After review, the call on the web has been overturned. Right now, the Jets have the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft.
The writer did not have clear possession of the mathematical skills. Therefore the Monday afternoon posting has been changed.
Props to Reader Referee James for his keen calculations.
Rejoice, Jets fans. We're that much closer to Reggie Bush. Now, if only those Texans could do the honorable thing and win a game.
The Jets, Packers and 49ers are all 2-10. Because of strength of schedule, the Jets win the tiebreaker and move ahead of the other woebegone professional football teams.
Quick refresher course: To determine a team's strength of schedule, add up the records of all opponents, including the teams they play twice. The lower the winning percentage of those 16 records, the worse the team, or so the theory goes. Hey, who cares? Whatever brings Reggie Bush to New York -- aside from this weekend's Heisman Trophy presentation -- works for us.
Here's a look at the top of the inverted standings:
Team Rec Opponents' record
Houston 1-11 105-87
Jets 2-10 101-91
Green Bay 2-10 106-86
San Fran 2-10 106-86
Tennessee 3-9 98-94
New Orleans 3-9 101-91
Of course, if the Texans refuse to win one of their remaining four games, none of this matters.
[Note: The standings in Monday's blog have been corrected.]