Cowboys/Redskins in the first round?

[skins052bgr8]

You guys lost me, with all that mess, but if you have the same overall record head to head is the first tie breaker, that is why we can't leap frog Tampa if we have the same record. We have the better conference record than Tampa, but we lost the head to head. Same would apply for Carolina and Dallas if they have the same overall record Dallas would go due to the head to head win this past week.

[sandtrapjack]

Originally Posted by skins052bgr8

You guys lost me, with all that mess, but if you have the same overall record head to head is the first tie breaker, that is why we can't leap frog Tampa if we have the same record. We have the better conference record than Tampa, but we lost the head to head. Same would apply for Carolina and Dallas if they have the same overall record Dallas would go due to the head to head win this past week.

Tampa has the MOST to loose of they loose to New Orleans on Sunday. If Tampa looses and Carolina wins, then Carolina wins the NFC South and Tampa would have to hope for a Cowboys loss to get in.

For the Redskins I am very enviuos, all you have to do is beat Philly and you are in.

For Dallas there are 3 possible scenarios:

1. Dallas beats St Louis and Washington looses to Philly. Highly unlikely, but the only way Dallas gets in OVER Washington is to finish the regular season with a better over all record than Washington.

2. Dallas beats St Louis and Carolina looses to Atlanta. Dallas owns the #1 tie breaker with the win in Carolina last weekend.

3. Dallas beats St Louis and Tampa Bay looses to New Orleans. This is where it gets tricky. If Carolina wins and Tampa looses in this scenario, then Tampa is out of the playoffs. Carolina would win the NFC South. Washington would get the first wildcard and the #5 seed and Dallas would win the second wild card and the #6 seed. Dallas owns the #3 tie breaker on Tampa. They have four common opponents and Dallas beat the 49ers in week 3 and the Bucs lost to S.F. in week 8.

But for the Redskins it is "win and you're in" where as for me I will be rubbing the fur off of a rabbits foot all day on Sunday since Dallas plays the Sunday night game.