Optimus Moo
11-28-2006, 10:11 PM
This is your weekly seedings update on if the "playoffs" began today...
AFC
1. Oakland (2-9) West champion
2. Cleveland (3-8) North champion
3. Houston (3-8) South champion
4. Miami (5-6) East champion
5. Tennessee (4-7)
6. Pittsburgh (4-7)
-- Cleveland clinches the No. 2 seed via record versus AFC opponents, 2-6 to Houston's 3-4.
-- Miami lost to Buffalo to clinch the No. 4 seed.
-- Tennessee clinches the No. 5 seed via record versus AFC opponents, 1-6 to Pittsburgh's 3-6.
NFC
1. Detroit (2-9) North champion
2. Arizona (2-9) West champion
3. Tampa Bay (3-8) South champion
4. Washington (4-7) East champion
5. Green Bay (4-7)
6. Atlanta (5-6)
-- Detroit lost to Arizona to clinch the No. 1 seed.
-- In determining the sixth seed, in-depth tiebreaking was needed. These teams were all tied for the sixth spot recordwise at 5-6: Philadelphia, Minnesota, Atlanta, San Francisco, St. Louis.
-----> The NFL tiebreakers says if there are any same-division teams that their rank in the division should be determined first using the divisional tiebreaker scenarios. Only San Francisco and St. Louis are from the same division. Since they split the season series, divisional winning percentage is next used, and St. Louis has the worse percentage with a 2-3 mark (.400) compared to San Francisco's 2-2 mark (.500), eliminating the 49ers.
-----> Down to four teams, a head-to-head sweep in wins OR losses is next, but due to schedules, this one will not apply.
-----> The next tiebreaker is NFC winning percentage. Minnesota is 5-3, Philadelphia is 4-3, St. Louis is 4-4 and Atlanta is 3-4. Since Atlanta is the only team with a losing record, they get the No. 6 seed.
AFC
1. Oakland (2-9) West champion
2. Cleveland (3-8) North champion
3. Houston (3-8) South champion
4. Miami (5-6) East champion
5. Tennessee (4-7)
6. Pittsburgh (4-7)
-- Cleveland clinches the No. 2 seed via record versus AFC opponents, 2-6 to Houston's 3-4.
-- Miami lost to Buffalo to clinch the No. 4 seed.
-- Tennessee clinches the No. 5 seed via record versus AFC opponents, 1-6 to Pittsburgh's 3-6.
NFC
1. Detroit (2-9) North champion
2. Arizona (2-9) West champion
3. Tampa Bay (3-8) South champion
4. Washington (4-7) East champion
5. Green Bay (4-7)
6. Atlanta (5-6)
-- Detroit lost to Arizona to clinch the No. 1 seed.
-- In determining the sixth seed, in-depth tiebreaking was needed. These teams were all tied for the sixth spot recordwise at 5-6: Philadelphia, Minnesota, Atlanta, San Francisco, St. Louis.
-----> The NFL tiebreakers says if there are any same-division teams that their rank in the division should be determined first using the divisional tiebreaker scenarios. Only San Francisco and St. Louis are from the same division. Since they split the season series, divisional winning percentage is next used, and St. Louis has the worse percentage with a 2-3 mark (.400) compared to San Francisco's 2-2 mark (.500), eliminating the 49ers.
-----> Down to four teams, a head-to-head sweep in wins OR losses is next, but due to schedules, this one will not apply.
-----> The next tiebreaker is NFC winning percentage. Minnesota is 5-3, Philadelphia is 4-3, St. Louis is 4-4 and Atlanta is 3-4. Since Atlanta is the only team with a losing record, they get the No. 6 seed.