2024 Saints - Last Place In the NFC South......

RJ in Lafayette said

Did we finish third or fourth? The question is largely academic, though it does matter with draft position (which I care about) and scheduling (which I do not care about). Did we officially finish fourth though Carolina is drafting ahead of us?

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Yes. The tiebreaking procedures are different for division ranking and for draft order.

For division ranking, the league had to go all the way to the fifth tiebreaker to give Carolina the edge--higher strength of victory (.329 vs .306).

For draft order, the first tiebreaker gave Carolina the edge--easier strength of schedule (.498 vs .505).