49ers and Rams Tie?

I Hate Harbaugh and His Stupid Face

The Rams and 49ers played 75 minutes and still no winner was decided as the teams forced the 18th tie in NFL history. Obviously neither team won, so both will be frustrated, but it isn't the end of the world.

In fact, the NFL counts a tie as half of a win, so however many wins either team earns, they will be a half game "ahead" of the rest of the teams with that amount of wins. This was seen four years ago when the Eagles and Bengals tied. The Eagles finished the season at 9-6-1, and the Cowboys, Bears and Buccaneers all finished 9-7. Instead of resorting to obscure tie breakers, the Eagles earned the second wild card spot because the league stated that they had nine and a half wins.

One Last Thing: The NFL should implement some sort of sudden death scenario that can be used if both teams are still tied after overtime. Soccer and hockey have shootouts, and college football has the untimed alternating possession overtimes. Something should be done to add excitement instead of ties. Besides, whatever the league decided on, wouldn't even be used that often. There have only been 18 ties ever. Just something to think about.

P.S. I'm so happy that the 49ers were involved in this tie. Just to see the embarrassment on Jim Harbaugh's face (my least favorite coach by a quarter-mile) was enough to ease some of the pain from the Giants "game."