Conference Tie breakers.......

by REVENGE4FAVRE on Nov 24, 2009 2:10 PM CST

If the Saints lose to the New England Patriots and finish the season at 15-1, and the Vikings run the table and finish at 15-1:

Who would have Home Field throughout the Playoffs?

As you will see the Vikings have the strength of victory advantage by 3% so far, Which would give the Vikings Home Field Advantage throughout the Playoffs.

1. To determine home-field priority among division titlists, apply Wild-Card tie breakers.

2. 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.
      4. Strength of victory.
      5. Strength of schedule.
      6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
      7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
      8. Best net points in conference games.
      9. Best net points in all games.
     10. Best net touchdowns in all games.
     11. Coin toss.

3. Strength of victory: is figured by calculating the combined winning percentage of the opponents a team has beaten.

Example: If two teams end with identical records, combine the records of the opponents in each of the team's wins and calculate the total winning percentage. The team whose opponents have the higher winning percentage wins the tiebreaker.

Vikings opponents records so far:

Clev 1-9

Det 4-16 (played twice)

SF 4-6

GB 12-8 (played twice)

STL 1-9

BAL 5-5

~~PIT 6-4~~

SEA 3-7

CHI 8-12 (played twice)

ARI 7-3

CIN 7-3

CAR 4-6

NYG 6-4

Combined Record 68-92, 43% winning % (Strength of Schedule)

Combined Record without Pittsburg's record 62-88, 41% winning % (Strength of Victory)

Saints opponent's records so far:

DET 2-8

PHI 6-4

BUF 3-7

NYJ 4-6

NYG 6-4

MIA 5-5

ATL 10-10 (played twice)

CAR 8-12 (played twice)

STL 1-9

TB 2-18 (played twice)

~~NE 7-3~~

WAS 3-7

DAL 7-3

Combined Record 64-96, 40% winning % (Strength of Schedule)

Combined Record without New England's record 57-93, 38% winning % (Strength of Victory)

SKOL VIKINGS

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Ummmmm...

Is that right, R4F? The records aren’t the same for the teams that both the Vikes and Saints have played… and you have some 10 game records and some 20 game records…

I BELIEVE...

by ArizonaVikingsFan on Nov 24, 2009 2:19 PM CST reply actions

He's counting them twice

Teams with a twenty game record are opponents that the relevant team meets twice. Thus, double the record. The measure is crude right now since strength of schedule could change easily, but it gives you an idea.

Purple is the new black.

by steezah on Nov 24, 2009 2:26 PM CST reply actions

Correct.

by REVENGE4FAVRE on Nov 24, 2009 2:27 PM CST up reply actions

ArizonaVikingsFan......................

This is correct.

You have to double the records of the division teams, cause you play them twice!

by REVENGE4FAVRE on Nov 24, 2009 2:27 PM CST reply actions

thanks.

I BELIEVE...

by ArizonaVikingsFan on Nov 24, 2009 2:35 PM CST up reply actions

Looks like we need Detroit to win out

Now wouldn’t that be nice.

by lifelongvike on Nov 24, 2009 2:28 PM CST reply actions

thanks for posting this. I was curious how things might play out and how the tie breakers work.

by dsludo on Nov 24, 2009 2:31 PM CST reply actions

Can't control that

The only thing the Vikings can control is how they play against the Bears on Sunday. Everything else is out of their control.

by medicineball on Nov 24, 2009 2:34 PM CST reply actions

Exactly.

The Bears game is the only win I am thinking about and I know that the Vikings are thinking about.

"Skol pa fiskande"

by NobleSavage on Nov 24, 2009 2:46 PM CST up reply actions

The Saints have one of the easiest schedules

and they won’t need to go to tiebreakers vs. the Vikings.

