The Red King Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Earlier, I posted on a thread the tie-breaker formula that led to Buffalo making it in. But in doing so, thought of another scenario that stumped me. What if Baltimore finished 8-8? Say, if they lost to Indy as well in Week 16? That would have resulted in the Titans, Bills and Chargers tying for the Wild Card spots. If that happened, the Titans would still have been the 5th seed, but would the Bills or Chargers have made it? Three-way tie, first tie-breaker would be head to head, but that only applies if a team beat or lost to all the teams they're tied with. Didn't happen, so next up is conference record, and here is where it gets tricky. The Titans had one more conference win then Buffalo, who had one more then the Chargers. The Titans had the best conference record, and so would have locked the 5th seed. But...at the same time, the Chargers had the worst. In the same step, the Titans would nab a spot, and the Chargers eliminated, leaving the Bills the Wild Card. But...when a team is locked in or eliminated, the process is supposed to start over with the remaining teams. If the process restarted immediately after the Titans were locked in, then the Chargers would have gotten the sixth spot, since they beat the Bills head-to-head. So, I guess it comes down to just when does the process restart? Would it restart immediately after the Titans locked up #5? Or would the whole conference record tiebreaker play out simultaneously, resulting in the Titans getting #5 and the Chargers getting knocked out at the same time, leaving Buffalo in #6? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 It depends if a team owner has two pro teams in the same city. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 We should do well if they go alphabetically, so that’s my vote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiserplayer Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) Chargers get sixth seed Three or More Clubs (Note: If two clubs remain tied after a third club or other clubs are eliminated, the tiebreaker reverts to step 1 of the applicable two-club format.) Apply the division tiebreaker to eliminate all but the highest-ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. The original seeding within a division upon application of the division tiebreaker remains the same for all subsequent applications of the procedure that are necessary to identify the two wild card participants. Head-to-head sweep (applicable only if one club has defeated each of the others or if one club has lost to each of the others) Edited August 22, 2018 by Cruiserplayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Anyone that knows anything knows we are going 19-0 baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Other Tie-Breaking Procedures Only one club advances to the playoffs in any tie-breaking step. Remaining tied clubs revert to the first step of the applicable division or Wild Card tie-breakers. As an example, if two clubs remain tied in any tie-breaker step after all other clubs have been eliminated, the procedure reverts to Step 1 of the two-club format to determine the winner. When one club wins the tiebreaker, all other clubs revert to Step 1 of the applicable two-club or three-club format. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) The first step in resolving such a tie is to construct embraceable architectures so as to mesh real-time systems while utilizing interactive mindshares which in turn will facilitate strategic synergies thereby leveraging relevant variables to achieve a scalable data base to form a results based, granular network capable of flipping a coin. Edited August 22, 2018 by Mickey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red King Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Tuco said: Other Tie-Breaking Procedures Only one club advances to the playoffs in any tie-breaking step. Remaining tied clubs revert to the first step of the applicable division or Wild Card tie-breakers. As an example, if two clubs remain tied in any tie-breaker step after all other clubs have been eliminated, the procedure reverts to Step 1 of the two-club format to determine the winner. When one club wins the tiebreaker, all other clubs revert to Step 1 of the applicable two-club or three-club format. Excellent. Would be the Chargers then. That first bolded statement made the difference. The Titans would make it and the process would immediately restart without completing the step (and eliminating the Chargers). Thanks, was driving me nuts! Edited August 22, 2018 by The Red King 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Mickey said: The first step in resolving such a tie is to construct embraceable architectures so as to mesh real-time systems while utilizing interactive mindshares which in turn will facilitate strategic synergies thereby leveraging relevant variables to achieve a scalable data base to form a results based, granular network capable of flipping a coin. This reads like my life insurance plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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