Thanks to Cot's Cotntracs, here's what's on tap for the current Giants 40-man (42-man) roster:
Signed through 2012 (or longer):
Barry Zito, P (through 2013/ 2014 club option)
Aubrey Huff, OF (2012/ 2013 club option)
Matt Cain, P (2012)
Brian Wilson, P (2012)
Freddy Sanchez, 2B (2012)
Jeremy Affeldt (2012 club option)
TOTAL: 6
Free Agents:
Carlos Beltran, OF
Cody Ross, P
Mark DeRosa, Inf
Javier Lopez, P
Pat Burrell, OF
Orlando Cabrera, SS
Guillermo Mota, P
TOTAL: 7
Arbitration eligible:
Tim Lincecum, P
Jonathan Sanchez, P
Jeff Keppinger, 2B
Andres Torres, OF
Ramon Ramirez, P
Santiago Casilla, P
Mike Fontenot, Inf
Ryan Vogelsong, P
Pablo Sandoval, 3B
Sergio Romo, P
Nate Schierholtz, OF
Eli Whiteside, C
Emmanuel Burriss, Inf
TOTAL: 13
Under team control (not arbitration eligible/ not officially under 2012 contract):
Buster Posey, C
Madison Bumgarner, P
Dan Runzler, P
Brandon Belt, 1B-OF
Ehire Adrianza, SS
Brandon Crawford, SSSteve Edlefsen, P
Darren Ford, OF
Conor Gillaspie, 3B
Francisco Peguero, OF
Brett Pill, 1B
Hector Sanchez, C
Chris Stewart, C
Eric Surkamp, P
Waldis Joaquin, P
Justin Christian, OF
TOTAL: 16
Will report option years available soon.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
NFL Week 3- NFC If the Season Ended Today...Plus Draft Order
NFC seeds
1- Green Bay (3-0)
SOV (.444) over Detroit (.222)
2- Dallas (2-1)
Head-to-Head (1-0) over New York (0-1) and Washington (1-1) for East title; Conference pct. (1.000, 2-0) over Tampa Bay (.667, 2-1) and San Francisco (.500, 1-1) for #2 seed.
3- Tampa Bay (2-1)
Division pct. (1.000, 1-0) over New Orleans (.000, 0-0) for South title; Conference pct.(.667, 2-1) and San Francisco (.500, 1-1) for #3 seed.
4- San Francisco (2-1)
no tiebreaker needed
5- Detroit (3-0)
no tiebreaker needed
6- Washington (2-1)
Head-to-Head (1-0) over New York (0-1); Conference pct. (.667, 2-1) over New Orleans (.500, 1-1) for #6 seed.
Draft order: (record, SOS [the tiebreaker for draft position]):
1- Kansas City (0-3, .542)
2- Indianapolis (0-3, .556)
3- St. Louis (0-3, .578)
4- Minnesota (0-3, .583)
5- Miami (0-3, .625)
6- Arizona (1-2, .438)
7- Seattle (1-2, .489)
[correction: upon clarification from the NFL, you break ties within the conference then match them up with the other conference team, then go to the coin flip]
{note teams 8-13 all have 1-2 records and SOS of .521, thus have to be broken down by conference, then paired up against opposite conference team for coin flip}
8-9 Carolina [conference pct. (.000, 0-2) over Chicago/Philadelphia (both .333, 1-2)]/ Denver [conference pct. (.333, 1-2) over Cincinnati/Jacksonville (both .500, 1-1)] -coin flip-
10-11 Philadelphia [SOV (.000) over Chicago (.333)]/ Jacksonville [combined points for/points against ranking in conference (15 + 7= 22) over Cincinnati (10 + 3= 13) -coin flip-
12-13 Chicago/ Cincinnati -coin flip-
14- Atlanta (1-2, .533)
15- Pittsburgh (2-1, .438) [tiebreaker- worse conference pct. (.500, 1-1) than Cleveland (.667, 2-1)
16- Cleveland (2-1, .438)
17- New Orleans (2-1, .458)
18- San Diego (2-1, .479)
19- New York Jets (2-1, .521)
20- New York Giants (2-1, .542)
21-32 based on playoff exit
1- Green Bay (3-0)
SOV (.444) over Detroit (.222)
2- Dallas (2-1)
Head-to-Head (1-0) over New York (0-1) and Washington (1-1) for East title; Conference pct. (1.000, 2-0) over Tampa Bay (.667, 2-1) and San Francisco (.500, 1-1) for #2 seed.
