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Razor's Ramblings: What if the 2018 Season ended at halftime?

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So, a dumb thought occurred to me, as they often do when I'm bored. What would an NFL season look like if teams just stopped playing after two quarters? The conceit was that some teams just look really good at half time, and then thanks to poor adjustments, or no adjustments, fold entirely down the stretch. To deal with the potential of ties, I treated a game's third quarter as overtime if it was necessary, and the leader at that point would be considered the winner. if the game was still tied after 3, the first team to score in the 'overtime' would be crowned the winner, or I'd count it as a tie if it was scoreless.

Here are the results up to the halfway point of the season, and I'll be crunching the numbers for the second half in a little while.

2018 Week 1
ATL > PHI 6-3 DIFF
CAR > DAL 10-0 SAME
PIT > CLE 7-0 DIFF
IND > CIN 16-10 DIFF
WAS > ARI 21-0 SAME
DEN > SEA 17-10 SAME
CHI > GB 17-0 DIFF
MIA > TEN 7-3 SAME
MIN > SF 10-3 SAME
TB > NO 31-24 SAME
NE > HOU 21-6 SAME
JAX > NYG 13-6 SAME
BAL > BUF 26-0 SAME
KC > LAC 17-12 SAME
NYJ > DET 17-10 SAME
OAK > LAR 13-10 DIFF

Different Results 5/16 (5/16)

2018 Week 2
CIN > BAL 28-14 SAME
ATL > CAR 17-10 SAME
LAC > BUF 28-6 SAME
DAL > NYG 10-0 SAME
OAK > DEN 12-0 DIFF
GB > MIN 17-7 DIFF
JAX > NE 21-3 SAME
CLE > NO 6-3 DIFF
MIA > NYJ 20-0 SAME
TEN > HOU 14-7 SAME
KC > PIT 35-21 (OT) SAME
LAR > ARI 19-0 SAME
SF > DET 13-10 SAME
TB > PHI 20-7 SAME
IND > WAS 14-3 SAME
CHI > SEA 10-3 SAME

Different Results 3/16 (8/32)

2018 Week 3
NYJ > CLE 14-3 DIFF
NO > ATL 16-14 SAME
CAR > CIN 21-14 SAME
ARI > CHI 14-3 DIFF
DET > NE 13-3 SAME
NYG > HOU 20-6 SAME
TEN > JAX 6-3 (OT) SAME
KC > SF 35-10 SAME
OAK > MIA 10-7 DIFF
BUF > MIN 27-0 SAME
PHI > IND 10-7 SAME
LAR > LAC 21-13 SAME
BAL > DEN 20-14 SAME
SEA > DAL 17-3 SAME
WAS > GB 28-10 SAME
PIT > TB 30-10 SAME

Different Results 3/16 (11/48)

2018 Week 4
LAR > MIN 28-20 SAME
CIN > ATL 28-24 SAME
CHI > TB 34-3 SAME
HOU > IND 21-10 SAME
ARI > SEA 10-7 DIFF
DAL > DET 13-10 SAME
GB > BUF 16-0 SAME
JAX > NYJ 16-0 SAME
NE > MIA 24-0 SAME
NO > NYG 12-7 SAME
PHI > TEN 10-3 DIFF
BAL > PIT 17-14 (OT) SAME
CLE > OAK 17-14 DIFF
LAC > SF 26-24 (OT) SAME
DEN > KC 13-10 DIFF

Different Results 4/15 (15/63)

2018 Week 5
NE > IND 24-3 SAME
BUF > TEN 7-6 SAME
CAR > NYG 20-13 SAME
MIA > CIN 14-0 DIFF
CLE > BAL 6-3 SAME
DET > GB 24-0 SAME
HOU > DAL 10-6 SAME
KC > JAX 20-0 SAME
NYJ > DEN 21-10 SAME
MIN > PHI 17-3 SAME
PIT > ATL 13-10 SAME
LAC > OAK 17-3 SAME
SEA > LAR 31-24 (OT) DIFF
ARI > SF 14-6 SAME
NO > WAS 26-13 SAME

Different Results 2/15 (17/78)

2018 Week 6
PHI > NYG 24-6 SAME
ATL > TB 24-13 SAME
PIT > CIN 17-14 (OT) SAME
LAC > CLE 21-6 SAME
DAL > JAX 24-0 SAME
LAR > DEN 13-3 SAME
HOU > BUF 10-0 SAME
MIA > CHI 7-0 SAME
MIN > ARI 13-10 SAME
NE > KC 24-9 SAME
NYJ > IND 23-13 SAME
BAL > TEN 14-0 SAME
SEA > OAK 17-0 SAME
WAS > CAR 17-6 SAME
SF > GB 24-20 DIFF

