Quote:The next tiebreaker is W-L-T percentage in common games.

 

The games Jacksonville, Indy and Houston have in common are:

 

Tennessee

Atlanta

New Orleans

Carolina

Tampa

New England

Buffalo

N.Y.Jets

Miami

 

Assuming a 3 way tie at 7-9, and assuming Tennessee beats both Houston and Indy, and Jacksonville beats Houston, and Houston beats Indy giving us all a 3-3 divisional record,the W-L-T records in common games would be as follows:

 

vs. Tennessee Jags (1-1), Houston (1-1), Indy (1-1)

vs. Atlanta       Jags (?), Hou (0-1), Indy (1-0)             

New Orleans    Jags (?), Hou (1-0), Indy (0-1)

Carolina           Jags (0-1), Hou (0-1), Indy (0-1)

Tampa              Jags (0-1), Hou (1-0), Indy (1-0)

New England    Jags (0-1), Hou (0-1), Indy (0-1)

Buffalo             Jags (1-0), Hou (0-1), Indy (0-1)

N.Y.Jets            Jags (0-1). Hou (1-0), Indy (0-1)

Miami               Jags (1-0), Hou (0-1), Indy (?)

 

Assuming the Jaguars split Atlanta and New Orleans, and Indy beats Miami...

 

Jacksonville would be 4-6

Houston would be 4-6

Indy would be 4-6

 

Ugh.  Onto the next tiebreaker...best W-L-T within the conference

 

Assuming all games unfold as above and all finish 7-9, Jacksonville wins on the basis of best W-L-T record within the conference.

 

Jacksonville would be 6-6 vs. the AFC

Houston and Indy would finish 5-7.

 

So in sum, if we want the Jaguars to make the playoffs, the two best scenarios are for us to finish 8-8 with a better record overall than Houston and Indy, or for all of us to finish 7-9, with Houston beating Indy.

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