Why was 8 and 8 good enough for NYG to get to the playoffs but not good enough for the Carolina Panthers? Both records are crap but can someone help me find how the playoff setup works. TIA
2007-01-14 00:51:22 · 6 answers · asked by Eddie J 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
In each conference (The AFC and NFC), the 4 division champions automatically make the playoffs, along with two wildcards. This year in the NFC, only 5 teams had a winning record, so one team without a winning record had to go as well. The Giants were picked over Carolina because a mathematical formula determined they had a more difficult schedule, thus making their 8 wins more "impressive".
2007-01-14 00:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by GenshiYagyu 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Panthers were eliminated from the tiebreaker amongst the 8-8 teams because their conference record was worse than both New York's and Green Bay's (the first tiebreaker is head-to-head, but with 4 teams tied and not all having played each other, the next tiebreaker, since all of the teams tied were not in the same division, is conference record). New York qualified over Green Bay because they had a better strength of victory total (combined record of the teams they beat) than Green Bay did.
2007-01-14 02:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why, because there are only a couple good teams in the NFC and really any team in that conference could have made the playoffs (except for the Lions). The AFC has so many good teams that one team could go 9-7 but miss the playoffs entirely.
2007-01-14 01:10:52 · answer #3 · answered by aflac5190 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daddy Manning pulled some strings as he did when Eli was drafted OR he just pulled out his wallet? Sucks how they manipulated the NFL draft makes me wonder what else can be manipulated in the NFL EX. the 8-8 record, last nights game, and i do remember the Saints getting a win in a game mid season a touchdown they didn't deserve which gave them the win.
I am a Browns fan so I don't care who plays now but its hard to hide the obvious!
2007-01-14 00:58:26 · answer #4 · answered by DyrtByrd 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because of their schedule and their strength of victory. If the Redskins would have won instead, the Packers, my team would have gone instead. It didn't help that the Vikings lost too, which put the Giants in and kept the Pack out.
2007-01-14 05:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by Rhode Island Red 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the NFC was garbage.
2007-01-14 02:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by fostermark_2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