Different Results 1/15 (18/93)

2018 Week 7
DEN > ARI 35-3 SAME
NE > CHI 21-17 SAME
IND > BUF 24-0 SAME
HOU > JAX 13-0 SAME
KC > CIN 24-7 SAME
DET > MIA 17-7 SAME
MIN > NYJ 10-7 SAME
PHI > CAR 10-0 DIFF
BAL > NO 10-7 DIFF
LAC > TEN 10-6 SAME
LAR > SF 22-7 SAME
TB > CLE 16-2 SAME
WAS > DAL 10-7 (OT) SAME
ATL > NYG 10-3 SAME

Different Results 2/14 (20/107)

2018 Week 8
HOU > MIA 14-10 SAME
CAR > BAL 24-7 SAME
CHI > NYJ 7-3 SAME
CIN > TB 27-9 SAME
SF > ARI 5-3 DIFF
SEA > DET 21-7 SAME
PHI > JAX 10-6 SAME
KC > DEN 16-14 SAME
NO > MIN 17-13 SAME
WAS > NYG 7-3 SAME
PIT > CLE 14-6 SAME
OAK > IND 14-13 DIFF
GB > LAR 10-8 DIFF
NE > BUF 9-3 SAME

Different Results 3/14 (23/121)

2019 Week 9
SF > OAK 17-3 SAME
CHI > BUF 28-0 SAME
CAR > TB 35-14 SAME
KC > CLE 21-15 SAME
HOU > DEN 16-10 SAME
MIA > NYJ 6-3 SAME
MIN > DET 17-6 SAME
NO > LAR 35-17 SAME
NE > GB 17-10 SAME
PIT > BAL 14-6 SAME
LAC > SEA 19-10 SAME
ATL > WAS 21-7 SAME
TEN > DAL 21-14 (OT) SAME

Different Results 0/13 (23/134)

Current Standings:

Team - Record - Net Change in Wins - Amount of Results Changed 

AFC East
New England: 7-2 (0) (0) (Unchanged)
Miami: 5-4 (0) (2) (One win and one loss changed)
New York Jets: 4-5 (+1) (1) (One loss changed to a win)
Buffalo: 2-7 (0) (0) (Unchanged)

AFC North
Pittsburgh 6-2 (+0.5) (1) (One tie changed to a win)
Baltimore 5-4 (+1) (1) (One loss changed to a win)
Cincinnati 3-5 (-2) (2) (Two wins changed to two losses)
Cleveland 3-6 (+0.5) (4) (Two losses changed to wins, one win and a tie changed to two losses)

AFC South
Houston 6-3 (0) (0) (Unchanged)
Indianapolis 3-5 (0) (2) (One win and one loss changed)
Jacksonville 3-5 (0) (0) (Unchanged)
Tennessee 3-5 (-1) (1) (One win changed to a loss)

AFC West
Kansas City 7-2 (-1) (1) (One win turned into a loss)
Los Angeles Cha 6-2 (0) (0) (Unchanged)
Oakland 4-4 (+3) (5) (Four losses changed to wins, one win changed to a loss)
Denver 3-6 (0) (2) (One win and one loss changed)

NFC East:
Philadelphia 5-3 (+1) (3) (Two losses changed to wins, One win changed to a loss)
Washington 5-3 (0) (0) (Unchanged)
Dallas 3-5 (0) (0) (Unchanged)
New York Giants 1-7 (0) (0) (Unchanged)

NFC North:
Chicago 5-3 (0) (2) (One win and one loss changed)
Minnesota 5-4 (-0.5) (1) (One tie changed to a loss)
Green Bay 3-5 (-0.5) (4) (Two wins changed to losses, a loss and a tie changed to wins)
Detroit 3-5 (0) (0) (Unchanged)

NFC South:
Carolina 5-3 (-1) (1) (One win changed to a loss)
New Orleans 5-3 (-2) (2) (Two wins changed to two losses)
Atlanta 5-3 (+1) (1) (One loss changed to a win)
Tampa 3-5 (0) (0) (Unchanged)

NFC West:
Los Angeles Rams 5-4 (-3) (3) (Three wins changed to three losses)
Seattle 4-4 (0) (2) (One win and one loss changed)
San Francisco 4-5 (+2) (2) (Two losses changed to wins)
Arizona 3-5 (+1) (3) (One win changed to a loss, two losses changed to wins)

