If the playoffs were figured by the 6 best records in each conference

[iowajerms]

Criteria

(1) Overall Record, (2) Head to head, (3) Division Record

AFC

#1 New England
#2 Denver

#6 Baltimore @ #3 Pittsburgh
#5 Cincinnati @ #4 Indianapolis

NFC

#1 Green Bay
#2 Dallas

#6 Philadelphia @ #3 Seattle
#5 Detroit @ #4 Arizona

 

[gohusk]

Criteria

(1) Overall Record, (2) Head to head, (3) Division Record

AFC

#1 New England
#2 Denver

#6 Baltimore @ #3 Pittsburgh
#5 Cincinnati @ #4 Indianapolis

NFC

#1 Green Bay
#2 Dallas

#6 Philadelphia @ #3 Seattle
#5 Detroit @ #4 Arizona

How is Seattle behind GB? They beat them head to head.

 

[pantherfanforever11]

Seattle beat GB so they would be ahead, and better divisional record GB would be 2 and Dallas still 3.

only difference would actually be Carolina wouldnt be in Det would actually be 4th seed the Philly at 5 and Az at 6.

 

[cdumler7]

How is Seattle behind GB? They beat them head to head.

Yeah was wondering how he figured this one out too. I mean Cowboys beat the Seahawks who beat the Packers. Throw in if the final tie breaker is conference record like it is in right now in the NFL then the Seahawks get the 1 seed, Packers the 2 seed, and Cowboys the 3 seed.

 

[cdumler7]

Seattle beat GB so they would be ahead, and better divisional record GB would be 2 and Dallas still 3.

only difference would actually be Carolina wouldnt be in Det would actually be 4th seed the Philly at 5 and Az at 6.

Not true. Arizona finished 11-5 where Philly finished 10-6 so Philly would be the 6 seed.

 

[pantherfanforever11]

ooops miss my bad your right Philly would be 6

 

[iowajerms]

Correction. GB and SEA should be switched. I guess after I figured it, GB was still stuck in my head.

Criteria

(1) Overall Record, (2) Head to head, (3) Division Record

AFC

#1 New England
#2 Denver

#6 Baltimore @ #3 Pittsburgh
#5 Cincinnati @ #4 Indianapolis

NFC

#1 Seattle
#2 Dallas

#6 Philadelphia @ #3 Green Bay
#5 Detroit @ #4 Arizona

 

[cdumler7]

Again though how is Green Bay 3rd compared to that of Dallas. Conference record wise Dallas finished at 8-4 while Green Bay finished at 9-3. So since they did not play head to head and have the same record isn't that the 3rd criteria in figuring out who gets what spot?

 

[pantherfanforever11]

nope, with a 3 way tie you have to go to Conf record which GB and Seattle have better records than Dallas in that retrospect. in event of three way tie you cannot use head to head since GB did not play Dallas.

 

[iowajerms]

Again though how is Green Bay 3rd compared to that of Dallas. Conference record wise Dallas finished at 8-4 while Green Bay finished at 9-3. So since they did not play head to head and have the same record isn't that the 3rd criteria in figuring out who gets what spot?

This would actually be the correct way for the 3rd criteria to be Divisional Records or Conference Records with top 3 seeds of NFC. You can't go by the 2nd criteria, because DAL and GB did not play. 3rd criteria, SEA and GB tied for best conference record and SEA won Division Record and head to head. Dallas was 3rd in Conference and Division Record.

AFC

#1 New England
#2 Denver

#6 Baltimore @ #3 Pittsburgh
#5 Cincinnati @ #4 Indianapolis

NFC

#1 Seattle
#2 Green Bay

#6 Philadelphia @ #3 Dallas
#5 Detroit @ #4 Arizona

Wow, this is turning out to be more complicated than I thought. AFC was easy and #4-6 were easy in NFC. So, here is the new criteria, LOL.

(1) Overall Record, (2) Head to Head, (3) Conference Record, (4) Division Record

 

[pantherfanforever11]

This would actually be the correct way for the 3rd criteria to be Divisional Records or Conference Records with top 3 seeds of NFC. You can't go by the 2nd criteria, because DAL and GB did not play. 3rd criteria, SEA and GB tied for best conference record and SEA won Division Record and head to head. Dallas was 3rd in Conference and Division Record.

AFC

#1 New England
#2 Denver

#6 Baltimore @ #3 Pittsburgh
#5 Cincinnati @ #4 Indianapolis

NFC

#1 Seattle
#2 Green Bay

#6 Philadelphia @ #3 Dallas
#5 Detroit @ #4 Arizona

Det was 9-3 in conf
AZ was 8-4 in conference.
with same record Det would be 4th and AZ 5th

 

[pantherfanforever11]

this year wasnt too bad. imagine what happens when there is no head to head and div and conf records are the same lol

 

[iowajerms]

Det was 9-3 in conf
AZ was 8-4 in conference.
with same record Det would be 4th and AZ 5th

1st criteria is Overall Record: both went 11-5
2nd criteria is Head to head: Arizona beat Detroit 14-6 in Week 11.

 

[molsaniceman]

Do away with division tie breaker its foolish to have divisions if records dont matter Carolina is in learn to live with it

 

[JMR]

If you're going to absolve divisions from the format then it shouldn't be included in the tie breaker at all. Use record vs common opponents or something like that.

 

[pantherfanforever11]

1st criteria is Overall Record: both went 11-5
2nd criteria is Head to head: Arizona beat Detroit 14-6 in Week 11.

oh yea they did didnt they, i forgot they played each other.

 

[pantherfanforever11]

If you're going to absolve divisions from the format then it shouldn't be included in the tie breaker at all. Use record vs common opponents or something like that.

i disagree with getting rid of divisions. i think playing your divisional games makes football. just like in college you play your conference games.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

The problem with this is the schedules aren't equal. The AFCN still receives significant advantages by playing the AFCS and NFCS. Going by record alone doesn't make it better than the current system.




But... this is all hypothetical so why not I guess.

 

[iowajerms]

I never said I was removing Division Records. I just took away the automatic bid for division winners.

 

[pantherfanforever11]

what they are saying is if the division winners dont have auto bids then there is no point to having them.

its like you cant have it both ways.