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Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like if the Cowboys win their last game and Carolina loses, Dallas will get a wildcard spot because of a better conference record.

Is this correct?

I know theres a possibility that the Giants could be put out of the playoffs next week if they lose.

Chris Luva Luva wrote:I know theres a possibility that the Giants could be put out of the playoffs next week if they lose.

Hmmm. And did you think I was yelling that at more than one Giants fan yesterday?

If Carolina and the Giants lose and the Cowboys win, they'll have identical 10-6 records and their conference records are each 8-4. The Skins would take the East.

Your next tiebreaker, I believe is head to head. Cowboys beat the Panthers and the Giants-Cowboys split.

After that, I think you look at the best record in common games. Assuming that all three finish at 10-6, if you look at that, here's what I came up with:

Cowboys v. Panthers
Dallas gets in because they beat Carolina head to head.

Cowboys v. Giants
Giants get in because they are 8-5 in common opponents with the Cowboys and the Cowboys are 7-6.

Giants v. Panthers
Not enough "common games" to predict. You'll have to go to strength of victories. When you look at strength of victories, I come up with: Giants - 145 Panthers - 129. Giants get the nod.

So, unless I'm wrong, if the Cowboys, Giants, and Panthers finish at 10-6, their ranking for determining who's goin to the playoffs will be:

1. Giants
2. Cowboys
3. Panthers

One final caveat: Yes, the Vikings could also finish 10-6 with a 8-4 NFC record; however, if I know they Vikings, they always crash at the end of the season . . . so that's not gonna happen. If the Redskins win the East, the battle will be between these three teams for the wildcard.

Now, what happens if the Giants win the East and the Redskins beat the Eagles and the Panthers/Cowboys finish at 10-6? The wildcards would be:

1. Redskins
2. Cowboys

Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I'm certainly no tiebreaker guru...and this is just one man's guess.

I gave this one Giants fan in front of me a lot of crap and before he left he turned to me and said "We'll see you in the playoffs."


I said to him "Ok, buddy, I'll see you right back here in 2 weeks."


Go Raiders



Also, if Dallas wins and Carolina loses the Cowboys would get in because they beat them head to head.

Dallas gets in with a win and a loss by either the Panthers or by us.

With the Minny loss the Giants are in. If Carolina loses and we win and the Cowboys win then the Panthers are out and there will be three NFC East teams in the playoffs.