2007-05-16 08:54:38 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
If ever team went 8-8 the it will come down to a tie breaker procedure.
Here it is. http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakers
2007-05-16 11:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by Blitzburgh 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on which games they won, how much they won by, etc., etc. The NFL has an elaborate tie-break procedure for these sort of incidents.
Every team plays 6 divisional games, 6 conference (not-division), and 4 non-conference games.
Within a division, the first tie-break is divisional record. So, if one team went 6-0 in the division, but 2-8 in all the other games, they would be the division winner.
There are actually 12 levels of tie-breakers, though historically it's never had to get past the fifth level (Strength of Victory) for any playoff berth.
Ultimately, if all 256 games finished in a 3-3 tie, the playoffs would be determined by coin flip.
And no- I have no idea what would happen if the coin continually landed on its edge.
2007-05-16 09:09:44 · answer #2 · answered by KhiDhala 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all teams went 8-8... which would be very unlikely... but if it were to happen by any chance then it would go to the points scored by each team in all games combined. Which ever team as scored the most points in the division will win the division. And the two highest of whoever is left would get the wildcard spot.
2007-05-16 10:33:59 · answer #3 · answered by Meghal S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then an 8-8 team will win the Super Bowl.
2007-05-16 10:40:04 · answer #4 · answered by ronald g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The universe implodes. Seriously, there's a system for calculating splits between teams with identical records. I'm sure the NFL has a few math geeks on the payroll who salivate at the idea of figuring the strength of schedule and margin of victory for all 32 teams.
2007-05-16 08:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by reymarblue 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rev 12:12 - ..…Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
IDK man.
I started thinking about it and the math started to give me a headache.
Is it even mathematically possible for every team to finish with an 8-8 record given that the number of teams each team plays is 13?
And if they can and do; then I refer you to the above paragraph. :-)
2007-05-16 09:31:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know
what happens if some lighnings coming from the sky destroy every stadium in the NFL?
What happens if every QB in the rosters of all NFL teams gets hurt?
2007-05-16 09:02:01 · answer #7 · answered by Prowler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I'm right, they rank you by points by your team and your opponents. They probably would see who had had hardest schedule and determine the playoff teams. I don't think that they would ever go with a tiebreaker but then again, they are talking about a 17th game so I guess that solves your answer.
2007-05-16 09:08:25 · answer #8 · answered by oskeeto 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Often, teams will finish a season with identical records. It becomes necessary, therefore, to devise means to break these ties, either to determine which teams will qualify for the playoffs, or to determine seeding in the playoff tournament. The rules below are applied in order until the tie is broken. If three teams are tied for one playoff spot, the rules are applied only until the first team qualifies. If multiple playoff spots are at stake, the rules are applied in order until the first team qualifies, then the process is started again for the remaining teams.
Head-to-head (team with the best record in all games played between the teams tied)
Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division. (This is for determining Division Champion; also, if there is a tie for a wild-card berth, this is used for breaking ties within a division.)
Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games (only applicable with a minimum of 4 common opponents)
Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
Strength of victory (winning percentage of opponents that were beaten)
Strength of schedule (winning percentage of all opponents played)
Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed. (That is, the "strength of victory" for all opponents from the same conference.)
Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed (That is, the "strength of victory" for all opponents.)
Best net points in common games
Best net points in all games
Best net touchdowns in all games
Coin flip.
The tiebreaking rules have changed over the years, with the most recent changes being made in 2002; record vs. common opponents and most of the other criteria involving wins and losses were moved up higher in the tiebreaking list, while those involving compiled stats such as points for and against were moved to the bottom.
2007-05-16 09:09:48 · answer #9 · answered by t1riel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be an exciting season of football, for sure! I must say that i believe also that it would come down to stats for sure and then the top two teams in each division would probable play against each other. and so on and so forth
2007-05-16 09:45:01 · answer #10 · answered by tyesangeleyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