Playoff Tiebreaking Procedures

[Bull Frog]

This team will not see the post-season. The defense is terrible. I think 9-7 is the best they will do.

 

[Silver N Blue]

Because all the teams that are tied right now don't play each other this year. We'd need Detroit to fall out of the tie in order for head-to-head to apply.

They played and beat Seattle?

 

[percyhoward]

They played and beat Seattle?

No, but that's not how it works. Seattle and Detroit both have better records against NFC teams than we do.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Seattle and Philly still play each other; ergo, if Dallas wins out, they're in either as a division winner or a wild card. Maybe they're due an undefeated December.

 

[Silver N Blue]

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No, but that's not how it works. Seattle and Detroit both have better records against NFC teams than we do.

got it thx bud

 

[percyhoward]

I think we lose to the Eagles and Colts and beat the Bears and Skins. 10-6 and no playoffs unless Detroit or Seattle finishes with a worse record.

A two-way tie with Seattle gets us in, unless there are two other non-division winners with better records (Det, SF).

 

[EST_1986]

division race is over

It's really not.

 

[EST_1986]

I don't get why head to head doesn't matter?

How can head to head (2 teams) be a tie breaker for when 3 teams are tied.

 

[DallasJ7]

What's really hurting the Cowboys in the Wild Card race is their conference record (6-4) as opposed to the Lions (6-2) and the Seahawks (6-2). It causes us to lose three-way ties involving Seattle, and hurts us in the tiebreaker against the NFC North 2nd place team.

It's very likely that two NFC West teams will be at least 11-5, most likely Arizona and Seattle. The Eagles/Seahawks game next week is interesting because an Eagles win may be better for the Cowboys overall playoff hopes - it's clearly better for their Wild Card hopes. I'll be interested to see what FiveThirtyEight's weekly Playoff Chances chart says about that game for us.

In the event that the Cowboys don't win the division, we need to root hard for the Lions to lose to one of the bad/mediocre teams they have left on their schedule (Tampa, Chicago, Minnesota) before their finale @Green Bay. If the Lions lose out on the NFC North at 11-5, then the Cowboys could very easily miss the playoffs at 11-5 if they don't win the East - we'd be then be hoping for some help from the NFC West, in the form of a total collapse by the Cards, or the Seahawks taking two more losses.

 

[Silver N Blue]

How can head to head (2 teams) be a tie breaker for when 3 teams are tied.

I was referring to playing Seattle

 

[cowboys1981]

Right now we are out

It probably behuves us to root for philly against Seattle...believe it or not...

We need Seattle to lose 2 more games or we probably aren't getting in...via the wild card at least

We need Detroit to have a different record than us if we're tied with Seattle. Philly beating Seattle helps us get in. I will root for NY n WSH when they host them, ontop of beating them in a rematch.

 

[morasp]

I refuse to believe that this a team of quitters and could easily see us bouncing back. The Eagles did after the Green Bay game. I'm willing to wait for the Chicago game and see how it plays out. It looks like it will be better weather than last year, right now the forecast for is a high of 39 degrees and 20% chance of rain. If we win that we have ten days to get ready for the Eagles game.

 

[cowboyblue22]

this team I s not winning the division nor a wild card its over done they will be lucky to win one more game this season. My hope is that they clean house.

 

[Gridiron Man]

It's not the odds that are beating us. It's our ineptitude. We aren't ready to prevail. The defense is inadequate.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Division race isn't over either. But obviously philly has to lose at home to us and on the road vs was or Nyg for that to be possible...via a tiebreaker at least

What we need is for Dallas to win out (Which is asking quite a bit to be honest) and Philly to lose to Seattle and Dallas the next two weeks.

If that happens then Dallas would win the division.

 

[Bungarian]

I was referring to playing Seattle

Yes but three teams are tied. For head to head all three teams would need to have played each other.

If it were just Dallas and Seattle tied then the head to head would come into play.

 

[ilykdrama]

This team won't make the playoffs. I knew we were toast when I saw players laughing on the sideline after the Beasley fumble.

TOTTALY. So simple. Watch the body language and ******** like this and it'll tell the WHOLE story.

 

[mldardy]

What we need is for Dallas to win out (Which is asking quite a bit to be honest) and Philly to lose to Seattle and Dallas the next two weeks.

If that happens then Dallas would win the division.

Yeah by winning at Chicago we're kind of in a win-win situation concerning the Philly-Seattle game. If Philly wins we jump back over Seattle. If Seattle wins we are tied with Philly again with another chance to take control of the division. We need to just win at Chicago and take care of our business.

 

[Tenkamenin]

Division race isn't over either. But obviously philly has to lose at home to us and on the road vs was or Nyg for that to be possible...via a tiebreaker at least

No way Philly loses to Washington or NY, they will mop both of those teams up now that McCoy is running well. Our best bet is the wildcard.

 

[JBS]

No way Philly loses to Washington or NY, they will mop both of those teams up now that McCoy is running well. Our best bet is the wildcard.

Well if we win out and Seattle beats philly that will win us the division as well...

And don't be so sure philly wins @was and @ny on back to back weeks...that's not an easy feat