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That game will definitely be played on the 12th....
... of Never.
It can't happen.
Patriots-Jets is an impossibility in the first round.
Key words: "If the season ended today."
Season ends next week.
It can't happen.
If that is true, and I have no reason to believe it is not, I would assume the following schedule:
Saturday:
Green Bay vs Arizona early
Pats vs Whomever late
Sunday:
Cincy vs whomever early
Minnesotta/Philly vs Dallas late
Please explain. Right now the seedings are #3 Pats, #4 Cinn, #5 Den and #6 NYJ. If Pats win (locking up #3) and Denver wins and Jets beat Cinn ( who would be #4, why would the seedings change? If Balt lost, it knocks them out of contention and it would appear then that the 3-6 matchup would be Pats-Jets......Key words: "If the season ended today."
Season ends next week.
It can't happen.
Please explain. Right now the seedings are #3 Pats, #4 Cinn, #5 Den and #6 NYJ. If Pats win (locking up #3) and Denver wins and Jets beat Cinn ( who would be #4, why would the seedings change? If Balt lost, it knocks them out of contention and it would appear then that the 3-6 matchup would be Pats-Jets......
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If the Jets win and Denver wins and Pitt, Balt and Houston all lose, there will be only 2 of the 9-7 teams (Den and NYJ) and they will make the playoffs.
It seems worthwhile to mention the common opponents tiebreaker. For the Jets and the Broncos (and the Ravens, after next week), the common opponents are the Raiders, the Patriots, the Bengals and the Colts.
Assuming the Jets and Broncos win next week, their records against the common opponents will be 4-1 and 3-2 respectively.
Even if the Ravens win next week, they're 1-4 against the same opponents, so they're out, right? Wrong!
If the Jets, Ravens and Broncos all win, the Jets get the number 5 seed based on common opponents.
The Ravens and Broncos are then tied for the 6th seed at 9-7, but it's a two-way tie. The number one tiebreaker for a two-way tie is head-to-head, and the Ravens beat the Broncos, so they're in.
JMHO. YMMV.
Thanks Brono, you have the stats to back it up!
You've become a real seed-master, eh U?
I'm possessed.
I refuse to go into variable strength of victory scenarios and tie-game scenarios as some have, so it's good to know I'm not the most insane person on this board.
It's really interesting, I dn't remember a season with this many bunched up teams going into week 17.
Also, it's MUCH more relaxing than it was last year, praying for other teams to lose so the Pats could back in.
It's really interesting, I dn't remember a season with this many bunched up teams going into week 17.
Also, it's MUCH more relaxing than it was last year, praying for other teams to lose so the Pats could back in.