3- Tampa Bay (2-1)
Division pct. (1.000, 1-0) over New Orleans (.000, 0-0) for South title; Conference pct.(.667, 2-1) and San Francisco (.500, 1-1) for #3 seed.
4- San Francisco (2-1)
no tiebreaker needed
5- Detroit (3-0)
no tiebreaker needed
6- Washington (2-1)
Head-to-Head (1-0) over New York (0-1); Conference pct. (.667, 2-1) over New Orleans (.500, 1-1) for #6 seed.
Draft order: (record, SOS [the tiebreaker for draft position]):
1- Kansas City (0-3, .542)
2- Indianapolis (0-3, .556)
3- St. Louis (0-3, .578)
4- Minnesota (0-3, .583)
5- Miami (0-3, .625)
6- Arizona (1-2, .438)
7- Seattle (1-2, .489)
[correction: upon clarification from the NFL, you break ties within the conference then match them up with the other conference team, then go to the coin flip]
{note teams 8-13 all have 1-2 records and SOS of .521, thus have to be broken down by conference, then paired up against opposite conference team for coin flip}
8-9 Carolina [conference pct. (.000, 0-2) over Chicago/Philadelphia (both .333, 1-2)]/ Denver [conference pct. (.333, 1-2) over Cincinnati/Jacksonville (both .500, 1-1)] -coin flip-
10-11 Philadelphia [SOV (.000) over Chicago (.333)]/ Jacksonville [combined points for/points against ranking in conference (15 + 7= 22) over Cincinnati (10 + 3= 13) -coin flip-
12-13 Chicago/ Cincinnati -coin flip-
14- Atlanta (1-2, .533)
15- Pittsburgh (2-1, .438) [tiebreaker- worse conference pct. (.500, 1-1) than Cleveland (.667, 2-1)
16- Cleveland (2-1, .438)
17- New Orleans (2-1, .458)
18- San Diego (2-1, .479)
19- New York Jets (2-1, .521)
20- New York Giants (2-1, .542)
21-32 based on playoff exit
Sunday, September 25, 2011
NFL Week 3- AFC If the Season Ended Today...
Here are the latest playoff rankings, if the season ended today for the AFC (NFC after tomorrow). It is a little easier now that there are more games, meaning the tie-breakers don't have to go so deep. Yet, it is still early for the common games tiebreaker.
1- Buffalo (3-0)
No tiebreaker needed (only AFC undefeated team).
2- Houston (2-1)
Division pct. (1.000, 1-0) over Tennessee (.000, 0-1) for the South; Conference pct. (1.000, 2-0) over Oakland (2-1, .667) and Baltimore (1-1, .500) for #2 seed.
3- Oakland (2-1)
Conference pct. (2-1, .667) over San Diego (1-1, .500) for West; Conference pct. (2-1, .667) over Baltimore (1-1) for #3 seed
4- Baltimore (2-1)
Division pct. (1.000, 1-0) over Cleveland (.000, 0-1) and Pittsburgh (.000, 0-1) for North
5- Tennessee (2-1)
SOV (.500) over New England (.333) and Cleveland (.000); Conference pct. (.667, 2-1, w/New England and Cleveland) over San Diego (.500, 1-1).
6- New England (2-1)
Division pct. (.500, 1-1) over New York (.000, 0-0); SOV (.333) over Cleveland (.000); Conference pct. (.667, 2-1, w/Cleveland) over San Diego (.500, 1-1).
Matchups:
Wild Card: NE @ Oak; Ten @ Bal
Divisional: NE/Ten/Bal @ Buf; Oak/Ten/Bal @ Hou
1- Buffalo (3-0)
No tiebreaker needed (only AFC undefeated team).
2- Houston (2-1)
Division pct. (1.000, 1-0) over Tennessee (.000, 0-1) for the South; Conference pct. (1.000, 2-0) over Oakland (2-1, .667) and Baltimore (1-1, .500) for #2 seed.
3- Oakland (2-1)
Conference pct. (2-1, .667) over San Diego (1-1, .500) for West; Conference pct. (2-1, .667) over Baltimore (1-1) for #3 seed
4- Baltimore (2-1)
Division pct. (1.000, 1-0) over Cleveland (.000, 0-1) and Pittsburgh (.000, 0-1) for North
5- Tennessee (2-1)
SOV (.500) over New England (.333) and Cleveland (.000); Conference pct. (.667, 2-1, w/New England and Cleveland) over San Diego (.500, 1-1).
