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I have not yet seen this happen, but based upon the way they seem to account for things each year it makes me think this is possible.
Take any division, 4 teams in the division. I'll take the Panthers' since that's my home market.
Panthers, Bucs, Saints, Falcons.
Now lets say here is how the teams play within the division by the end of the season:
Saints 6-0
Bucs 4-2
Panthers 2-4
Falcons 0-6
Those are realistic and possible records within the division... BUT there are 10 more out-of-division games... so what happens IF the overall records end up being:
Panthers 10-6
Saints 9-7
Bucs 9-7
Falcons 4-12
Who wins the division? Panthers or Saints?
It looks to me like the way they account for things, the Panthers would win because of the overall better 10-6 record, even though they would finish 2-4 and 3rd within the division.
I have yet to see it happen where the division winner had a worse record overall than within its division but it can absolutely happen... and it would seem horribly unfair if it did. So am I making a wrong assumption anywhere or am I correct in how this hypothetical scenario would play out?
Take any division, 4 teams in the division. I'll take the Panthers' since that's my home market.
Panthers, Bucs, Saints, Falcons.
Now lets say here is how the teams play within the division by the end of the season:
Saints 6-0
Bucs 4-2
Panthers 2-4
Falcons 0-6
Those are realistic and possible records within the division... BUT there are 10 more out-of-division games... so what happens IF the overall records end up being:
Panthers 10-6
Saints 9-7
Bucs 9-7
Falcons 4-12
Who wins the division? Panthers or Saints?
It looks to me like the way they account for things, the Panthers would win because of the overall better 10-6 record, even though they would finish 2-4 and 3rd within the division.
I have yet to see it happen where the division winner had a worse record overall than within its division but it can absolutely happen... and it would seem horribly unfair if it did. So am I making a wrong assumption anywhere or am I correct in how this hypothetical scenario would play out?