NFL GDT: Week 17: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Couldn't Miss the NFL This Year

Avs_19

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That was basically an arm punt but it’s almost every game with Kyler. So many mistakes in the second half of winnable games.

Let’s see if he makes up for it here.
 

StreetHawk

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That was basically an arm punt but it’s almost every game with Kyler. So many mistakes in the second half of winnable games.

Let’s see if he makes up for it here.
The PR allowing that kick to hit the ground cost them the 2 minute warning on O. See if that impacts the game or not. Still have 2 TO starting at their own 36
 

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Yes but they need another win (or Falcon/Bucs loss) to officially lock it up.

For the NFC West, all they need now is to clinch strength of victory (need a win by 3 of BUF, MIN, SF, CLE and WSH over the next 2 days).
Falcons have Manders and Lina, while Bucs have Lina and Nola.

Let's say there is a tie between Bucs(handle Lina and Nola) 10-7 and Seattle loses this week yet beats LAR to make the Rams 10-7.

Or even throw in 2-0 Seattle giving us a three way 10-7 tie Bucs Rams Seattle
 

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Falcons have Manders and Lina, while Bucs have Lina and Nola.

Let's say there is a tie between Bucs(handle Lina and Nola) 10-7 and Seattle loses this week yet beats LAR to make the Rams 10-7.

Or even throw in 2-0 Seattle giving us a three way 10-7 tie Bucs Rams Seattle
In this scenario, the NFC West winner then comes down to the strength of victory tie-breaker. Rams are well positioned in that regard as things stand now.

Bucs have the tie-breaker over Rams due to better conference record. So in your scenario, TB would be 3rd, LAR 4th.
 

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In this scenario, the NFC West winner then comes down to the strength of victory tie-breaker. Rams are well positioned in that regard as things stand now.

Bucs have the tie-breaker over Rams due to better conference record. So in your scenario, TB would be 3rd, LAR 4th.
May as well make it a four way with the ability for the Falcons to also be 10-7. It's not like the Commanders can't stub toes.

There is still too much to happen to really know yet. Thanks for indulging me!
 

Marc the Habs Fan

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May as well make it a four way with the ability for the Falcons to also be 10-7. It's not like the Commanders can't stub toes.

There is still too much to happen to really know yet. Thanks for indulging me!
If the Falcons are 10-7, that means they win the NFC South. They also hold tie-breaker over Rams due to better conference record, so it would be ATL 3rd, LAR 4th in your 4-way 10-7 tie scenario.
 

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The key is that in multi-way tie breakers if two teams are from the same division, the tie is broken between them first. So the Bucs/Falcons and the Rams/Seahawks would have tiebreakers between them broken first before going into a broader tiebreaker.

At most in the NFC you can have an effective 3 way tie breaker even if there are 5 teams at 10-7 to finish the year.

They'd first figure out if the Bucs/Falcons would win the south (would be the Falcons with 2 head to head wins), then figure out if the Rams/Seahawks would win the west (extremely likely to be the rams due to strength of victory). Then figure out which of those two tiebreak losers and the Commies would get the 7 seed.
 

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The Rams need 3 of 5 out of Buffalo, WFT, Minnesota, San Francisco or Cleveland to win to clinch strength of victory tie breaker and thus a playoff spot. Cincinnati winning helped them too. I don’t know if I want to know all those mathematics though.
 

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