6- New England (2-1)
Division pct. (.500, 1-1) over New York (.000, 0-0); SOV (.333) over Cleveland (.000); Conference pct. (.667, 2-1, w/Cleveland) over San Diego (.500, 1-1).
Matchups:
Wild Card: NE @ Oak; Ten @ Bal
Divisional: NE/Ten/Bal @ Buf; Oak/Ten/Bal @ Hou
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Wishful Thinking- Giants post-season roster options
The power of positive thinking. Here is the playoff-eligible players available for the Giants post-season. All were on the roster (or DL) as of August 31:
PITCHERS
Tim Lincecum
Matt Cain
Ryan Vogelsong
Madison Bumgarner
Steve Edlefsen
Guillermo Mota
Santiago Casilla
Ramon Ramirez
Sergio Romo
Javier Lopez
Jeremy Affeldt*
Brian Wilson
Barry Zito
Jonathan Sanchez (DL)
CATCHERS
Chris Stewart
Eli Whiteside
Buster Posey (DL)
INFIELDERS:
Aubrey Huff
Jeff Keppinger
Orlando Cabrera
Pablo Sandoval
Mike Fontenot
Brandon Belt
Brett Pill
Freddy Sanchez (DL)
OUTFIELDERS
Cody Ross
Andres Torres
Carlos Beltran
Pat Burrell
Nate Schierholtz (DL)
NOTES:
The list breaks down to 14 pitchers (including one on the DL and one not on the DL but done for the season); 3 catchers (including Posey); 8 infielders (including Sanchez); and 5 outfielders (including on eon the DL). That is a total of 30 players, but in reality 26 or 27 "healthy" bodies.
With Affeldt's injury, and assuming he will not be on the post-season roster, the Giants would be allowed to replace him with a man not on the above list (ie Surkamp or Runzler). Same applies to Cody Ross. Schierholtz and Jonathan Sanchez would also be allowed to be replaced (ML Rule 40 (a) (3) ). However, Posey and Freddy Sanchez would not be allowed to be replaced because they are on the 60-day DL (ML Rule 2(g)(2), yet they in theory could be activated themselves to play.
So, the Giants can chose 25 of the above, or select those not on the list to replace the injured (likely 2-3 extra spots).
PITCHERS
Tim Lincecum
Matt Cain
Ryan Vogelsong
Madison Bumgarner
Steve Edlefsen
Guillermo Mota
Santiago Casilla
Ramon Ramirez
Sergio Romo
Javier Lopez
Jeremy Affeldt*
Brian Wilson
Barry Zito
Jonathan Sanchez (DL)
CATCHERS
Chris Stewart
Eli Whiteside
Buster Posey (DL)
INFIELDERS:
Aubrey Huff
Jeff Keppinger
Orlando Cabrera
Pablo Sandoval
Mike Fontenot
Brandon Belt
Brett Pill
Freddy Sanchez (DL)
OUTFIELDERS
Cody Ross
Andres Torres
Carlos Beltran
Pat Burrell
Nate Schierholtz (DL)
NOTES:
The list breaks down to 14 pitchers (including one on the DL and one not on the DL but done for the season); 3 catchers (including Posey); 8 infielders (including Sanchez); and 5 outfielders (including on eon the DL). That is a total of 30 players, but in reality 26 or 27 "healthy" bodies.
With Affeldt's injury, and assuming he will not be on the post-season roster, the Giants would be allowed to replace him with a man not on the above list (ie Surkamp or Runzler). Same applies to Cody Ross. Schierholtz and Jonathan Sanchez would also be allowed to be replaced (ML Rule 40 (a) (3) ). However, Posey and Freddy Sanchez would not be allowed to be replaced because they are on the 60-day DL (ML Rule 2(g)(2), yet they in theory could be activated themselves to play.
So, the Giants can chose 25 of the above, or select those not on the list to replace the injured (likely 2-3 extra spots).
