Sizing Up the Division

[Arky]

Originally Posted by painekiller

I'm waiting to see how the next two games go before I put on the red colored glasses again this season. I was burned earlier, and I defended the team for a while, so now I am waiting for them to prove they are really contenders not pretenders.

That's the whole thing, right there. If they are a playoff team, then they should be able to beat other playoffs teams. They should be able to beat the Eagles and Ravens of the league..... If they can't, then they aren't there, yet.... (I am not a rocket scientist but I do play one on TV)

[TheMatrix31]

This is how I figure it......

Jacksonville (6-5):

@ Tennessee - W
Oakland - W
@ Indianapolis - L
Washington - W
@ Houston - L

9-7

Indianapolis (6-5):

Dallas - W
@ Tennessee - L
Jacksonville - W
@ Oakland - W
Tennessee - W

10-6

Houston (5-6):

@ Eagles - W
Ravens - L
@ Titans - W
Denver - W
Jacksonville - W

9-7

Tennessee (5-6):

Jacksonville - L
Indianapolis - W
Houston - L
@ Kansas City - L
@ Indianapolis - L

6-10




....Indy gets in, as usual.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by TheMatrix31

This is how I figure it......

Jacksonville (6-5):

@ Tennessee - W
Oakland - W
@ Indianapolis - L
Washington - W
@ Houston - L

9-7

Indianapolis (6-5):

Dallas - W
@ Tennessee - L
Jacksonville - W
@ Oakland - W
Tennessee - W

10-6

Houston (5-6):

@ Eagles - W
Ravens - L
@ Titans - W
Denver - W
Jacksonville - W

9-7

Tennessee (5-6):

Jacksonville - L
Indianapolis - W
Houston - L
@ Kansas City - L
@ Indianapolis - L

6-10




....Indy gets in, as usual.

Actually, your scenario would put us at 4-2 in the division, and Indy at 3-3, Jax would be 3-3 in the division, and TN would be 2-4.

By winning our division, we are in the dance. If I'm right, our only real 2 "must wins" are the TN and Jax games, plus we need the others to beat each other up.

[TheMatrix31]

Yeah, but Indy would have the better overall, which sucks.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by TheMatrix31

Yeah, but Indy would have the better overall, which sucks.

I guess that is where I am a little confused......

If we win the division, at 4-2, and everyone else is 3-3 or worse, we should get the playoff spot for the AFC South, regardless of overall record......correct?

I've seen it both ways in a couple of different spots.

I guess worse case, we need TN to beat Indy, and for them to drop another.....maybe the Cowgirls can sneak up and bite them this weekend.....

[Arky]

Originally Posted by WMH

I guess that is where I am a little confused......

If we win the division, at 4-2, and everyone else is 3-3 or worse, we should get the playoff spot for the AFC South, regardless of overall record......correct?

No. Best overall record is king. See Bob's first post.

If it's a 1st place tie (same overall record), then you go head to head.

If head to head was a split, then you go to the division record.

If those are the same, then you go to the common games record.

If those are the same, then you got to conference record.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by Arky

No. Best overall record is king. See Bob's first post.

If it's a 1st place tie (same overall record), then you go head to head.

If head to head was a split, then you go to the division record.

If those are the same, then you go to the conference record.

I have seen the errors of my thinking.....I guess all this talk of the NFC's weak ass record holding teams got my noodle working the way I wanted it to.....