Talk:2006 Baltimore Ravens season

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Explanation on Clinching First-Round Bye[edit]

There seemed to be some confusion as to whether or not the Ravens clinched a bye in Week 16. Unfortunately, they didn't.

In playoff seeding in a Conference, the Wild-Card tie-breaking procedures are used. 1) Head-to-head 2) Conference Record 3) Record among common opponents

In the event the Ravens lose in Week 17 and the Colts win, both teams will be 12-4. They have not played head-to-head this season and both would have 9-3 Conference Records. However, Indianapolis is currently 4-1 among common opponents with Baltimore, whereas the Ravens are only 2-2 against common opponents. Therefore the Colts would win the tie-breaker and become the second seed. However all other scenarios will result in a second seed for the Ravens:

Baltimore WIN - Colts WIN: Ravens 13-3, Colts 12-4. Ravens with better W/L record.
Baltimore WIN - Colts LOSS: Ravens 13-3, Colts 11-5. Ravens with better W/L record.
Baltimore WIN - Colts TIE: Ravens 13-3, Colts 11-4-1. Ravens with better W/L record.
Baltimore TIE - Colts WIN: Ravens 12-3-1, Colts 12-4. Ravens with better W/L record.
Baltimore TIE - Colts LOSS: Ravens 12-3-1, Colts 11-5. Ravens with better W/L record.
Baltimore TIE - Colts TIE: Ravens 12-3-1, Colts 11-4-1. Ravens with better W/L record.
Baltimore LOSS - Colts WIN: Ravens 12-4, Colts 12-4. Colts with better record among common opponents.
Baltimore LOSS - Colts TIE: Ravens 12-4, Colts 11-4-1. Ravens with better W/L record.
Baltimore LOSS - Colts LOSS: Ravens 12-4, Colts 11-5. Ravens with better W/L record.

For more on Tie-Breaking procedures, see here: Tie-Breaking Procedures Official NFL Tie-Breaking Procedures on ESPN.com, or here: NFL playoffs

--Matt72986 08:43, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]