Wildcard teams

SaintFanInATLHELL · 12-29-2006, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by xan

3 plays 6, winner faces the Saints
4 plays 5, winner faces the Bears

Not exactly correct. The Bears will face the lowest remaining seed while the Saints will face the next higher seed. So the Bears could see 4,5, or 6, while the Saints could face 3,4, or 5.

Assuming Philly gets the third, that makes the Boys 5th.

Yup.

Cowboys at Seattle

A interesting game between two slumping teams.

Philly vs --- Who's going to give them a good game?

Certainly not the Giants, and with their win Sunday, the Falcants are eliminated.

The Giants play Saturday. If the Giants win, then everyone except Green Bay is eliminated.

Did you mean the Eagles win Sunday? The only team non eliminated from the 7-8 group with a loss is the Giants. Everyone else is out with a loss.

The Giants and GB have better conference records than the others, with a win either eliminates all of the others with the exception of the Rams. The Rams beat Green Bay this year, so if they are the only two teams ending up 8-8, then the Rams get the nod.

What's still unclear is what happens if only the Giants and Green Bay finish 8-8. In this case they are tied on overall record, conference record, and common opponents record. The next tiebreaker is strength of victory. I've seen articles stating that both the Giants and Green Bay can win in the category. It literally may come down to games like Dallas/Detroit because the Giants played Dallas and Green Bay played Detroit. I finally found it! Check this out...

**Packers clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over NY Giants if all of the following occur: ARI win, DET win, MIA win, MIN win, SF win, CAR loss, HOU loss, TB loss.

quoted from here:

http://www.giants.com/news/press_rel...story_id=24211

So while technically the Giants do not control their own destiny, they have a strong chance of of making it by winning Saturday.

That leaves Farve Bay, Carolina, and the Lambs. Of the three, Carolina's likely to win this Sunday, making them the favorite.

It's unclear what Payton's going to do Sunday. He may treat this as a regular game in which case Carolina is totally in trouble. Or he may play the starters for 1 series.

Who knows?

Hmm. I don't want to face Philly, so any of these teams would do.

I don't think it matters. Philly has gotten their act back together. I'm certain that none of the current 7-8 teams would have a realistic chance. Well maybe the Rams.

SFIAH

12-29-2006, 07:01 AM	#7
SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,783	Re: RE: Wildcard teams Originally Posted by xan 3 plays 6, winner faces the Saints 4 plays 5, winner faces the Bears Not exactly correct. The Bears will face the lowest remaining seed while the Saints will face the next higher seed. So the Bears could see 4,5, or 6, while the Saints could face 3,4, or 5. Assuming Philly gets the third, that makes the Boys 5th. Yup. Cowboys at Seattle A interesting game between two slumping teams. Philly vs --- Who's going to give them a good game? Certainly not the Giants, and with their win Sunday, the Falcants are eliminated. The Giants play Saturday. If the Giants win, then everyone except Green Bay is eliminated. Did you mean the Eagles win Sunday? The only team non eliminated from the 7-8 group with a loss is the Giants. Everyone else is out with a loss. The Giants and GB have better conference records than the others, with a win either eliminates all of the others with the exception of the Rams. The Rams beat Green Bay this year, so if they are the only two teams ending up 8-8, then the Rams get the nod. What's still unclear is what happens if only the Giants and Green Bay finish 8-8. In this case they are tied on overall record, conference record, and common opponents record. The next tiebreaker is strength of victory. I've seen articles stating that both the Giants and Green Bay can win in the category. It literally may come down to games like Dallas/Detroit because the Giants played Dallas and Green Bay played Detroit. I finally found it! Check this out... **Packers clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over NY Giants if all of the following occur: ARI win, DET win, MIA win, MIN win, SF win, CAR loss, HOU loss, TB loss. quoted from here: http://www.giants.com/news/press_rel...story_id=24211 So while technically the Giants do not control their own destiny, they have a strong chance of of making it by winning Saturday. That leaves Farve Bay, Carolina, and the Lambs. Of the three, Carolina's likely to win this Sunday, making them the favorite. It's unclear what Payton's going to do Sunday. He may treat this as a regular game in which case Carolina is totally in trouble. Or he may play the starters for 1 series. Who knows? Hmm. I don't want to face Philly, so any of these teams would do. I don't think it matters. Philly has gotten their act back together. I'm certain that none of the current 7-8 teams would have a realistic chance. Well maybe the Rams. SFIAH
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