CriminalMind Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 minute ago, wcblack34 said: Yes. That would give us a stronger SoS, and an advantage against common opponents. Common Opponents Record is interesting: Philly = 4-0, Minny = 3-0 Projected (Philly lost to Rams, Minny wins Car, Minny win Chi) Philly = 4-1, Minny = 5-0 Coles Notes: If we lose to Carolina, Philly beats Rams, Philly clinches the tiebreaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 If we can get Minnesota over Carolina (obviously) Atlanta over New Orleans Los Angeles Rams over Philadelphia Tampa Bay over Detroit Cleveland over Green Bay That'd be great. I don't want any of our division opponents making the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFP7 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 2 minutes ago, wcblack34 said: It has never happened. Well that's got to be pretty exciting then. The Vikings could be home from Christmas all the way through February 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Just keep winning baby. Its been an awesome ride thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Not surprisingly, Zimmer downplayed any talk that long-term goals might come into play for his team. Zimmer: “Not right now. We talked about a five-game stretch here. These guys are pretty smart. They know what’s at stake now as we continue to move forward. We have to make sure that we continue to look toward this particular week that we play. Then when we play that one, go onto the next week. It doesn’t do any good for us to look five weeks down the road or anything like that.” http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2017/12/zulgad-vikings-latest-victory-shows-blueprint-postseason-success/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 The Vikings have a four-game lead over Detroit and Green Bay with four games to go, which means a win next week in Carolina will clinch the division for the Vikings. The Vikings can also clinch with losses by both Detroit and Green Bay. http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/10-Takeaways-from-Sundays-Win-Over-the-Falcons/f0959553-31d1-4e11-8f44-291069871efe?sf175221930=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 45 minutes ago, vike daddy said: The Vikings have a four-game lead over Detroit and Green Bay with four games to go, which means a win next week in Carolina will clinch the division for the Vikings. The Vikings can also clinch with losses by both Detroit and Green Bay. http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/10-Takeaways-from-Sundays-Win-Over-the-Falcons/f0959553-31d1-4e11-8f44-291069871efe?sf175221930=1 That would make us the first team to clinch a division, correct? Same would apply to the Patriots and Eagles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 11 hours ago, CriminalMind said: I would still have the Patriots in top spot for the time being. Well in power rankings, I'd say we're 2-3. In NFL standings due to SOS and tie-breakers, the Vikings are for the time being the #1 team in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 8 minutes ago, Vikes_Bolts1228 said: Well in power rankings, I'd say we're 2-3. In NFL standings due to SOS and tie-breakers, the Vikings are for the time being the #1 team in the NFL. my goodness, you are correct: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 24 minutes ago, vike daddy said: my goodness, you are correct: Also, if we would have won the two games we lost, there's a good chance we would be undefeated right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Vikes_Bolts1228 said: Also, if we would have won the two games we lost, there's a good chance we would be undefeated right now. I don't know. If we won those two games there is a decent chance there would have been a letdown somewhere else. But yeah, maybe the team would be undefeated if we won the two games they lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 With the Eagles’ loss, Minnesota moves into the No. 1 seed on the basis of the fourth tiebreaker, strength of victory. If the Vikings win their final four regular-season games, their path to the Super Bowl on Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium likely would run right through their home field. Rashod Hill: “That’s amazing. First in the NFC; it just shows all the work that we go through. We work our butts off. But we don’t want to praise on it too much. We’ve just got to try to get better each week.” http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/04/vikings-take-over-top-spot-in-nfc-providing-lure-of-plenty-of-home-playoff-games/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vike daddy Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 The Philly Voice website provided the information on tie-breakers last week, assuming they might come into play on Sunday. Now that they have, here’s the breakdown: The first tiebreaker is head-to-head: The Eagles and Vikings do not play this season, so this one is out. The second tiebreaker is conference record: The Eagles and Vikings are both 8-1. The third tiebreaker would be best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four: The only common opponents the Eagles and Vikings have had thus far are Chicago and Washington, meaning the teams fall short of the minimum of four. (The Vikings do have the Panthers on their on their schedule next Sunday, and the Eagles have the Rams, who the Vikings beat last month. That would meet the four common opponent threshold. The Vikings and Eagles have both won all common opponent games, to date.) The fourth tiebreaker is strength of victory: To date, the winning percentage of the teams the Vikings have beaten is .450 and those teams have a combined 56 wins. The winning percentage of the teams the Eagles have beaten is only .375 and those teams have a combined 42 wins. This is currently the tie-breaker that puts the Vikings ahead of Philadelphia. http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2017/12/vikings-currently-hold-tie-breaker-eagles-thus-top-spot-nfc-playoff-race/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 i've started a thread in the Philly forum (a very active one) about who's going to get the #1 seed. let's join in the discussion with them there: https://forums.footballsfuture.com/topic/4991-the-race-to-the-1-seed/ heads up on venturing in to the Carolina forum this week (a very dead one). i made some posts, got attacked, and won't be going back. no need for me to support that kind of "dialogue." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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