Monday, September 19, 2011
If the season ended today...NFC Week 2
Now, with the football season up to Week 2 in the NFL, here is the order of finish for the NFC
1- Washington (2-0)
SOV (.500) over Detroit (.250) for #1 seed
2- Detroit (2-0)
SOS (.438) over Green Bay (.406) for North
3- Atlanta (1-1)
SOV (.500) with New Orleans (.500) over Tampa Bay (.000); SOS (.467) over New Orleans (.438) for South; SOV (.500) over San Francisco (.000) for #3 seed
4- San Francisco (1-1)
Division (1.000) over Arizona (.000) for West
5- Green Bay (2-0)
No tiebreaker needed
6- Dallas (1-1)
Conference pct. (1.000) over New York (.000) and Philadelphia (.000) to separate east teams; Conference pct. (1.000) Chicago (.500), New Orleans (.500) and Arizona (.500)
Matchups:
Wild Card: Dal @ Atl; GB @ SF
Divisional: Dal/GB/SF @ Was; Atl/GB/SF @ Det
Draft Order (record) (strength of schedule - which is main tiebreaker)
1- Seattle (0-2) (SOS .500)
2- St. Louis (0-2) (SOS .533)
3/4- Kansas City/ Carolina (both 0-2) (both SOS .563) coin flip
5- Indianapolis (0-2) (SOS .567)
6- Minnesota (0-2) (SOS .594)
7- Miami (0-2) (SOS .719)
8- Arizona (1-1) (SOS .344)
9- Cleveland (1-1) (SOS .406)
10/11- New Orleans/Pittsburgh (1-1) (SOS .438) coin flip
12/13/14- Tampa Bay/ Cincinnati/ Chicago (1-1) (SOS .469) coin flip
15- Tennessee (1-1) [head to head 0-1 vs. Jacksonville] (SOS .500)
16- Jacksonville (1-1) (SOS .500)
17- San Diego (1-1) [confrence (.000) vs. Denver (.500)] (SOS .531)
18- Denver (1-1) (SOS .531)
19- Philadelphia (1-1) (SOS .563)
20- New York Giants (1-1) (SOS .594)
21-32 playoff teams
1- Washington (2-0)
SOV (.500) over Detroit (.250) for #1 seed
2- Detroit (2-0)
SOS (.438) over Green Bay (.406) for North
3- Atlanta (1-1)
SOV (.500) with New Orleans (.500) over Tampa Bay (.000); SOS (.467) over New Orleans (.438) for South; SOV (.500) over San Francisco (.000) for #3 seed
4- San Francisco (1-1)
Division (1.000) over Arizona (.000) for West
5- Green Bay (2-0)
No tiebreaker needed
6- Dallas (1-1)
Conference pct. (1.000) over New York (.000) and Philadelphia (.000) to separate east teams; Conference pct. (1.000) Chicago (.500), New Orleans (.500) and Arizona (.500)
Matchups:
Wild Card: Dal @ Atl; GB @ SF
Divisional: Dal/GB/SF @ Was; Atl/GB/SF @ Det
Draft Order (record) (strength of schedule - which is main tiebreaker)
1- Seattle (0-2) (SOS .500)
2- St. Louis (0-2) (SOS .533)
3/4- Kansas City/ Carolina (both 0-2) (both SOS .563) coin flip
5- Indianapolis (0-2) (SOS .567)
6- Minnesota (0-2) (SOS .594)
7- Miami (0-2) (SOS .719)
8- Arizona (1-1) (SOS .344)
9- Cleveland (1-1) (SOS .406)
10/11- New Orleans/Pittsburgh (1-1) (SOS .438) coin flip
12/13/14- Tampa Bay/ Cincinnati/ Chicago (1-1) (SOS .469) coin flip
15- Tennessee (1-1) [head to head 0-1 vs. Jacksonville] (SOS .500)
16- Jacksonville (1-1) (SOS .500)
17- San Diego (1-1) [confrence (.000) vs. Denver (.500)] (SOS .531)
18- Denver (1-1) (SOS .531)
19- Philadelphia (1-1) (SOS .563)
20- New York Giants (1-1) (SOS .594)
21-32 playoff teams
Sunday, September 18, 2011
If the week ended today- AFC week 2
If the season ended today, here is how the AFC playoff picture stacks up (NFC after Monday Night Football).
1- New England (2-0)
Division (1-0 over New York and Buffalo (0-0 each) for East; Strength of Victory (SOV) percentage (.250) over Houston (.000) for #1 seed
2- Houston (2-0)
no tie-breaker needed
3- Oakland (1-1)
Best head-to-head (1-0) over Denver (0-1) and San Diego (0-0) for West; Strength of Schedule (SOS) pct. (.563) over Baltimore (.484 if St. Louis loses Monday or .500 if St. Louis wins) for #2 seed
4- Baltimore (1-1)
Division (1-0) with Cincinnati (1-0) over Cleveland and Pittsburgh (0-0 each); Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed (7 points for/ 4 points allowed= 11) over Cincinnati (6/6 = 12).
