Chiefs Should strength of schedule over-ride head to head in the playoffs

BlackOp · 11-09-2018, 11:46 PM

Should strength of schedule over-ride head to head into determining play-off seeding?

Hypothetically, if KC loses to the Rams and NE wins out..Patriots get HFA. Both are 14-2. Chiefs two losses came against teams that only lost 3 games. Patriots lost to Jacksonville and Detroit.

Chiefs had to play on the road against NE who were on 10 days rest. How is this considered an equal footing game? Is this really a fair way to determine HFA?

What if Brady had been out for that one game and NE lost? Would that be a fair way to determine HFA?

Seems that if two teams that have the same record...the advantage should be determined by who had the more difficult opponents.

Just a thought...

**Shaid** · 11-09-2018, 11:48 PM

No, Head to Head should come before strength of schedule. You can't help who you played. I know that's not great for KC this year but it is what it is.

**007** · 11-09-2018, 11:48 PM

Good luck

Best22 · 11-09-2018, 11:50 PM

Then what would you say when we beat NE head to head but lose out due to “strength of schedule?”

There’s no conspiracy. We didn’t play good enough and lost.

Tired of talking about the Pats. We have Mahomes no reason to fear any opponent in any stadium at any time.

bigjosh · 11-09-2018, 11:49 PM

I prefer point differential

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**DaFace** · 11-09-2018, 11:50 PM

I don't know how there could be any better tiebreaker than head to head.

BlackOp · 11-09-2018, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

I don't know how there could be any better tiebreaker than head to head.

They could devise a numeric chart based on number of wins and SOS for each team. Road wins would count more than home wins.

Add up the total for teams that have the same final record....

Beating a 10-6 team, on the road, would carry more value than beating a 2-14 team at home.

It seems this would help level the seeding if a team had more injuries than another and played a more difficult schedule... but lost head to head in week 2.

**DaFace** · 11-10-2018, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackOp

The could devise a numeric chart based on number of wins and SOS for each team. Road wins would count more than home wins.

Add up the total for teams the have the same record....

You know, I was just thinking to myself, "You know what would make the NFL even better? Adding a few more complicated rules." Oh wait...

BlackOp · 11-10-2018, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

You know, I was just thinking to myself, "You know what would make the NFL even better? Adding a few more complicated rules." Oh wait...

Well...that fact that KC played a more difficult schedule this year and still might lose HFA because they had to play NE, AT HOME on 10 days rest, seems like an unfair system.

Head to Head seems to imply "level playing field" when its not...unless the teams play each other twice in both stadiums.

mr. tegu · 11-10-2018, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackOp

Well...that fact that KC played a more difficult schedule this year and still might lose HFA because they had to play NE, AT HOME on 10 days rest, seems like an unfair system.

To be fair, we have Mahomes which isn’t really fair to the rest of the league.

Chief Roundup · 11-10-2018, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackOp

Well...that fact that KC played a more difficult schedule this year and still might lose HFA because they had to play NE, AT HOME on 10 days rest, seems like an unfair system.

Head to Head seems to imply "level playing field" when its not...unless the teams play each other twice in both stadiums.

Life is not fair...Get over it already.

MMXcalibur · 11-09-2018, 11:50 PM

Loudest crowd noise should be the tiebreaker.

oldman · 11-09-2018, 11:54 PM

While I understand the OP's point, it has to be head to head. The Cheatriots have had an easy 6 wins for the many years, but you can't deny their success in the playoffs.

RippedmyFlesh · 11-10-2018, 12:05 AM

In the old days the site was predetermined. It was rotated year to year.

BlackOp · 11-10-2018, 12:17 AM

Head to Head would only come into play in division ties...since they've played each other twice.

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BlackOp MVP Join Date: Oct 2012 Casino cash: $5875267	Should strength of schedule over-ride head to head in the playoffs Should strength of schedule over-ride head to head into determining play-off seeding? Hypothetically, if KC loses to the Rams and NE wins out..Patriots get HFA. Both are 14-2. Chiefs two losses came against teams that only lost 3 games. Patriots lost to Jacksonville and Detroit. Chiefs had to play on the road against NE who were on 10 days rest. How is this considered an equal footing game? Is this really a fair way to determine HFA? What if Brady had been out for that one game and NE lost? Would that be a fair way to determine HFA? Seems that if two teams that have the same record...the advantage should be determined by who had the more difficult opponents. Just a thought...
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Best22 MVP Join Date: May 2016 Location: World Boxing Champs Casino cash: $3500400	Then what would you say when we beat NE head to head but lose out due to “strength of schedule?” There’s no conspiracy. We didn’t play good enough and lost. Tired of talking about the Pats. We have Mahomes no reason to fear any opponent in any stadium at any time.
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BlackOp MVP Join Date: Oct 2012 Casino cash: $5875267	Head to Head would only come into play in division ties...since they've played each other twice.
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