What is the situation if PHI loses tonight?

[ReverendFelcher]

We could play Frisco on turf designed by Jerry Jones and Albert Einstein. We aren't beating SF unless their plane crashes.

 

[Shannon1]

Philly has to lose to NY once for the cowboys to even have a chance. Winning the division tiebreaker is their only hope.

No

 

[rocknrobcowboy]

We Have To Go 3-0.. Philly Has To Lose 2 Of Their Remaining 4

Cowboys 13-4

Philly 12-5

 

[loublue22]

We Have To Go 3-0.. Philly Has To Lose 2 Of Their Remaining 4

Cowboys 13-4

Philly 12-5

Why?

 

[Joe Realist]

Eagles still winning the east.

 

[Joe Realist]

Eagles and Niners NFC Championship.

 

[thunderpimp91]

No

What’s the issue?

 

[windward]

Philly has to lose to NY once for the cowboys to even have a chance. Winning the division tiebreaker is their only hope.

Not necessarily true. They can win conference record tiebreaker if Philly loses to Arizona and Seattle and Dallas loser only to Miami.

 

[windward]

Wouldn't we have the same common opponent record in the situation I originally described?

Strength of victory. Eagles have edge there right now. Dallas could overtake but unlikely as we stand.

 

[windward]

You guys are skipping a tiebreaker.

Common games is before conference record and strength of victory. Dallas basically killed any chance at that by losing to Buffalo.

No they didn’t. The Eagles’ Jets loss balances that out. Loss to Seattle would balance out Arizona loss for tiebreaker

 

[loublue22]

Strength of victory. Eagles have edge there right now. Dallas could overtake but unlikely as we stand.

So basically we lose because we played the Panthers?

 

[silvernblu]

At that point we would both have losses to each other, SF, one other NFC and AFC team. If both teams win out from there, the head to head, division and conference records are all the same.

Anyone?

If Philly loses tonight, the Cowboys still suck.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

No they didn’t. The Eagles’ Jets loss balances that out. Loss to Seattle would balance out Arizona loss for tiebreaker

No, no. Stop. It’s hopeless.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

So basically we lose because we played the Panthers?

Yes. But I have a sneaking suspicion Tommy Cutlets is sick and tired of the Giants always losing to the Eagles and Cowboys.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

What is the tiebreaker if we have the same division and conference record?

they take it I understand

 

[hitachi14]

I don’t think the Eagles are auto wins vs the Giants. The Giants had won 3 straight prior to this week. They are playing a lot better with Devito.

 

[Flamma]

So basically we lose because we played the Panthers?

I guess you can look at it that way. Strength of victory is a tie breaker that's decided by who beat the better teams. At least that's the intention behind it. We're not winning that tie breaker.

But the Eagles don't have to lose two more games for us to win the division. All they have to do is lose 1 game to the Giants provided Dallas wins out. Next week is going to be tough.

 

[HanD]

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

 

[CowboysFanSince88]

At that point we would both have losses to each other, SF, one other NFC and AFC team. If both teams win out from there, the head to head, division and conference records are all the same.

Anyone?

No way eagles lose tonight so just focus on 5tth seed. Seattle has no shot

 

[FVSTONE]

At that point we would both have losses to each other, SF, one other NFC and AFC team. If both teams win out from there, the head to head, division and conference records are all the same.

Anyone?

Who really cares, the Boys aren't going to win their division which is going to force them to play a road playoff game and it will be one and done for them.