5- New York (2-0)
SOV (.500) over Buffalo (.000)
6- Buffalo (2-0)
no tie-breaker needed
Match-ups:
Wild Card: Buf @ Oak; NY @ Bal
Divisional: Buf/NY/Bal @ NE; Oak/NY/Bal @ Hou
1- New England (2-0)
Division (1-0 over New York and Buffalo (0-0 each) for East; Strength of Victory (SOV) percentage (.250) over Houston (.000) for #1 seed
2- Houston (2-0)
no tie-breaker needed
3- Oakland (1-1)
Best head-to-head (1-0) over Denver (0-1) and San Diego (0-0) for West; Strength of Schedule (SOS) pct. (.563) over Baltimore (.484 if St. Louis loses Monday or .500 if St. Louis wins) for #2 seed
4- Baltimore (1-1)
Division (1-0) with Cincinnati (1-0) over Cleveland and Pittsburgh (0-0 each); Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed (7 points for/ 4 points allowed= 11) over Cincinnati (6/6 = 12).
5- New York (2-0)
SOV (.500) over Buffalo (.000)
6- Buffalo (2-0)
no tie-breaker needed
Match-ups:
Wild Card: Buf @ Oak; NY @ Bal
Divisional: Buf/NY/Bal @ NE; Oak/NY/Bal @ Hou
Monday, September 12, 2011
If the season ended today... (part 2)
After the completion of week 1 in the NFL, here is how the playoffs and draft order breaks down, if the season ended today (see prior post for NFC playoffs).
AFC
1- Oak (1-0)
Divisional pct. (1.00) over SD (.000) for West title; Strength of Schedule (SOS) (.563) over Bal (.500), NE (.500) and Jax (.375) for #1 seed.
2- Bal (1-0)
SOS (.500) over Cin (.438) for North title; Strength of Schedule (.500) w/NE (.500) over Jax (.375); Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed (3 rank for offense/1 for defense = 4) over NE (2/10) for #2 seed.
3- NE (1-0)
Divisional (1.00) over NYJ and Buf (.000) for East title; SOS (.500) over Jax (.375) for #3 seed.
4- Jax (1-0)
SOS (.375) over Hou (.313) for South title and #4 seed.
5- Buf (1-0)
Conference pct. (1.00) over NYJ (.000); Conference pct. (1.00) w/Hou and Cin over SD (.000); SOS (.563) over Cin (.438) and Hou (.313) for #5 seed.
6- Cin (1-0)
Conference pct. (1.00) w/Hou over SD and NYJ (.000); SOS (.438) over Hou (.313) for #6 seed.
NYJ, SD, Hou are odd teams out with 1-0 records.
Match-Ups:
Wild Card: Cin @ NE; Buf @ Jax
Divisional: Cin/Buf/Jax @ Oak; NE/Buf/Jax @ Bal
On the Clock...NFL Draft order (not taking into account any rights already traded)
1- New Orleans (0-1) (SOS .313)
2- Tampa Bay (0-1) (.375)
3- Atlanta (0-1) (.400)
4- Tennessee (0-1) (.438)
5- Indianapolis (0-1) (.467)
6- Dallas (0-1) (.525)
7- Pittsburgh (0-1) (tied w/Cle .563 SOS; worse combined point for/point against ranking among conference teams (14/14 = 28) over Cle (9/12 = 21))
8- Cleveland (0-1) (.563)
9- St. Louis (0-1) (tied w/Sea .600 SOS; worse combined point for/point against ranking among conference teams (12/14= 28) over Sea (12/14= 26))
10- Seattle (0-1) (.600)
11/12/13- Minnesota/ New York Giants/ Kansas City (SOS all .625, but because a conference tie breaker does not apply (two NFC teams, one AFC), a coin flip will determine these slots
14- Miami (0-1) (tied w/Den .688 SOS; worse combined point for/point against ranking among conference teams (7/15 = 22) over Den (10/9 = 19))
15- Denver (0-1) (.688)
16- Houston (1-0) (.313)
17- Green Bay (1-0) (tied w/Ari .375 SOS; worse combined point for/point against ranking among conference teams (1/15 = 16) over Ari (6/ 6= 12))
18- Arizona (1-0) (.375)
19- New York Jets (1-0) (tied w/SD .625 SOS; worse combined point for/point against ranking among conference teams (5/10 = 15) over SD (7/6 = 13))
20-32- playoff teams to be determined by order of elimination
AFC
1- Oak (1-0)
Divisional pct. (1.00) over SD (.000) for West title; Strength of Schedule (SOS) (.563) over Bal (.500), NE (.500) and Jax (.375) for #1 seed.
