Perhaps, but you left out part of my argument.
Where the inconsistency lies is in saying the three following things:
It’s like saying:
a=b
c=b+12
c=a+6
Something in there does not compute, mathematically. Idiomatically, it’s fine, as long as everyone knows and understands the quirks of the system, but it’s not very consistent.
I was using the “baseball definition” because that’s what the NBC studio graphic used. Apologies for any confusion.
First I got all 4 of the 50th anniversary posters from my lovely wife, then I got to watch that butt-whooping. Oh, it was a very Merry Christmas indeed.
It’s completely consistent if you understand that “over .500” does not mean “games ahead of a .500 team.”
I still remember back in '94 when the 49ers basically screwed the Packers out of the NFC Central championship. The Packers were in as a Wild Card and needed the Vikings to lose to win the division. San Fransisco was at Minnesota on Monday night, the very last game of the season. They pulled their starters after a series or two, and lost the game. I was pretty pissed about it at the time, but the Packers have pretty much owned the 49ers ever since. Including three straight playoff wins, beginning with an ass-whuppin in San Fransisco the following year.
The 49ers actually won their last Super Bowl that year, but for some reason AFC teams have had different luck. Not just Indy, but Denver and KC back in the day.
My point being, AFC fans, if the Jets make the playoffs and your team doesn’t, don’t get mad, get even.
I remember that game. The 49ers had HFA locked up, and the Vikings were out of playoff contention, so neither team really had anything to play for. The Vikings hit Steve Young a couple of times early, and scored a TD off a strip/sack of Young in the first quarter. After that, the 49er coach (I think it was still Seifert at the time) had seen enough and yanked Young.
It was an otherwise dominating season for San Fancisco, and they coasted to a Superbowl win. They pretty much shrugged off the loss to the Vikings as mildly annoying, but not really very significant, and it didn’t affect their post season at all. Sometimes “momentum” can be an overrated factor.
I’m trying to figure out a scenario where the Vikes were eliminated but the Packers needed them to lose to win the division.
The only math in football should be in tallying the score and figuring out the yards to go for the first down! :mad:
The Vikings won the division that year. All three WCs came out of the Central, and the Bears beat the Vikings in the first round of the playoffs. So DtC was only off by a week 
Wait. The Bears were in the play offs? Now I’m really confused…
The Lions, too. Heady days for the Black & Blue Division 
Speaking of the Vikings and the Bears, the Bears are putting some real hurt on the Vikings. Glad to see that there is no affect on the Vikings from the disagreement between Favre and Childress.
Bullshit PI call on Tillman. Rice was grabbing him and preventing what could have been a pick.
OMG, they threw a flag against the Bears. Didn’t know they were allowed. I’ve sat here and watched face masks, DPI, late hits, and holding go unflagged the whole game.
A whole game between Favre and Cutler with no INTs – I knew that wouldn’t last.
Really? You must be watching an entirely different game. In the one I am watching, Tillman should have been arrested for indecent assault on that play. 
cricetus, thy name is Diogenes.
Amazing. Does it again.
Hope the Vikes give up the #2 seed to Dallas!
…and the fellating of Brett Favre continues. All that’s left is for Tirico to tell everybody how Purple Jesus is just like a kid out there, jes’ chuckin’ the ball like the ol’ gunslinger he is.