During the regular season, the seeds reflect how the playoffs would stand if the season ended up to that point. The NFL playoffs are not based on a pure bracket system. In the divisional playoffs, the No. 1 seed is assured of playing the lowest-seeded Wild Card survivor. There are no restrictions on intra-division games and the higher seed of any matchup will have home-field advantage.
AFC Playoff tiebreakers
Cincinnati earns the No. 2 seed over San Diego based on common games (4-2 to Chargers 3-3).
Baltimore finishes ahead of Pittsburgh in division based on head to head (1-0).
Jacksonville earns the No. 6 seed over Baltimore based on conference record (5-2 to Ravens' 6-4).
NFC Playoff tiebreakers
Philadelphia earns the No. 5 seed over Green Bay based on conference record (6-2 to Packers' 6-3).
AFC eliminations
Cleveland (Week 12)
NFC eliminations
Detroit (Week 12), St. Louis (Week 12), Tampa Bay (Week 12)
Click here for the official tiebreaking procedures.
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I'm getting ready to attack the tiebreakers again for CBSsports.com and NFL/CBS/various teams. NFC is shaping up pretty nicely for some fun with all the 5-4 teams and the AFC is about as good with only one division being a runaway.
Huge Tiebreak games this week in the NFC with ATL-NYG, PHI-CHI and GB-SF. We'll either see pack separation or more bunching after week 11.&n
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I'm looking at everyone's schedule and things look favorable. Most of the teams that we're in the mix with (MIA, HOU, JAX), every one of them still plays New England, Indy, as well as each other; which one or more could therefore lose all 3 games.
Those head to head games against each other will pretty much eliminate who loses. Denver still plays Indy plus they're on a s
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(If) the Minnesota Vikings win this week and the Saints lose the the Partiots both teams will be 10-1. With no H2H match-ups, and undeafeated throughout the conference. With both loses being vs. teams that the other hasn't (and won't) play. That would take us to tiebreaker #4 which is strength of victory.
My question is what exactly does strength of victory mean? Is it the total number
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(POLL)
Who will be the first team mathematically elimated from playoff contention this year. I think there's a chance 3 can be out as early as next week. If more then one get eliminated in the same week we'll have to use time of day (EST) as the tiebreaker. My guess right now is Browns and Bucs will definitely lose next week and Rams might too. Using the clock as a tiebr
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Correct me if i am wrong. but since the falcons are 5-5, and the saints are 10-0. Dont the saints officially clinch the division with a win over thanksgiving weekend and an atlanta loss or tie? that will make the saints at the least 11-5 and the falcons at best 10-6/10-5-1 And i think the colts can do the same if they win and jaguars lose?
If you move the mouse over Green Bay it shows their remaining schedule. They have Dec. 13 listed as a home game against the Bears when, in fact, the Packers hosted the Bears in Week One. They actually travel to Soldier Field on Dec. 13.
I can't believe that the bears are only one game back despite the awful play from their all of their phases.. This must show you how average the NFC is..
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