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Playoff Tiebreaker
Posted on 12/8/25 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 12/8/25 at 7:44 pm
End of season tiebreaker system has been argued in our league for a while. Here’s this year’s scenario:
Team A, B, and C tied for last playoff spot.
Team A is 1-1 vs B/C, 1st in total points
Team B is 0-2 vs B/C, 2nd in total points
Team C is 2-0 vs B/C, 3rd in total points
The question is: should total points or head to head matter more when determining the tiebreaker?
Team A, B, and C tied for last playoff spot.
Team A is 1-1 vs B/C, 1st in total points
Team B is 0-2 vs B/C, 2nd in total points
Team C is 2-0 vs B/C, 3rd in total points
The question is: should total points or head to head matter more when determining the tiebreaker?
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Posted on 12/8/25 at 7:57 pm to lsulj
Our league is points. I like it based on points
Posted on 12/8/25 at 8:55 pm to lsulj
Points should be the only thing that matters in a tie breaker
Posted on 12/8/25 at 9:42 pm to lsulj
Points
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:11 am to lsulj
I prefer the heads up model like in real football. But our league its based of the highest points.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 8:13 am to lsulj
Total points makes significantly more sense to me because bye weeks are random. If you played someone a week where two of your best players were on bye, but were better the rest of the season that feels like an unfair penalty IMO.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 8:35 am to lsulj
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The question is: should total points or head to head matter more when determining the tiebreaker?
Total points. Anyone can have a big week or a down week due to injuries, byes, etc.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 8:36 am to lsulj
Points every time. Nothing else has any meaning
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:17 am to lsulj
It’s points
Head to head is ridiculous
Head to head is ridiculous
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:04 pm to Carson123987
My league uses all play record for tiebreakers
Posted on 12/9/25 at 1:31 pm to TigerintheNO
Points and its not close or debatable
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:14 pm to lsulj
Well if everyone is all in on total points for your tiebreaker why do you play H2H each week?
Sounds like yall need to go a rotisserie league & drop the H2H format.
But answer to your question H2H should be your tiebreaker, because you play H2H schedule. But you wanta break a tie with a different format?
Sounds like yall need to go a rotisserie league & drop the H2H format.
But answer to your question H2H should be your tiebreaker, because you play H2H schedule. But you wanta break a tie with a different format?
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:57 pm to lsulj
Have always done this order for tie breakers:
H2h record.
Points Scored
Points allowed (never gets this far).
Why should the team 2-0 against the other two teams be penalized due to points? Points should only come into play if all records and h2h matches are equal. Especially if its a H2H league. Matchups should hold more weight than points.
H2h record.
Points Scored
Points allowed (never gets this far).
Why should the team 2-0 against the other two teams be penalized due to points? Points should only come into play if all records and h2h matches are equal. Especially if its a H2H league. Matchups should hold more weight than points.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 7:27 pm to Witecoco
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Why should the team 2-0 against the other two teams be penalized due to points?
Do NFL teams play other franchises missing players on a bye week? Saints play the 49ers and CMC is on a bye. I didn't think so. Total points is the only way to do it.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 8:07 pm to Girth Donor
No, but they certainly do play them when their star players are injured. Bye weeks are a know metric you can plan for from the beginning. Points SHOULD NOT be your first tiebreaker. Especially in a H2H league.
This post was edited on 12/9/25 at 8:11 pm
Posted on 12/10/25 at 7:42 pm to Witecoco
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No, but they certainly do play them when their star players are injured. Bye weeks are a know metric you can plan for from the beginning. Points SHOULD NOT be your first tiebreaker. Especially in a H2H league.
I could not disagree more. Why would 1 week have more of a bearing than a season would? If Josh Allen and Bijan Robinson have a bye week 8 when I play someone who has everyone playing, why would I be punished for that?
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:37 pm to SaintTigerPel
Then why play h2h if overall points are all that matters in the end?
You play who's in front of you. You beat them, you have the leg up on them. Otherwise no point in h2h.
Edit to Add.
Since this is all based on the NFL, heres how they break down 3 way ties. Notice, there's no consolation given for teams missing their star players in a given week.
NFL Tiebreaker Rules
Three or More Clubs
(Note: If two clubs remain tied after one-or-more clubs are eliminated during any step, tiebreaker restarts at Step 1 of two-club format. If three clubs remain tied after a fourth club is eliminated during any step, tiebreaker restarts at Step 1 of three-club format.)
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
5. Strength of victory in all games.
6. Strength of schedule in all games.
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
12. Coin toss
You play who's in front of you. You beat them, you have the leg up on them. Otherwise no point in h2h.
Edit to Add.
Since this is all based on the NFL, heres how they break down 3 way ties. Notice, there's no consolation given for teams missing their star players in a given week.
NFL Tiebreaker Rules
Three or More Clubs
(Note: If two clubs remain tied after one-or-more clubs are eliminated during any step, tiebreaker restarts at Step 1 of two-club format. If three clubs remain tied after a fourth club is eliminated during any step, tiebreaker restarts at Step 1 of three-club format.)
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
5. Strength of victory in all games.
6. Strength of schedule in all games.
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
12. Coin toss
This post was edited on 12/11/25 at 3:18 pm
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