Seeding question

[Flamma]

Yup. Stafford has thrown 6 picks in the last 3 games, 5 in the last 2 games.

And a few of them pick 6s. Gifts.

 

[Mannix]

We will beat AZ, and they will go down HARD!!!

 

[endersdragon]

I wonder why we don't get the 2 with a Bucs and Rams loss and a Cardinals win. We'll still have the best conference record right?

Cards would win the division and both the Bucs and Cards beat us. We need the Rams to win the West to get any tiebreakers.

 

[Cas2800]

What would need to happen for the Cowboys to host a second-round home game if they stay at the 4 seed and beat Arizona?

 

[Cowboysfandarin]

So the league did away with the 1&2 seeds getting a bye week? Is that correct? Everyone plays next week?

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Good chance we are playing AZ again, this time a fully stacked team. Here is hoping that the Cowboys show up with some interest to play and not go through the motions for the first three quarters and then wake up.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

What would need to happen for the Cowboys to host a second-round home game if they stay at the 4 seed and beat Arizona?

Depends on if we are the lowest seed after the WC round next week. If we are then we are headed to GB. If not, then we are staying home - I think, I hope.

 

[DogFace]

So the league did away with the 1&2 seeds getting a bye week? Is that correct? Everyone plays next week?

No. Only the top seed gets a bye this year. Everyone else plays next weekend.

 

[silvernblu]

I wonder why we don't get the 2 with a Bucs and Rams loss and a Cardinals win. We'll still have the best conference record right?

If we are tied with two teams we lost to head to head, we lose before it goes to conference record.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Cards would win the division and both the Bucs and Cards beat us. We need the Rams to win the West to get any tiebreakers.

If the Buccaneers and Rams lose, while the Cardinals win, everyone including us would end up with a 12-5 record.

Yes, the Cardinals would win the NFC West, but since 3 or more teams end up tied at 12-5 (even if we lost to both the Bucs and Cards), wouldn't a 3 way tie with same overall record highest playoff seeding (#2 seed) go to the team with the best NFC Conference record...which would be the Cowboys?

 

[America's Cowboy]

If we are tied with two teams we lost to head to head, we lose before it goes to conference record.

Are you sure? I thought that head-to-head only pertains to 2 teams having the same record, not 3?

 

[Outlaw Heroes]

What would need to happen for the Cowboys to host a second-round home game if they stay at the 4 seed and beat Arizona?

The 2nd and 3rd seeds (TB and LAR, in your scenario) would have to lose on wild-card weekend for the Cowboys to host a divisional round playoff game after beating Arizona.

 

[silvernblu]

Are you sure? I thought that head-to-head only pertains to 2 teams having the same record, not 3?

Yes I’m sure


Conference Tiebreakers

1. Head-to-Head Sweep ▼less
   Each team plays its non-divisional opponents either zero or one times. A team wins this tiebreaker if it plays all of the tiebreaker teams and wins (no ties) every such game. Likewise a team loses this tiebreaker if it plays all of the tiebreaker teams and loses (no ties) every such game.
   
   
2. Conference Record ►more
3. Common Games ►more
4. Strength of Victory ►more
5. Strength of Schedule ►more
6. Points Scored/Allowed Combined Ranking - Conference Teams ►more
7. Points Scored/Allowed Combined Ranking - All Teams ►more
8. Points Differential - Conference Games
9. Points Differential - All Games
10. Touchdown Differential - All Games
11. Coin Flip

 

[Mannix]

Will Rodgers take any snaps today? It only takes one play to tear an ACL. ***Fingers crossed***

 

[endersdragon]

If the Buccaneers and Rams lose, while the Cardinals win, everyone including us would end up with a 12-5 record.

Yes, the Cardinals would win the NFC West, but since 3 or more teams end up tied at 12-5 (even if we lost to both the Bucs and Cards), wouldn't a 3 way tie with same overall record highest playoff seeding (#2 seed) go to the team with the best NFC Conference record...which would be the Cowboys?

In that scenario only the top team in each division is added to the tiebreaker scenario.

 

[Teague31]

I don’t want Arizona. They beat us up with a whole bunch of players out. At full strength I don’t think we beat them.

 

[JoeKing]

So if we get stuck with the 4th seed, we play whoever finishes runner up in the West, correct? And under what scenario would we play Philly?

We could play Philly if we end up with the 2 seed. At the 4 seed, we play whoever ends up with the 5 seed... that's most likely the Cards.

 

[JoeKing]

I don’t want Arizona. They beat us up with a whole bunch of players out. At full strength I don’t think we beat them.

That mentality is pretty common among Cowboys fans... a bunch of COWards.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Yep. I'd actually rather play the Rams over the Cards or 49ers. I know the Rams are good, but their QB is about as mobile as my grandmother was at 90, and Stafford like to give out donations, gifts!

It’s tough because I’d much rather face Stafford than Murray. But McVey is the one who scares me….much rather face a team lead by Kingsbury….so I don’t know…..i saw McVey beat us with a Goff led team…that being said….give me Stafford….

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I don’t want Arizona. They beat us up with a whole bunch of players out. At full strength I don’t think we beat them.

Don’t be scared of them. They beat us when the Cowboys came out sloppy. There is no team the Cowboys should fear if they play their game.