Schneed10
12-20-2005, 04:39 PM
The Skins' three pronged magic number is two. Any combination of wins by us and losses by Atl,Dal or Minn that equals two disqualifies that team. We win tie-breakers over each of those teams no matter what.
All we need to do is take care of business. I'd love 2 wins and a (x fingers) a home playoff game if possible but it is extremely unlikely. We'd have to win out and the Giants and TB would need to lose out. Their schedules don't make losing out look possible.
Very succint description, nice.
1-1 can get us in, but we definitely should assume that one of those three teams will go 2-0. I know they have tough games, but odds are that one of the three somehow steps it up. We should assume that we need to win both of our games to get it done.
sandtrapjack
12-20-2005, 06:03 PM
Atlanta should be out of that equation for Washington. Even if Atlanta wins out and Washington wins out, the Redskins hold the tie-breaker over Atlanta because they have more wins in conference than Atlanta. The only team with more wins vs NFC teams than Washington is Minnesota. You need Minnesota to loose one of the last two and Redskins need to win out.
BigSKINBauer
12-20-2005, 06:08 PM
Atlanta should be out of that equation for Washington. Even if Atlanta wins out and Washington wins out, the Redskins hold the tie-breaker over Atlanta because they have more wins in conference than Atlanta. The only team with more wins vs NFC teams than Washington is Minnesota. You need Minnesota to loose one of the last two and Redskins need to win out.
no the vikings don't(they have already beat an AFC team and we haven't so if we tie it is fact that they would have won more AFC games than us). by the way where are the cowboys in that equation. I hope us both make it and we both make it to the championship game. The chances of that isn't that small. All that has to happen is the cowboys win out, the falcons WIN WIN WIN ONE and the vikings lose one(i am not even sure if that has to happen but i think it does) and you will get sixth seed and skins will get 5th. I THINK. Carolina will be served a loss by you if you win out and if atlanta beats either Carolina or tampa you will get tie breaker over those two teams i think(not sure about Tampa) so you will be in.
wolfeskins
12-20-2005, 06:55 PM
The only team with more wins vs NFC teams than Washington is Minnesota. You need Minnesota to loose one of the last two and Redskins need to win out.
if the skins and the vikings both win their last two games, the skins would be awarded the playoff spot over the vikings because the skins will have the better nfc record at 10-2 . the redskins control their own destiny.:headbange
BigSKINBauer
12-20-2005, 06:58 PM
if the skins and the vikings both win their last two games, the skins would be awarded the playoff over the vikings because the skins will hav the better nfc record at 10-2 . the redskins control their own destiny.yeah all of a sudden it hit me for some reason. last year we went 5-1 outside of our division and inside the NFC but this year in the NFC we might go 10-2. Man think if we just won some f'n AFC games. How many in a row have we lost? 10-11?
wolfeskins
12-20-2005, 07:07 PM
yeah all of a sudden it hit me for some reason. last year we went 5-1 outside of our division and inside the NFC but this year in the NFC we might go 10-2. Man think if we just won some f'n AFC games. How many in a row have we lost? 10-11?
yea it's definately frustrating when you think about all those afc losses but too me, it;s even more frustrating think about the two nfc losses. if the skins could have beat the giants or the bucs they would really be sitting pretty right know.
dmek25
12-21-2005, 09:29 AM
how about winning the last 2 games and doing it the old fashion way,by earning it!
sandtrapjack
12-21-2005, 11:19 AM
no the vikings don't(they have already beat an AFC team and we haven't so if we tie it is fact that they would have won more AFC games than us). by the way where are the cowboys in that equation. I hope us both make it and we both make it to the championship game. The chances of that isn't that small. All that has to happen is the cowboys win out, the falcons WIN WIN WIN ONE and the vikings lose one(i am not even sure if that has to happen but i think it does) and you will get sixth seed and skins will get 5th. I THINK. Carolina will be served a loss by you if you win out and if atlanta beats either Carolina or tampa you will get tie breaker over those two teams i think(not sure about Tampa) so you will be in.
The only way possible for Dallas to back into the play-offs is for Dallas to win the last two, if they loose one of them, its all over. Next, Washington has to loose one of the last two, or Minnesota must loose one of thier last two. Atlanta is of no consequence to Dallas, because even if Atlanta wins out and has a 10-6 record, Dallas owns the tie-breaker over them with a better conference record.
So if Dallas wins out, and Washington OR Minnesota wins out, then Dallas is eliminated. Dallas will be playing for thier playoff lives this Saturday in Carolina. Even if Dallas, Washington and Minnesota all three loose on Saturday, Dallas is still eliminated.
Needless to say I am not too hopeful that all of those scenarios fall into place.