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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.i think we are behind miami.The Jets still lead the division based on a better division record (3-1) than the Patriots and the Dolphins (3-2). The Patriots lead the Dolphins because of a better record in common games. That said, if the Patriots can win their last three games (at Oakland, Arizona, at Buffalo) and the Jets manage one more loss, preferably against Buffalo but more likely against Miami, the Patriots could sneak in as division champs and secure perhaps the three seed. If Denver wins the AFC East, the Patriots would win a tiebreaker with the Broncos (Denver is currently also 8-5).
is this accurate ?
i think we are behind miami.
If Denver wins the AFC East
The Jets are 0-3 on the west coast and hopefully that doesnt change in Seattle. Seattle beats them and then they beat Miami, or Miami loses to SF which is possible IMO, and we control it from there.
This isnt accurate, brings into question the whole article.
mistakes happen.....
but then he goes on for the next two senteces about denver, even calling them broncos....and that was too much
I think the Pats and Dolphins are tied in that tiebreaker. The Pats lost both their strength of schedule games (Colts and Steelers) and so did the Dolphins (Ravens and Texans). Those are the only games unique to each team. Take away their head to head match ups and both have 2 losses against common opponents.is this accurate ?
i think we are behind miami.
What is a "strength of schedule game"? Why don't you just call them what they are, games against non-common opponents? Much clearer.
The Patriots are behind the Dolphins, I am 99% sure of.
The first three-way tiebreaker is division record, where the Jets are 3-1 and both the Pats and Dolphins are 3-2. That eliminates the Jets from the tiebreaker, making it a 2-way tiebreaker for 2nd place. The tiebreaker then goes to the 1st 2-way tiebreaker. That is head-to-head, where the Pats and Dolphins are tied. The second tiebreaker is division, where the Pats and Dolphins are also tied. The third tiebreaker is common opponents. The Pats are 5-2 (NYJ W, NYJ L, SD L, DEN W, STL W, BUF W, SEA W) and the Dolphins are 6-1 (NYJ L, SD W, DEN W, STL W, BUF W, BUF W, SEA W).