop an easy td reception. It is that simple.

 

[ALP]

Conference tie-breaker makes no sense for teams in the same division.

Miami lost to Arizona, New England lost to San Diego. Miami lost AT Arizona, New England lost AT San Diego. The scores were almost identical, the games were in the first part of the season. Why would one loss count more than the other? Makes no sense.

They need to move another tie-breaker up to #4, maybe strength of victory or something like that.

i see what ur saying...

 

[upstater1]

Don't give up 3 and 15. Don't drop an easy td reception. It is that simple.

Yadda Yadda Yadda

Please stop the nonsense.

We're talking about something else.

Take the freakin' Patriots out of it.

 

[spacecrime]

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It is also worth noting that the sun will come up tomorrow.

heh heh. it was kind of overstating the obvious, wasn't it?

 

[spacecrime]

Yadda Yadda Yadda

Please stop the nonsense.

We're talking about something else.

Take the freakin' Patriots out of it.

Bull. The only reason you are talking about the tiebreaker is because the Pats didn't make the playoffs. We've had the same tiebreaker order for years and no one complained. And now you are trying to say it isn't just about the Pats.

It is simply whining and crying. The rules are fair, they apply to everone equally, and everyone knew the tiebreakers beforehand.

It is childish to complain now.

 

[upstater1]

Bull. The only reason you are talking about the tiebreaker is because the Pats didn't make the playoffs. We've had the same tiebreaker order for years and no one complained. And now you are trying to say it isn't just about the Pats.

It is simply whining and crying. The rules are fair, they apply to everone equally, and everyone knew the tiebreakers beforehand.

It is childish to complain now.

God, your response is bull.

No one complained because no one knows all the rules. I never even looked at the tiebreakers this closely. I'm sure I could find other things to complain about if I was actively going out of my way to do it.

The point is, you can't justify conference record being there. The point is, something else makes infinitely more sense, like strength of victory. And guess what, the Patriots still don't make it in with that as the tiebreaker.

Jeez, why are people so reactionary around here?