The Vikings will soon play the Cardinals and Bengals, teams that have faced quality opponents in 70% of their games so far. I’m not 100% that the Vikes can sweep Chicago this year, and they aren’t even a qualty opponent.

by KC Viking on Nov 24, 2009 3:41 PM CST reply actions

Bah Humbug!

by REVENGE4FAVRE on Nov 24, 2009 3:57 PM CST up reply actions

really? chicago? i know you’re being realistic buy have SEEN chicago play this year?

by iseepurplepeople on Nov 24, 2009 4:18 PM CST up reply actions

Yes

I’ve noticed that their receivers are extraordinarily fast and able to torch our secondary. I’ve noticed that Jay Cutler hasn’t been himself, and I don’t expect that to continue. Their defense hasn’t really let them down except for a couple of blowouts (CIN and ARI) and a couple when the offense couldn’t score.

Also worth noting: when the Bears met the Bengals and Cardinals, the Bears had a winning record, and they haven’t ever since ARI schooled them.

by KC Viking on Nov 24, 2009 6:40 PM CST up reply actions

We play

Both Cin and AZ in upcoming weeks so it might be best if we can school the Bears also.But to be honest I think the Vikes can play the Best of the Best and win this year.Each week they improve somewhere and even back-ups are playing well when inserted.This is a truly fantastic team we have this year.

by speedlod on Nov 24, 2009 7:05 PM CST up reply actions

Isnt age of Q.B. a tie breaker lol

by speedlod on Nov 24, 2009 5:03 PM CST reply actions

+40

by Zoltan on Nov 24, 2009 7:50 PM CST up reply actions

Interesting

Thanks for sharing that. Something I really didn’t know bu twas cool. Excellent contribution.
I have no doubt the Vikings can beat the Saint. NO is starting to show it’s weak areas and I seriously think that the Pats will bring them down to earth. Also remember the Vikes handle the Saints well last year. If not for kicking right into Bush’s hands the margai of victory would be greater.
We need to get homefield and I think that we will smash NO.
Anyone see latest copy of Vikings Update Tribute to 69 Vikings? A couple qotes-
Like with the defensive front, the “40 for 60” lifestyle bled over to the offense, showing one ball could be shares by many without egos geting in the way.
-Jerry Burns
We would always say, “Let’s meet at the QB”. The competition wasn’t over sack numbers. It was about working hard to get their first. It wasn’t important who, just that someone got there. Unlike today when sacks are used in contract negotiations, the sack contest wasn’t about the individual who got it. It was how many the team got.
-Jim Marshall

we never tried to one up each other. There were 3 other guys out there that could get the job done as well as you. 40 for 60 was not an opinion. It was a fact!
-Alan Page

Joe Kapp (who is credited with coining the phrase) I meant it cause it was true. There was no most valuable Viking.
Kapp would not accept the most valuable player trophy. He said, " I was sitting by Eller and Marshall. How could I come back with an award just for myself? Not a chance!"

Stars took a back seat. I saw a little of that in the Viking recievers interviewed on FOX.

I hope our current Vikings envoke that passion.

I may fanpost this and some other quotes. I see a lot of this in our current team.
Skol to the Bowl!

by CitrusFLViking on Nov 24, 2009 7:03 PM CST reply actions

Favorite Quote

was the one Jim Marshall made about that team…“The other team would score and we’d all start laughing and they would ask, Why are you laughing? We just scored a touchdown! and we’d say, Yeah, but we’re still going to win!”

by purplegrey on Nov 26, 2009 8:29 PM CST up reply actions

I like that....

Is very true of this team as well I think….They have that mentality….Even against Steelers, if not for a couple of bad breaks…..

Marshall was a great Viking!

I would rather be IN the Arena than watching from the stands...That is my life!
* Read Teddy Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" if you need further explanation...

by vikingfanfrom afar on Nov 27, 2009 2:11 AM CST up reply actions

Did R4F just write this? And it wasn't all caps nor just about Favre? Yes, yes he did. Therefore rec'd.

