Kgun5 Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Well, its an interesting question. If their one loss comes to MIAMI, it goes to common opponents. If their one loss comes to OAKLAND, we win the tiebreaker. This assumes a head to head tiebreaker with NEW YORK, however if other teams are involved, a different criteria is used. NFL tiebreaking rules can be found here http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakers 869820[/snapback] Since the NFL uses the division tiebreakers to eliminate all but the top team in each division, the division tiebreaker process will ALWAYS be applied if we end up tied with the Jets. So I'm pretty sure that the Jets clinch the tiebreaker over us if they beat Miami (as their division record would be 4-2).
JimBob2232 Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Since the NFL uses the division tiebreakers to eliminate all but the top team in each division, the division tiebreaker process will ALWAYS be applied if we end up tied with the Jets. So I'm pretty sure that the Jets clinch the tiebreaker over us if they beat Miami (as their division record would be 4-2). 869882[/snapback] WRONG. TO BREAK A TIE FOR THE WILD-CARD TEAM If it is necessary to break ties to determine the two Wild-Card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken. 1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tie breaker. 2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps. If it is JUST us and the JETS. Then the Jets win. If its Us, the JETS and someone else, a different set of rules is used.
Kgun5 Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 WRONG. TO BREAK A TIE FOR THE WILD-CARD TEAM If it is necessary to break ties to determine the two Wild-Card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken. 1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tie breaker. 2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps. If it is JUST us and the JETS. Then the Jets win. If its Us, the JETS and someone else, a different set of rules is used. 869910[/snapback] 1. Apply division tie breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. The original seeding within a division upon application of the division tie breaker remains the same for all subsequent applications of the procedure that are necessary to identify the three Wild-Card participants. What you quoted only applies for a 2-team tie.
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