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There seemed to be some confusion as to whether or not the Ravens clinched a bye in Week 16. Unfortunately, they didn't.
In playoff seeding in a Conference, the Wild-Card tie-breaking procedures are used. 1) Head-to-head 2) Conference Record 3) Record among common opponents
In the event the Ravens lose in Week 17 and the Colts win, both teams will be 12-4. They have not played head-to-head this season and both would have 9-3 Conference Records. However, Indianapolis is currently 4-1 among common opponents with Baltimore, whereas the Ravens are only 2-2 against common opponents. Therefore the Colts would win the tie-breaker and become the second seed. However all other scenarios will result in a second seed for the Ravens:
For more on Tie-Breaking procedures, see here: Tie-Breaking Procedures Official NFL Tie-Breaking Procedures on ESPN.com, or here: NFL playoffs
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There seemed to be some confusion as to whether or not the Ravens clinched a bye in Week 16. Unfortunately, they didn't.
In playoff seeding in a Conference, the Wild-Card tie-breaking procedures are used. 1) Head-to-head 2) Conference Record 3) Record among common opponents
In the event the Ravens lose in Week 17 and the Colts win, both teams will be 12-4. They have not played head-to-head this season and both would have 9-3 Conference Records. However, Indianapolis is currently 4-1 among common opponents with Baltimore, whereas the Ravens are only 2-2 against common opponents. Therefore the Colts would win the tie-breaker and become the second seed. However all other scenarios will result in a second seed for the Ravens:
For more on Tie-Breaking procedures, see here: Tie-Breaking Procedures Official NFL Tie-Breaking Procedures on ESPN.com, or here: NFL playoffs