Week 12 2016 Score Report

Full week last week, the last two byes this week.

• 42.0625 PPG in a defense-heavy week this week.  Average for the 12 weeks:  45.033 PPG
• Home teams were 9-7 this week, making 100 wins for the home teams this year -- 100-71-1.
• Over and spread were both 8-8 this week.  Only three straight-up upsets, though.
• For the year:  Over:  Six games over .500 (slight Vegas edge).  Against the Spread:  .500 exactly.  Straight Up:  105-61-1.
• Team with more penalties was actually 6-4 this week.  63-85 for the year.
• Four Cliffhangers, Five Last Chance Misses, 4 Non-Competitive Games.
• 37 Cliffhangers and only 42 Non-Competitive Games out of the 177 played.

Current Playoff Booking:

• Road to the NFC title appears to go through Dallas (10-1).  2 1/2 games up with five to play on Seattle (7-3-1, #2)
• Detroit and Atlanta both are 7-4 and would have to play and host Wild Card Weekend.  Detroit is now #3 by virtue of conference game record (5-2 vs. 5-3)
• Giants are the #5 at 8-3 (second best record in the conference, but #5 because the best is in their division), Washington #6 at 6-4-1, over both Minnesota and Tampa at 6-5.
• Washington at Detroit, Giants at Atlanta

AFC:

• The tiebreaker at #1 has flipped.  New England now has it over Oakland (both 9-2) because of conference record.  (7-1 vs. 6-1)
• Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Houston are all 6-5 and leading their division.
• First breaker to take care of is Baltimore and Pittsburgh:  (BAL 21 - PIT 14 Week 9, second game in Week 16)
• So now take care of Baltimore and Houston:  Baltimore #3 on conference record.  (6-2)  Houston #4 (4-4).
• Kansas City #5 at 8-3.  (Making both #5s ahead of SIX divisional leaders, five divisions and the tie for one of them.)
• Miami and Denver at 7-4:  Miami #6 and Denver OUT by conference games.  (5-3 vs. 4-3)
• Kansas City at Houston.  Miami at Baltimore.