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this article was posted last week... so far everything has fallen into place for the Falcons to somehow make the playoffs...here are the sceniros needed to happen for the Falcons to be in.... with the Falcons win and Seahawks loss, all eyes are on the Minnesota game now...
1. Falcons win their final two games
I mean… that’s a given.
2. BOTH Minnesota AND Seattle must-lose their final two games.
That’s important, because even though Seattle has clinched, that would force a three-way tie for the NFC’s 2 wildcard spots.
Why is that a big deal? Head-to-head losses only count if one team beats BOTH of the other two. Since Seattle beat Minnesota, the Falcons loss to the Vikings does NOT factor in.
Confused yet? Well… you’re probably not going to like #3.
3. Math
Yes, the thing you probably should have paid more attention to your sophomore year.
If 1 and 2 happen, the Vikings and Falcons would be tied in the next tie-breaker, conference win-loss. Which means this will come down to “strength of victory,” which is the combined winning percentage of the teams Atlanta and Minnesota faced this year.
The seven teams the Falcons have beat this year have a combined .388 winning percentage.
The seven teams the Vikings have beaten (they beat Detroit and Chicago twice) have a combine .409 winning percentage. So if the Falcons seven does well in the last two weeks, and the Vikings seven does poorly, the Falcons could sneak ahead of the Vikings in the tie-breaker.
Yeah we're a bit confused too.
Let’s make it easy. Here’s who you should cheer for and against this week.
Cheer FOR: Falcons (duh), Giants, Rams, Redskins
Cheer AGAINST: Vikings, Seahawks, Lions, Bears
We’ll revisit next week.
Copyright 2015 WGCL-TV (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved
How the Atlanta Falcons can still make the playoffs: luck, skill and math
1. Falcons win their final two games
I mean… that’s a given.
2. BOTH Minnesota AND Seattle must-lose their final two games.
That’s important, because even though Seattle has clinched, that would force a three-way tie for the NFC’s 2 wildcard spots.
Why is that a big deal? Head-to-head losses only count if one team beats BOTH of the other two. Since Seattle beat Minnesota, the Falcons loss to the Vikings does NOT factor in.
Confused yet? Well… you’re probably not going to like #3.
3. Math
Yes, the thing you probably should have paid more attention to your sophomore year.
If 1 and 2 happen, the Vikings and Falcons would be tied in the next tie-breaker, conference win-loss. Which means this will come down to “strength of victory,” which is the combined winning percentage of the teams Atlanta and Minnesota faced this year.
The seven teams the Falcons have beat this year have a combined .388 winning percentage.
The seven teams the Vikings have beaten (they beat Detroit and Chicago twice) have a combine .409 winning percentage. So if the Falcons seven does well in the last two weeks, and the Vikings seven does poorly, the Falcons could sneak ahead of the Vikings in the tie-breaker.
Yeah we're a bit confused too.
Let’s make it easy. Here’s who you should cheer for and against this week.
Cheer FOR: Falcons (duh), Giants, Rams, Redskins
Cheer AGAINST: Vikings, Seahawks, Lions, Bears
We’ll revisit next week.
Copyright 2015 WGCL-TV (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved
How the Atlanta Falcons can still make the playoffs: luck, skill and math
