It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Just Win Baby is about all the Raiders can do next week against the Broncos. The rest of their playoff fate falls into the hands of these teams playing in these games next week:
Looking at the above matchups the chips are more than likely to fall the Raiders way. But as we all know after today's week 16 games, on any given Sunday anyone can be beat. So if nothing else, Santa has given Raider Nation an early Christmas gift; he's delivered hope to a team that had all but played themselves out of a playoff spot.
The scenario is so crazy. But then again, it was crazy for the Raiders going into this week's games and look where they are! Another way of looking at it is this:
If the remaining three teams vying for the final AFC Wildcard spot (Titans, Steelers, Raiders) all end the season with 8-8 records, the Oakland Raiders go to the playoffs.
Because the playoff eleminated Colts would win a head-to-head division tie-breaker against the Titans at 8-8, the Raiders tie-breaker would come down to their having a better division record (4-2) than the Steelers (3-3), Yes, the Titans and Colts cancel each other out at 8-8, and the 8-8 Raiders better division record gives them the final AFC wildcard spot over an 8-8 Steelers team. Merry Frick'in Christmas!
Three or More Clubs
(Note: If two clubs remain tied after third or other clubs are eliminated during any step, tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format).
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
5. Strength of victory
6. Strength of schedule
Final Score (week 16)
Raiders 24
Chargers 17
