kearly":zpr2ak7r said:
If Seattle wins in week 17 to tie Arizona then the tiebreaker would come down to common opponents. Of the remaining teams, Minny and GB are the common opponents that matter, assuming Seattle wins out. If AZ loses both, then Seattle gets the common games tiebreaker. If they lose one, and then lose to Philly, then the tiebreaker would move on to the next criteria which is strength of victory. Strength of victory will likely favor AZ since they beat Cincy.
So most likely, AZ will unofficially clinch the division if they beat Minny on Thursday. It won't become official until later on when strength of victory sorts itself out, but unless AZ drops both games to Minny and GB, the division is probably theirs even if Seattle ties with a win in week 17.
This is what I was seeing
. I honestly don't see us catching the Cardinals.
It's kind of funny, but if the Cards keep winning, they only help us get the 5th seed easier. They hang a loss on Minny (likely) and GB (possible) and we win out, then GB and MIN play each other last game of the year....winner of that division wins a playoff spot, the loser might not be the 6th seed at that point.
I really like our chances with the 5th seed. Getting the NFCE would be like a bye.