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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
I think what makes this year a bit unique is the 49ers and Seahawks could be playing Sunday night week 17 for the #1 seed while the Cowboys could have the division locked up if they beat the Eagles week 16. When we've had .500 or worse teams get in off the division they've usually had to at least win in week 17 instead of not playing their starters. The Cowboys could get a quasi-bye being able to rest guys in week 17 while the loser of that NFC West matchup will have come from a brutally physical game and are almost certainly getting a short week with a Saturday primetime game against the rested Cowboys.
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It is almost guaranteed. Only way that SF Sea game doesn't matter to either team is if one team falls off the cliff the next few weeks and the other doesnt. If either team are within a game of each other, it's winner take the division.
If SF loses to New Orleans, then wins out, and Seattle wins the 3 games before the SF, and then and then SF beats Seattle, it would go to about the 6th or 7th tiebreaker.
Head to head the same, with a win each.
Division record the same.
Both would've lost to each other, as well as only both to NO and to BAL
So that means common opponents, as well as conference and non conference records would be the same
Strength of victory and strength of schedule would be same
7th tie breaker is combined ranking points for and against in the conference. Barring something unforeseen in the next 3 games, SF would have that tiebreaker, as Seattle is a +36 in point differential while SF is a +166, so SF is 1st in points for and in points against in the NFC, while Seattle is 3rd in points allowed.
So really, only way for Seattle to win division is to win that game unless the Niners lose 3 in a row and Seattle loses once or less before then.