NFL Week 17

[ELCABALLO45]

Sunday January 2nd

 

EARLY GAMES

Miami (7-8) @ New England (13-2)

Buffalo (4-11) @ New York Jets (10-5)

Cincinnati (4-11) @ Baltimore (11-4)

Tampa Bay (9-6) @ New Orleans (11-4)

Carolina (2-13) @ Atlanta (12-3)

Minnesota (6-9) @ Detroit (5-10)

Oakland (7-8) @ Kansas City (10-5)

Pittsburgh (11-4) @ Cleveland (5-10)

 

LATE GAMES

Jacksonville (8-7) @ Houston (5-10)

Arizona (12-3) @ San Francisco (5-10)

Chicago (11-4) @ Green Bay (9-6)

Tennessee (6-9) @ Indianapolis (9-6)

San Diego (8-7) @ Denver (4-11)

Dallas (5-10) @ Philadelphia (10-5)

New York (9-6) @ Washington (6-9)

 

Sunday Night Football

St. Louis (7-8) @ Seattle (6-9)

[bukie]

Well...that simplified things in the NFC.

 

Clinched:

- Chicago - NFC North and first round bye

- Philadelphia - NFC East and 3 seed

- Atlanta - playoff spot

- New Orleans - playoff spot

Eliminated: Carolina, Detroit, Arizona, Minnesota, Dallas, Washington, San Francisco

 

ATLANTA Falcons

Clinch NFC South and first round bye:

1) ATL win

2) NO loss

Clinch homefield advantage in NFC:

1) ATL win

2) NO loss + CHI loss

 

NEW ORLEANS Saints

Clinch NFC South, first round bye and homefield advantage in NFC:

1) NO win + ATL loss

 

CHICAGO Bears

Clinch homefield advantage in NFC:

1) CHI win + ATL loss + NO loss

 

GREEN BAY Packers

Clinch #6 playoff spot:

1) GB win

2) NYG loss + TB loss

 

NEW YORK Giants

Clinch #6 playoff spot:

1) NYG win + GB loss

 

TAMPA BAY Buccaneers

Clinch #6 playoff spot:

1) TB win + GB loss + NYG loss

 

ST LOUIS Rams

Clinch NFC West and 4 seed:

1) STL win or tie

 

SEATTLE Seahawks

Clinch NFC West and 4 seed:

1) SEA win

 

 

AFC

Clinched:

- New England - AFC East and homefield advantage

- Kansas City - AFC West

- Pittsburgh - playoff spot

- Baltimore - playoff spot

- New York Jets - playoff spot

ELIMINATED: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Cleveland, Houston, Miami, Oakland, Tennessee, San Diego

 

 

PITTSBURGH Steelers

Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division and a first-round bye:

1) PIT win

2) BAL loss

 

BALTIMORE Ravens

Baltimore clinches AFC North division and a first-round bye:

1) BAL win + PIT loss

 

INDIANAPOLIS Colts

Indianapolis clinches AFC South division:

1) IND win

2) JAC loss

Indianapolis clinches 3 seed:

1) IND win + KC loss

 

JACKSONVILLE Jaguars

Jacksonville clinches AFC South division:

1) JAC win + IND loss

 

KANSAS CITY Chiefs

Kansas City clinches 3 seed:

1) KC win

2) IND loss

 

NEW YORK Jets

New York clinches 5 seed:

1) NYJ win + BAL win + PIT loss

[Sosa21MVP]

Sunday January 2nd

 

LATE GAMES

Arizona (12-3) @ San Francisco (5-10)

 

Gotta hand it to the Cardinals. They haven't missed a beat without Boldin and Warner. :hello:

[chuckywang]

So Bears hold strength of victory tiebreaker over the Falcons?

[UMFan83]

So Bears hold strength of victory tiebreaker over the Falcons?

