6-8-2 Vs. 7-9

[orion138]

Im seeing Carolina getting the division with a win or tie. Why with a tie if Saints win? 7-9 is a higher winning % then 6-8-2.

 

[CHOPTALK]

Who cares.
Im ready for a top 10 pick.

 

[orion138]

Thanks for the stupid reply...helpful.

 

[CHOPTALK]

But to answer your question its pretty obvious without looking it up.

A tie equals half a win so 2 ties= the equivilent of 1 win so 6+1/2+1/2=7 and the tiebreaker would be less loses

 

[CHOPTALK]

Or make that the tiebreaker would be the divisional records which the saints are behind on that against both teams

 

[orion138]

If a tie equals half a win then why is Cincinnati ahead of Pittsburgh right now? I thought it was because of win %. I guess its not so obvious is it?

 

[slapshot]

Just look at the lose column losing 8 is better then losing 9

 

[Willie99]

if Carolina ties again and NO wins, the Panthers division record 3-2-1 > Saints 3-3

 

[DT32]

Good question. If you look at Carolina's current win % (.433), it is giving them a half of a win for the tie. So, 6.5/15 = .433. Another tie would mean 6-8-2 is equal to 7-9. Here's the profootballtalk article explaining it:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...er-division-title-to-carolina-in-unusual-way/

 

[DT32]

If a tie equals half a win then why is Cincinnati ahead of Pittsburgh right now? I thought it was because of win %. I guess its not so obvious is it?

It's the same situation here..Cincy gets the half win for the tie, so 9.5/14 = .679, which is higher than the Steelers (10/15 = .667)