TheKillerNacho Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-washington-game-slotted-for-week-17-sunday-night-game Sucks but it was really the only choice; every other game with playoff implications were dependent on other games. Meanwhile, Washington is in a win-and-in scenario. The Eagles are eliminated from post-season contention but can play spoiler to the Football Team, who defeated them in Week 1, to allow the Giants or Cowboys to earn a playoff bid, depending who wins that earlier game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 The NFC playoff picture compared to the AFC playoff picture is meme worthy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Hey, a primetime NFC East matchup... Guess I'm watching 60 Minutes next Sunday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JaguarCrazy2832 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Any extra time for Alex Smith to get healthy has got to be a blessing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, MWil23 said: The NFC playoff picture compared to the AFC playoff picture is meme worthy. how so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 13 minutes ago, incognito_man said: how so? Because you have wildcard teams and those missing the playoffs in the AFC with better records than division champs and wildcard teams in the NFC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 minute ago, MWil23 said: Because you have wildcard teams and those missing the playoffs in the AFC with better records than division champs and wildcard teams in the NFC. Just because the NFC is better top to bottom this year, so there's more parity within the NFC itself. The quality of the NFC teams is superior to the AFC teams even at the top, but it's definitely more pronounced at the middle and bottom tiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 18 minutes ago, incognito_man said: Just because the NFC is better top to bottom this year, so there's more parity within the NFC itself. The quality of the NFC teams is superior to the AFC teams even at the top, but it's definitely more pronounced at the middle and bottom tiers. Is that why, of the teams currently in the playoffs if the season ended today, those AFC teams are a combined 24-4 against NFC opponents while those teams in the NFC were only 16-12 against their AFC opponents? Another fun note - there's not a single NFC team that was 4-0 in out-of-conference games this season, and just three who went 3-1 versus the AFC. Conversely, there were four AFC teams to sweep their NFC opponents 4-0 (more than the combined amount of NFC teams to go 3-1 versus the AFC or better), and another four AFC squads to go 3-1 versus the NFC (for a total of eight AFC teams with a winning record versus the NFC, compared to the NFC's three with winning records over the AFC). But sure, the NFC is "superior". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, incognito_man said: Just because the NFC is better top to bottom this year, so there's more parity within the NFC itself. The quality of the NFC teams is superior to the AFC teams even at the top, but it's definitely more pronounced at the middle and bottom tiers. 3 minutes ago, TheKillerNacho said: Is that why, of the teams currently in the playoffs if the season ended today, those AFC teams are a combined 24-4 against NFC opponents while those teams in the NFC were only 16-12 against their AFC opponents? LOL Exactly! I needed that laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 minute ago, MWil23 said: LOL Exactly! I needed that laugh. Another fun note - there's not a single NFC team that was 4-0 in out-of-conference games this season, and just three who went 3-1 versus the AFC. Conversely, there were four AFC teams to sweep their NFC opponents 4-0 (more than the combined amount of NFC teams to go 3-1 versus the AFC or better), and another four AFC squads to go 3-1 versus the NFC (for a total of eight AFC teams with a winning record versus the NFC, compared to the NFC's three with winning records over the AFC). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 "bUt ThE nFc Is SuPeRiOr" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, TheKillerNacho said: Is that why, of the teams currently in the playoffs if the season ended today, those AFC teams are a combined 24-4 against NFC opponents while those teams in the NFC were only 16-12 against their AFC opponents? Another fun note - there's not a single NFC team that was 4-0 in out-of-conference games this season, and just three who went 3-1 versus the AFC. Conversely, there were four AFC teams to sweep their NFC opponents 4-0 (more than the combined amount of NFC teams to go 3-1 versus the AFC or better), and another four AFC squads to go 3-1 versus the NFC (for a total of eight AFC teams with a winning record versus the NFC, compared to the NFC's three with winning records over the AFC). But sure, the NFC is "superior". H2h matchups are silly. Look at DVOA. NFC is slightly better at every tier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 minute ago, incognito_man said: H2h matchups are silly. Look at DVOA. NFC is slightly better at every tier. Overall out of conference matches are a perfect indicator, actually. DVOA is a tool. A pretty good tool as far as tools go but give me the conference who dominated the other in actual wins against the other, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 minute ago, TheKillerNacho said: Overall out of conference matches are a perfect indicator, actually. DVOA is a tool. A pretty good tool as far as tools go but give me the conference who dominated the other in actual wins against the other, thanks. DVOA already accounts for all matchups, including inter-conference. So it takes your "perfect" indicator, and adds context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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