 

I believe the after division record (which would be tied at 9-3 in the Bears won and Falcons lost), the next tiebreaker is record vs. common opponents (minimum of 4)

 

Here are the 4 common opponents between the Falcons and Bears:

 

Eagles (Falcons lost, Bears won)

Packers (Falcons won, Bears won twice)

Carolina (Falcons went 1-1, Bears won)

Seattle (Falcons won, Bears lost)

 

That would put the Falcons at 3-2, the Bears 4-1, thus winning the tiebreaker over them. If the Saints won, they'd win the South and win the conference record tiebreaker over the Bears (10-2 vs. 9-3)

[dew1679666265]

Meaningless game for the Titans Sunday. It won't happen, but I'd like to see them start Rusty Smith so he can get some more game action.

 

I'm far more interested in the offseason and what's going to happen with the Vince soap opera and the coaching staff than this game, though. And I'll bet the players will be as well, which is good news for the Colts.

[chuckywang]

So Bears hold strength of victory tiebreaker over the Falcons?

 

I believe the after division record (which would be tied at 9-3 in the Bears won and Falcons lost), the next tiebreaker is record vs. common opponents (minimum of 4)

 

Here are the 4 common opponents between the Falcons and Bears:

 

Eagles (Falcons lost, Bears won)

Packers (Falcons won, Bears won twice)

Carolina (Falcons went 1-1, Bears won)

Seattle (Falcons won, Bears lost)

 

That would put the Falcons at 3-2, the Bears 4-1, thus winning the tiebreaker over them. If the Saints won, they'd win the South and win the conference record tiebreaker over the Bears (10-2 vs. 9-3)

 

This is a terrible tiebreaker if the Falcons can count the Panthers twice and the Bears have to count the Packers twice.

[Guest]

The Bears win a tiebreaker with the Falcons but lose a tiebreaker with the Saints (if the Saints win the South).

[Banedon]

ATLANTA Falcons

Clinch NFC South and first round bye:

1) ATL win

2) NO loss

Clinch homefield advantage in NFC:

1) ATL win

2) NO loss + CHI loss

 

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong here, but in that last scenario, I'm pretty sure that ATL winning is inconsequential. If NO and Chi both lose, ATL gets the #1 seed, right?

 

EDIT: Nevermind...I see...those are either/or scenarios...

[jersey cubs fan]

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/favre_to_be_fined_not_suspended_qxZBvn8QKi7YbF3oJPqq0N

 

 

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to fine, but not suspend, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre for his propositioning of former Jets employee Jenn Sterger, FOX Sports reported today.

 

http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2010/12/29/news/photos_stories/NFL_102445--300x300.jpg

[Guest]

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/favre_to_be_fined_not_suspended_qxZBvn8QKi7YbF3oJPqq0N

 

 

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to fine, but not suspend, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre for his propositioning of former Jets employee Jenn Sterger, FOX Sports reported today.

 

http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2010/12/29/news/photos_stories/NFL_102445--300x300.jpg

 

Dude looks like a pedophile in that photo rather than just a pervert.

[UMFan83]

Wasn't Sterger threatening legal action on the league if they didn't suspend Favre? I was assuming that was part of the reason the decision was being held up so long.

[jersey cubs fan]

Wasn't Sterger threatening legal action on the league if they didn't suspend Favre? I was assuming that was part of the reason the decision was being held up so long.

 

I think I heard she wanted him punished, not that she was demanding a suspension.

[Flames24Rulz]

Eagles season ticket holders are being told that their wild-card game will be the Saturday night game on January 8th.

[CubColtPacer]

Eagles season ticket holders are being told that their wild-card game will be the Saturday night game on January 8th.

 

It was almost certainly going to be Philadelphia or Indianapolis (if they make it) hosting that game. They weren't going to give that slot to Kansas City or the St. Louis/Seattle winner. The other three slots are harder to predict.

[Andy]

Eagles season ticket holders are being told that their wild-card game will be the Saturday night game on January 8th.

 

It was almost certainly going to be Philadelphia or Indianapolis (if they make it) hosting that game. They weren't going to give that slot to Kansas City or the St. Louis/Seattle winner. The other three slots are harder to predict.

