6-8 Record Leads The Divsion

[redseat]

WOW! Just WOW! Never thought I'd ever see a Divsion Leader with a 2 game BELOW 500 record!

"The Saints (6-8) moved into first place ahead of Carolina (5-8-1) and Atlanta (5-9) after losing four of their previous five games. They also rebounded from a 41-10 loss to the Panthers."

 

[redseat]

I really don't get how the Saints division is so terrible this year. Has this happened before?

 

[TheConfidante]

NFC North was pretty bad last year. But 8-8 won the division.

 

[TheConfidante]

Sorry 8-7-1

 

[MI Nightmare]

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[bksballer89]

I really don't get how the Saints division is so terrible this year. Has this happened before?

Yes several times. Did you start watching football this year? The AFC west had 2 division winners with just 8 wins, nfc west had a 7 win team win the division, & the nfc north had some 8 win team win the division....all in the last 10 yrs

 

[fordman84]

SEA in 2010 did it with a 7-9 record.

 

[redseat]

Yes several times. Did you start watching football this year? The AFC west had 2 division winners with just 8 wins, nfc west had a 7 win team win the division, & the nfc north had some 8 win team win the division....all in the last 10 yrs

Yes, 8 wins.... Not 6... I do follow the NFL obviously not as closely as you and didn't really pay attention to records until this year.

I did forget about Seattle.

 

[bksballer89]

Yes, 8 wins.... Not 6... I do follow the NFL obviously not as closely as you and didn't really pay attention to records until this year.

I did forget about Seattle.

Cool.

But barring a miracle (saints lose to bucs & falcons, Carolina lose to Cleveland & beat atl) the south winner is almost a lock for 7 wins

 

[redseat]

Cool.

But barring a miracle (saints lose to bucs & falcons, Carolina lose to Cleveland & beat atl) the south winner is almost a lock for 7 wins

The way the Saints up and down season has been I would not be surprised if they lose to BOTH the Bucs and Falcons.

Now does this equate to the Divsion being "bad" or just extremely "hard?"

 

[Broncos6482]

I really don't get how the Saints division is so terrible this year. Has this happened before?

Is this your first year watching football?

2013 - Packers win NFC North at 8-7-1
2011 - Broncos win AFC West at 8-8
2010 - Seahawks win NFC West at 7-9
2008 - Chargers win AFC West at 8-8

 

[Broncos6482]

Yes, 8 wins.... Not 6... I do follow the NFL obviously not as closely as you and didn't really pay attention to records until this year.

I did forget about Seattle.

The season isn't over. Someone in the NFC South will win at least 7 games.

 

[rmilia1]

Why all the shock over there being a bad division in football?? It happens every year. The South winner will have at least 7 wins and maybe 8 if the Saints win out. Seems like this year people are more upset by it than usual. Is it because there may be a 10+ win team left out?? Well too fucking bad I guess. In the last 10 years there have been at least 2 teams from the NFC South with 10 wins that missed the playoffs. This shit happens every year yet every year we have people that think its unusual

 

[rmilia1]

Heres a weird question though.. Say the Falcons beat the Saints this weekend meanwhile Carolina p.lays Clevelnad to an offensively anemic 14-14 tie, then in week 17 the Panthers and Falcons tie again at 24-24 while Tampa beats New Orleans. That would leave Atlanta at 6--9=1 and Carolina at 5-8-3... Who wins the division?? LOL.

 

[Broncos6482]

I don't think people are more upset about it than usual, you're just hearing it more because it affects your team.

I think it's also a big deal because it was so surprising. A lot of times you can see a bad division coming. But although the Panthers were expected to not be as good this season, the Falcons were expected to have a bounce back year, some people considered the Bucs a potential playoff team, and the Saints were expected to compete for the Super Bowl. The fact that all of those teams have fallen so far below expectations is surprising.

 

[molsaniceman]

Seattle had 6 wins in week 13 in 2010 Won the division by winning their last game

 

[molsaniceman]

Heres a weird question though.. Say the Falcons beat the Saints this weekend meanwhile Carolina p.lays Clevelnad to an offensively anemic 14-14 tie, then in week 17 the Panthers and Falcons tie again at 24-24 while Tampa beats New Orleans. That would leave Atlanta at 6--9=1 and Carolina at 5-8-3... Who wins the division?? LOL.

Carolina better win % Ties are counted as half a win and half a loss

 

[SonnyCID]

Carolina better win % Ties are counted as half a win and half a loss

Are you sure? Because they would both have the same win % at 6.5 wins and 9.5 losses.

 

[molsaniceman]

Are you sure? Because they would both have the same win % at 6.5 wins and 9.5 losses.

Yea my bad atlanta would win the H2H

 

[rmilia1]

Carolina better win % Ties are counted as half a win and half a loss

So wouldnt both teams be 6.5-9.5 then?? I honestly have no clue. LOL. Just thought it was an interesting ( if nearly impossible ) hypothetical.