Play-off discussion!!!

[Isacco]

* Anchorage won the division and is in the Play-offs!! Congrats man!!

Thanks Shark!

[Aston]

Congrats to the playoff teams! and good luck to those still fighting in these last two weeks of the season.

San Fran can still take the division, and the NC South is as up in the air as ever. The AC's second round-one bye is still up for grabs, it seems, and the south and east are both unsecured.

The WC spot will be really interesting. A pair of really dangerous AC West teams could both get shut out of the playoffs....or they could both make it.

[Sharkn20]

The WC spot will be really interesting. A pair of really dangerous AC West teams could both get shut out of the playoffs....or they could both make it.

Be carefull with Phoenix in the back-end of the season!!!!

[Guest]

Could be the second time we get a first round bye in my tenure. In my first season I got a wild card birth with a 14-2 record in 2018. Can't take a nap now, that's for sure.

Walt Johnson has done a good job filling in, but we're definitely a better team with Ted Pleasant at the helm. Can't complain after picking up Johnson, a creeping QB, in the 7th round though.

[Sharkn20]

* New Orleans grab the bye Week!!

* Ohio River jumps on the division and now lead but not in WC yet!!! PXT and Motor City are on the hunt for the divisional tittle and direct access to the play-offs

* Waco depends on itself but Phoenix and Denver need a L of the other teams and they must win

* I don´t think that Memphis could reach the play-offs at this moment but they still not "Yellow"

* Dakota and Boston will rest the 1st Week of the PO

* San Francisco won the WC game after that week W and will fight with Yuma for the divisional tittle.

* Gainesville, Columbus and Morgantown still in his adventure for the divisional tittle and the last WC Spot

* Camden are looking for a miracle


3 teams in at each conference and 3 Play-offs spots empty at this point!!

A lot action to see in the last game!!

Ohio River at Motor City

and

Gainesville at Columbus

Will be the games to watch this week!!! The divisional leaders playing on the road against the pursuitors!!

[Clay]

* New Orleans grab the bye Week!!

* Ohio River jumps on the division and now lead but not in WC yet!!! PXT and Motor City are on the hunt for the divisional tittle and direct access to the play-offs

* Waco depends on itself but Phoenix and Denver need a L of the other teams and they must win

* I don´t think that Memphis could reach the play-offs at this moment but they still not "Yellow"

* Dakota and Boston will rest the 1st Week of the PO

* San Francisco won the WC game after that week W and will fight with Yuma for the divisional tittle.

* Gainesville, Columbus and Morgantown still in his adventure for the divisional tittle and the last WC Spot

* Camden are looking for a miracle


3 teams in at each conference and 3 Play-offs spots empty at this point!!

A lot action to see in the last game!!

Ohio River at Motor City

and

Gainesville at Columbus

Will be the games to watch this week!!! The divisional leaders playing on the road against the pursuitors!!

If Motor City beats Ohio River and Punx beats Lake County... who makes the playoffs?

I'm thinking there's a ton of chips that have to fall (including a win) to make it. Another .500ish season without the playoffs.

[BradZ]

If Motor City beats Ohio River and Punx beats Lake County... who makes the playoffs?

I'm thinking there's a ton of chips that have to fall (including a win) to make it. Another .500ish season without the playoffs.

If you all end up at 9-7, PXT would win the division for sure. After that the WC would be interesting.

[Sharkn20]

If you all end up at 9-7, PXT would win the division for sure. After that the WC would be interesting.

I think Motor City will win the WC cause their PF...

But we are 6-1 in the last seven!! Sharks on fire!!!

[prinzar]

BYE week! Phew. Only my second bye since playing this game (I'm not very good)

Time to rest the starters

[Guest]

* Camden are looking for a miracle

Looking over the tiebreakers, it seems like we hold the key to our own miracle.

If we win vs. Brooklyn (which would be a miracle as they beat us easily at home in week 8) we would finish the year at 9-7. Whomever loses the Columbus/Gainesville game will also be 9-7. Morgantown, if they win, would be 9-7. No other teams can get to 9-7, the only teams that can finish 10-6 will already be in the playoffs as either division winners or as wild card #1.

The first tie breaker for a wild card spot is Head to Head. We beat Morgantown in week 3, so we'd have the tiebreaker over them, but we didn't play Gainesville or Columbus this year.

The next tie breaker is Conference record. If (and again, that is a really big if) we beat Brooklyn, our Conference record would be 7-5. Both Columbus and Gainesville are currently 6-5 in Conference, which means the loser would fall to 6-6 and once again, we would have the tie breaker.

So it all comes down to us being able to beat Brooklyn. Once upon a time that would have been a given, as they are historically the worst team in league history. But this is not the Brooklyn of old.

This is not the Camden of old either (a geriatric Casey Baumgartner wandering onto the field these last two weeks aside). This season we might just be the least talented team in the league. The game ranks only Anchorage as having a lower rated roster, but at least Anchorage has a QB. Our best players on offense were our center and an under performing rookie TE, and both of them are hurt. Before the season even started we traded our best defensive player away, to Brooklyn no less.

It seems more a miracle that we've beaten anyone. Or maybe, rather, it's been 8/9ths of a miracle, with one last bit to go.

