If the Saints lose...

we are the #1 automatically, yes???

I didn't see this anywhere....

We haven't even clinched the division yet.

No. The Niners can still overtake us if we lose out and they win out.

That's right...
Sorry...

We only eliminate the possibility of the #2, #3, #4, or #6.

Edit: Saints could still get 13 wins at this time.

Edit #2...thus the title of this thread... And the Rams are rolling...

I forgot about the Whiners... my bad. ha

Thanks guys.

Magic number is 1. For the season enchilada. The division, HFA and best record in the NFL. They are amazing folks.

I can only laugh at all the Niner fans who disregarded the way the Hawks played on the road last year. All the predictions of regression and road losses. I remember many of them saying "no way the Chickens go undefeated at home again, they can't win out of Seattle. 9-7."

How does a 6-2 road record sound?

I have heard it before, teams that play good on the road get to play at home in the playoffs. I am so jacked!

Go Hawks! 1 more baby!

A Saints loss would eliminate the 2 seed as an option. It would be only the #1 or #5 if saints lose. A Win by the Hawks OR a loss by the 49ers would lock up the 1 seed.

Just doesn't matter what our competition does. We are in complete control of our fate and even have some room for error

PateratoWilson":3vhwx3mt said:

I forgot about the Whiners... my bad. ha

Thanks guys.

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It's alright, they are pretty forgettable.

This would be true if we had taken care of the Niners.

Unfortunately we let the Niners hang around.

They could still end up the #1 seed and we could end up #5. Should have taken care of business.

warden":3rwto3zn said:

Just doesn't matter what our competition does. We are in complete control of our fate and even have some room for error

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Disagree.. Although we only need 1 more win (in regular season ) there is no room for errors IMO.

Funny thing is The 49ers need both CAR 'AND' NO to lose another game to be able to even have HFA. Of course they play each other so that eliminates one team and then you have CAR @ ATL and TB @ NO.

But it's not even going to go that far cause SEA wont lose the next two home games.

HawkFan72":rudh3gy6 said:

This would be true if we had taken care of the Niners.

Unfortunately we let the Niners hang around.

They could still end up the #1 seed and we could end up #5. Should have taken care of business.

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Are people really hung up on this? Does anyone seriously think the Cards win next week. C'mon.

Sarlacc83":iis2j9c3 said:

HawkFan72":iis2j9c3 said:

This would be true if we had taken care of the Niners.

Unfortunately we let the Niners hang around.

They could still end up the #1 seed and we could end up #5. Should have taken care of business.

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Are people really hung up on this? Does anyone seriously think the Cards win next week. C'mon.

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Just saying it COULD happen. Otherwise the NFL would have already awarded us the #1 seed and the division. It's simple mathematics. It could happen.

It won't, but it could. Not sure why that's hard to understand.

Now that the Saints have lost, does this mean that the 49ers are now the only "threat" to us having the #1 seed? There is no way the Saints can get now, even if we somehow lost the next 2, right?

HawkFan72":2oljfr0t said:

Sarlacc83":2oljfr0t said:

HawkFan72":2oljfr0t said:

This would be true if we had taken care of the Niners.

Unfortunately we let the Niners hang around.]

Are people really hung up on this? Does anyone seriously think the Cards win next week. C'mon.

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Just saying it COULD happen. Otherwise the NFL would have already awarded us the #1 seed and the division. It's simple mathematics. It could happen.

It won't, but it could. Not sure why that's hard to understand.

Now that the Saints have lost, does this mean that the 49ers are now the only "threat" to us having the #1 seed? There is no way the Saints can get now, even if we somehow lost the next 2, right?

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No, what I don't understand is why you've spent a week handwringing about the 49ers loss and losing the division. Read your first two lines again, then stop acting like Seattle has a half game lead.

Sarlacc83":3touioa8 said:

HawkFan72":3touioa8 said:

Sarlacc83":3touioa8 said:

HawkFan72":3touioa8 said:

This would be true if we had taken care of the Niners.

Unfortunately we let the Niners hang around.]

Are people really hung up on this? Does anyone seriously think the Cards win next week. C'mon.

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Just saying it COULD happen. Otherwise the NFL would have already awarded us the #1 seed and the division. It's simple mathematics. It could happen.

It won't, but it could. Not sure why that's hard to understand.

Now that the Saints have lost, does this mean that the 49ers are now the only "threat" to us having the #1 seed? There is no way the Saints can get now, even if we somehow lost the next 2, right?

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No, what I don't understand is why you've spent a week handwringing about the 49ers loss and losing the division. Read your first two lines again, then stop acting like Seattle has a half game lead.

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I haven't spent a week handwringing. I haven't even posted about the Niners game since last weekend. I just think it would have been nice to handle business last week so we would have the #1 seed locked up already.

If the Seahawks cant take care of Arizona and St. Louis at HOME!!!!!!!!!

Then why even worry about Home field advantage in the playoffs.

PateratoWilson":3ij85zb5 said:

we are the #1 automatically, yes???

I didn't see this anywhere....

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No. If we win the division we are, but unfortunately San Fran won today. Had San Fran lost or tied, Seattle would have clinched HFA.

However, Seattle only has to win or tie a single game, and it's all moot.

However, the Saints loss did insure that Seattle will not be the number two seed (or 3, 4, or 6 seeds either).

How does the tiebreaker work? Best the niners can do is tie us. We have the same division record and are 1-1 vs the Niners. Plus we beat the Saints and the Panthers who beat the niners. How can they still win the division if we drop our last 2? I know this isn;t going to happen, just curious, i would have thought that the victories over common opponents would give us the edge.