What has to happen for the Saints to win the NFC South !

SaintFanInATLHELL · 12-08-2010, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by bpd691

If the second tiebreaker is common opponents, didn't the Falcons loose to Pittsburgh? We destroyed Pittsburgh!

It's the third tiebreaker. After head to head and division record but before conference record. Not a bad argument since two teams in a division has 12 common opponents each year.

All it really takes is one loss of the 'clowns against the Panthers in either of the two tries to send them down the tubes. Here are the scenarios:

1) Saints win out, 'clowns only lose to Saints.
'Clowns win the division:
Overall Record: 13-3 each
Head to head record: 1-1 each
Division record: 5-1 each (one loss to each other)
Common opponents: 'clowns 11-1 (loss to Pittsburg) Saints 10-2 (loss to Browns and Cards)

2)Saints Win out, 'clowns lose one to Panthers or Seattle:
Saints win the division:
Overall Record: Saints 13-3 'Clowns 12-4

3) Saints lose to Baltimore, win others, 'clowns lose one to Panthers
Saints win the division:
Overall Record: 12-4 each
Head to Head: 1-1
Division Record: Saints 5-1 'Clowns 4-2

4) Saints lose to Baltimore, win others, 'clowns lose one to Seattle
Saints win the division:
Overall Record: 12-4 each
Head to Head: 1-1
Division Record: 5-1 each
Common opponents: 10-2 each
Conference Record: Saints 10-2 'Clowns 9-3

5) Saints lose to Rams, win others, 'clowns lose one to Panthers
Saints win the division:
Overall record: 12-4 each
Head to Head: 1-1
Division Record: Saints 5-1 Clowns 4-2

6) Saints lose to Rams, win others, 'clowns lose one to Seattle
'Clowns win the division
Overall record: 12-4 each
Head to Head: 1-1
Division Record: 5-1 each
Common opponents: 'Clowns 10-2, Saints 9-3

So the bottom line is that the Baltimore game is probably the single game we can afford to drop. Division, Common, or Conference losses (TB, Rams, 'Clowns) sends the whole ship down the tubes. OTOH the Panthers are our best buds for the moment. Maybe they will "Rise UP!" (I hate that commercial!)

Here are the tiebreakers:

NFL Tie-Breaking Procedures

SFIAH

12-08-2010, 07:19 PM	#20
SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,787	Originally Posted by bpd691 If the second tiebreaker is common opponents, didn't the Falcons loose to Pittsburgh? We destroyed Pittsburgh! It's the third tiebreaker. After head to head and division record but before conference record. Not a bad argument since two teams in a division has 12 common opponents each year. All it really takes is one loss of the 'clowns against the Panthers in either of the two tries to send them down the tubes. Here are the scenarios: 1) Saints win out, 'clowns only lose to Saints. 'Clowns win the division: Overall Record: 13-3 each Head to head record: 1-1 each Division record: 5-1 each (one loss to each other) Common opponents: 'clowns 11-1 (loss to Pittsburg) Saints 10-2 (loss to Browns and Cards) 2)Saints Win out, 'clowns lose one to Panthers or Seattle: Saints win the division: Overall Record: Saints 13-3 'Clowns 12-4 3) Saints lose to Baltimore, win others, 'clowns lose one to Panthers Saints win the division: Overall Record: 12-4 each Head to Head: 1-1 Division Record: Saints 5-1 'Clowns 4-2 4) Saints lose to Baltimore, win others, 'clowns lose one to Seattle Saints win the division: Overall Record: 12-4 each Head to Head: 1-1 Division Record: 5-1 each Common opponents: 10-2 each Conference Record: Saints 10-2 'Clowns 9-3 5) Saints lose to Rams, win others, 'clowns lose one to Panthers Saints win the division: Overall record: 12-4 each Head to Head: 1-1 Division Record: Saints 5-1 Clowns 4-2 6) Saints lose to Rams, win others, 'clowns lose one to Seattle 'Clowns win the division Overall record: 12-4 each Head to Head: 1-1 Division Record: 5-1 each Common opponents: 'Clowns 10-2, Saints 9-3 So the bottom line is that the Baltimore game is probably the single game we can afford to drop. Division, Common, or Conference losses (TB, Rams, 'Clowns) sends the whole ship down the tubes. OTOH the Panthers are our best buds for the moment. Maybe they will "Rise UP!" (I hate that commercial!) Here are the tiebreakers: NFL Tie-Breaking Procedures SFIAH
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