Playoff Race

[ProfessaPackMan]

Broncos, Pats, Cards and Colts have all clinched playoff spots and with the exception of the Cards, their divisions.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Week 16 Playoff Scenarios

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Here are the AFC playoff scenarios for Week 16: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS New England can clinch home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs with: 1) NE win + DEN loss New England can clinch a first-round bye with: 1) NE win 2) NE tie + IND loss or tie 3) IND loss + CIN loss or tie + PIT loss or tie + BAL loss or tie DENVER BRONCOS Denver can clinch a first-round bye with: 1) DEN win 2) DEN tie + IND loss or tie CINCINNATI BENGALS Cincinnati can clinch the AFC North division title with: 1) CIN win + PIT loss + BAL loss or tie Cincinnati can clinch a playoff spot with: 1) CIN win 2) CIN tie + BAL loss 3) CIN tie + KC loss or tie + SD loss or tie 4) KC loss + SD loss + BUF loss or tie PITTSBURGH STEELERS Pittsburgh can clinch a playoff spot with: 1) PIT win BALTIMORE RAVENS Baltimore can clinch a playoff spot with: 1) BAL win + PIT loss + CIN loss 2) BAL win + KC loss or tie + SD loss or tie 3) BAL tie + KC loss + SD loss + BUF loss or tie Here are the NFC playoff scenarios for Week 16: ARIZONA CARDINALS Arizona can clinch the NFC West division title and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: 1) ARI win DETROIT LIONS Detroit can clinch the NFC North with: 1) DET win + GB loss Detroit can clinch a first-round bye with: 1) DET win + GB loss + DAL loss Detroit can clinch a playoff spot with: 1) DET win 2) DET tie + PHI loss or tie 3) PHI loss DALLAS COWBOYS Dallas can clinch the NFC East division title with: 1) DAL win + PHI loss or tie 2) DAL tie + PHI loss Dallas can clinch a playoff berth with: 1) DAL win + GB loss or tie + DET loss or tie as long as both don't tie SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Seattle can clinch a playoff spot with: 1) SEA win + PHI loss or tie 2) SEA win + DET loss or tie 3) SEA win + GB loss or tie 4) SEA tie + PHI loss 5) SEA tie + DET loss + GB loss 6) PHI loss + DAL win or tie GREEN BAY PACKERS Green Bay can clinch a playoff spot with: 1) GB win + PHI loss or tie 2) GB win + DAL win or tie 3) GB tie + PHI loss 4) GB tie + PHI tie + DAL win or tie 5) PHI loss + DAL win or tie NEW ORLEANS SAINTS New Orleans can clinch the NFC South division title with: 1) NO win + CAR loss

[slickdtc]

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/th...-the-playoffs/

Pretty comprehensive breakdown with percentage chances. Breaks down teams chances of either making the playoffs or securing a high seed.

Bills at 5%. We need a lot of stuff to happen. It will suck if we end up winning out at 10-6 and miss the playoffs, but that's why you have to win the games on your schedule. Losses to HOU & KC stick out.

[PeoplesChampGB]

What I want to know is how is Seattle ahead of Dallas when they are both 11-4 and Dallas beat them head to head?

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Quote: Originally Posted by PeoplesChampGB

What I want to know is how is Seattle ahead of Dallas when they are both 11-4 and Dallas beat them head to head?

Dallas, Seattle, Green Bay, Arizona and Detroit are all 11-4. Green Bay and Arizona are eliminated by division tiebreakers.

Dallas is left with the worst conference record of the three remaining. Seattle and Detroit are tied for the best which pushes it to Common Games where Seattle is better than Detroit. Head-to-head is void with Detroit not playing either, particularly them not playing Dallas.

[PeoplesChampGB]

Quote: Originally Posted by TracerBullet

Dallas, Seattle, Green Bay, Arizona and Detroit are all 11-4. Green Bay and Arizona are eliminated by division tiebreakers. Dallas is left with the worst conference record of the three remaining. Seattle has the best. Head-to-head is void with Detroit not playing either, particularly them not playing Dallas.

Okay, that makes sense. I was just wondering because I was thinking back to 2002 when Green Bay, Philly, and Tampa were all 12-4. Tampa played Green Bay and beat them but were beat by Philly and Philly got homefield while Tampa got the second seed.

So would I be right then if I said that if Green Bay and Detroit tie and Seattle and Dallas win, that Dallas would get homefield?

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Quote: Originally Posted by PeoplesChampGB

Okay, that makes sense. I was just wondering because I was thinking back to 2002 when Green Bay, Philly, and Tampa were all 12-4. Tampa played Green Bay and beat them but were beat by Philly and Philly got homefield while Tampa got the second seed.

Yeah, Philly got that by virtue of being 11-1 in conference. Tampa and Green Bay then got to use the head-to-head game when it was down to two teams so Tampa got the bye.

Dallas, by being the first team eliminated by the tiebreaker, does not get that benefit.

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So would I be right then if I said that if Green Bay and Detroit tie and Seattle and Dallas win, that Dallas would get homefield?

Correct.

[TheMatrix31]

Really glad the Texans blew so many winnable games this year. I really like having to rely on Cleveland to beat Baltimore.