2023 Week 17 Pregame Discussion Thread

[Guest]

If Pux and me tie, who get's the wildcard

Assuming the game follows the current NFL Wild Card tiebreak rules, Punxsutawney.

Current NFL Wild Card tie breaking rules for two teams not in the same division (if in the same division then Division Record is tiebreaker #2, then Conference Record).

1: Head-to-head: N/A
2: Conference Record: KAL 8-4, PNX 8-4
3: Common Games, minimum four: KAL 1-4, PNX 2-3

Kalispel wins: New Orleans
Losses: Washington, Ohio Valley, Washington, Denver
Punxsutawney wins: New Orleans, Ohio Valley
Losses: Ohio Valley, Denver, Washington

4: Strength of victory*: KAL 0.410, PNX 0.420
5: Strength of schedule*: KAL 0.531, PNX 0.502
*As of week 16.

That is, if I'm understanding the "common games" correctly. Each team played five games against common opponents, but there were only four common opponents involved with Kalispel playing Washington twice and Punxsutawney playing Ohio Valley twice.


There have only been three other occasions that I've found since the league began that a Wild Card spot was decided by tiebreaker #3 (2010 Waco over Motor City there were not enough common games so it went to Waco on Strength of Victory). Oddly enough two of these occasions also involve Kalispel.

2016 NC Wild Card Tiebreaker (result: San Francisco over Chicago)

1: Head-to-head: N/A
2: Conference Record: CHI 7-5, SFO 7-5
3: Common Games, minimum four: CHI 1-3, SFO 2-2

Chicago wins: Dakota
Losses: Pearl Harbor, Dakota, Camden
San Francisco wins: Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor
Losses: Dakota, Camden

4: Strength of victory: CHI 0.368, SFO 0.438
5: Strength of schedule: CHI 0.457, SFO 0.520

2013 AC Wild Card Tiebreaker (result: Phoenix over Kalispel)

1: Head-to-head: N/A
2: Conference Record: KAL 7-5, PHO 7-5
3: Common Games, minimum four: KAL 2-3, PHO 3-2

Kalispel New Orleans, Anchorage
Losses: Punxsutawney, Anchorage, Utah
Phoenix wins: Anchorage, Utah, Utah
Losses: New Orleans, Punxsutawney

4: Strength of victory: KAL 0.382, PHO 0.400
5: Strength of schedule: KAL 0.485 , PHO 0.528

2007 AC Wild Card Tiebreaker (result: Kalispel over Pheonix)

1: Head-to-head: N/A
2: Conference Record: KAL 7-5, PHO 7-5
3: Common Games, minimum four: KAL 3-2, PHO 2-3

Kalispel Wins: Portland, Portland, Memphis
Losses: Los Alamos, Motor City
Phoenix wins: Los Alamos, Los ALamos
Losses: Portland, Memphis, Motor City

4: Strength of victory: KAL 0.508, PHO 0.485
5: Strength of schedule: KAL 0.414 , PHO 0.438

[Guest]

That's some in-depth shit right there.

[Guest]

That's some in-depth shit right there.

Yeah, I don't know how rando's managed to have a 0.683 lifetime record with the Cutters. Nope, no idea. :P

[tomr1962]

So, I get shafted for the 3rd time.......... Every year I have a winning record. Maybe I will lose and don't have to worry about it.

[Guest]

So, I get shafted for the 3rd time.......... Every year I have a winning record. Maybe I will lose and don't have to worry about it.

I feel ya. 11-5 wasn't good enough last year. :(