2- Bal (1-0)
SOS (.500) over Cin (.438) for North title; Strength of Schedule (.500) w/NE (.500) over Jax (.375); Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed (3 rank for offense/1 for defense = 4) over NE (2/10) for #2 seed.
3- NE (1-0)
Divisional (1.00) over NYJ and Buf (.000) for East title; SOS (.500) over Jax (.375) for #3 seed.
4- Jax (1-0)
SOS (.375) over Hou (.313) for South title and #4 seed.
5- Buf (1-0)
Conference pct. (1.00) over NYJ (.000); Conference pct. (1.00) w/Hou and Cin over SD (.000); SOS (.563) over Cin (.438) and Hou (.313) for #5 seed.
6- Cin (1-0)
Conference pct. (1.00) w/Hou over SD and NYJ (.000); SOS (.438) over Hou (.313) for #6 seed.
NYJ, SD, Hou are odd teams out with 1-0 records.
Match-Ups:
Wild Card: Cin @ NE; Buf @ Jax
Divisional: Cin/Buf/Jax @ Oak; NE/Buf/Jax @ Bal
On the Clock...NFL Draft order (not taking into account any rights already traded)
1- New Orleans (0-1) (SOS .313)
2- Tampa Bay (0-1) (.375)
3- Atlanta (0-1) (.400)
4- Tennessee (0-1) (.438)
5- Indianapolis (0-1) (.467)
6- Dallas (0-1) (.525)
7- Pittsburgh (0-1) (tied w/Cle .563 SOS; worse combined point for/point against ranking among conference teams (14/14 = 28) over Cle (9/12 = 21))
8- Cleveland (0-1) (.563)
9- St. Louis (0-1) (tied w/Sea .600 SOS; worse combined point for/point against ranking among conference teams (12/14= 28) over Sea (12/14= 26))
10- Seattle (0-1) (.600)
11/12/13- Minnesota/ New York Giants/ Kansas City (SOS all .625, but because a conference tie breaker does not apply (two NFC teams, one AFC), a coin flip will determine these slots
14- Miami (0-1) (tied w/Den .688 SOS; worse combined point for/point against ranking among conference teams (7/15 = 22) over Den (10/9 = 19))
15- Denver (0-1) (.688)
16- Houston (1-0) (.313)
17- Green Bay (1-0) (tied w/Ari .375 SOS; worse combined point for/point against ranking among conference teams (1/15 = 16) over Ari (6/ 6= 12))
18- Arizona (1-0) (.375)
19- New York Jets (1-0) (tied w/SD .625 SOS; worse combined point for/point against ranking among conference teams (5/10 = 15) over SD (7/6 = 13))
20-32- playoff teams to be determined by order of elimination
Week 1 NFL Announcers and Uniforms
2011
NFL Announcers and Uniforms
Here is another group of stats I like to keep- uniform/pant colors, blackout tracking and announcers. Here they are in the following chart.
Key for colors-
w: white; go: gold; gre: green; bla: black; l.b.: light blue; blu; blue; slv: silver; gra: gray; bu: burgundy; a: aqua; o: orange; r: red
Week
1(Sept. 8-12) Fox DH
Th 7:30p C NO
(w, go) GB (gre, go) NBC Al Michaels, Cris
Collinsworth; Michelle Tafoya
Su 1pE Pit
(bla, go) Bal (w, bla) CBS Jim
Nantz, Phil Simms
Su 1pE Ten
(l.b., blu) Jax (w, w) CBS Ian
Eagle, Dan Fouts
Su 1pE Cin
(bla, w) Cle (w, w) CBS Kevin
Harlan, Solomon Wilcots
Su 12pC Ind
(blu, w) Hou (w,w) CBS Greg
Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf
Su 12pC Buf
(w,w) KC (r, w) CBS Marv
Albert, Rich Gannon
Su 1pE Det
(blu, slv) TB (w, w) Fox-b Chris
Myers, Tim Ryan
Su 12pC Atl
(w, w) Chi (blu, w) Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston;
Tony Siragusa
Su 12pC Phi
(w, gre) StL (blu, blu) Fox Thom
Brennaman, Brian Billick; Laura Okmin
Su 4:15pE NYG
(w, gra) Was (bu, go) Fox Joe
Buck, Troy Aikman; Pam Oliver
Su 1:15pMS Car
(w, w) Ari (r, w) Fox Sam
Rosen, Chad Pennington
Su 1:15pP Sea(w,
w) SF (r, go) Fox Dick
Stockton, John Lynch
Su 1:15pP Min
(pu, w) SD (w, blu) Fox Ron
Pitts, Jim Mora Jr.
