One thing is certain after today...

[LilTexan]

The Boys need to earn the number one seed in the conference next season. Home field advantage doesn't always seal the deal, but it certainly friggin helps.

 

[TheDude]

2007 ??

 

[RCowboyFan]

Depends on who has Home field advantage. Dome teams like Saints or Vikings, have a huge advantage. On other hand, if it is normal open air stadium, that advantage is not as huge.

Either way, Home field is always a great advantage.

 

[Rampage]

Giants in 07
Colts in 06
Steelers in 05

 

[Woods]

Honestly said, if the Vikings didn't shoot themselves in the foot with 5 turnovers, they would have won this game.

That said, I'm glad they lost!

 

[Yeagermeister]

That would be sweet. All home games in the playoffs and SB.

 

[DallasCowboysRule!]

2007 ??

Regardless of what happened in 2007 it still helps to get the bye if nothing else. I don't think there's any doubt that Minnesota profited a great deal from the bye last week.

 

[Coakleys Dad]

me too....Vikings redemption for all the ish talk before and after the game. Now GO AFC!!

 

[birdwells1]

2007 ??

I hear ya but home field advantage plus timely croud noise is a winning combination.

 

[LilTexan]

Home field advantage doesn't always seal the deal, but it certainly friggin helps.

This is why I added this disclaimer.

Plus, what Cowboys fan isn't salivating over the prospect of having home field advantage all the way through the Super Bowl? :laugh2:

 

[dadymat]

Honestly said, if the Vikings didn't shoot themselves in the foot with 5 turnovers, they would have won this game.

That said, I'm glad they lost!

well if they are gonna have a qb and a rb who are turnover prone its bound to happen

 

[DallasEast]

That would be sweet. All home games in the playoffs and SB.

Now, that would be a dream come true.

 

[AdamJT13]

Depends on who has Home field advantage. Dome teams like Saints or Vikings, have a huge advantage. On other hand, if it is normal open air stadium, that advantage is not as huge.

Either way, Home field is always a great advantage.

There's some research that supports the idea that having home field in an open-air stadium in cold weather during the playoffs is a HUGE advantage against a warm-weather team. For example, if the Steelers were facing the Chargers in the AFC title game and it was 30 degrees, the Steelers would be very likely to win.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=456

"In the thirteen conference championship games where the home team's venue is more than 35 degrees colder than the visitor's, the average result has been 29.5 points for the home team, only 9.9 points for the visitor, for an average margin of victory of +19.6 for the home team."

 

[Woods]

well if they are gonna have a qb and a rb who are turnover prone its bound to happen

Yhea, but that's quite a few turnovers even for them. :laugh2:

 

[RCowboyFan]

There's some research that supports the idea that having home field in an open-air stadium in cold weather during the playoffs is a HUGE advantage against a warm-weather team. For example, if the Steelers were facing the Chargers in the AFC title game and it was 30 degrees, the Steelers would be very likely to win.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=456

"In the thirteen conference championship games where the home team's venue is more than 35 degrees colder than the visitor's, the average result has been 29.5 points for the home team, only 9.9 points for the visitor, for an average margin of victory of +19.6 for the home team."

True, weather does play a big role too. I guess I was more talking about Warm weather team like a Tampa Bay or San francisco etc. Even dome stadiums other than Vikings or New Orleans, not sure have a huge advantage.

Again Vikings should have won the game, if not for their turnovers. They just pretty much gave the game away. But I guess at the same time you can say Saints Took the game away with their D.

 

[Doomsday]

Its going to be pretty difficult to get the #1 seed with the schedule Dallas is giong to have next season. If they do they should be ready for just about anything.

 

[LilTexan]

Its going to be pretty difficult to get the #1 seed with the schedule Dallas is giong to have next season. If they do they should be ready for just about anything.

*squeals* (I'm allowed. I'm a girl.) I can't wait till next season!

 

[Beast_from_East]

I read somewhere (cant remember exactly where) that since the merger the home teams in the playoffs win about 70% of the time.


Just so happens that in the 10 playoff games played so far, the road team has only won 3 times. (Jets twice and Ravens once).


So the home team has won 7/10 games this year = 70%


Same as the historical average since the merger.......anybody that says homefield doesnt matter cant do math, it is probably the single biggest factor (other than turnovers) that decides games in the playoffs.

 

[TheDude]

Sure, everyone would love to have HFA , but you still have to be ready to play.

And to get HFA you can't have many games you don't show up for.

Looking at the first Giant game and the Denver game, either one of those would have given us 1 home game.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Sure, everyone would love to have HFA , but you still have to be ready to play.

And to get HFA you can't have many games you don't show up for.

Looking at the first Giant game and the Denver game, either one of those would have given us 1 home game.

We really need either the 1st or 2nd seed, that way we would only have to play the NFCCG on the road as a worst case scenario.