Playoff Positioning Week 11

[CaliforniaCheez]

So basically we should be rooting for the Cowboys to lose the division.. and for the giants, falcons, and eagles to lose unless they are playing against the cowboys right ?

For now. I'll let you know if it changes.

[imscott72]

Let's look at it a bit differently.

Cowboys (won v. Falcons, lost to Packers) 6-2 in Conference, SOV .357
Eagles (beat the Cowboys and the Giants) 5-2 in Conference, SOV .350
Packers (won against the Cowboys) 5-3 in Conference, SOV .317
Giants (won against Falcons and Cowboys) 4-3 in Conference, SOV .367
Falcons (lost to Giants and Cowboys) 4-4 in Conference, SOV .400

SOV is Strength of Victory, the tiebreaker after Conference Record.

The Packers don't want the Cowboys to win the East, but just have to keep winning and let others decide their fate.

The Falcons do not want the Eagles to win the East and lose tiebreakers to Giants and Cowboys. They also play the Eagles in Atlanta in 2 weeks. They have 2 easy Conference games against the Bucanneers.

After Thanksgiving in Denver, the Giants play the Cowboys and then Eagles at home. They control much of their destiny.

The Eagles still have games against Atlanta, the Giants and Cowboys, all away. They control much of their destiny.

The Cowboys have games at the Giants, Chargers at home, at New Orleans, at Redskins, and finish against the Eagles at home. Tough games.

It is still quite a race. Each win a great help, each loss a big disappointment. There is a lot of scoreboard watching to go.

Good stuff man..Keep up the great work..

[CaliforniaCheez]

Following Monday Night Football the AFC results are in:

AFC

1st round bye
1) Colts Record (10-0) > (7-3) Bengals
2) Bengals Strength of Victory .471 > .457 Chargers

Division Leaders
3) Chargers Strength of Victory .457 > .386 Patriots
4) Patriots Record (7-3) > (5-5) Dolphins

Wild Cards
5) Jaguars Conference Record (5-2) > (5-3) Broncos and (4-3) Steelers
6) Steelers Head to Head win over Broncos

The Rest in Order:
7) Broncos Conference Record (5-3) > (5-4) Ravens
8) Ravens Conference Record (5-4) > (4-4) Texans
9) Texans Strength of Victory .420 > .320 Dolphins
10) Dolphins Record (5-5) > (4-6) Jets
11) Jets Conference Record (4-5) > (3-6) Titans
12) Titans Strength of Victory .450 > .400 Chiefs
13) Chiefs Conference Record (2-4) > (2-6) Raiders
14) Raiders Conference Record (2-6) > (1-6) Bills
15) Bills Record (3-7) > (1-9) Browns
16) Browns

Before Monday Night's game the Steelers were out and the Texans were a Wild Card. The Texans dropped from 6th to 9th with one loss.

Watch out for those Ravens. They have only lost to the Bengals, Colts, Patriots, and vikings(barely). They are hungry for a playoff spot.


And for kicks the new top of the draft order

1) Browns
2) Bucanneers
3) Rams
4) Lions
5) Bills
6) Redskins
7) Chiefs
8) Raiders
9) Seahawks
10) Jets
11) Bears
12) Panthers
13) 49'ers
14) Titans
15) Texans
16) Falcons
17) Dolphins
18) Ravens
19) Giants
20) Broncos

Nice to see the Falcons and Broncos have moved up in the draft order.
Notice how the Bears are drafting ahead of the Titans now.

[imscott72]

Who would have thought the Jags would be a 5 seed (as of right now) after that horrid start to the year.

[CaliforniaCheez]

Who would have thought the Jags would be a 5 seed (as of right now) after that horrid start to the year.

The Broncos used to be #1 and were a close 3rd before Sunday and they dropped out of playoff position to #7.

[mngolf19]

And that Bears pick goes to Den correct?

[gbgary]

Re: Playoff Positioning Week 11

The NFC is complete this week.

thanks!! you know you're in charge of keeping up with this the rest of the year now don't you!? can't back out!!

He's been doing it all year. I don't see any reason why he would back out now that we are in the last stretch of the season.

oops...hadn't noticed.

[bbbffl66]

Is it just me or do San Diego/Pitt and NE/Jax happen every year in the playoffs?!

[MOBB DEEP]

How do things stand?

[HarveyWallbangers]

Root for Dallas and Philadelphia this weekend.

If the Packers beat the Ravens, the Eagles beat the Falcons, and the Cowboys beat the Giants, the Packers and Eagles would be two games ahead in the wild-card race with four games remaining.

[CaliforniaCheez]

Root for Dallas and Philadelphia this weekend.

If the Packers beat the Ravens, the Eagles beat the Falcons, and the Cowboys beat the Giants, the Packers and Eagles would be two games ahead in the wild-card race with four games remaining.

Harvey check out the week 12 thread. Full analysis there.

You want the Giants to beat the Cowboys!

If the Eagles and Giants win the Eagles are 1st in NFC East.

The Packers remain ahead of the Giants regardless.
The Giants having a sweep against the Cowboys and Packers having a tie breaker over the Cowboys. Put the Cowboys in a very vulnerable position.

Combined with a Packer win, the Packers become the number 1 Wild Card ahead of the Cowboys and Giants are out.

Having the Cowboys as a Wild Card is a good thing as the Packers have the highest tiebreaker against them; a head to head win. The Giantss with a sweep of the Cowboys puts them right on the Cowboys heels for #2 Wild Card.

[MJZiggy]

I have no problem rooting against the Cowboys. Go Eli!

[pbmax]

... The Cowboys with a sweep of the Cowboys puts them right on the Cowboys heels

These tiebreakers keep getting more and more confusing!