{"id":441890,"date":"2023-12-17T06:16:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T06:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=441890"},"modified":"2023-12-17T06:16:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T06:16:55","slug":"how-will-nfl-tiebreaker-for-nfc-wild-card-work-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/how-will-nfl-tiebreaker-for-nfc-wild-card-work-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"How Will NFL Tiebreaker For NFC Wild Card Work? Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NFC East is officially in a state of competition for domination. The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles are tied at 10-3 with four weeks left in the regular season. Both teams are vying to win their division, host a first-round playoff game, and potentially earn a bye if they finish first or second in their respective conferences. The NFL NFC tiebreaker would go as follows.<\/p>\n<h2>How Will the NFL Tiebreaker For NFC Wild Card Work? Explained<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"tagStyle_1jttr2w-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_g0kn81pf4\">NFL Tiebreaker No. 1: Head-to-head<\/h3>\n<p>These are the teams involved in the Wild Card race with head-to-head tiebreaker advantages going into Week 15:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buccaneers over Vikings, Saints (Play in Week 17)<\/li>\n<li>Falcons over Packers, Saints (Play in Week 18)<\/li>\n<li>Rams over Seahawks<\/li>\n<li>Vikings over Falcons, Packers (Play in Week 17), Saints<\/li>\n<li>Packers over Rams, Saints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cowboys fans celebrating the win, but realizing they the niners hold tiebreaker now for the #1 seed in the NFC. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CowboysNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CowboysNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JVVlaOCzLD\">pic.twitter.com\/JVVlaOCzLD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u00a5$ \ud83e\udd85 (@racin_jason11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/racin_jason11\/status\/1734072351174832440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"tagStyle_1jttr2w-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_qseg3klaf\">NFL Tiebreaker No. 2: Record within the division<\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4fjwbr-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_0sjc1zial\">However, as of Saturday, Dec. 16, this is how division record rankings stand.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"tagStyle_4fjwbr-o_O-style_1y7hs1c-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_ey5e90tod\">\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Rams (4-1)<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Buccaneers (3-1) AND Falcons (3-1)<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Vikings (2-1)<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Packers (2-2) AND Saints (2-2)<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Seahawks (1-4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> Week 15 Picks<\/p>\n<p>Eagles-Seahawks Tiebreaker: 38<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts? \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KRJpf1inK9\">pic.twitter.com\/KRJpf1inK9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udd39\ud835\udd63\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd68\ud835\udd5e\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd5a\ud835\udd64\ud835\udd65\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd63 \ud835\udd46\ud835\udd6b (@5StarWhiteTrash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/5StarWhiteTrash\/status\/1735454195203908014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>NFL Tiebreaker No. 3: Record against common opponents<\/h3>\n<p>The record versus common opponents comes next. It&#8217;s a complicated web to unravel.<br \/>\nFor now, we&#8217;ll only mention that the Bucs have a lead over the Falcons in that category and are now leading the NFC South divisional battle.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"tagStyle_1jttr2w-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_yke7b4k1i\">NFL Tiebreaker No. 4: Record within the conference<\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4fjwbr-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_0dse6f70r\">Record within the conference comes next. Here&#8217;s how the conference record pecking order shakes out:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"tagStyle_4fjwbr-o_O-style_1y7hs1c-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_9m033nk5u\">\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Vikings (6-3)<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Buccaneers (5-4)<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Packers (4-4) AND Rams (4-4) AND Seahawks (5-5)<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Falcons (4-5)<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Saints (3-5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NFL tiebreaker scenarios for Vikings, Packers, Seahawks, more in NFC Wild Card<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JH6UlxpJEx\">https:\/\/t.co\/JH6UlxpJEx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MSN Sports (@MSNSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSNSports\/status\/1736205204876386716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"tagStyle_1jttr2w-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_0fl8fxuav\">Remaining NFL tiebreakers<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"tagStyle_4fjwbr-o_O-style_1y7hs1c-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_ezq0fbjyy\">\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Strength of victory in all games.<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Strength of schedule in all games.<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Best net points in common games<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Best net points in all games<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Best net touchdowns in all games<\/li>\n<li class=\"style_dswvvi\">Coin toss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Cleveland <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Browns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Browns<\/a> have the MOST wins (6) vs teams currently over .500 in the NFL this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rWZKxc91Ai\">pic.twitter.com\/rWZKxc91Ai<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL on CBS \ud83c\udfc8 (@NFLonCBS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonCBS\/status\/1734654681874382989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"LeBron James To Make A Hollywood Comeback? 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