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Related: About this forumNFC South question
No, not "Why doesn't someone blow it up with gunpowder and put it out of its misery?", though that is a valid question.
Supposedly the Saints' ugly loss, coupled with Carolina's win, knocked the Who Dats out of the playoffs. Atlanta plays Carolina next week; a Carolina win would leave them at 7-8-1, a half-game ahead assuming NO beats up on the Yucs. And a Falcons win would leave both at 7-9, with ATL holding the tiebreaker.
But the question is this: What if Atlanta and Carolina tie?
Then, assuming a Saints win, you have New Orleans at 7-9, Carolina at 6-8-2, and Atlanta at 6-9-1 and out of the picture.
But does 6-8-2 count as equivalent to 7-9, thereby bringing in the tiebreaker which, again, favors Carolina? In the pre-shootout NHL days, a tie in points between two teams was broken by who had more wins before other tiebreakers came into play.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)as they would end the year 3-2-1 in the division and New Orleans would be 3-3. Bizarre isn't it.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)A tie counts as a half win and a half loss.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)Corrected.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)El Supremo
(20,365 posts)than either of them and not be in the playoffs?
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Records a little misleading given the sample sizes, NFC South drew the AFC North & NFC North for opponents -- look at the strength of schedules and most of the NFC South teams have higher % than other teams.