GB vs TB at 9-7 tie comes down to SOV.
common ended tied at 3-2
eliminate matched wins, chi and sea
TB WINS:
ATL 10
CAR 6
SF 2
KC 11
SD 5
NO 7
CAR 6
47 TOTAL. atL PLAYS NO. KC PLAYS SD. CAR LOCKED AT 6
MIN OF 49. MAX OF 50.
GB WINS:
JAX 3
DET 10
NYG 11
CHI 3
PHIL 6
HOUS 8
MINN 7
48 TOTAL. MINN PLAYS CHI. REQUIRES NYG WIN OVER WASH
MIN OF 49. MAX OF 52.
THUS FAR .... CLOSE.
TAMPA NEEDS 3 OF 4 GAMES TO GO THEIR WAY TO GAIN A TIE. (JAX PHIL HOUS SF)
SOS is also very close.
TB GAINED WITH KC AND DAL WINS!
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, STRENGTH OF DEFEAT
TB LOSSES
AZ 6.5
LA 4
DEN 8
OAK 12
ATL
DAL
NO 7
TOTAL 37.5
OAK PLAYS DEN, AZ PLAYS LA.
MIN 39.5, MAX 40.5
GB LOSSES
MINN 7
DAL
ATL
INDY 7
TENN 8
WASH 8.5
DET 10
TOTAL 40.5
Max is 43.5
TAMPA BAY IS GOING TO HAVE TO WIN SOV OUTRIGHT, UNLESS ON STRENGTH OF DEFEAT, THEY CATCH GREEN BAY.
STENGTH OF SCHEDULE IS STRENGTH OF DEFEAT
GREEN BAY HAS CLINCHED TIE HERE, MAGIC NUMBER IS ONE.
ONE OF FOUR. (MINN INDY TENN, LOSS by NO)
wow. my count was off by one. HOUS is 9. GB has already clinched the 2-way tiebreaker over TB.
GB WINS:
JAX 3
DET 10
NYG 11
CHI 3
PHIL 6
HOUS 9
MINN 7
49 TOTAL. MINN PLAYS CHI. REQUIRES NYG WIN OVER WASH
MIN OF 50. MAX OF 53.
so the magic number is ZERO.
wash 8-6-2
GB 9-7
TB 9-7
in that case, GB GETS THE TIE. BUT THE magic number is one or 1/2 to get it over TB in that case. FORGET IT. TB WAS eliminated saturday nite with the Texans win.