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Brennan Huff
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Brennan Huff asked in SportsFootball (American) · 8 years ago

Why doesn't it say on nfl or espn.com that colts clinched the playoffs?

I'm not a colts fan, but I find that odd. I've looked at the playoff picture and an x next to the team means they've clinched a sport in playoffs. The colts from what I've seen, even if they lose their next two games and go 9-7 would still get the last WC spot. If steelers and ravens and bengals all go 9-7, the steeler would get the division and ravens get 5th spot but bengals would lose tie breaker to colts. If you use the playoff machine which calculates all the tie breakers, no matter how its sliced with wins and losses for bengals, steelers and ravens, Colts get either 5th or 6th spot at 9-7.

The steelers loss on sunday seemed to have allowed colts to get playoff spot. All it is now is seeding between 5 or 6th spot it seems for Colts, even though I'm sure they'd prefer to not lose their last two games.

Update:

here's the link to the nfl playoff machine from espn.com. it's very helpful to figure what teams need to win and others to lose for your team to get in playoffs or other teams. http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine#

Update 2:

and like i was saying, there is no x next to the colts meaning they've clinched a playoff spot unlike for the ravens who do have a playoff spot, but could still lose the division if they lose their next two games and steelers win their next two games, but they haven't shown that for colts.

Update 3:

nope they still get it, even if they lose out and dolphins win out, and steelers win out or bengals win out or ravens. The playoff machine is accurate as its always been right and does all those crazy tie breakers for you that they write about in the playoff scenarios and i've played with it. I've tinkered with wins and losses for bengals and steelers and ravens and even dolphins for week 16 and 17 and alternating and seeing if some mix, would eliminate or knock out the colts, but it doesn't. bengals got knocked out or steelers. Basically steelers and ravens and bengals can not all get in playoffs without one being knocked out. And the best miami can get is 8-8 so colts wouldn't lose out to fins for a playoff spot, only steelers if steelers win first game but then lost second.

Update 4:

That's weird Ac stylin. Because I did it the way you did on playoff machine with those wins specifically and had them all go 9-7 with steelers and ravens and bengals, but colts got the 6th spot even then, but your's says different for the same scenario. bengals lose out when i did it if they all go 9-7. The steelers and ravens get in and colts get 6th spot.

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  • freemanbac
    Lv 5
    8 years ago
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    The reason NFL or ESPN doesn't have the Colts clinching a playoff spot is because they haven't. The reason they haven't, comes down to the strength of victory tiebreaker. This is also the reason your scenario and AC's scenario can look the same but project different results.

    You are almost there. The Steelers have to win the 3 way tiebreaker for the division. The Ravens would win the tie over the Bengals and challenge the 9-7 Colts for the first wildcard which the Ravens win on conference record. The Colts would then face the Bengals for the last wildcard.

    Head to Head is N/A

    Conference record: same

    Common games record: same

    Strength of victory: pending

    Right now the strength of victory favors the Colts (by three games), so if you only toy with the Colts, Bengals, Steelers, Ravens, and a couple other teams, all scenarios would favor the Colts.

    What you need to do is include the teams the Colts beat during the year:

    (Vikings, Packers, Titans, Dolphins, Bills, Lions, Titans)

    and who the Bengals beat (or will beat):

    (Redskins, Giants, Chiefs, Raiders, Chargers, Eagles, Ravens)

    (Both teams beat the Browns and Jaguars once, so I did not include them, for they would cancel each other out.)

    If the teams that the Bengals beat win, collectively, four or more games then the teams the Colts beat, the Bengals would win the tiebreaker over the Colts, and eliminate the Colts from the playoffs.

    I don't know if my link will work, but I have:

    ATL, NO, GB, KC, MIA, SD, WAS, PIT, TB, CAR, NE, HOU, DEN, CHI, NYG, SEA winning in week 16. and

    ATL, NYJ, CIN, DET, JAX, HOU, MIN, NE, NO, NYG, PIT, WAS, DEN, SD, SF, SEA winning in week 17.

    This scenario has the Bengals in, and the Colts out.

    Source(s): http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine#
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    The earliest I've ever had to watch a football game, but it doesnt matter. It's Bolts game and Philip Rivers will have all haters jaws dropped after next week Oh and Harrisons back who cares! He hasnt played in a long long time and he will start rusty GO BOLTS!

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I've been hearing that one more win clinches a playoff spot, but even if they lose out they'll probably still get in.

  • Mark Barbosa
    8 years ago

    If they win on Sunday they clinch a spot

    Source(s): ESPN
  • AC Stylin
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    I found a way that the Colts don't get in.

    Source(s): http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine/_/factor/d...
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Great question. Ive always questioned how people there keep their jobs. I'm much better at it then them

  • ?
    8 years ago

    i dont know the situation, but i imagine if everything goes perfectly wrong they wouldnt get in

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