Su 8:20pE Dal
(w, blu) NYJ (gre, w) NBC Al Michaels, Cris
Collinsworth; Michelle Tafoya
M 7pE NE
(w, blu) Mia (a, w) ESPN Mike Tirico, Jon Gurden, Ron
Jaworski; Suzy Kobler
M 9:15p Oak
(w, slv) Den (o, w) ESPN Brad
Nessler, Trent Dilfer
Note:
All NFL teams on Sunday (not Thursday or Monday) wore a red, white and blue
ribbon to commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11/01.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
NFL Week 1 Playoff Match-Ups
If the season ended today...
Although completely theoretical, this is the current playoff rankings if the NFL called it quits after this week. Since it is early in the season, the most common tiebreaker will be strength of schedule (the number six tiebreaker). I computed this information by creating my own NFL matrix on a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
After the first 14 games of the NFL schedule, the NFC seeds are now complete. The road to the Super Bowl goes through San Francisco.
Remember, you have to break the tie within the division first, before comparing it to teams in other divisions.
1- SF (1-0)
[Strength of Schedule (SOS) tiebreaker over Ari (.467 to .375) to win West; SOS (.467) over Was (.438) and Chi (.438) for #1 seed.]
2- Chi (1-0)
[SOS (.438 w/Det) over GB (.375) and Best Combined Conference Ranking in Points Scored and Points Allowed (8/1) over Det (11/5) for North title; Best Combined Conference Ranking in Points Scored and Points Allowed (8/1) over Was (9/3) for #2seed {tiebreaker #7}]
3- Was (1-0)
[Division (1.00) over Phi (.000)]
4- Car (0-1)
[SOS (.438) over Atl (.400), TB (.375) and NO (.313)]
5- Phi (1-0)
[SOS (.500) over Det (.438) and Ari (.375)]
6- Det (1-0)
[SOS (.438) over GB (.375) to break division tie; SOS (.438) over Ari (.375)]
Matchups:
Wild Card: Det @ Was; Phi @ Car
Division: Det/Phi/Car @ SF; Was/Phi/Car @ SF
Arizona and Green Bay are the odd teams out.
AFC match-ups will be determined after the games Monday night.
Although completely theoretical, this is the current playoff rankings if the NFL called it quits after this week. Since it is early in the season, the most common tiebreaker will be strength of schedule (the number six tiebreaker). I computed this information by creating my own NFL matrix on a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
After the first 14 games of the NFL schedule, the NFC seeds are now complete. The road to the Super Bowl goes through San Francisco.
Remember, you have to break the tie within the division first, before comparing it to teams in other divisions.
1- SF (1-0)
[Strength of Schedule (SOS) tiebreaker over Ari (.467 to .375) to win West; SOS (.467) over Was (.438) and Chi (.438) for #1 seed.]
2- Chi (1-0)
[SOS (.438 w/Det) over GB (.375) and Best Combined Conference Ranking in Points Scored and Points Allowed (8/1) over Det (11/5) for North title; Best Combined Conference Ranking in Points Scored and Points Allowed (8/1) over Was (9/3) for #2seed {tiebreaker #7}]
3- Was (1-0)
[Division (1.00) over Phi (.000)]
4- Car (0-1)
[SOS (.438) over Atl (.400), TB (.375) and NO (.313)]
5- Phi (1-0)
[SOS (.500) over Det (.438) and Ari (.375)]
6- Det (1-0)
[SOS (.438) over GB (.375) to break division tie; SOS (.438) over Ari (.375)]
Matchups:
Wild Card: Det @ Was; Phi @ Car
Division: Det/Phi/Car @ SF; Was/Phi/Car @ SF
Arizona and Green Bay are the odd teams out.
AFC match-ups will be determined after the games Monday night.
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