12-14-2015, 02:22 AM
(12-13-2015, 11:08 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: The Bengals Magic Number is still at 2 with 3 games left.
Next week after the Bengals win and the Steelers are beat by the Broncos, the Bengals will be AFC North Division Champions.
If Steelers lose next week we win the division regardless of whether we win another game. Same goes for if they lose to Baltimore or Cleveland.
If Steelers lose to Denver and beat Cleveland and Baltimore they go 10-6. 4-2 division . 7-5 in conference.
If Bengals lose out they go 10-6. 4-2 division 8-4 in conference.
Common opponents. KC, Denver, San Diego, Oakland, Seattle, Rams, Arizona, SF.
Bengals record if they lose out. 5-3 Common opponent record
Steelers if they lose to Denver. 5-3 Common opponent record
Next tie breaker Conference record.
Bengals 8-4 if we lose out
Steeler 7-5 if they lose to Denver
If we beat Baltimore we go 11-5 and 5-1 in division and Steelers can't match.
If we beat Denver we go 11-5 and either tie or beat Steelers in common opponent but then we will have 9 conference wins which they cannot achieve.
If we beat only San Fran best Steelers can do is tie us overall, division, and conference. Tie breaker is common opponents.
6-2 Common opponents for us both.
Next tie breaker: strength of victory
This is where it gets close.
Anyway. If Steelers lose any game we are division champs.
If we beat Denver or Baltimore we are division champs.