Edited by RazorStar
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2018 Week 10
PIT > CAR 31-14 SAME
CHI > DET 26-7 SAME
NO > CIN 35-7 SAME
CLE > ATL 14-10 SAME
IND > JAX 29-16 SAME
GB > MIA 14-9 SAME
KC > ARI 20-7 SAME
BUF > NYJ 31-3 SAME
TEN > NE 24-10 SAME
DAL > PHI 13-3 SAME
LAC > OAK 10-3 SAME
LAR > SEA 17-14 SAME
WAS > TB 6-3 SAME
SF > NYG 13-10 DIFF

Different Results 1/14 (24/148)

2018 Week 11
GB > SEA 21-17 DIFF
ATL > DAL 6-3 DIFF
CHI > MIN 14-0 SAME
IND > TEN 24-3 SAME
OAK > ARI 20-14 (OT) SAME
DET > CAR 10-7 SAME
JAX > PIT 9-0 DIFF
NO > PHI 24-7 SAME
NYG > TB 14-7 SAME
BAL > CIN 13-7 SAME
LAC > DEN 13-7 DIFF
HOU > WAS 17-7 SAME
LAR > KC 40-30 (OT) SAME

Different Results 4/13 (28/161)

2018 Week 12
DAL > WAS 10-7 SAME
CHI > DET 9-7 SAME
NO > ATL 17-3 SAME
JAX = BUF 14-14 DIFF (TIE)
CAR > SEA 13-10 DIFF
CLE > CIN 28-7 SAME
MIA > IND 17-14 DIFF
PIT > DEN 17-10 (OT) DIFF
MIN > GB 24-14 (OT) SAME
NE > NYJ 20-13 (OT) SAME
NYG > PHI 19-11 DIFF
BAL > OAK 13-10 SAME
LAC > ARI 28-10 SAME
TB > SF 13-6 SAME
HOU > TEN 24-10 SAME

Different Results 5/15 (33/176)

2018 Week 13
DAL > NO 13-0 SAME
BAL > ATL 16-10 (OT) SAME
DEN > CIN 7-3 SAME
LAR > DET 13-3 SAME
GB > ARI 10-7 DIFF
HOU > CLE 23-0 SAME
JAX > IND 3-0 SAME
MIA > BUF 14-6 SAME
NE > MIN 10-7 SAME
CHI > NYG 14-10 DIFF
NYJ > TEN 16-6 DIFF
PIT > LAC 23-7 DIFF
KC > OAK 19-7 SAME
SEA > SF 20-3 SAME
TB > CAR 17-7 SAME
PHI > WAS 14-13 SAME

Different Results 4/16 (37/192)

2018 Week 14
TEN > JAX 16-2 SAME
BUF > NYJ 17-13 DIFF
CHI > LAR 15-6 (OT) SAME
CAR > CLE 20-17 (OT) DIFF
DET > ARI 3-0 SAME
DAL > PHI 6-0 SAME
GB > ATL 20-7 SAME
IND > HOU 17-7 SAME
KC > BAL 17-10 SAME
NE > MIA 27-21 DIFF
PIT > OAK 14-10 DIFF
LAC > CIN 17-12 SAME
SF > DEN 20-0 SAME
TB > NO 14-3 DIFF
NYG > WAS 34-0 SAME
SEA > MIN 3-0 SAME

Different Results 5/16 (42/208)

2018 Week 15
KC > LAC 14-7 DIFF
DEN > CLE 13-10 (OT) DIFF
HOU > NYJ 16-9 SAME
ATL > ARI 26-7 SAME
DET > BUF 13-7 DIFF
CHI > GB 14-3 SAME
CIN > OAK 20-7 SAME
IND > DAL 10-0 SAME
JAX > WAS 10-3 DIFF
MIN > MIA 21-10 SAME
TEN > NYG 7-0 SAME
PIT > NE 14-7 SAME
PHI > LAR 30-13 (OT) SAME
BAL > TB 10-9 SAME
SF > SEA 17-13 SAME
CAR > NO 7-6 DIFF

Different Results 5/16 (47/224)

2018 Week 16
WAS > TEN 10-9 DIFF
BAL > LAC 6-3 SAME
ATL > CAR 24-10 (OT) SAME
CLE > CIN 16-0 SAME
NYG > IND 17-7 DIFF
LAR > ARI 21-9 SAME
DAL > TB 17-13 SAME
MIN > DET 14-9 SAME
JAX = MIA 7-7 DIFF (TIE)
NO > PIT 17-14 SAME
NE > BUF 14-0 SAME
NYJ > GB 21-17 DIFF
HOU > PHI 16-13 DIFF
SEA > KC 14-10 SAME
SF > CHI 9-7 DIFF
OAK > DEN 17-0 SAME

Different Results 6/16 (53/240)

