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Originally posted by Ideal08
How many wild card positions are there in the play-offs? How do they (whoever 'they' is) determine who gets the wild card slots? Is it based on the teams' records? And at what point are the wild card slots filled, at the VERY end of the season?
I guess what I really need to know is, what is Cleveland's chances of getting a wild card slot?
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The wild card teams are selected by conference and division records. There are only three wild card spots per conference (6 spots all together). If a team has won their Division (for instance the Steelers won the AFC Central) They are ranked one of the top three teams in their conference. AFC Central-Steelers, AFC West-Raiders, AFC-EAST- Dolphins. Now that you have the division winners of the AFC conference they are ranked according to records (1.) Steelers 11-2 (2.) Raiders 10-3 (3.) Dolphins 9-4.
Then comes the three wild card teams according to records. Right now with three games left it's not guaranteed but it looks like the three teams in the AFCwill be New England 9-5, Jets 8-5 and the Ravens 8-5. Unfortunately the Browns at 6-7 will have to win all of their last three games AND New England would have to lose all three OR the Ravens would lose two of their last three. (Tie breaker goes to Cleveland) The BAD news is that the Browns have Pittsburgh, Tennessee and Green Bay for their final three games. Basically an ice cube in HELL!
