NFL Week 15

[Mystery Man]

Holy crap!

Patriots: 28
Miami: 29


!!!

 

[drothgery]

What is the ie breaker if the Pats end up with three loses and so do the chargers? I know the Pats hold the tiebreaker over the Colts since the meet head to head, but not sure what the tiebreaker is for the Chargers. They both have now lost one game in the division and 2 games in the AFC.

Hmm... at 14-2, the Pats can only tie with the Steelers.

At 13-3, the Pats could tie with the Chargers or Colts (but not both), and/or the Steelers. They win a two-way tie with the Colts, and lose to the Steelers, based on head-to-head.

Since the Pats and Chargers didn't play, conference record is the next tiebreaker, so it would depend on how the Pats got to 13-3. If they lost to the Jets and beat the 49ers, the Chargers own the tiebreaker based on a better conference record. If they beat the Jets and lost to the 49ers, then it proceeds to the next tiebreaker, but the Chargers and Pats have fewer than 4 common opponents (just Indy and the Jets), so then it goes to "Strength of Victory", and it's impossible to figure that one out.

In a three-way tie with the Chargers, Pittsburgh would be eliminated based on conference record, and then the previous Pats/Chargers rules would apply. In a three-way tie with the Colts and Steelers, the Pats win if they beat the Jets (and so have the best conference record); with the same conference record it gets very messy. Same deal if the Chargers and Pats tie at 12-4.

 

[Storminator]

In the two fantasy leagues I am in...

ENWorld League - Congrats to Krug who beat me (Creative's Creatures) handily to give himself a shot at the big final game against Stormination. I look forward to playing the Hometown Heroes next week for third (or fourth) place.

EN World League - Next week, I am up against Stormination myself (Mountain Maulers) for first or second place bragging rights. Best of luck to the Storm who this week put up scores around 120 pts (in both leagues!). Hopefully, Peyton Manning will be back in form next week and ready to rock. Go Colts!

I should be favored in both leagues. Have you seen the defenses my players up against?!? KC, Oakland, SF, Indy, NO...

I should be putting up points in bucketloads.

PS

 

[Stone Angel]

Wow what a week my colts keep rollin and the Almighty Pats and their Goldenboy CHOKE!!! Now if only the game actually meant something.

Some good football this week Chargers looked good in an off enviroment. I despise Terrell Owens but I don't think he deserved to be injured for the season. Wonder how this will affect their playoff run.

Man the Colts as much as I was suprised that Manning didn't break the record, where did that defense come from. Front line pressure. I mean Freeney has always been good, rookie pro bowler. But everyone else stepped up to safety's comin up to make hits, good coverage by the linebackers. And what class by the colts to not gun for a TD in the redzone towards the end.

Colts chargers prediction. Colts 38 Chargers 23

Merry Christmas Everyone..


The Seraph of Earth and Stone

 

[Captain Tagon]

The last week of the season best game should be Pitt against Buffalo. Pittsburgh is playing crazy football this year, but Buffalo is on a great streak. Chances are very good Buffalo will be playing for a playoff spot, and the game will be in Buffalo. This late in the season, chances are good it'll be in a snowstorm. And no team plays in the snow as well as Buffalo. Too bad it isn't against Miami.. At least Pittsburgh is used to the cold..

Let's see, who plays in the snow at least as well if not better than Buffalo?

New England? Check there.

Green Bay? They invented playing in the snow.

Oh, and Pittsburgh? You better believe it.

Heinz Field, and Three Rivers before it, were places a lot of teams hate to go late in the year because it is cold and usually snowy. Pittsburgh has a power back, a strong quarterback who makes smart choices and receivers with great hands. They have blistering lines on both sides of the ball and one of the best linebacking cores anywhere. Pittsburgh is built to play in the snow.

 

[Crothian]

Man the Colts as much as I was suprised that Manning didn't break the record, where did that defense come from.

A lot of deefenses look good against the Ravens Offense

 

[DaveStebbins]

Chances are very good Buffalo will be playing for a playoff spot, and the game will be in Buffalo.

Buffalo still needs lots of help. Baltimore, Jacksonville and Denver each need to lose another game (of their final two), while Buffalo needs to win out. As happy as I am with the way they've turned their season around, I'm afraid they're still a long shot. When they gave up leads late in the fourth quarter in three of their first four games (all losses), I knew those would come back to haunt them.

 

[Dimwhit]

Well, Baltimore still has to travel to Pittsburg and Denver has Indianapolis. The Jags, though, are in good position. They have Houston and Oakland left. Houston is the best shot. So it will be tough for the Bills, but not impossible.

It's too bad, because I really think they can beat any team in the AFC (or NFC for that matter) the way they are playing right now.

 

[Darthjaye]

Hmm... at 14-2, the Pats can only tie with the Steelers.

At 13-3, the Pats could tie with the Chargers or Colts (but not both), and/or the Steelers. They win a two-way tie with the Colts, and lose to the Steelers, based on head-to-head.

Since the Pats and Chargers didn't play, conference record is the next tiebreaker, so it would depend on how the Pats got to 13-3. If they lost to the Jets and beat the 49ers, the Chargers own the tiebreaker based on a better conference record. If they beat the Jets and lost to the 49ers, then it proceeds to the next tiebreaker, but the Chargers and Pats have fewer than 4 common opponents (just Indy and the Jets), so then it goes to "Strength of Victory", and it's impossible to figure that one out.

In a three-way tie with the Chargers, Pittsburgh would be eliminated based on conference record, and then the previous Pats/Chargers rules would apply. In a three-way tie with the Colts and Steelers, the Pats win if they beat the Jets (and so have the best conference record); with the same conference record it gets very messy. Same deal if the Chargers and Pats tie at 12-4.

Actually this is not entirely correct. All three teams have dropped at least one game in their division already (the Pats to the Dolphins, The Steelers to the Ravens, and the Chargers to the Chiefs). All play one more time in their own division so these would be the games we will be basing on who wins what. And actually if the Pats and Chargers both end at 12-4 it will be the Pats who get the better seeding over the Chargers as they will have lost 4 in conference vs 3 by the Pats.

 

[drothgery]

Actually this is not entirely correct. All three teams have dropped at least one game in their division already (the Pats to the Dolphins, The Steelers to the Ravens, and the Chargers to the Chiefs). All play one more time in their own division so these would be the games we will be basing on who wins what. And actually if the Pats and Chargers both end at 12-4 it will be the Pats who get the better seeding over the Chargers as they will have lost 4 in conference vs 3 by the Pats.

Yes it is. The Chargers are currently 11-3 overall and 8-2 in confrence (they lost to Houston, Denver, and Atlanta; Atlanta's in the NFC) with two conference games left (Indy and KC). No matter who they lose to in order to be 12-4, they'll be 9-3 in conference (one more win, one more loss). The Pats are 12-2 overall and 9-2 in conference with one conference game left. They need to lose both of their remaining games to get to 12-4, and one of them is a conference game (they play the Jets and 49ers), so they'll end up at 9-3 in conference. The Pats and Chargers didn't play each other, and have fewer than 4 common opponents, hence a tie between them devolves to Strength of Victory (which I understand is point differential). Currently New England has a 17 point advantage there, but that's easy to make up in two games.