2018 Week 17
BUF > MIA 28-17 (OT) SAME
LAC > DEN 7-3 SAME
DET > GB 21-0 SAME
HOU > JAX 17-3 SAME
KC > OAK 21-3 SAME
CHI > MIN 13-3 SAME
CAR > NO 23-0 SAME
NE > NYJ 21-3 SAME
DAL > NYG 14-7 SAME
IND > TEN 17-10 SAME
CIN > PIT 10-3 DIFF
LAR > SF 31-10 SAME
BAL > CLE 20-7 SAME
SEA > ARI 14-13 SAME
TB > ATL 17-7 DIFF
PHI > WAS 10-0 SAME

Different Results 2/16 (55/256)

Current Standings:

AFC East
New England 12-4 (+1) (1) (One loss changed to a win)
Miami 7-8-1 (+0.5) (5) (Two wins changed to losses, two losses changed to wins, one loss changed to a tie)
New York Jets 6-10 (+2) (4) (Three losses changed to wins, one win changed to a loss)
Buffalo 5-10-1 (-0.5) (3) (One win changed to a loss, one win changed to a tie, one loss changed to a win)

AFC North
Baltimore 11-5 (+1) (1) (One loss changed to a win)
Pittsburgh 11-5 (+1.5) (6) (three losses changed to wins, two wins changed to losses, one tie changed to a win)
Cleveland 6-10 (-1.5) (6) (Three wins changed to losses, two losses changed to wins, one tie changed to a loss)
Cincinnati 5-11 (-1) (3) (Two wins changed to losses, one loss changed to a win)

AFC South
Houston 12-4 (+1) (1) (One loss changed to a win)
Indianapolis 8-8 (-2) (4) (Three wins changed to losses, one loss changed to a win)
Jacksonville 6-8-2 (+2) (4) (Two losses changed to wins, one win and one loss changed to ties)
Tennessee 6-10 (-3) (3) (Three wins changed to losses)

AFC West
Kansas City 12-4 (0) (2) (One win and one loss changed)
Los Angeles Chargers 11-5 (-1) (3) (Two win changed to losses, one loss changed to a win)
Oakland 6-10 (+2) (6) (Four losses changed to wins, two wins changed to losses)
Denver 5-11 (-1) (5) (Three wins changed to losses, two loss changed to wins)

NFC East
Dallas 9-7 (-1) (1) (One win changed to a loss)
Philadelphia 8-8 (-1) (5) (Two losses changed to wins, three wins changed to losses)
Washington 7-9 (0) (2) (One win and one loss changed)
New York Giants 5-11 (0) (4) (Two wins and two losses changed)

NFC North
Chicago 12-4 (0) (4) (Two wins changed to losses, two losses changed to wins)
Minnesota 8-8 (-0.5) (1) (One tie changed to a loss)
Detroit 7-9 (+1) (1) (One loss changed to a win)
Green Bay 7-9 (+0.5) (7) (Three wins changed to losses, three losses changed to wins, and a tie changed to a win)

NFC South
Carolina 9-7 (+2) (4) (Three losses changed to wins, one win changed to a loss)
New Orleans 9-7 (-4) (4) (Four wins changed to losses)
Atlanta 8-8 (+1) (3) (Two losses changed to wins, one win changed to a loss)
Tampa Bay 7-9 (+2) (2) (Two losses changed to wins)

NFC West
Los Angeles Rams 10-6 (-3) (3) (Three wins changed to losses)
Seattle 8-8 (-2) (4) (Three wins changed to losses, One loss changed to a win)
San Francisco 8-8 (+4) (4) (Four losses changed to wins)
Arizona 3-13 (0) (4) (Two wins changed to losses, two losses changed to wins)

 

Playoff Picture
AFC:
1. New England 12-4 (H2H over KC and HOU)
2. Kansas City 12-4 (Conference record over HOU)
3. Houston 12-4 
4. Pittsburgh 11-5 (Division Record over BAL)
5. Baltimore 11-5 (H2H over LAC)
6. Los Angeles Chargers 11-5

NFC:
1. Chicago 12-4
2. Los Angeles Rams 10-6
3. Carolina 9-7 (H2H over New Orleans for division, H2H over Dallas for seeding)
4. Dallas 9-7
5. New Orleans 9-7
6. Atlanta 8-8 (Conference Record over the field)

Edited by RazorStar

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Even in alternate realities the Jags still suck.

:welp:

Edited by Vin

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Interesting. I think this would be a really cool stat to judge coaching staves over the long-term. Are they making half-time adjustments? Are they coming in unprepared? What are the long-term trends?

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Saints and Rams both had some good halftime adjustments it looks like. Also the Packers had no consistency at first glance with 7 games having different outcomes but only gaining a half game through it all.

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