Win today and we can rest everyone next week

[Chuck 54]

Seattle will win out at 12-4.
Arizona will lose out at 11-5.

Seattle, Dallas, and either GB or Detroit will all be 12-4.

I see little chance of any other outcome if Dallas beats Washington. Arizona will not beat Seattle or SF with their current QB situation.

 

[Undisputed]

Folks,

It's really quite simple. We need Arizona to lose to Seattle and both teams to lose next week. Likely? Probably not, but when we play the Commanders the Bye will still be up for grabs. I really doubt we rest our starters unless we start getting beat up early (like the Colts today).

 

[Tabascocat]

I will be concerned that they come out flat for the game if they rest next week.

 

[Randy White]

The first tie breaker ( seeding wise ) is head to head, but I'm not sure how it would apply in this case since the Cowboys did not play either Detroit or Green Bay but beat Seattle.

Seattle and Detroit would finish with the same conference record IF both win out. I don't know the tie breaker that comes after head to head ( which does not apply ) and conference record, which would both finish with the same record. But then Dallas beat Seattle, and assuming they win next week as well, they'd have the first tie-breaker over Seattle.

It'd be interesting to see the outcome on that one.

Then again, this whole argument would be moot if AZ wins tonight.

 

[Undisputed]

Seeding scenario * If Dallas wins out and Seattle wins out *:

#1 Seed: Green Bay or Detroit
#2 Seed: Dallas Cowboys
#3 Seed: Seattle
#4 and # 5 Seeds: Arizona, Green Bay or Detroit

If Seattle wins tonight, and next week, they clinch the division over Arizona and finish with a 12-4 record. They would have beaten Arizona twice and finished with a better division record IF Dallas wins next week, they finish with a 12-4 record. Dallas beat Seattle earlier in the season, so the Cowboys take the #2 seed.

Unfortunately this isn't how it works. We would be the odd man out in any 3 way tie with Seattle and GB/Det due to conference record.

 

[endersdragon]

Folks,

It's really quite simple. We need Arizona to lose to Seattle and both teams to lose next week. Likely? Probably not, but when we play the Commanders the Bye will still be up for grabs. I really doubt we rest our starters unless we start getting beat up early (like the Colts today).

But next week doesn't matter since we have tiebreaker against Seattle

 

[Randy White]

Unfortunately this isn't how it works. We would be the odd man out in any 3 way tie with Seattle and GB/Det due to conference record.

Maybe be, but if that's the case, then, how do you determine the #1 and #2 seeds, Assuming Detroit and Seattle win out ?

 

[Undisputed]

Maybe be, but if that's the case, then, how do you determine the #1 and #2 seeds, Assuming Detroit and Seattle win out ?

If they finish with the same record then it goes to other tie breakers like Record vs. Common opponents and Strength of Victory.

 

[Undisputed]

But next week doesn't matter since we have tiebreaker against Seattle

True. Except in a GB/DET tie scenario which is of course unlikely.

 

[TrailBlazer]

Seeding scenario * If Dallas wins out and Seattle wins out *:

#1 Seed: Green Bay or Detroit
#2 Seed: Dallas Cowboys
#3 Seed: Seattle
#4 and # 5 Seeds: Arizona, Green Bay or Detroit

If Seattle wins tonight, and next week, they clinch the division over Arizona and finish with a 12-4 record. They would have beaten Arizona twice and finished with a better division record IF Dallas wins next week, they finish with a 12-4 record. Dallas beat Seattle earlier in the season, so the Cowboys take the #2 seed.

Green bay/Detroit and seattle/Zona and dallas would all be tied at 12-4. GB and seattle would get byes

 

[BigWillie]

The first tie breaker ( seeding wise ) is head to head, but I'm not sure how it would apply in this case since the Cowboys did not play either Detroit or Green Bay but beat Seattle.

In 2-way ties, yes. In 3-way ties, no.

The first tiebreaker in 3-way ties is conference record. This is where that Commanders loss absolutely kills us.

 

[windward]

In 2-way ties, yes. In 3-way ties, no.

The first tiebreaker in 3-way ties is conference record. This is where that Commanders loss absolutely kills us.

Or the Eagle, Niner or Arizona loss. They are all equal in the end.

 

[BigWillie]

Or the Eagle, Niner or Arizona loss. They are all equal in the end.

I'm looking at the game we had no business in losing. All of those teams are above .500 squads. The Commanders are looking at top 5 pick status.

 

[Randy White]

In 2-way ties, yes. In 3-way ties, no.

The first tiebreaker in 3-way ties is conference record. This is where that Commanders loss absolutely kills us.

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