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Posted on 12/29/25 at 2:35 pm to chalmetteowl
quote:2nd best record in the NFC, tied with Chicago, but had the better conference record. The Hartley missed FG in week 3 being the difference in playing on the road in the WC round vs being the 1 seed is crazy. Even crazier having to go on the road against a team that would have finished 4th in the NFC South, and no better than 3rd in any other NFC division. They won their division and the division champs should be guaranteed a playoff spot, no qualms with that at all, but the fact you can finish with the second best record in your conference and have to go on the road in the first round is crazy. It's the rules of the game, but just mind boggling to look at the actual data.
We didn’t win our division, we didn’t deserve to host
Posted on 12/29/25 at 2:52 pm to castorinho
quote:Or if Chris Olave catches a perfectly thrown football in Miami.
And if the Saints don't stall in the red zone at the end of the game against the Cardinals in week 1, we could be looking at a 4-way tie
Posted on 12/29/25 at 2:55 pm to LSUlefty
quote:and this year Carolina is gonna host the Rams.
For some stupid reason the Seahawks got to host that game. It's a stupid NFL rule
Posted on 12/29/25 at 3:42 pm to rt3
My OCD kicked in, and I went and looked at the three-team tiebreaker rules. I think the Panthers win on head-to-head.
https://www.nfl.com/standings/tie-breaking-procedures
Panthers are 3-1 vs the other two teams, while the Bucs are 2-2, and the Falcons are 1-3. No need to go any further at that point with one team left standing after tiebreaker #1.
If Atlanta does not win both games, the Bucs win on common opponents.
The Bucs are 6-6 while the Panthers are 5-7 against the following common opponents:
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons Game 1
Atlanta Falcons Game 2
Buffalo Bills
Los Angeles Rams
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints Game 1
New Orleans Saints Game 2
New York Jets
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
https://www.nfl.com/standings/tie-breaking-procedures
quote:
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.)
Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs).
Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
Strength of victory in all games.
Strength of schedule in all games.
Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
Best net points in common games.
Best net points in all games.
Best net touchdowns in all games.
Coin toss
Panthers are 3-1 vs the other two teams, while the Bucs are 2-2, and the Falcons are 1-3. No need to go any further at that point with one team left standing after tiebreaker #1.
If Atlanta does not win both games, the Bucs win on common opponents.
The Bucs are 6-6 while the Panthers are 5-7 against the following common opponents:
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons Game 1
Atlanta Falcons Game 2
Buffalo Bills
Los Angeles Rams
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints Game 1
New Orleans Saints Game 2
New York Jets
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Posted on 12/29/25 at 3:54 pm to mdomingue
Nice work!
Posted on 12/29/25 at 5:03 pm to LSUlefty
quote:
For some stupid reason the Seahawks got to host that game. It's a stupid NFL rule
I just had a nightmare flashback remembering Marshawn Lynch running over the entire Saints defense to secure the Seahawks win.....
Posted on 12/29/25 at 8:11 pm to Clashmore Mike
So far this has all the makings of a goofy arse ending
This post was edited on 12/29/25 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 12/29/25 at 8:36 pm to rt3
It was meant to be this way from the looks of it
Posted on 12/29/25 at 9:18 pm to JerryTheKingBawler
No but for real, if he makes a great pla on somebody, people have to say that person got SHOUGHED up.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:24 pm to rt3
quote:
For that to happen... Atlanta needs to beat the Rams tonight (highly unlikely... I'm sure that's why the NFL felt comfortable putting the games on different days)
Step 1 complete... Falcons win
All that's needed now is
quote:
Tampa needs to beat Carolina on Saturday
If that happens... then Saints/Falcons determines the NFC South championship for either Tampa or Carolina
Posted on 12/29/25 at 11:08 pm to rt3
That yappy Chris Hansen is going to be insufferable on Red Zone if this happens, he will keep breathlessly explaining it every 5 minutes "for those just joining us".
This post was edited on 12/29/25 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 12/30/25 at 11:02 am to mdomingue
I think Carolina wins because they swept the Falcons and neither the Saints nor Bucs would have done so.
Posted on 1/3/26 at 5:56 pm to Floyd Dawg
Bucs up 9 with 5:30 to go... we're getting close to this scenario becoming reality
Posted on 1/3/26 at 6:07 pm to metallica81788
AFC North is pretty shite too.
Posted on 1/3/26 at 6:13 pm to rt3
Clutch 3rd down conversion by TB right at the 2:00 warning
CAR has 1 timeout left... Bucs up 16-14
CAR has 1 timeout left... Bucs up 16-14
Posted on 1/3/26 at 6:14 pm to rt3
Mate you've been all over this before anyone else 
Posted on 1/3/26 at 6:23 pm to rt3
Bucs win 16-14
Saints/Falcons to determine the NFC South winner
Saints/Falcons to determine the NFC South winner
Posted on 1/3/26 at 6:25 pm to rt3
quote:You dont say.
highly unlikely.
Posted on 1/3/26 at 6:27 pm to rt3
The refs assured that was going to happen. Let’s go Dirty Birds!
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