12-20-2015, 10:48 AM
(12-20-2015, 10:27 AM)Tiger Teeth Wrote: So if we win today, do we clinch the division? I swear I saw that at the bottom of the screen on NFLN yesterday. Anybody know? Or maybe it said we clinch a playoff berth? I can't remember.
We clinch a playoff spot with a win
We clinch the division with a steelers loss or our win and a steelers tie or loss.
we have a better division record currently than the steelers but that could still change. Division tiebreaker happens after head to head. Our afc conference record is better and if they lose today they can't catch us on that one which is why (I think) we clinch with their loss. I don't have common opponents handy. Maybe that's actually why since it's a tiebreaker before conference.
Best thing to hope for? A Pitt/Den tie and win for us. Then we could still lose to Denver and control our bye destiny in the final game. Of course hoping for a tie is silly.
Tiebreakers - in division - from nfl.com
- Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
- Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
- Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
- Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
- Strength of victory.
- Strength of schedule.
- Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
- Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
- Best net points in common games.
- Best net points in all games.
- Best net touchdowns in all games.
- Coin toss
