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What if we are tied with New England, what are the tie breaking criterias? Meaning, if the last we are fighting for the last wild card spot, who would get in, us or NE?

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1. head to head: we tied 1-1
2. division record: so far we are 2-2, they are 3-2, if each of us win the remaining division games, then this will be tied also, ours are tougher though, we need to go to toronto (against bills) and to new york, they have a home game with the bills
2. common opponents: hard to explain shortly, but 14 of our games are similar (we only have two different games) we are actually looking good for this one, because two of our losses were against the texans and ravens (who the pats dont play)

bottom line, if we win the bills and jets games, I think we will win the tiebreaker, based on common opponents, if we lose one division game, then the pats probably will own the tiebreaker.
 
Common opponents has come before conference record for years, within the division.

One thing to remember is that if two potential wildcard teams are in the same division, you first run the division tiebreaks to eliminate one. Then, you use a slightly different set against teams from other divisions.

For example, if the Fins, Pats, Ravens and Colts all finished 10-6 needing a wildcard, the first step is to eliminate either the Fins or Pats. After that, you run tiebreaks with the remaining three.

At the moment we are even with the Pats in all categories except division record (which could easily end up even as well). We both have four AFC losses and one loss to common opponents outside our division. The next tiebreak is 'strength of victory,' but it hardly ever actually gets that far.

Potentially interesting fact: if the Jets, Pats and Fins all ended up 11-5 and 4-2 in the division, the Jets already have one extra loss to common opponents and would be the first team eliminated. Not that it's likely to happen...
 
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PhinsPhan122 said:
1. head to head: we tied 1-1
2. division record: so far we are 2-2, they are 3-2, if each of us win the remaining division games, then this will be tied also, ours are tougher though, we need to go to toronto (against bills) and to new york, they have a home game with the bills
2. common opponents: hard to explain shortly, but 14 of our games are similar (we only have two different games) we are actually looking good for this one, because two of our losses were against the texans and ravens (who the pats dont play)

bottom line, if we win the bills and jets games, I think we will win the tiebreaker, based on common opponents, if we lose one division game, then the pats probably will own the tiebreaker.
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http://home.earthlink.net/~ob1gui/nflrules.htm


  1. 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.

    Two Clubs
    1. Head-to-head, if applicable.
    2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
    3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
    4. Strength of victory.
    5. Strength of schedule.
    6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
    7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
    8. Best net points in conference games.
    9. Best net points in all games.
    10. Best net touchdowns in all games.
    11. Coin toss.
 
dolpns13 said:
http://home.earthlink.net/~ob1gui/nflrules.htm



  1. 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.

    Two Clubs
    1. Head-to-head, if applicable.
    2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
    3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
    4. Strength of victory.
    5. Strength of schedule.
    6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
    7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
    8. Best net points in conference games.
    9. Best net points in all games.
    10. Best net touchdowns in all games.
    11. Coin toss.
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That's out of date. The official NFL site says common opponents comes before conference opponents and it's been like that for a few years.

 
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