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Since this seems to be the Year of the Really Bad Teams, I was curious about the Magic/Tragic numbers. In baseball the "Magic Number" is the number wins and/or opponent losses a team needs clinch a playoff spot. "The Tragic Number", or Elimination Number is the sum of wins by the first place team and losses by the other team needed to eliminate that team from the playoffs.
I googled around and found the formulas and they seem to be right.
Who will be the first team mathematically eliminated from the playoffs? Right now Tampa Bay is the front runner...so to speak, with a tragic number of four. I didn't go through and make wild card calculations, so even if the Saints and Bucs combine for 4 NO wins and TB losses, the Bucs could still theoretically win one of the wild card spots. Theorectically.
If the Saints win their next two, and the Bucs lose their next two (after the bye this week) then bye, bye Bucs.
Other notable Tragic Numbers:
Kansas City 5
Tennessee 5
Cleveland 6
Detroit 6
Oakland 6
St. Louis 6
Carolina 7
Washington 7
Buffalo 8
Chicago 8
The ratings were 9-4 this week. Missed out on Pittsburgh, Houston, Dallas, and Cincy.
1 New Orleans Saints 119.92
2 New England Patriots 115.29
3 Denver Broncos 112.56
4 Indianapolis Colts 112.46
5 New York Jets 108.83
6 Baltimore Ravens 108.41
7 Cincinnati Bengals 107.98
8 Atlanta Falcons 107.87
9 Miami Dolphins 107.61
10 Arizona Cardinals 106.36
11 Green Bay Packers 106.24
12 Minnesota Vikings 105.23
13 Dallas Cowboys 104.24
14 San Diego Chargers 104
15 New York Giants 103.98
16 Pittsburgh Steelers 103.09
17 San Francisco 49ers 101.63
18 Seattle Seahawks 100.26
19 Philadelphia Eagles 100.12
20 Chicago Bears 99.96
21 Houston Texans 99.89
22 Buffalo Bills 98.6
23 Jacksonville Jaguars 92.93
24 Cleveland Browns 90.73
25 Detroit Lions 89.35
26 Carolina Panthers 88.48
27 Kansas City Chiefs 88.22
28 Washington Redskins 86.67
29 Tennessee Titans 86.41
30 Oakland Raiders 86.09
31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 84.35
32 St. Louis Rams 79.2
I googled around and found the formulas and they seem to be right.
Who will be the first team mathematically eliminated from the playoffs? Right now Tampa Bay is the front runner...so to speak, with a tragic number of four. I didn't go through and make wild card calculations, so even if the Saints and Bucs combine for 4 NO wins and TB losses, the Bucs could still theoretically win one of the wild card spots. Theorectically.
If the Saints win their next two, and the Bucs lose their next two (after the bye this week) then bye, bye Bucs.
Other notable Tragic Numbers:
Kansas City 5
Tennessee 5
Cleveland 6
Detroit 6
Oakland 6
St. Louis 6
Carolina 7
Washington 7
Buffalo 8
Chicago 8
The ratings were 9-4 this week. Missed out on Pittsburgh, Houston, Dallas, and Cincy.
1 New Orleans Saints 119.92
2 New England Patriots 115.29
3 Denver Broncos 112.56
4 Indianapolis Colts 112.46
5 New York Jets 108.83
6 Baltimore Ravens 108.41
7 Cincinnati Bengals 107.98
8 Atlanta Falcons 107.87
9 Miami Dolphins 107.61
10 Arizona Cardinals 106.36
11 Green Bay Packers 106.24
12 Minnesota Vikings 105.23
13 Dallas Cowboys 104.24
14 San Diego Chargers 104
15 New York Giants 103.98
16 Pittsburgh Steelers 103.09
17 San Francisco 49ers 101.63
18 Seattle Seahawks 100.26
19 Philadelphia Eagles 100.12
20 Chicago Bears 99.96
21 Houston Texans 99.89
22 Buffalo Bills 98.6
23 Jacksonville Jaguars 92.93
24 Cleveland Browns 90.73
25 Detroit Lions 89.35
26 Carolina Panthers 88.48
27 Kansas City Chiefs 88.22
28 Washington Redskins 86.67
29 Tennessee Titans 86.41
30 Oakland Raiders 86.09
31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 84.35
32 St. Louis Rams 79.2