# Question About Titans/Jaguars Playoff Scenario **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [January 8, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-titans-jaguars-playoff-scenario/977869 "2023-01-08T03:49:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-titans-jaguars-playoff-scenario/977869/1 "2023-01-08T03:49:20Z")
I’m watching the game and the announcer said whoever wins goes to the playoffs. Current records: Jaguars 8-8 Titans 7-9 If the Titans win they both would have 8-9 records, but the Jaguars beat the Titans on Dec. 11. I don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-titans-jaguars-playoff-scenario/977869/2 "2023-01-08T03:58:11Z")
Last I checked Tenn. would be 4-2 in the division, Jags 3-3. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-titans-jaguars-playoff-scenario/977869/3 "2023-01-08T04:01:12Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > If the Titans win they both would have 8-9 records, but the Jaguars beat the Titans on Dec. 11. If the Titans were to win tonight, then they would have split their season matchup against one another (each winning a game), and thus, it would go to record in the division, which, as @John_DiFool notes, would give the Titans the edge. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-titans-jaguars-playoff-scenario/977869/4 "2023-01-08T04:08:03Z")
Thank you both. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-titans-jaguars-playoff-scenario/977869/5 "2023-02-08T07:21:08Z")
Jumping back in here. The NFL tie breaking procedure can be dizzying. It is multi-tiered. Here is how to determine the division winner between two teams. **Between two clubs** 1. Head-to-head, if applicable. 2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in conference games. 3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four. 4. Strength of victory in all games. 5. Strength of schedule in all games. 6. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games. 7. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games. 8. Best net points in conference games. 9. Best net points in all games. 10. Best net touchdowns in all games. 11. Coin toss. I remember that it has come down to a coin toss a few times. And for three or more teams they are slightly different. It’s laid out here: > **[Explaining the NFL playoff seeding tiebreakers](https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/explaining-nfl-playoff-seeding-tiebreakers-and-how-they-work?amp)** > > Here’s a full look at how the league's tiebreakers apply between teams with the same record entering the NFL postseason. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-titans-jaguars-playoff-scenario/977869/6 "2023-02-08T07:23:50Z")
Here is the page straight from the NFL. > **[NFL.com | Official Site of the National Football League](https://www.nfl.com/standings/tie-breaking-procedures)** > > The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-titans-jaguars-playoff-scenario/977869/7 "2023-02-08T07:42:37Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > … > 10. Best net touchdowns in all games. > 11. Coin toss. > > I remember that it has come down to a coin toss a few times. Nope, I stand corrected. I just looked it up. In one year it almost came down to a coin flip, but that was avoided. That was in 1970 when there were far fewer tiebreakers. To date, the deepest the tiebreakers have gone is to #5. 1. Head-to-head, if applicable. 2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in conference games. 3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four. 4. Strength of victory in all games. 5. Strength of schedule in all games. In 1970 when they almost had to use the coin toss, the NFL realized how terrible that would be and so they created a more complex tiebreaker procedure.