NFC East race (after week 11 games)

Quick summary: The Giants can clinch by beating WAS, PHI and 3 of the other 4 games.

If Giants beat PHI and WAS, they win 2-way tiebreak against PHI, 2-way tiebreak against WAS and 3-way with tiebreak against PHI and WAS.

If Giants and Dal have the same record in remaining division games, Dal is likely to take a 2-way tiebreak via common opps.

MIN game is least important for the division because it is a non-common opponents game. It is possible that game will be irrelevant.

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Here are the 7 possible tiebreak situations.
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1. PHI vs NYG 2-way tie

Step 1: If PHI beats NYG, PHI wins tiebreak. If NYG beats PHI, go to Step 2.

Step 2: If NYG beats WAS OR WAS beats PHI, NYG wins tiebreak. If WAS beats NYG AND PHI beats WAS, go to Step 3.

Step 3: Compare
NYG: # of wins vs. NYJ, MIA, CAR
PHI: # of wins vs. NE, BUF
If same go to step 4.

Step 4:
If NYG beats CAR NYG wins tiebreak
If CAR beats NYG Go to strength of victory



2. WAS vs NYG 2-way

Step 1. If NYG beats WAS, NYG wins tiebreak. If WAS beats NYG go to step 2.

Step 2. Division Record: WAS 2-1 NYG 2-3 (since WAS win over NYG is assumed to get to this step). WAS plays DAL twice and PHI. NYG play PHI. If this ends up tied go to step 3.

Step 3. CO: NYG and WAS both have non-common opponent (NCO) wins and 1 NCO game left to play .

3. DAL vs NYG 2 way

1. Head to Head: split already. Go to step 2.
2. Division: DAL 2-2 NYG 2-2. DAL to play WAS twice. NYG to play WAS and PHI If this ends up tied, go to step 3.
3. Common Opponents: DAL takes CO tiebreak unless NYG lose to MIN and DAL beats GB. In that case it goes to step 4.
4. Conference record: NYG win tiebreak unless DAL beats CAR and NYG lose to CAR. In that case go to strength of vistory.

4. PHI/WAS vs NYG

Step 1. Best record among teams: PHI 1-1 WAS 1-1 NYG 1-1. If all end up 2-2 go to step 2.
Step 2. DIV = Best record vs DAL: WAS 0-0 NYG 1-1 PHI 1-1 If WAS sweeps DAL WAS wins tiebreak. If WAS loses twice to DAL go to PHI vs NYG 2-way tiebreak. If WAS splits with DAL go to step 3.
Step 3. CO: NYG and WAS have NCO wins.


5. DAL/WAS vs NYG

1. Best record among teams: NYG 2-1 DAL 1-1 WAS 0-1 If tied go to step 2.
2. DIV = Best record vs PHI. WAS 1-0 DAL 1-1 NYG 0-1. If tied go to common opps

6. DAL/PHI vs NYG

1. Best record among teams: PHI 2-1 DAL 2-2 NYG 1-2. If PHI beats NYG, PHI wins tiebreak.

If NYG beat PHI go to step 2.

2. DIV = Best record vs WAS: NYG 1-0 DAL 0-0 PHI 0-1. If tied go to common opps.

7. PHI/WAS/DAL/NYG

1. Best record among teams: DAL 2-2 NYG 2-2 PHI 2-2 WAS 1-1
2. DIV: Same as 1
3. CO: NYG and WAS have NCO wins. DAL has an NCO loss.