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Even know the bengals are 0-6 and Miami is 0-5if they were 0-6 who would get the first pick or do they have to do a coin toss
 
Bengals because of their strength of schedule. The Bengals will win some games though this season, one of them being against us I'm sure.
 
We need the Browns (would've been nice if they won yesterday) and Ravens to win as many games as possible outside of common opponents.

Goes without saying we need the Bengals to win first and fore most.

We are obviously rooting against Pittsburgh at all costs but it in non-common opponent matchups, Steelers wins hurt the Bengals SOS so there is a small bonus there.

When in doubt, root against the entire AFC East (when not playing each other, because it doesn't effect our SOS either way when they do).

AFC East losses have the biggest impact on our SOS so we need the Jets, Bills and Pats to lose as much as possible.

Root against the Chargers, Jags (especially in their divisional matchups). Also rooting against the NFC East all year (except against AFCE or against their division opponents which makes no difference).

With so much at stake draft pick wise, Miami has a rooting interest in a lot of outcomes through week 17 so certainly a lot to pay attention to regardless of the product we put on the field.

Based on yesterday's results, I wouldn't say it was a strong day on the SOS tie breaker system. Jets loss, Browns win would've been more ideal. Even though LAC is one of our opponents, Pittsburgh's win hurts Cincy's SOS because they factor into the equation twice. Same way the Jets losing would've helped us twice as much the Dallas loss.

I think that all makes sense.
 
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The Ghost said:
We need the Browns (would've been nice if they won yesterday) and Ravens to win as many games as possible outside of common opponents.

Goes without saying we need the Bengals to win first and fore most.

We are obviously rooting against Pittsburgh at all costs but it in non-common opponent matchups, Steelers wins hurt the Bengals SOS so there is a small bonus there.

When in doubt, root against the entire AFC East (when not playing each other, because it doesn't effect our SOS either way when they do).

AFC East losses have the biggest impact on our SOS so we need the Jets, Bills and Pats to lose as much as possible.

Root against the Chargers, Jags (especially in their divisional matchups). Also rooting against the NFC East all year (except against AFCE or against their division opponents which makes no difference).

With so much at stake draft pick wise, Miami has a rooting interest in a lot of outcomes through week 17 so certainly a lot to pay attention to regardless of the product we put on the field.

Based on yesterday's results, I wouldn't say it was a strong day on the SOS tie breaker system. Jets loss, Browns win would've been more ideal. Even though LAC is one of our opponents, Pittsburgh's win hurts Cincy's SOS because they factor into the equation twice. Same way the Jets losing would've helped us twice as much the Dallas loss.

I think that all makes sense.
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I think the Dallas losing to the Jets helps our strength of schedule because we lost to the Cowboys and now they have a worse record?
 
The Ghost said:
We need the Browns (would've been nice if they won yesterday) and Ravens to win as many games as possible outside of common opponents.

Goes without saying we need the Bengals to win first and fore most.

We are obviously rooting against Pittsburgh at all costs but it in non-common opponent matchups, Steelers wins hurt the Bengals SOS so there is a small bonus there.

When in doubt, root against the entire AFC East (when not playing each other, because it doesn't effect our SOS either way when they do).

AFC East losses have the biggest impact on our SOS so we need the Jets, Bills and Pats to lose as much as possible.

Root against the Chargers, Jags (especially in their divisional matchups). Also rooting against the NFC East all year (except against AFCE or against their division opponents which makes no difference).

With so much at stake draft pick wise, Miami has a rooting interest in a lot of outcomes through week 17 so certainly a lot to pay attention to regardless of the product we put on the field.

Based on yesterday's results, I wouldn't say it was a strong day on the SOS tie breaker system. Jets loss, Browns win would've been more ideal. Even though LAC is one of our opponents, Pittsburgh's win hurts Cincy's SOS because they factor into the equation twice. Same way the Jets losing would've helped us twice as much the Dallas loss.

I think that all makes sense.
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Good to see you on the Tank train now.
 
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I think the Dallas losing to the Jets helps our strength of schedule because we lost to the Cowboys and now they have a worse record?
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Unfortunately no, because the Jets essentially getting twice the wins in this situation because they count twice as much against our SOS.

That's why above all else, division losses will impact our SOS more than any other opponents. When the Jets, Bills or Pats are playing anyone outside of our division, we need them to lose first and fore most. When they play each other obviously it's a wash as the result of that game will be 1-1 regardless.
 
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Bengals win a game or two already with AJ. They've been that close. Still, they're our biggest competition as I can see them dealing him and eventually sitting Dalton. Their schedule is brutal the rest of the way.

Really need them to win at home against the Jags this week, and hopefully win a divisional game or two (getting revenge on Pittsburgh ideal)
 
I really thought the Niners would be in this conversation, especially with everything coming out there TC being so negative.

Jimmy G was getting beat by the defense in practice, now we know why, everyone is getting beat by their D.

Makes you really want a dominant DL.
 
kenneth c cooper said:
Even know the bengals are 0-6 and Miami is 0-5if they were 0-6 who would get the first pick or do they have to do a coin toss
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Dolphins would hold the #1 pick because of strength of schedule. Currently .484 for Miami and .522 for Cincinnati. A coin flip only comes into play if the teams have the same strength of schedule.
 
The Dolphins division 11 wins is going to be stronger than the NFC north 8 wins so far. So if the Bengals and Dolphins tie for record, the Bengals would draft first because our schedule is more difficult. The Bengals points for and points against and yards per game show they are a much better team than we are that's why analysts give the Dolphins a 70% chance at the first pick.
 
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