From: pws2n@vision1.ee.Virginia.EDU (Philip Weaver Smith)
Subject: Re: How are Playoff schedules figured?
Reply-To: pws2n@vision1.ee.Virginia.EDU (Philip Weaver Smith)
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 14:16:24 GMT

In article <16DEC199200332589@pierre.mit.edu>, kettler@pierre.mit.edu
(KETTLER, THOMAS R.) writes:
|> In article <BzB58u.28u@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, jab55062@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
|> (The World Reknow writes...
|> >kilpat@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Andrew Kilpatrick) writes:
|> >>Is this how it is?
|> >>		      Second Division Winner  \ ___________________ \
|> >>Best Wildcard      \  _____________________>  /                    
\
|> >>Worst Div Winner   /                                               
/  Super
|> >>		       Best Division Winner  \  ___________________  /   Bowl
|> >>Second Wildcard    \ _____________________>  /
|> >>Third Wildcard     /
|> > 
|> >This is pretty close.  If I'm not mistaken though, two teams from
the same 
|> >division cannot play in the second round unless there are 3 teams
from the 
|> >same division in the second round(which is possible this year).  I
think
|> >this is right.  Anyone else want to give this a try?
|> > 
|> The thing above is not accurate at all. Instead, for the opening
matches it is 
|> this way:
|> 
|> (1) Worst Wildcard (WC3) plays at Worst Division Winner (DW3)
|> (2) Second Wildcard (WC2) plays at First Wildcard (WC1)
|> 
|> The best division winner (DW1) and second division winner (DW2) have
byes for 
|> the first week.
|> 
|> Now the second week's games are determined by the winner of game (1)
no matter 
|> what division that winner or the other is in. Hence, it is possible
for teams 
|> from the same division in the second week as occured in 1990 when
Miami played 
|> a second week game at Buffalo.
|> 
|> If DW3 wins, then this occurs:
|> 
|> (3) DW3 plays at DW2
|> (4) Game (2) winner plays at DW1
|> 
|> However, if WC3 wins, then this occurs:
|> 
|> (3') Game (2) winner plays at DW2
|> (4') WC3 plays at DW1
|> 
|> Hence, DW1 plays the worst wildcard to survive to the second week. I
hope this 
|> clears up any possible misconception about the playoffs.
|> 
|> 					Sincerely yours,
|> 
|> 					Thomas R. Kettler "Bengals Fanatic"


Close, but the second week match-up is determined by which team has the
better
record i.e. - the best division winner will play the surviving team with
the
worst record and the second division winner will play the remaining
team
with the best record.  If both surviving teams have the same record,
then
the above is true.

GO EAGLES!!!!
(WHY CAN'T THEY SCORE THIS YEAR!  THIS IS USUALLY NOT A PROBLEM
WITH RANDALL AT THE HELM.  !!!)

One of these days the offense and the defense will get in sync again . .
Hopefully by next week.  


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