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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.OK so I saw on NBC that we are the #1 seed right now. So are we the #1 seed if we win out and Bmore, not Pitt, wins the AFCN?
What happens if the Steelers win the AFCN and we finish at 13-3 tied with them and Texans, who would be 1 and 2 then?
I believe it would be
1. Texans - Tie breaker over Pitt
2. Steelers - Tie breaker over us
3. Pats
It doesn't work that way.
Once you have the division winners, it goes thusly:
- Head-to-head, only if there is a sweep; no one won or lost against all the others.
It doesn't work that way.
Once you have the division winners, it goes thusly:
- Head-to-head, only if there is a sweep; no one won or lost against all the others.
- W-L-T %age in conference. PIT is 7-3, while HOU and NE are 7-2, so they are 3rd. [If all three win out, then PIT will be 9-3 while HOU/NE will be 10-2.]
You go back to the beginning and reapply the tiebreakers, but HOU-NE didn't happen, so we end up right back here.
- Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four. Doesn't apply, as HOU and NE didn't play four games in common.
- Strength of victory. HOU is 41-65; NE is 45-62.
So it's NE-HOU-PIT at the moment.
Are you sure?
So as long as we win out, we'll be getting a bye?
Yes, bye is guaranteed with 4 more wins.
although at this early stage, it may very well be the steelers in the div. round that play the pats. i don't see houston or afc west winner winning their play off game.
Are you sure?
So as long as we win out, we'll be getting a bye?
Not quite what I said. At the moment, if all three win out, PIT would lose out on the conference record.
FWIW, if BAL, NE, PIT, and HOU all go 13-3, it's BAL-NE-HOU-[AFCW]-(5) PIT.
So, if you take out BAL, then the remaining tiebreakers would guarantee NE-HOU-PIT in that order.
NE would be #1 -- according to espn playoff machine.
NE would lose 2-way tiebreakers vs BAL and PIT, and would be #2 in a 3-way tie with BAL and HOU
i could easily see bal, pit, and ne winning out
It's impossible for NE to get into a 3 way tiebreaker with BAL and PIT because only one of them can win the division, and whoever loses the division will be the #5 seed.
Who made the NFL schedule this year?
NE, Baltimore, Pitt are all playing flotsam and jetsam to end the season.
all the drama is gone.
So if all win out, it's BAL-NE 1 and 2
If BAL loses 1 and the rest win out, it's NE-HOU 1 and 2
Is that what you're saying? So I don't see a scenario of us winning out and not getting at least a 2 seed. Do you have any?