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[JD_KaPow]

Okay, I think I have the whole HFA thing figured out. We get HFA if:

1. Cowboys go at least 4-1

2. Cowboys go 3-2 AND Giants lose any game

3. Cowboys go 2-3 AND Lions lose a game AND Falcons lose a game AND Seahawks lose a game AND
a. Cowboys beat Giants AND Cowboys lose to Bucs
OR
b. Giants lose 2 games
OR?
c. Cowboys beat Giants AND Cowboys beat Bucs AND Giants go 4-1 (I believe it then goes to Strength of Victory, and I don’t know who wins that one)

4. Cowboys go 1-4 and everyone else collapses as well (not worth my time to figure out)

A bit of tiebreaker info:

• I'm ignoring ties, so no tiebreakers with Seattle. If there's another tie game, things get more complicated.
• Two-way tiebreaker with the Lions is head-to-head, pure and simple.
• Atlanta owns the tiebreaker on us.
• Three-way tiebreakers don't favor us because we swept our AFC opponents. We'll have more conference losses than the teams we're tied with.

 

[MileyDancer]

Just win, baby. I think we can go 4-1. We always play well at the Giant Air Conditioner in New Joisey. Tampa and Detroit are home games, and we've actually had a HF advantage this year. I just hope we don't go 1-and-out in the 'offs, but I just don't think we will. Not with our offense.

 

[windjc]

Why does Atlanta have tiebreaker with us?


Meanwhile, in my opinion, all the conditions for #3 will most likely happen, so even at 2-3 with another loss to the Giants, things look good for us for HFA

3. Cowboys go 2-3 AND Lions lose a game AND Falcons lose a game AND Seahawks lose a game AND
a. Cowboys beat Giants AND Cowboys lose to Bucs
OR
b. Giants lose 2 games

I don't see Lions or Atlanta or Seahawks going 5-0. And I don't see Giants going 4-1 even if they beat us somehow. They will lose to Pitt and at least one game to Lions, Eagles and Skins.

 

[JD_KaPow]

Why does Atlanta have tiebreaker with us?

Because we swept the AFC and they lost to the Chargers, so our record against the AFC will end up better than theirs. Therefore, if we end up tied with them overall, our record against the NFC must be worse than theirs, so we lose the first tiebreaker, which is conference record.

I agree with everything else you wrote.

 

[links18]

Because we swept the AFC and they lost to the Chargers, so our record against the AFC will end up better than theirs. Therefore, if we end up tied with them overall, our record against the NFC must be worse than theirs, so we lose the first tiebreaker, which is conference record.

I agree with everything else you wrote.

I think this question is actually on the LSAT.

 

[pacy]

I think we can go 3-2 the rest of the way and Giants will lose one more game.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

I vote we win the next three and then the last 2 games don't matter to HFA,,, do I have a vote in this?

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I think this question is actually on the LSAT.

no, those questions were easier

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

I think the Giants lose two games down the road so that opens up a lot of possibilities that give us HFA.