Post by movieliker on Dec 22, 2019 18:03:20 GMT
Seattle gets the #1 spot with a 3 or 4 way tie --- Seattle has the better conference record.
1st, assuming Seattle beats Arizona today, Seattle and San Francisco will both be 12-3. Since they play next week, unless they tie, it's unlikely there'll be a 4-way tie.
2nd, the 3 and 4-way tiebreakers only apply if the 3 or 4 teams tied for a seeding or a wild-card playoff spot are all in different divisions. When 2 teams are in the same division, the divisional tiebreakers apply first. So the first tiebreaker would be to break a tie for the NFC West champion. Whoever loses that tiebreaker would automatically be the #5 seed and have no chance for the #1 seed. Then the tiebreaker applies to Green Bay, New Orleans, and the NFC West Champion.
If San Francisco is the NFC West Champion (which they can do by winning their last 2 games), then they would be the NFC #1 seed because they've beaten both Green Bay and New Orleans. So both Green Bay and New Orleans need at least 1 San Francisco loss to claim the NFC #1 seed.
Seattle may claim the #1 seed if they win the NFC West and are in a 3-way tie with Green Bay and New Orleans (I haven't verified that yet), but if Seattle wins the NFC West and is in a 2-way tie with New Orleans, then New Orleans gets the NFC #1. So unless there's a 3-way tie between Seattle, Green Bay, and New Orleans, Seattle would need some help to claim the NFC #1.
This is why the NFC playoffs will be more interesting this year. While Action Jackson and Baltimore are clearly the AFC's best team and should go to the Super Bowl, there are 4 strong teams that can represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.
I agree. But that doesn't change what I said. If both Seattle and Green Bay keep winning, Seattle will be the #1 seed, Green Bay would be the #2 seed, and San Francisco would be the #5 seed.