Something I had to share
by albertoleecho on Dec 14, 2008 10:11 PM PST
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I just came across something ridiculous that I thought I just had to share. Assuming that Tampa Bay, Dallas, and Atlanta all win out and finish 11-5, something that is entirely possible at this point, the NFL tiebreaker rules cause Dallas to make the playoffs and the two divisional opponents to battle for the last spot. Now if both are 11-5, they will have identical head-to-head, divison, and conference records, as well as records in common games. The next tiebreaker is strength of victory. Now the only difference in teams that they have beaten is Tampa Bay has beaten Seattle, and Atlanta will have beaten St. Louis... Which means the Seattle victory over St. Louis today could very well have decided a playoff spot in the NFC. Who said that game didn't matter?
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Amazing
That’d be absolutely fitting that the two worst teams in the worst division decided things.
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by Fooch on Dec 14, 2008 10:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmm...
I just hope that the Cowboys don’t make the playoffs. But then again, I’d like to see them choke in the post season, too.
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by Jeff_Fuller_49 on Dec 15, 2008 1:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
"Who said that game didn't matter?"
I don’t know, you got me. Who said it?
by methodrampage on Dec 16, 2008 11:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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