Dallas can clinch the east next week?

[Nova]

I don't see many people talking about this, but it seems like Dallas can clinch the division next weekend regardless of what the Giants do this weekend.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Dallas beats the Giants next weekend, the worst that can happen is the season standings finish like this:

DAL: 12-4
NYG: 12-4
WSH: 10-5-1
PHI: another year without a Lombardi (yay!)

Tiebreaker 1 is h2h
Tiebreaker 2 is div record
Tiebreaker 3 is common games (not NFC)

1. Obviously a win next week means we split the series; tiebreaker 1 is gone
2. The proposed records above would also mean both teams are 4-2 in the div; tiebreaker 2 is gone.

So tiebreaker 3 would determine the division.

DAL would have to lose to TB in this scenario to get to 12-4, which is an uncommon game. (NY played NO).

Therefore, we would only have 2 common games that are losses while the Giants would have 3. (taking out the h2h for DAL and NY)

Meaning Dallas wins tiebreaker 3

Am I not understanding this correctly? How would that end any other way?

 

[TheHerd]

I think I saw this same breakdown on NFLN, but I may have been mentally compromised so I can't be sure I heard it right.

 

[Maxmadden]

I think I saw this same breakdown on NFLN, but I may have been mentally compromised so I can't be sure I heard it right.

If you don't know for sure if you are mentally compromised, then you are.
At least I think so, I am not sure.

 

[jobberone]

DALLAS can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) TB loss or tie

OR

2) WAS loss

 

[jobberone]

To clarify that would be a seed 5-6 not 1-4 though. NYG can still win the #1 seed and the East.

 

[JD_KaPow]

I don't see many people talking about this, but it seems like Dallas can clinch the division next weekend regardless of what the Giants do this weekend.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Dallas beats the Giants next weekend, the worst that can happen is the season standings finish like this:

DAL: 12-4
NYG: 12-4
WSH: 10-5-1
PHI: another year without a Lombardi (yay!)

Tiebreaker 1 is h2h
Tiebreaker 2 is div record
Tiebreaker 3 is common games (not NFC)

1. Obviously a win next week means we split the series; tiebreaker 1 is gone
2. The proposed records above would also mean both teams are 4-2 in the div; tiebreaker 2 is gone.

So tiebreaker 3 would determine the division.

DAL would have to lose to TB in this scenario to get to 12-4, which is an uncommon game. (NY played NO).

Therefore, we would only have 2 common games that are losses while the Giants would have 3. (taking out the h2h for DAL and NY)

Meaning Dallas wins tiebreaker 3

Am I not understanding this correctly? How would that end any other way?

Yes, this is all correct. Beat the Giants, win the division. Winner of that game owns the tiebreaker.

 

[jobberone]

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[Nova]

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That is so weird.

I just can't figure out what I'm missing.

This would go to tiebreaker 3 in which Dallas will undoubtedly have the advantage if they win next week.

I just don't get it. But it could be a brain fart.

Can anyone explain?

 

[jobberone]

That is so weird.

I just can't figure out what I'm missing.

This would go to tiebreaker 3 in which Dallas will undoubtedly have the advantage if they win next week.

I just don't get it. But it could be a brain fart.

Can anyone explain?

That's this week not next week.

 

[VietCowboy]

Yes if we beat NYG, we will win the division regardless of outcomes this week.

 

[DejectedFan1996]

I don't think this is true otherwise it would be talked about.

i think we'd lose due to strength of schedule and not common opponents. Although common opponents could come into play.

 

[nalam]

Forget it , stealers will win this week, also NYG , running the table is not proabable

 

[LucaBrasi]

I believe OP is correct. Under that scenario, the Cowboys would win the common opponents tiebreaker.

NFC East is clinched with a win next week.

 

[jazzcat22]

The Giants vs our pass defense scares me....so this game of the Giamts and Steelers does matter....Steelers need to do is a favor and neat the Giants to make them 3 games behind with 4 to go.

So this crap about this game on Sunday of the Giants doesn't matter is BS.

 

[Eddie]

I thought we clinched a playoff spot with last night's win ???

 

[jobberone]

I thought we clinched a playoff spot with last night's win ???

No but we could clinch this week. See above.

 

[StylisticS]

I thought we clinched a playoff spot with last night's win ???

We can only clinch if Tampa Bay loses to San Diego or ties them OR Washington loses to Arizona.

 

[Proof]

Must be a lot of Friday drinking in this thread.

OP you are correct

 

[AzorAhai]

The Giants vs our pass defense scares me....so this game of the Giamts and Steelers does matter....Steelers need to do is a favor and neat the Giants to make them 3 games behind with 4 to go.

So this crap about this game on Sunday of the Giants doesn't matter is BS.

It matters in regards to the possibility they beat Dallas and gain the tiebreaker. It does absolutely nothing in regards to clinching the division with a win next week though.

 

[jazzcat22]

It matters in regards to the possibility they beat Dallas and gain the tiebreaker. It does absolutely nothing in regards to clinching the division with a win next week though.

It has everything to do with winning the division.
Yes if we beat the Giants, then nothing else matters.
Howver if we lose to the Giants, we must finish one game ahead of them.
So a los to the Steeelrs is huge. We are 3 games up. Then if we lose to the Giants we are still 2 games up with 3 to go.
Then we win 2, or the Giants lose 2 we still get the divison.

The key is winning the divison no matter how that comes about.