A detailed analysis of a specific scenario where the Seattle Seahawks can still make the playoffs and potentially clinch the NFC West title in Week 17. The article focuses on the importance of strength of victory (SOV) tiebreakers and compares the Seahawks' and Rams' win records against common opponents.
It’s time for a little math lesson to go along with an NFL playoff picture breakdown for the Seattle Seahawks . Losing badly to the Green Bay Packers while Geno Smith suffered a (thankfully, not serious) knee injury really sucked. But Seattle still can make the playoffs by winning out, and indeed with the right set of outcomes could clinch the NFC West in Week 17.
If you’re here to say “Seattle has no shot to make the playoffs” then feel free to click on other content, because this article is not for you. Today we are focusing on one specific scenario that is contingent upon the Seahawks beating the Minnesota Vikings, losing to the Chicago Bears, and the Los Angeles Rams winning against the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals. If the Seahawks beat the Rams in Week 18, that would put both teams at 10-7, and the top four tiebreakers in a division race would not separate them. So what happens when those tiebreakers are exhausted? That’s where “strength of victory” comes in. Brian Nemhauser aka Hawkblogger noted the value of beating the Vikings but NOT the Bears. If you use the ESPN playoff machine, Brian is 100% correct that Seattle would have the Strength of Victory tiebreaker. However, this is also a dynamic stat and can change depending on the W-L records of the teams beaten. Unlike non-divisional opponents, Strength of Victory is actually easier to determine when comparing two teams from the same division. Under the parameters previously suggested in the article, we can compare which teams the Seahawks and Rams have beaten. Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Las Vegas Raiders. You might be inclined to calculate the total win percentage for Seattle and Los Angeles. This isn’t necessary
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