Rams/Vikings Tiebreaker?!

[Alaskan Ram]

Remember, the tiebreaker after divison record is record in common games, not conference record.

We will have this advantage over the Vikings if we beat the Seahawks.

The tie breaker after overall record for teams in different divisions is conference record. If packers, vikings, rams all end up 11-5, Rams will have 3 losses in NFC vs 4 losses each for Packers and Vikings.

 

[LesBaker]

Week 14 NFC playoff picture looks better for Los Angeles Rams with Minnesota Vikings loss

HOPE!

By 3k@3k_ Dec 2, 2019, 10:55pm CST

Los Angeles Rams HC Sean McVay talks with QB Jared Goff during the Week 13 game against the Arizona Cardinals, Dec. 1, 2019. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

The Seattle Seahawks beat the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football in Week 13, 37-30.
The outcome meant more to the playoff standings than to just the Seahawks’ and Vikings’ fortunes.

It re-shaped the entire NFC playoff landscape:

The win catapults the Seahawks to the top of the NFC West thanks to their win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 10. They’ll meet again in the final week of the regular season, but Seattle’s loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 3 means Seattle catapults into the #2 seed with the Saints now atop the NFC. The Vikings’ loss means the Green Bay Packers are your NFC North leader with the Dallas Cowboys leading the NFC East at 6-6 setting your top four seeds. The Niners have the best record from a team not in the divisional lead with the Vikings in sixth at 8-4...just one game in front of the Los Angeles Rams at 7-5.

And now, the Rams’ path to the 2020 NFL Playoffs is set. Sure, the Seahawks and Niners could mathematically end up 10-6. Yes, the Packers could fall apart.

But as it stands after tonight, the Rams are chasing the Vikings to get into the playoffs.
Let the games begin.

Week 14 NFC playoff picture looks better for Los Angeles Rams with Minnesota Vikings loss

HOPE!

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Seeing that chart makes me lean towards seeding by record. Probably due to the fact I dislike DAL.

Two potential loses with the Chargers and Packers. The Chargers are always capable of beating or losing to anyone. Lions and Bears shouldn’t be a huge challenge but we know how divisional games can go.

The Chargers are having a very down year. I think the Vikings will win that one. The divisional games will have to do the trick for us.

Remember, the tiebreaker after divison record is record in common games, not conference record.

We will have this advantage over the Vikings if we beat the Seahawks.

That is correct if there are a minimum of 4 common opponents. Division record as a tie breaker is used only for teams that are in the same division.

The Rams and Vikings only have 3 common opponents, the Bears, Seahawks and Falcons. So do we assume that the league goes to the next tie breaker which is strength of victory? If that's the case so far after 12 games the Vikings have a pretty big edge since the point differential for their games is +77 and the Rams are +33. A 44 point differential can be overcome but someone will need to make McVay aware of this so that if he has a chance to run up the score tat he does so in order to get this tie breaker.

EDIT:
Add the Cowboys to the common opponent list. So that's that!

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.

 

[Mojo Ram]

2013 final standings and the last time that this division was as strong as it is now. That was a good AZ team that missed out on playoffs.

 

[TexasRam]

If we continue the heavy play action and rollouts, essentially taking the Oline blocking out of the equation, then I can see us having a chance.

If we continue the run into minus 3 yards and a cloud of dust, then we are done.

Beat Seattle first.

 

[Raptorman]

The tie breaker after overall record for teams in different divisions is conference record. If packers, vikings, rams all end up 11-5, Rams will have 3 losses in NFC vs 4 losses each for Packers and Vikings.

That's only if the Vikings lose to the Packers, Lions or Bears. They can still lose a game and end up at 11-5 and a conference record of 9-3. As long as the loss is the Chargers.

 

[Ram77]

I wish in the NFL if there were 2 teams tied with the same record at the end of the season and only one playoff spot available that there would be a “Play-In” game (if the teams had not already played each other during the regular season. Or in a case of a division champion where each team won one game against the other). These tie-breaking rules are BS besides the head-to-head

 

[bwdenverram]

We have to handle our business and that's really all you can ask. If we can't beat Seattle at home we don't deserve the playoffs.

 

[Kevin]

I wish in the NFL if there were 2 teams tied with the same record at the end of the season and only one playoff spot available that there would be a “Play-In” game (if the teams had not already played each other during the regular season. Or in a case of a division champion where each team won one game against the other). These tie-breaking rules are BS besides the head-to-head

The winner of a wild card play-in game would be playing three games in seven or eight days, unless the league postpones the rest of the playoff schedule for the one play-in game. I get where you're coming from but a play-in game just doesn't work in NFL like it does in baseball or the NCAA tournament.

 

[Turducken]

This site is a little like the playoff machine, except that it doesn't include final week and gives odds to make playoffs, win division, get bye, win SB.