From: gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gideon Avrahami)
Subject: Re: Playoff teams vs Playoff teams
Organization: Brotherhood Of Breath
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 19:38:30 GMT

jdhl@troi.cc.rochester.edu (papa_sm00sh) writes:
>as a general rule of thumb... a win against a good oponent
>counts more than a win against a weak opponent

Counts more?  Where?  Not in the NFL standings, last time I looked.

But just to add fuel to the fire, here are each team's records against
the +.600 crowd (9 wins or better). The '+' or '-' denote win or loss,
and the '@' denotes road game:

 1: SF   13-2  5-1  0.833  Buf- @NO+ NO+ Phil+ Mia+ @Minn+
 2: Buf  11-4  4-1  0.800  @SF+ Mia- Pitt+ @Mia+ @NO+
 3: GB   9-6   3-1  0.750  Minn- Pitt+ Phil+ @Hou+
 4: Dal  11-3  3-2  0.600  Wash+ @Phil- KC+ Phil+ @Wash-
 5: Pitt 10-5  4-3  0.571  @Hou+ @SD+ @GB- @KC+ Hou+ @Buf- Minn-
 6: KC   9-6   4-3  0.571  @SD+ @Hou- Phil+ @Dal- Pitt- SD+ Wash+
 7: Phil 10-5  4-5  0.444  NO+ Dal+ @KC- @Wash- @Dal- @GB- @SF- Minn+ Wash+
 8: Hou  9-6   3-4  0.429  Pitt- KC+ SD+ @Pitt- @Minn+ @Mia- GB-
 9: Wash 9-6   3-4  0.429  @Dal- Phil+ @Minn+ @KC- @NO- Dal+ @Phil-
10: Clev 7-8   3-4  0.429  Mia- Pitt+ GB+ @Hou+ SD- @Minn- Hou-
11: Mia  10-5  2-3  0.400  @Buf+ Buf- Hou+ @NO- @SF-
12: Den  8-7   3-5  0.375  SD+ @Phil- KC+ @Wash- Hou+ @SD- Dal- @Buf-
13: NYG  6-9   3-5  0.375  SF- Dal- @Wash+ GB+ Phil- @Dal- Wash- KC+
14: NO   11-4  2-4  0.333  @Phil- SF- @SF- Wash+ Mia+ Buf-
15: Minn 10-5  2-4  0.333  @GB+ Wash- Hou- @Phil- SF- @Pitt+
16: Chi  5-10  2-5  0.286  @NO- @Minn- @GB+ Minn- GB- @Hou- Pitt+
17: NYJ  4-11  2-5  0.286  @Pitt- SF- Buf- Mia+ KC- @Buf+ @Mia-
18: Ind  8-7   2-6  0.250  Hou- @Buf- SD- @Mia+ @SD- Mia- @Pitt- Buf+
19: Rdrs 6-9   2-6  0.250  @KC- Buf+ Dal- @Phil- @SD- KC+ @Mia- SD-
20: Phx  4-11  2-7  0.222  Phil- @Dal- Wash+ NO- @Phil- SF+ Dal- @Wash- SD-
21: TB   4-11  1-6  0.143  GB+ @Minn- @NO- Minn- @SD- @GB- @SF-
22: Atl  6-8   1-7  0.125  @Wash- NO- GB+ @Mia- @SF- SF- @Buf- @NO-
23: Det  5-10  1-8  0.111  Minn+ @Wash- NO- @Minn- GB- Dal- @Pitt- Hou- @GB-
24: Rams 5-10  1-8  0.111  @Buf- @Mia- @SF- @NO- @Dal+ SF- Minn- NO- @GB-
25: SD   10-5  0-4  0.000  KC- Pitt- @Hou- @KC-
26: NE   2-13  0-6  0.000  Buf- SF- @Mia- @Buf- NO- @KC-
27: Cin  5-10  0-7  0.000  @GB- Minn- Hou- @Pitt- @Hou- Pitt- @SD-
28: Sea  2-13  0-8  0.000  @KC- Mia- @SD- @Dal- Wash- KC- @Pitt- Phil-

Same thing, against the 11+ wins elite:

 1: Buf  11-4  2-0  1.000  @SF+ @NO+
 2: SF   13-2  2-1  0.667  Buf- @NO+ NO+
 3: Phil 10-5  2-2  0.500  NO+ Dal+ @Dal- @SF-
 4: Ind  8-7   1-1  0.500  @Buf- Buf+
 5: Rdrs 6-9   1-1  0.500  Buf+ Dal-
 6: Dal  11-3  0-0   ---   
 7: SD   10-5  0-0   ---   
 8: Hou  9-6   0-0   ---   
 9: GB   9-6   0-0   ---   
10: Clev 7-8   0-0   ---   
11: Cin  5-10  0-0   ---   
12: Wash 9-6   1-2  0.333  @Dal- @NO- Dal+
13: NYJ  4-11  1-2  0.333  SF- Buf- @Buf+
14: Mia  10-5  1-3  0.250  @Buf+ Buf- @NO- @SF-
15: Phx  4-11  1-3  0.250  @Dal- NO- SF+ Dal-
16: Rams 5-10  1-5  0.167  @Buf- @SF- @NO- @Dal+ SF- NO-
17: Pitt 10-5  0-1  0.000  @Buf-
18: Minn 10-5  0-1  0.000  SF-
19: KC   9-6   0-1  0.000  @Dal-
20: Chi  5-10  0-1  0.000  @NO-
21: Sea  2-13  0-1  0.000  @Dal-
22: Den  8-7   0-2  0.000  Dal- @Buf-
23: Det  5-10  0-2  0.000  NO- Dal-
24: TB   4-11  0-2  0.000  @NO- @SF-
25: NO   11-4  0-3  0.000  SF- @SF- Buf-
26: NYG  6-9   0-3  0.000  SF- Dal- @Dal-
27: NE   2-13  0-4  0.000  Buf- SF- @Buf- NO-
28: Atl  6-8   0-5  0.000  NO- @SF- SF- @Buf- @NO-

FWIW,

--Gidi

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