EnFoRcEr_uPu Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Can someone give me a detailed explanation of how playoffs go? I mean like, as far as how they determine who gets home-field advantage, which teams actually MAKE the playoffs(do they just look at the conference as a whole or each division individually), how wild-cards work, etc...It would be much appreciated. Thank you ahead of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunBunch7 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 The teams wit the best record in each division all advance. The 2 division winners with the best record get a 1st round bye. The 2 division winners with the inferior records each host the 2 wild card teams. The wild card teams are determined by which teams have the best records of all remaining non-division winners. There are several tie breakers that can and usually will come into affect. In each conference there are 4 division winners and 2 wild cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins fan1010 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 In general: Teams in each conference are seeded 1 through 6 based on record. Division winners are guaranteed seeds 1 through 4 even if the wild card has a better record. Top two seeds get a bye. The team with the highest seed gets home field against the team with the lower seed Divison champion tie breakers are 1. head-to-head; 2. division record; 3. record in common games 4. Conference Record Wild Card tie breakers are 1. head-to-head; 2. conference record; 3. common games http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnFoRcEr_uPu Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 Okay, that makes a lot of sense. Now I can see why conference games(especially divisional games) are so important. Thanks for the info guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36HAMMER Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 what he said :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budski Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Or if you really want it simple: keep winning keep playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Another reason why division games are so important.... If there is a tie for the wild card, the 4 teams get minimized down be DIVISION first. So, if there's a 4 way tie between us, Dallas, Atlanta, & Tampa Bay, what Dallas did against Tampa or Atlanta would not matter, if they lost the tiebreaker to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orlskinsfan Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 the playoffs work like this win keep playing lose go home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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