Friday, July 28, 2017

Updated: Week 17 Playoff Picture

July 26,2017
LAS VEGAS - The following are the ArenaBowl XXX playoff scenarios heading into Week 17.

CLINCHED – Philadelphia Soul (Clinched home field advantage), Tampa Bay Storm, Cleveland Gladiators

Baltimore Brigade (4-8) can clinch a playoff spot:
  1. With a Baltimore win
  2. With a Washington loss
(Due to an oversight in the AFL Playoff scenarios, Baltimore was misinformed that they had clinched a spot in the playoffs.)

NOTE: With the possibility of Baltimore, Cleveland and Washington finishing the regular season with a 4-10 record, please note the tiebreaker procedure in that scenario according to the AFL Operations Manual: Section 5 – Playoffs and ArenaBowl.

REMAINING POSTSEASON SEEDS (#2 - #4) – THREE OR MORE TEAMS:
(Note: If three or more teams are tied, follow steps until one team is eliminated.
Once two teams remain, revert back to Step 1 of the two-team tiebreaker to
determine who advances.)
1. Head-to-head (best winning percentage in games between the clubs)
2. Strength of schedule
3. Best net points in all games
4. Coin toss

Criteria #1 (as of Week 16)
Cleveland        3-2*     (.600)
Baltimore        3-3       (.500)
Washington     2-3       (.400)
(* By virtue of this tiebreaker scenario, the Cleveland Gladiators have clinched a playoff spot since they cannot finish below Baltimore and Washington)
 
REMAINING 2017 AFL SCHEDULE
Week 17 – July 29
1:00 p.m. - Philadelphia Soul (11-1) at Baltimore Brigade (4-8) on  AFLNow & Twitter
7:00 p.m. – Cleveland Gladiators (4-9) at Washington Valor (2-10) on  CBS Sports Network
 
Week 18
August 4 - 7:00 p.m.-  Washington Valor at Baltimore Brigade on  AFLNow
August 5 - 7:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Storm (10-3) at Philadelphia Soul on  CBS Sports Network
 
 
 
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