From: danp@sabre.bellcore.com (Daniel Pomplun)
Subject: Detailed Playoff Picture [LONG]
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 01:25:41 GMT



[Before Dallas @ Atlanta game]
This is my attempt at determining the playoff picture.
The 6 teams from each conference are ranked as follows:
  Div1, Div2, Div3, WC1, WC2, WC3
Hopefully, everything is correct.  Let me know if it is not.


			NFC East

Dallas (11-3)  at Atlanta, Chicago

	2 wins 						- Div2
	1 win						- Div2
	0 wins & Philly win				- WC2
	0 wins & Philly loss & Minn loss		- Div2
	0 wins & Philly loss & Minn win			- Div3

Philly (10-5)  Giants

	win & Dallas 2 losses				- Div2
	win & Dallas >= 1 win & NO win			- WC2
	win & Dallas >= 1 win & NO loss			- WC1
	loss & GB loss					- WC2
	loss & GB win					- WC3

Washington (9-6)  LA Raiders

	win & Philly win				- WC3
	win & GB loss					- WC3
	win & Philly loss & GB win			- out
	loss & GB loss					- WC3
	loss & GB win					- out

			NFC Central

Minnesota (10-5)  Green Bay

	win & Dallas 2 losses & Philly loss		- Div2
	all other possibilities				- Div3

Green Bay (9-6)  at Minnesota

	win & Philly win & Wash win			- out
	win & Philly win & Wash loss			- WC3
	win & Philly loss				- WC2
	loss						- out

			NFC West

San Francisco (13-2)  Detroit

	clinched					- Div1

New Orleans (11-4)  at NY Jets

	win						- WC1
	loss & Philly win & Dallas 2 losses		- WC1
	loss & Philly win & Dallas >= 1 win		- WC2
	loss & Philly loss				- WC1

			AFC East

Buffalo (11-4)  at Houston

	win						- Div1
	loss & Miami win				- WC1
	loss & Miami loss & Pitts win & SD win		- Div3
	loss & Miami loss & Pitts win & SD loss		- Div1
	loss & Miami loss & Pitts loss & SD win		- Div2
	loss & Miami loss & Pitts loss & SD loss	- Div1

Miami (10-5)  at New England

	win & Buff win					- WC1
	win & Buff loss & Pitts win 			- Div2
	win & Buff loss & Pitts loss 			- Div1
	loss & Denver win				- WC1
	loss & KC win & SD loss				- WC1
	loss & KC win & SD win &
	  points(Miami-NE)+32 > points(KC-Denver)	- WC1
	loss & KC win & SD win &
	  points(Miami-NE)+32 <= points(KC-Denver)	- WC2

			AFC Central

Pittsburgh (10-5)  Cleveland

	win & Buff win					- Div2
	win & Buff loss & Miami win			- Div1
	win & Buff loss & Miami loss			- Div2
	loss & SD loss					- Div2
	loss & SD win					- Div3

Houston (9-6)  Buffalo

	win & Miami win					- WC2
	win & Miami loss & Denver win			- WC2
	win & Miami loss & KC win & SD loss		- WC2
	win & Miami loss & KC win & SD win		- WC3
	loss & Denver win				- WC2
	loss & KC win					- WC3
	
			AFC West

San Diego (10-5)  at Seattle

	win & Buff win & Pitts win			- Div3
	win & Buff win & Pitts loss			- Div2
	win & Buff loss & Miami loss & Pitts win	- Div2
	win & Buff loss & Miami loss & Pitts loss	- Div1
	win & Buff loss & Miami win & Pitts win		- Div3
	win & Buff loss & Miami win & Pitts loss	- Div2
	loss & Denver win				- Div3
	loss & KC win & Houston win			- WC3
	loss & KC win & Houston loss			- WC2

Kansas City (9-6)  Denver

	win & SD loss					- Div3
	win & SD win & Miami win & Houston win		- WC3
	win & SD win & Miami win & Houston loss		- WC2
	win & SD win & Miami loss &
	  points(Miami-NE)+32 > points(KC-Denver)	- WC2
	win & SD win & Miami loss &
	  points(Miami-NE)+32 <= points(KC-Denver)	- WC1
	loss						- out

Denver (8-7)  at Kansas City

	win & Houston win				- WC3
	win & Houston loss				- WC2
	loss						- out


Daniel Pomplun, Bellcore, danp@sabre.bellcore.com
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