Add "49'ers in contention for home field advantage through playoffs" to the list of things you could've made money on in Vegas this fall...
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Imagine for a moment a world without hypothetical situations...
Okay, right now, before the Thrusday Night game. The Packers SOV is .411 and the 49'ers SOV is .472.
However, the Strength of Schedule of unplayed games is .587 for the Packers and SOS of unplayed games for the Niners is .402.
Almost every game affects these comparisons. Don't get caught up in it until after the entire weekends games are played.
The 49'ers still have the Ravens on Thanksgiving and the Steelers in December. .667 and .700 respectively.
The Packers have the Lions .667 x 2 and Bears .667 and the Giants .667. But after the Packers beat them their Strength of Victory will drop.
If the 49'ers lose one to either the Steelers or Ravens the Packers would have to lose 2 of the above mentioned games to lose 1st overall.
One good thing about the 49ers nipping at our heels is it will keep the guys focused on the goal of home field advantage and will not let them take any team lightly.
The Broncos beating the Jets just raised the Packers SOV to .417 from .411.
It's a good thing God is on Tebow's side.
"I know what I do to make sense of the world - or if not make sense of it, keep busy to be scared there is no sense."
Move over Jerry Jones , There's some new owners in town!!!
The only thing that can stop this thread from taking over the world is the preseason. We can't do any of these calculations during the preseason/offseason.
Can we?
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.