The Cowboys can still win the number one seed

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silvernblu said:
The Cowboys can still win the number one seed. Or they can win 2,3,5,6,7.

But they mathematically cannot win the number 4 seed.

This is the first year I think they should throw away the division winner gets automatic home game format.
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That should have been gone a long time ago. Someone from the NFC South will probably make the playoffs with a losing record. Its ridiculous.
 
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Shame, is there a point to the playoffs if you can't get the 4th seed?


That's a pretty cool factoid. ngl
 
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shabazz said:
I agree, but there will always be a reward for winning your own division
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This is particularly criticized because it negatively affects the team right now. Bring this up in 2018 when Dallas won the East at 10-6 and wildcard Seattle was 10-6 with a head-to-win win against Dallas, and suddenly Dallas is now the away team visiting Seattle in the first round.

Consider a 24-22 Dallas victory potentially flips around with the 3 point home field advantage Vegas betting line, and the response here would be “Why didn’t we get a home playoff game, we won our division and they did not. This is criminal!”
 
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shabazz said:
I agree, but there will always be a reward for winning your own division
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In 1977, Dallas won the NFC East. They played 8 games within the division, 4 games against other NFC opponents and 2 games against AFC foes. That makes 57.1% of their games were against division opponents, which is significant. That is twice as many games within the division than against other NFC teams.

In 1992, Dallas won the NFC East. They played 8 games within the division, 4 games against other NFC opponents and 4 games against AFC foes. That makes 50.0% of their games were against division opponents. That is twice as many games within the division than against other NFC teams.

In 2021, Dallas won the NFC East. They played 6 games within the division, 6 games against other NFC opponents and 5 games against AFC foes. That makes 35.3% of their games were against division opponents. That is the same number of games within the division as against other NFC teams.

The current format and scheduling has reduced the impact of winning the division. The same rewards shouldn't apply. Win the division, make the playoffs, but base home field on overall records.
 
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silvernblu said:
The Cowboys can still win the number one seed. Or they can win 2,3,5,6,7.

But they mathematically cannot win the number 4 seed.

This is the first year I think they should throw away the division winner gets automatic home game format.
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Oh, so NOW it should be changed. Lol. There's an argument for re-seeding but then you'd have more mismatches when top teams host those lowly division winners. Having the lowly division winner host a game gives them a boost against the more powerful team that now has to go on the road, which may or may not be a vulnerability. It enhances competitiveness which the NFL and non-fans of either team want. The Beast Quake happened because of this system. I wanna keep it.
 
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joseephuss said:
In 1977, Dallas won the NFC East. They played 8 games within the division, 4 games against other NFC opponents and 2 games against AFC foes. That makes 57.1% of their games were against division opponents, which is significant. That is twice as many games within the division than against other NFC teams.

In 1992, Dallas won the NFC East. They played 8 games within the division, 4 games against other NFC opponents and 4 games against AFC foes. That makes 50.0% of their games were against division opponents. That is twice as many games within the division than against other NFC teams.

In 2021, Dallas won the NFC East. They played 6 games within the division, 6 games against other NFC opponents and 5 games against AFC foes. That makes 35.3% of their games were against division opponents. That is the same number of games within the division as against other NFC teams.

The current format and scheduling has reduced the impact of winning the division. The same rewards shouldn't apply. Win the division, make the playoffs, but base home field on overall records.
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I was going to verify your 1977 and 1992 stats but I lost my history books.
 
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silvernblu said:
The Cowboys can still win the number one seed. Or they can win 2,3,5,6,7.

But they mathematically cannot win the number 4 seed.

This is the first year I think they should throw away the division winner gets automatic home game format.
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Cowboys should continue to push Philly. Make them play to the last weekend to wrap up the division. 1 slips up and Cowboys can take the #1 seed
 
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Aerolithe_Lion said:
This is particularly criticized because it negatively affects the team right now. Bring this up in 2018 when Dallas won the East at 10-6 and wildcard Seattle was 10-6 with a head-to-win win against Dallas, and suddenly Dallas is now the away team visiting Seattle in the first round.

Consider a 24-22 Dallas victory potentially flips around with the 3 point home field advantage Vegas betting line, and the response here would be “Why didn’t we get a home playoff game, we won our division and they did not. This is criminal!”
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This hypothetical right? As we hosted that playoff game
 

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Actually, I titled this wrong. I meant to title it interesting factoid.

We can’t win the 4 seed because there can never be a situation where we have a worse record than the NFC South winner. Thus if we win the division, we can even be 1,2,or 3 seed. But we cannot be 4.

I’m a stat geek. If that’s not interesting to you, move on.
 
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Not going to happen so I wouldn’t worry about it. 5 seed and rematch against Tampa is a great draw.
 
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