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Ok so lets toss away atlanta and Bucs cause a collapse is not reality, and even if bucs tie us its not going to happen we swept them.

Carolina we are 1 - 0 against, if we lose to them later in the year that would be 1-1 but they are 1-3 in the division we are 3-1

If we beat Atlanta we will be 11-2 with 3-1 in the division, don't we own the tiebreaker going forward and clinch?

or does Carolina also have to lose to Redskins for clinch?
 
saintsmarchin said:
Ok so lets toss away atlanta and Bucs cause a collapse is not reality, and even if bucs tie us its not going to happen we swept them.

Carolina we are 1 - 0 against, if we lose to them later in the year that would be 1-1 but they are 1-3 in the division we are 3-1

If we beat Atlanta we will be 11-2 with 3-1 in the division, don't we own the tiebreaker going forward and clinch?

or does Carolina also have to lose to Redskins for clinch?
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No. Saints win in Atlanta and they clinch. Saints are 9-2, Carolina 5-6. Saints beat Atlanta they are 10-2, and the worst they can finish is 10-6 with a 4-2 record in the division. If Carolina wins out they finish 10-6, split with the Saints, and their division record will be 3-3.

Since the division record is the tiebreaker after head-to-head, the Saints win.
 
The best Carolina can go is 10-6. We need to win 2 more games or 1 more and sweep them I believe, but the way the nfc looks we can’t let off the gas if we want a first round bye. We will be in second place no matter what depending on the outcome of the 9ers and Packers, gotta keep winning.

Edit: a win thurs does secure the division
Madmarsha said:
I wouldn't say anything but it's in the thread title so I have to ... "berth".
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It irks me too ?
 
saintsmarchin said:
www.nytimes.com

How the New Orleans Saints Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17 (Published 2019)

Explore the 2019 N.F.L. playoff picture like an expert.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com

If I go into this article and switch it to win the division and put us as a win at the falcons and lose every other game we have a 100% chance of winning the division... so im thinking yes.
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From what I can tell Saints clinch the division with any of the following:

- Win vs Falcons next week (clearly our favorite route!)
- Win vs Panthers in week 17
- Panthers loss to Falcons in week 14
- Any combo of Saints wins and Panthers losses of at least 2 (i.e. Magic Number of 2)
- Saints lose out, Panthers lose 1 game, and TB wins out (3 way tiebreaker at 9-7)

Panthers appear to win 2 way tiebreakers with us at 10-6 or 9-7 (based on record against common opponents)
We win 2 way tiebreaker against Bucs at 9-7 (based on head to head sweep)
In a 3 way tie with Panthers and Bucs at 9-7 we appear to win (based on head to head records among tied teams 3-1, vs 2-2, vs 1-3)
 
saintsmarchin said:
Ok so lets toss away atlanta and Bucs cause a collapse is not reality, and even if bucs tie us its not going to happen we swept them.

Carolina we are 1 - 0 against, if we lose to them later in the year that would be 1-1 but they are 1-3 in the division we are 3-1

If we beat Atlanta we will be 11-2 with 3-1 in the division, don't we own the tiebreaker going forward and clinch?

or does Carolina also have to lose to Redskins for clinch?
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I thought someone was projected to have a baby during the Playoffs!?
 

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