[Sharkn20]

Looking over the tiebreakers, it seems like we hold the key to our own miracle.

If we win vs. Brooklyn (which would be a miracle as they beat us easily at home in week 8) we would finish the year at 9-7. Whomever loses the Columbus/Gainesville game will also be 9-7. Morgantown, if they win, would be 9-7. No other teams can get to 9-7, the only teams that can finish 10-6 will already be in the playoffs as either division winners or as wild card #1.

The first tie breaker for a wild card spot is Head to Head. We beat Morgantown in week 3, so we'd have the tiebreaker over them, but we didn't play Gainesville or Columbus this year.

The next tie breaker is Conference record. If (and again, that is a really big if) we beat Brooklyn, our Conference record would be 7-5. Both Columbus and Gainesville are currently 6-5 in Conference, which means the loser would fall to 6-6 and once again, we would have the tie breaker.

So it all comes down to us being able to beat Brooklyn. Once upon a time that would have been a given, as they are historically the worst team in league history. But this is not the Brooklyn of old.

This is not the Camden of old either (a geriatric Casey Baumgartner wandering onto the field these last two weeks aside). This season we might just be the least talented team in the league. The game ranks only Anchorage as having a lower rated roster, but at least Anchorage has a QB. Our best players on offense were our center and an under performing rookie TE, and both of them are hurt. Before the season even started we traded our best defensive player away, to Brooklyn no less.

It seems more a miracle that we've beaten anyone. Or maybe, rather, it's been 8/9ths of a miracle, with one last bit to go.

The 1st tie-breaker is divisional record man In that game

[BradZ]

The 1st tie-breaker is divisional record man In that game

Divisional record if you're breaking a tie with a team in your own division. If the tie is with a team out of your division the tie-breaker starts with head-to-head, then conference record.

[Sharkn20]

Divisional record if you're breaking a tie with a team in your own division. If the tie is with a team out of your division the tie-breaker starts with head-to-head, then conference record.

What a headache

[Guest]

The 1st tie-breaker is divisional record man In that game

TO BREAK A TIE FOR THE WILD-CARD TEAM
http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakingprocedures

If it is necessary to break ties to determine the two Wild-Card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken.

If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tie breaker.

1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference

If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps.

1. Head-to-head, if applicable.
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four

Three or More Clubs In Wild-Card

(Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated, tie breaker reverts to step 1 of applicable two-club format.)

1. Apply division tie breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2
2. Head-to-head sweep.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.

If Columbus and Gainesville tie then Gainesville would win their division (win over Columbus in week 8) while Columbus would be wild-card #2 because of overall winning percentage (9-6-1 vs. 9-7 for either Morgantown or Camden means no tie so no tiebreakers).

Assuming Columbus/Gainesville doesn't end in a tie, Morgantown wins and Camden loses. We would use the "from the same division" tiebreakers.

Step 1. Head-to-head:Tie Morgantown went 1-1 against either team
Step 2. Division record: Morgantown 3-3 beats Columbus/Gainesville loser 2-4.
Morgantown earns wild-card #2

Assuming Columbus/Gainesville doesn't tie, Morgantown loses and Camden wins. We would use the "From different divisions" tiebreakers.

Step 1. Head-to-head: N/A Camden did not play either team
Step 2. Conference Record: Camden 7-5 beats Columbus/Gainesville losers 6-6.
Camden earns wild-card #2

Assuming Columbus/Gainesville doesn't tie, Morgantown wins and Camden wins. Use the "Three or More Clubs" tiebreaker until only 2 teams remain. This is where it could get weird.

Step 1. Apply division tie breaker: Morgantown eliminates Columbus/Gainesville via division record.

Because this tiebreaker is only supposed to eliminate within the division, Morgantown should not be able to eliminate Camden in this step (unless the game is set up wrong). Because only two teams remain after this step, it should then move to the standard "two teams, different divisions" tiebreakers. In which case.

Step 1. Head-to-head: Camden defeated Morgantown in week 3
Camden earns wildcard #2.

So in that case the playoff picture for NC looks like this

Boston: Won division, #1 seed win or lose

Dakota: Won division, #2 seed win or lose

Yuma: Division title with a win, playoff seed #3. Division title with loss and San Francisco loss (Division record tiebreaker), playoff seed #3 (common games over Columbus/Gainesville). Wild-Card #1 with a loss and San Francisco win.

San Francisco: Division title with a win and Yuma loss, playoff seed #3. Wild-Card #1 with either a loss or a win and Yuma win.

Gaineville: Division title with a win or tie, playoff seed #4. Wild-Card #2 with a loss and a Morgantown and Camden loss.

Columbus: Division title with a win, playoff seed #4. Wild-Card #2 with a tie. Wild-Card #2 with a loss and a Morgantown and Camden loss.

Camden: Wild-Card #2 with a win, unless Columbus and Gainesville tie

Morgantown: Cannot win division (no way for both Columbus and Gainesville to both lose). Wildcard #2 with a win, Camden loss, and Columbus/Gainesville non-tie.

[Guest]

Oh, and if you think this is a headache, in 2026 the NC had 6 teams in all 4 divisions finish 10-6.