A Change Gonna Come

[Old Dog]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Maybe.

The Chiefs play the Browns this season, so it may be their only win and thus, the tie-breaker when it comes to the draft.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Then the Chiefs would draft first, by virtue of Cleveland's win.

Wrong. Head to head is not a NFL draft tiebreaker.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Old Dog

Wrong. Head to head is not a NFL draft tiebreaker.

TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION MEETING

1. Clubs not participating in the playoffs shall select in the first through 20th positions in reverse standings order.
2. The Super Bowl winner is last and Super Bowl loser is next-to-last.
3. The losers of the Conference Championship games shall select 29th and 30th based on won-lost-tied percentage.
4. The losers of the Divisional playoff games shall select 25th through 28th based on won-lost-tied percentage.
5. The losers of the Wild Card games shall select 21st through 24th based on won-lost-tied percentage.

If ties exist in any grouping except (2) above, such ties shall be broken by strength-of-schedule. If any ties cannot be broken by strength-of-schedule, the divisional or conference tie-breakers, if applicable, shall be applied. Any ties that still exist shall be broken by a coin flip.


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So, if the Browns beat the Chiefs and both teams finish 1-15, the number one overall draft choice would be determined by Strength of Schedule. In that case, the Browns would probably choose first because their schedule includes the NFC East.