I imagine STL/SEA will be the early game Sunday since they are playing this week on NBC already and NBC has both Saturday games. The Chiefs will probably be the early game Saturday and the Colts will be the late game on Sunday.

[rawaction]

Eagles season ticket holders are being told that their wild-card game will be the Saturday night game on January 8th.

 

It was almost certainly going to be Philadelphia or Indianapolis (if they make it) hosting that game. They weren't going to give that slot to Kansas City or the St. Louis/Seattle winner. The other three slots are harder to predict.

I imagine STL/SEA will be the early game Sunday since they are playing this week on NBC already and NBC has both Saturday games. The Chiefs will probably be the early game Saturday and the Colts will be the late game on Sunday.

 

That makes sense. Figured the Colts and Eagles would get the 2nd games on both days.

[bukie]

Eagles season ticket holders are being told that their wild-card game will be the Saturday night game on January 8th.

Simmons was talking about this on his podcast Monday. NBC has two games (both Saturday), while FOX and CBS each have one Sunday. Obviously, FOX gets an NFC game and CBS gets an AFC game. However, NBC was allowed first (and last) choice of games for Saturday. So, of course, it makes sense to pick the 3-6 NFC game first, since either AFC game is likely a good matchup (unless Jacksonville sneaks in), and the NFC West game will likely be terrible. So, NBC will pick the Eagles vs. the 6 seed (a 95% chance of either Packers or Giants) as the Saturday night matchup, sticking Fox with the NFC West winner/NFC South loser matchup. CBS will choose the better AFC matchup (likely IND-BAL/PIT/NYJ), leaving NBC with KC-BAL/PIT/NYJ for Saturday afternoon, which is still somewhat intriguing.

[UMFan83]

Wasn't Sterger threatening legal action on the league if they didn't suspend Favre? I was assuming that was part of the reason the decision was being held up so long.

 

I think I heard she wanted him punished, not that she was demanding a suspension.

 

True, but his fine wasn't actually for misconduct with Sterger. The statement the NFL released said that they couldn't find/prove any misconduct and that the $50k fine was because Favre wouldn't cooperate with the investigation in a timely manner or something. So basically they did not punish Favre for what he did with Sterger.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Maybe I'm misreading but if FOX has the early Sunday wildcard game and it is in Seattle are they going to play a game at 10 am local time?

[Flames24Rulz]

Maybe I'm misreading but if FOX has the early Sunday wildcard game and it is in Seattle are they going to play a game at 10 am local time?

 

I think that's wrong. FOX was supposed to have the early Sunday start last year during Wild Card weekend, but they flipped with CBS when Arizona hosted the Packers. There's no way they'd play a game on the west coast at 10 in the morning.

[Guest]

Maybe I'm misreading but if FOX has the early Sunday wildcard game and it is in Seattle are they going to play a game at 10 am local time?

 

I think that's wrong. FOX was supposed to have the early Sunday start last year during Wild Card weekend, but they flipped with CBS when Arizona hosted the Packers. There's no way they'd play a game on the west coast at 10 in the morning.

 

Doesn't bother me. I'm at the bar at 9am securing my seat.

[Guest]

I'm surprised a Minnesota fan hasn't gone all Tonya Harding on Favre's knee or cranium to make sure he doesn't play on Sunday. Does anyone besides Favre care if Favre starts on Sunday?

[dew1679666265]

I'm surprised a Minnesota fan hasn't gone all Tonya Harding on Favre's knee or cranium to make sure he doesn't play on Sunday. Does anyone besides Favre care if Favre starts on Sunday?

 

ESPN

[Guest]

I'm surprised a Minnesota fan hasn't gone all Tonya Harding on Favre's knee or cranium to make sure he doesn't play on Sunday. Does anyone besides Favre care if Favre starts on Sunday?

 

ESPN

 

Haha. Ironically enough, that's where I read that Favre was taking daily tests to get clearance to play on Sunday. You win.