Interesting NFL situation developing..

[57stratdawg]

If the Jags beat the Colts (up 10) and Baltimore beats Pitt (tied), both the Raiders & Chargers can make the playoffs if that game ends in a tie.

Tonight’s Sunday night football game might be 70 minutes of kneel downs.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I’ve been wishing all week this scenario would happen just to see what happens tonight in that game.

 

[wsjmsu75]

There is no mystery to it. No two teams can intentionally play for a tie. That would be totally unethical to the sport and the league.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

All that has to happen is Indy lose. They’re losing 16-3 as of right now.

 

[DoomSlayer]

Florio said that if they tried to play for a tie Goodell would get involved and I think he’s right.

 

[SteelCurtain74]

Florio said that if they tried to play for a tie Goodell would get involved and I think he’s right.

That would be a difficult thing to prove.

 

[57stratdawg]

What are you suppose to say? How do you talk them out of essentially taking a week 18 bye in favor of a playoff appearance.

Pretty sure both teams are traveling next week if they make the playoffs. So, it’s not like there is a home field incentive.

 

[DAWGS1.sixpack]

They could play a “legit” game and still work it out where it could easily end in a tie game.

 

[wsjmsu75]

They could play a “legit” game and still work it out where it could easily end in a tie game.

I think it would be incredibly hard to pull that off (intentionally playing to a tie) and fool everybody. And don't you know the team that gets knocked out because of that would be raising some hell. As I said before, it would just be unethical and against the spirit of competition and professionalism to do that. If it ends in a tie legitimately, then fine.

 

[DAWGS1.sixpack]

If the Jags beat the Colts (up 10) and Baltimore beats Pitt (tied), both the Raiders & Chargers can make the playoffs if that game ends in a tie.

Tonight’s Sunday night football game might be 70 minutes of kneel downs.

After looking over scenarios, I’m not sure they have to tie to both get in since the Jags are beating the Colts
??

 

[wsjmsu75]

Now it is Jags 23 Colts 3 going into the 4th quarter. Just goes to show there are no easy outs in the NFL. Colts had been playing some really good football up until today.

 

[eckie1]

**Points to Irvin Myers general direction**

If the Jags beat the Colts (up 10) and Baltimore beats Pitt (tied), both the Raiders & Chargers can make the playoffs if that game ends in a tie.

Tonight’s Sunday night football game might be 70 minutes of kneel downs.

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[DoomSlayer]

He won’t say anything. If they intentionally tie he will block both teams from the playoffs which is in his authority.

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

What the in the Hell happens if Baltimore and Pittsburgh tie?

 

[hatfieldms]

If Baltimore wins the raiders are in. I doubt throw I’ll care of the chargers make it or not

 

[SteelCurtain74]

What the in the Hell happens if Baltimore and Pittsburgh tie?

I just asked my son that question. I think it would be between the Colts and loser of Chargers/Raiders.

 

[8dog]

I think the chargers/raiders
winner and tiebreaker winner between that loser and colts

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

It's always a good day when the fudge Packers lose... but Detroit? Thankful that the Vikings put down one more reason to fire Matt Nagy. Glad too see the Titans win and Jacksonville and Trevor beat the Colts he deserved a good day.

The late window should be a good one.

 

[57stratdawg]

Pitt wins….

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Never was a Steelers fan but I like Ben all the way back to his college days. Glad he is going to the playoffs on his way out.

It's crazy when you think about the fact that they make the schedule months in advance and we have these matchups the last day of the season

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

So now both are in with a tie but the Steelers would be out. If someone wins they and the Steelers are in but the loser is out.

 

[DoomSlayer]

Steelers will be the 7 seed, which means they get Kansas City who just destroyed them 2 weeks ago.

 

[Emma’s Dad]

If you can decide not to play starters to save them for the next round, then you should be able to play for a tie. It’s the same issue. Intentionally not competing at your best for a larger, more important goal in mind.

If during the last possession it is a 7 point game and some guy “misses” a tackle on the edge and the safety is a little late in getting an angle and the runner scores, how is Goodell going to complain?

 

[FlotownDawg]

The teams aren’t intentionally going to play for a tie. That would be ridiculous. But if the game does happen to go to overtime, I bet both coaches will be conservative with their play calling knowing a tie gets them in.

 

[Go Budaw]

The teams aren’t intentionally going to play for a tie. That would be ridiculous. But if the game does happen to go to overtime, I bet both coaches will be conservative with their play calling knowing a tie gets them in.

I’m not sure it’s as ridiculous as you think. Pretty sure it happens fairly regularly in soccer when teams get a mutual benefit from it. World Cup when going from group play to the knockout round, for instance.

 

[Quincy A. Wagstaff]

Prisoner's dilemma. You can "agree" to play for the tie, but because you can't know for sure that the other team won't play to win, you are incentivized to play to win. The other team can't trust you either, so both teams play for the win.
ETA:

 

[wsjmsu75]

Maybe the league should think about a way to eliminate the possibility of ties in the regular season. I mean, obviously they do for the playoffs, so why couldn't they do the same for the regular season. Not like it is something that will happen a lot and wear the players out.

 

[wsjmsu75]

So which of them gets in now with a tie?

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

If they tie, they both get in.

 

[wsjmsu75]

If they tie, they both get in.

You sure about that? I thought New England and Pittsburgh had already clinched two of the wild card slots, which would mean the third will be either LAC or LV.

Eta- The OP said Baltimore had to win for that scenario to play out, and that didn't happen.

Eta again- You are right, a tie puts them both in.