Phinsfan2 Wrote:
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> MikeO Wrote:
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> > Assuming New England beats Buffalo, Miami would
> > then need a 3 way tie to win the division and
> get
> > the tiebreaker.
> >
> > If Miami finishes tied with the Jets we
> obviously
> > win the division. If we end up tied with New
> > England though, the first two tie-breakers we
> > PUSH, and the 3rd factor of tie-breaker we
> > currently don't own over New England and
> proably
> > won't pass them on.
> >
> > So, we need a 3-way tie for first place and
> gotta
> > hope the Jets keep pace with us.
> Meaning....lets
> > all hope Sanchez's knee is ok!
>
>
> Not quite.
>
> It is true that if we finish is a 3 way tie with
> NE and NYJ we win the tiebreaker based on head to
> head winning %...we were 3-1 against the Jets and
> Pats. Pats are 2-2 and Jets 1-3.
>
> If we finish tied with NYJ we win the tiebreaker
> on head-to-head having swept them.
>
> If we finish tied with NE that will mean they need
> to lose one more game. They still play: CAR, @
> BUF, JAX and @ HOU.
>
> The first tiebreaker in a two team tie for the
> Division is head-to-head. We split so that
> doesn't settle it.
>
> 2nd tiebreaker between us and NE is DIVISION
> RECORD. Our division record is 4-2. The Pats
> will finish either 4-2 or 3-3 depending upon the
> outcome of their game in Buffalo in 2 weeks. If
> they lose to Buffalo we will win the tiebreaker
> based on division record.
>
> If they beat the Bills and get to 4-2 in the
> division the 3rd tiebreaker is COMMON GAMES.
> Excluding our division opponents we have 8 games
> in common with NE. Keeping in mind that we need
> to win all of our games to get to 10-6, and the
> Pats need to lose 1 game for this tiebreaker to
> even be necessary, the common opponents shape up
> like this: ATL, TEN, TB, INDY, NO, CAR, JAX, HOU.
>
>
> If we win out we'll be 5-3 among common opponents
> having beaten TB, CAR, JAX, HOU and TEN and having
> lost to ATL, NO and INDY.
>
> Assuming NE beats Buffalo and then lose one more
> game to force a tiebreaker with us, then that loss
> will be either CAR, JAX or HOU. That loss will
> make them 5-3 against common opponents. Losses
> to INDY, NO and either JAX/HOU/CAR. So we go to
> the 4th tiebreaker...
>
> The next tiebreaker is strength of victory.
The 4th tie breaker is conference record. As long as NE loses to some besided Carolina Miami will win that tie breaker.