I thought all we had to do was win one more game?
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Silver Hawk":15j9chk1 said:Nope.
If the Seahawks beat AZ, they are in, period.
If they beat KC (which doesn't do any good for their conference record), there is still the possibility that they could lose to AZ. If they lose to AZ and then Seattle and Washington both finish at 9-7, both Seattle and Washington would have 7-5 conference records.
The next tie breaker is performance against common opponents. They would also tie on that one, at 4-1. Next tiebreaker is strength of victory. Right now, Seattle is only very slightly ahead of Washington on that one. Like almost a tie. It would come down to how the teams that Seattle beat perform, relative to the teams that Washington beat, over the next two weeks. Looking at the respective teams in question, Seattle would probably have a better chance of winning this one but anything could happen.
So, long story short, a win against KC will put Seattle in the playoffs but only if Washington or Minnesota lose this weekend. Otherwise, it goes to week 17.
Hawkpower":22e8h3iv said:Silver Hawk":22e8h3iv said:Nope.
If the Seahawks beat AZ, they are in, period.
If they beat KC (which doesn't do any good for their conference record), there is still the possibility that they could lose to AZ. If they lose to AZ and then Seattle and Washington both finish at 9-7, both Seattle and Washington would have 7-5 conference records.
The next tie breaker is performance against common opponents. They would also tie on that one, at 4-1. Next tiebreaker is strength of victory. Right now, Seattle is only very slightly ahead of Washington on that one. Like almost a tie. It would come down to how the teams that Seattle beat perform, relative to the teams that Washington beat, over the next two weeks. Looking at the respective teams in question, Seattle would probably have a better chance of winning this one but anything could happen.
So, long story short, a win against KC will put Seattle in the playoffs but only if Washington or Minnesota lose this weekend. Otherwise, it goes to week 17.
So essentially, a win Sunday puts our odds at 99.9999999% instead of 100.
And if Philly and Washington lose Sunday, we are in anyway.
Polaris":1d3blbd8 said:I would say the odds of Washington losing out are extremely high (80%+) given that Washington doesn't have an NFL caliber QB. If you doubt me, go watch tape of the Washington-Jacksonville game which by all rights Washington should have lost (and Jacksonville is a horrid team).
Polaris":uwoti1ir said:I would say the odds of Washington losing out are extremely high (80%+) given that Washington doesn't have an NFL caliber QB. If you doubt me, go watch tape of the Washington-Jacksonville game which by all rights Washington should have lost (and Jacksonville is a horrid team).
hoxrox":3w2l6zj0 said:If we lose out, Vikings win one more, and Eagles win out, then in that scenario, we miss the playoffs.
hoxrox":116fdndt said:If we lose out, Vikings win one more, and Eagles win out, then in that scenario, we miss the playoffs.
Aros":1pad2qmm said:It's quite simple. Regardless of this Sunday, if we can't beat the shitty Cardinals with playoffs on the line AT HOME then we don't deserve to be in the playoffs anyways.
sdog1981":y489mnlb said:We will know after the Early games on Sunday. If Houston and Tennessee win the Seahawks are in.
Polaris":iqu0ealo said:sdog1981":iqu0ealo said:We will know after the Early games on Sunday. If Houston and Tennessee win the Seahawks are in.
Not quite technically. Even if both Washington and Philly lose (which is what you posit), Seattle would still have to win to be in OR Minny would have to lose (to Detroit) as well. What Seattle has to avoid is a tie with Washington without beating Arizona.