Questions About Nfl Standings Yahoo

Sandra asks…

NFL:What would happen in these playoff scenarios?

Say the Raiders beat the Chargers and the Broncos beat the Chiefs, who would win the Division?

Both teams would have equal Conference and Division records, and they split the head-to-head series 1-1. How would it be decided?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/standings The standings are almost identical.

I remember reading on Yahoo that the Raiders would win most "Strength of schedule" Tiebreakers.

admin answers:

If Denver wins next week, they will win the division no matter what Oakland does.

Oakland needs to beat the Chargers and they need Denver to lose to Kansas City.

I'm not exactly sure why. I use ESPN's Playoff Machine. You can pick the winners of the games and it will show you who would win the division. It's much quicker and easier than reading through the tiebreaking scenarios and then trying to figure out who would win what.

Http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine

BUT, if Oakland beats San Diego and Denver beats Kansas City, and the Ravens beat the Bengals, the Raiders would get a Wild Card. LOL, it's crazy.

Lizzie asks…

Who expected Carolina's defense to be only 16 points behind the Titans at this point in the season?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/standings;_ylt=AiZKFosuUulx83qXXErBAQx_2bYF

In points allowed only one team has permitted fewer points than the Carolina defense, and with Detroit coming up next week for the Panthers, and Jacksonville coming up for the Titans who knos whow it will turn out by the end of next week. God bless defense.

admin answers:

I've been impressed with the Panthers' defense thus far. I've been saying for a few weeks they are probably the top defense in the NFC.

I'm not a Panthers' fan, but I hate the Broncos, so I'll cheer for them at least once this season. Hopefully, they can make Cutler cry, too.

Robert asks…

NFL 2008: Can anyone explain how the NY Giants have clinched their division with 2 games still left to play?

Both Yahoo Sports Standings and NFL Standings have indicated the Giants have clinched the NFC East, but there are still 2 games left to play.

The Giants are division leaders with an 11-3 record, the Cowboys are second with a 9-5 record. Both teams have split their head-to-head games this season.

The question is if NYG finishes their final two games and goes 0-2, and if DAL goes 2-0, both team records would be tied. So how does the NFL tiebreaker clinch the Giants to win the division with 2 games still left to play?

For reference: http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakingprocedures

SEE: TO BREAK A TIE WITHIN A DIVISION

I look forward to your honest, sincere & clear answers.

Thanks,
- TJ
WINNER: Nick has the right idea... thanks to all!

The NFL's 2nd tiebreaker for Division Winner IS division record, yet this is not the tiebreaker that clinches NYG with the NFC East title. For if NYG and DAL finish with same regular season record, then they will also have the same division records. Hence, Nick and others were correct to look at the 3rd tiebreaker: record against common opponents.

NYG and DAL have 8 common (non-division) opponents, (CLE, CIN, ARI, STL, SFO, SEA, PIT, BAL). The Giants played them all and their one loss was to CLE 14-35, giving NYG a 7-1 record against common opponents. Cowboys played 7 of 8 games (BAL is coming up on 12/20), but even if the Cowboys were to beat BAL, they've already lost 3 of these common games (ARI 24-30, STL 14-34, PIT 13-20), so the best they can finish is 5-3, thus giving NYG the 2008 NFC East title.

PS: Based on this knowledge, NYG clinched in Week 14 when Cowboys lost to PIT, even though NYG lost to PHI the same week.

admin answers:

Better common games record, we lost to steelers and cards, they beat them

Steven asks…

Who do you decide a tie for a play off place?

If 2 or 3 teams have the best record in there division, but not all 3 can make the play offs because of space, how do they decide?

This happen with Browns last year and in 2002 it was a 3 way tie in the AFC East

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/standings?year=season_2002

admin answers:

They have been discussing this for many years, and are still trying to perfect the rule. As of now, they go to division record, and if they tied there too, they decide who played a stronger schedule of opponents (opponents are rated by their record the previous year).

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