Tiebreaker question

[Mannix]

Let me get this straight....if we both lose this weekend, do we hold the tiebreaker for the rest of the season provided we don't lose to an NFC team the rest of the way out???

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

If Philly and Dallas lose this weekend but both then win out….

Division is tied
Common opponents is tied
Conference record is tied

It then comes down to strength of victory. Basically how do the teams you’ve beaten finish the season? At the moment it’s close, but Philly has an edge due to Carolina having such an awful record. However, that can change in a single weekend

 

[Mannix]

The 2nd tie breaker should be Point Differential....not just saying that because Philly's is that of a 5-7 team....I've always thought this was the fairest indicator.

 

[The Quest for Six]

Let me get this straight....if we both lose this weekend, do we hold the tiebreaker for the rest of the season provided we don't lose to an NFC team the rest of the way out???

no, the Eagles still have more games against the NFC east, they hold the tiebreaker, Dallas needs to finish one game ahead of the Eagles to win the division right now..if the Eagles and Dallas win out, Eagles win the DIvision..Dallas has three conference losses(Arizona, SF and Eagles).....Arizona loss is huge!

 

[Shannon1]

no, the Eagles still have more games against the NFC east, they hold the tiebreaker, Dallas needs to finish one game ahead of the Eagles to win the division right now..if the Eagles and Dallas win out, Eagles win the DIvision..Dallas has three conference losses(Arizona, SF and Eagles).....Arizona loss is huge!

No they don’t if they lose to Seattle and we lose to buffalo we would still be in first then it’s going to come down strength of victory

 

[JoeyBoy718]

If Philly and Dallas lose this weekend but both then win out….

Division is tied
Common opponents is tied
Conference record is tied

It then comes down to strength of victory. Basically how do the teams you’ve beaten finish the season? At the moment it’s close, but Philly has an edge due to Carolina having such an awful record. However, that can change in a single weekend

I believe it eventually comes down to a coin flip if all tie breakers are even.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

I believe it eventually comes down to a coin flip if all tie breakers are even.

Yep. Tie breaker #12 is coin flip https://www.nfl.com/standings/tie-breaking-procedures

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Strength of victory is tiebreaker #5. With all the teams we’ve blown out, I don’t see how we would lose that.

 

[Jake]

Let me get this straight....if we both lose this weekend, do we hold the tiebreaker for the rest of the season provided we don't lose to an NFC team the rest of the way out???

You can plug in any scenario and see what happens. Tiebreakers are built in.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/machine

 

[The Quest for Six]

No they don’t if they lose to Seattle and we lose to buffalo we would still be in first then it’s going to come down strength of victory

Division...conference, head to head...eagles have two games against the Giants left and Arizona, win out, Eagles win the Division...

 

[fivetwos]

It’s sort of like a half game in baseball standings.

One team has an opportunity to succeed in a spot where the other already blew it.

 

[Mannix]

No they don’t if they lose to Seattle and we lose to buffalo we would still be in first then it’s going to come down strength of victory

This is what I heard all week too.

 

[Tabascocat]

Dallas really needs Philthy to lose in Seattle to keep the tiebreaker at common opponents if they end up with the same record. Of course, Dallas probably has to win out too.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Strength of victory is tiebreaker #5. With all the teams we’ve blown out, I don’t see how we would lose that.

Strength of victory is not winning margin, but win-loss of teams you beat

 

[JW82]

no, the Eagles still have more games against the NFC east, they hold the tiebreaker, Dallas needs to finish one game ahead of the Eagles to win the division right now..if the Eagles and Dallas win out, Eagles win the DIvision..Dallas has three conference losses(Arizona, SF and Eagles).....Arizona loss is huge!

If philly loses another division game dallas would win the tiebreaker as long as they beat Washington.

 

[Mannix]

If philly loses another division game dallas would win the tiebreaker as long as they beat Washington.

THANK YOU....that is exactly what I heard earlier this week. I had forgotten.

 

[KingCorcoran]

The 2nd tie breaker should be Point Differential....not just saying that because Philly's is that of a 5-7 team....I've always thought this was the fairest indicator.

Would you feel that way if the shoe was on the other foot?

 

[john van brocklin]

no, the Eagles still have more games against the NFC east, they hold the tiebreaker, Dallas needs to finish one game ahead of the Eagles to win the division right now..if the Eagles and Dallas win out, Eagles win the DIvision..Dallas has three conference losses(Arizona, SF and Eagles).....Arizona loss is huge!

Losing to the cards,

 

[GORICO]

Let me get this straight....if we both lose this weekend, do we hold the tiebreaker for the rest of the season provided we don't lose to an NFC team the rest of the way out???

Mannix good question if we both win out Eagles get first tiebreaker but if we lose first and then win out we have more NFC wins i think plus head to head we outscord them?....not sure though

 

[GORICO]

Losing to the cards,

that was out undoing