Don't question my fandominium.
"the notorious D.I.B."- samdaman

by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 24, 2009 7:10 PM CST reply actions

Yes he sure did. And here is the video evidence

by dsludo on Nov 24, 2009 8:41 PM CST up reply actions

lol I've seen this picture so many times yet find something new each time...this time he is smoking a cigarette

Don't question my fandominium.
"the notorious D.I.B."- samdaman

by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 24, 2009 9:21 PM CST up reply actions

So you spy on R4F?

by dsludo on Nov 24, 2009 9:24 PM CST up reply actions

I hope for the sake of the Vikings fanbase that he doesn't look like that

Don't question my fandominium.
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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Nov 24, 2009 9:27 PM CST up reply actions

as funny as this is

I do not find it that strange…..ok I am a nerd and remember the comm 64’s and the Apple IIe’s along with that went very bad glasses and clothes and such. This computer probably had an external modem at a baud rate of 2400! Remember the turbo button to speed up the computer from 4 kH to 6 kH, I always wondered why they could not make it go fast all the time.

it is better to be thought of as dumb then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Ben Franklin

by montana vikes fan on Dec 6, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions

As long as we keep winning...

I’d be interested to see this stat page updated weekly. R4F, are you game? (I gave you a rec, btw)

by mjmrad on Nov 24, 2009 8:06 PM CST reply actions

Sure can.

I will update as long as this scenario is still in place.

by REVENGE4FAVRE on Nov 24, 2009 11:02 PM CST up reply actions

Thanks R4F

Due to the head to head, the Arizona game has added importance in determining the #2 conference seed for the playoffs. I know we should take it one game at a time, however it’s hard not to look ahead.

by Belarus on Nov 24, 2009 9:09 PM CST reply actions

In this case

It’s not looking ahead – If I had to pick 1 game out of the next 6 that is a MUST win, it’s at Arizona – we win that one, and we’re basically a LOCK for a first round bye

by mjmrad on Nov 25, 2009 12:09 AM CST up reply actions

Tell me it aint so

R4F I was expecting a 40 plus something,but that picture above has my eyes burning,was thinking more,the other side of nerdom.You know 40+ with 40+down to 29 and eyes of brown,tell me ya aint a male.

by speedlod on Nov 24, 2009 11:58 PM CST reply actions

Go Patriots next week!!

Thanks for posting all that Info!!! I was thinking we would lose out because of all the points the Saints put… but the points tiebreaker is further down than I thought!!!

by Marvin T on Nov 25, 2009 2:54 AM CST reply actions

good fanpost

rec’d

Lurking since 2006

by boyonthedock on Nov 29, 2009 11:29 AM CST reply actions

This is a good post

Just wanted to give you credit where it was due. Additionally, do you think you can update it tonight/tomorrow after the MNF game?

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Corollary: When people are visiting your house and behaving themselves, them being a fan of a different team is NOT a reason for you to piss in their beer.

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by Robert Rence on Nov 30, 2009 12:41 PM CST reply actions

If New Orleans wins tonight, none of this will matter

Since NO does not have any more AFC games after tonight, MIN will automatically win the tiebreak if NO loses any games after that.

by mjmrad on Nov 30, 2009 2:04 PM CST reply actions

Yeah

like maybe at Dallas. Although, I think everyone forgets that some teams just show up in the playoffs and we all know how easy it is for a team to lay an egg. Even if NO wins out, they could lose their first playoff game to either Dallas, Arizona, Philly or ever the packers.

by TheEvilProfessor on Dec 1, 2009 8:19 AM CST up reply actions

Hope so

by mjmrad on Dec 1, 2009 10:12 AM CST up reply actions

8-8!!!

The record for the NO Saints as of last years regular season. Now they are 11-0…. I was really hoping that the Pats could beat out the Saints, since they failed to take down the Colts.
Seems that there are so many bandwagon jumpers out there that assume an undefeated regular season record means a for-sure superbowl game for their team.

Maybe we will end up being the NY Giants to the Pats as we may end up playing the Saints in the NFC.

Seems the Saints really only have two somewhat hard games ahead of them. The Cowboys & the Falcons.

by Deek on Dec 1, 2009 2:59 PM CST reply actions