Originally posted on 12/31/2015:

Quote Originally Posted by pavyracer View Post
How is the Falcons/Saints game factor in an AFC playoff team scenario?
If Houston loses and Indianapolis wins, they will tie on overall record, split head-to-head and tie on conference record (6-6 each) and record against common opponents (6-6 each). Next tiebreaker is strength of victory (SOV) or better described as the combined records of the teams you've beaten. In the case of the Texans and Colts, they have three teams each that are non-common wins between them ... the Texans have the Bengals, Jets and Saints (27 total wins now) and the Colts have the Broncos, Falcons and Dolphins (24 total wins).