silvernblu
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Call me sick, but I’m kinda rooting for that.
Call me sick, but I’m kinda rooting for that.
It's a travesty that any of these sorry teams will qualify for the playoffs over clearly far more worthy teams in other divisions.
The NFL should prevent such scenarios by putting minimum qualifications in place for playoff appearances. Maybe make a rule that all playoff teams must have a minimum of 8 wins to qualify for post season. That way if a division winner is not at least .500, then that spot is essentially open as another wildcard spot.
IF that happened, they'd finish at .500 minimum, so it would make my proposal irrelevant. But, what if they don't? You're ok with a sub .500 division winner making the post season, and hosting a game, while a potentially 10-6 or 11-5 team sits at home?If Dallas beats chicago and LA then they will be among the top 6. So I am not sure what the big deal is.
The format is fine, division winners get home playoff games and it should never change.
Otherwise right now The bills would have a home game in the afc and the south winner or maybe KC would be a road team.
Then get rid of divisions if you don't want to honor division winners.IF that happened, they'd finish at .500 minimum, so it would make my proposal irrelevant. But, what if they don't? You're ok with a sub .500 division winner making the post season, and hosting a game, while a potentially 10-6 or 11-5 team sits at home?
Call me sick, but I’m kinda rooting for that.
What if Dallas loses the rest of their games and of course the only game Philly wins is against us?6-10 cannot win this division.
Dallas is 6-6
Eagles are 5-7
One of these teams have to win there week 16 matchup. 7-9 could win this division though.
I think we're assuming the Eagles lose every other game as well, minus the one against us. I don't know their division record, but I think we'd have the advantage there so the tiebreaker goes to us.What if Dallas loses the test of their games and of course the only game Philly wins is against us?
But we'd still win the division at 6-10. It's highly unlikely though. I think we do win a couple more games. Just don't know which ones.I think we're assuming the Eagles lose every other game as well, minus the one against us. I don't know their division record, but I think we'd have the advantage there so the tiebreaker goes to us.
Dang, you're right. My bad. Forgot to put the gin in my coffee this morning.What if Dallas loses the rest of their games and of course the only game Philly wins is against us?
Math has never been my strong suit, but if Dallas loses out, and the Eagles lose out *except* for winning the game with Dallas, that puts them both at 6-10 with the Eagles winning the tiebreaker of common opponents. What's interesting is that the Commanders are 3-9. That means, obviously, that they could get to 7-9 and win the division in this scenario.6-10 cannot win this division.
Dallas is 6-6
Eagles are 5-7
One of these teams have to win there week 16 matchup. 7-9 could win this division though.
It's a travesty that any of these sorry teams will qualify for the playoffs over clearly far more worthy teams in other divisions.
The NFL should prevent such scenarios by putting minimum qualifications in place for playoff appearances. Maybe make a rule that all playoff teams must have a minimum of 8 wins to qualify for post season. That way if a division winner is not at least .500, then that spot is essentially open as another wildcard spot.