Posted on 01/01/2003 10:51:07 PM PST by panther33
Wow. What a finish to the regular season in the National Football League. We now know the final standings for the regular season, the official playoff rankings, and the playoff schedule. There is a similar NFL thread here (thank you Counter Counter Culture), but that was before Week 17. Now everything is settled and everybody knows who made it and all that good stuff. So, here we are. Post your pics, highlights, scores, predictions and, of course, TRASH TALKING!
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PLAYOFF RANKINGS
2002 AFC Playoff Rankings:
1. Oakland
2. Tennessee
3. Pittsburgh
4. NY Jets
5. Indianapolis
6. Cleveland
OUT: Miami, New England, Denver, San Diego, Kansas City, Baltimore, Buffalo, Jacksonville, Houston, Cincinnati
2002 NFC Playoff Rankings:
1. Philadelphia
2. Tampa Bay
3. Green Bay
4. San Francisco
5. Atlanta
6. NY Giants
OUT: New Orleans, Seattle, St. Louis, Washington, Carolina, Minnesota, Arizona, Dallas, Chicago, Detroit
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PLAYOFF SCHEDULE:
Wild-card weekend
Saturday, Jan. 4
Colts at Jets, 4:30 pm on ABC
Falcons at Packers, 8:00 pm on ABC
Sunday, Jan. 5
Browns at Steelers, 1:00 pm on CBS
Giants at 49ers, 4:30 pm on FOX
Divisional playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 11
AFC game, 4:30 pm on CBS
NFC game, 8:00 pm on FOX
Sunday, Jan. 12
NFC game, 1:00 pm on FOX
AFC game, 4:30 pm on CBS
Conference championships
Sunday, Jan. 19
NFC Championship Game, 3:00 pm on FOX
AFC Championship Game, 6:30 pm on CBS
Super Bowl XXXVII
Sunday, Jan. 26
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif.
Wrong. You must have missed post #19.
The big man upstairs (Saint Vincent) has drawn it up this way, and I'm not one to doubt him.
PACKERS 27 Raiders 21 - 13th NFL Championship for the Green and Gold
The Browns were 7-4 vs AFC opponents. Giving them the best AFC record of, 9-7 second place in their division teams. Hope that helps
Go Browns!
-Eric
I'm sure there are more reasons that I am just forgetting.
They've been in every game they played this year except at Tampa. Beating the Saints, Falcons, and Jets. Losing only by 3 twice against the Steelers. The Browns are good young team. Probably too young to go far in the playoffs, then again this is the NFL.They've beaten or outplayed every AFC playoff team except Oakland this year. They took the Steelers to the wire twice (once into OT) before William Green woke up. Don't count them out.
-Eric
TO BREAK A TIE FOR THE WILD-CARD TEAM
If it is necessary to break ties to determine the two Wild-Card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken.
1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tie breaker.
2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps.
Two Clubs
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 point s 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.
Three or More Clubs
(Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated, tie breaker reverts to step 1 of applicable two-club format.)
1. Apply division tie breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. The original seeding within a division upon application of the division tie breaker remains the same for all subsequent applications of the procedure that are necessary to identify the two Wild-Card participants.
2. Head-to-head sweep. (Applicable only if one club has defeated each of the others or if one club has lost to each of the others.)
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
5. Strength of victory.
6. Strength of schedule.
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
9. Best net points in conference games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
12. Coin toss
And NE loses to Cle because NE had a Worse conference record.
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