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What happens if two teams have the same record?
In comparing records against common opponents among tied teams, the best won-lost-tied percentage is the deciding factor, since teams may have played an unequal number of games. Team A then wins the tiebreaker. If two teams are tied for a position, both teams are awarded the ranking as if they held it solely.
How does a game 163 happen?
For the teams that win, it means a ticket to the National League Division Series as division champions, while the losers will face off in the NL Wild Card Game on Tuesday. The winner of that game will then go on to face one of the winning teams in the NLDS starting on Thursday.
Has there ever been a game 164 in MLB?
Bill Williams, who I personally have never heard of is a tank and played 164 games one season and then 2 years later played 163 game seasons back to back. The most recent player to eclipse the 162 mark is Justin Morneau in 2008.
Can two teams from the same division play in the conference championship?
Teams in the same division could meet in the conference championship games, but not in the Super Bowl.
Is it tie breaker or tiebreaker?
In games and sports, a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a contest, or a set of contests.
What happens if Giants and Dodgers tie?
If they’re tied, they’ll play a tiebreaker contest, a Game 163 that will count as a regular-season game. That game would be Oct. 4, and the Giants would host, thanks to their 10-9 advantage in the regular-season series against the Dodgers.
Does AFC and NFC play each other?
The AFC Champion and the NFC Champion teams play each other to decide who is the best team in the NFL.
Can there be two wildcard teams from the same division?
The two teams with the best records outside of the division champions will advance to the wild card game. The two wild card teams can come out of the same division so there is no guarantee a team that comes in second place in their division will make the playoffs.
What is a tiebreaking game?