Week 17 QB Rankings: What Are the Fantasy Studs Playing For?

December 30, 2010   ·   Tenny Stegman   ·   Jump to comments

Week 17 historically brings forth a deluge of soap-opera type scenarios to ponder.  The wild-card race is a good time.  Pondering the "if/thens" can be mind-boggling.  Here is a quick snippet of NFL rules relative to breaking ties for the wild-card race:
Head-to-head, if applicable. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four. Strength of victory. Strength of schedule. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed. Best net points in conference games. Best net points in all games. Best net touchdowns in all games. Coin toss. And that's just to break a tie between two teams.  If there are three involved, as is the case with the NFC and the Packers, Bucs, and Giants, there are added steps. 
The point is that it all matters this week because many teams that ha...

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