First Take - New England Patriots Beat San Diego Chargers
It is little consolation for the Chargers.
But of course, they"ll take it.
After being eliminated from playoff contention Sunday with a 19-7 loss to the Chiefs, the team was slated for the No. 18 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. The final game of the NFL regular season changed that. The Chargers now have the No. 17 pick, the Chiefs dropping one spot to 18th overall.
An official announcement to that effect was made Monday. The league released the draft order for all 20 non-playoff teams.
For such squads, overall record determines draft order. Strength of schedule is the first tiebreaker used to separate ones with the same record; the Chargers and Chiefs both finished 9-7.
The Chiefs this year played the Steelers, whose Sunday night win over the Bengals boosted Kansas City"s opponent winning percentage to .512. That is the same as the Chargers" strength of schedule.
A divisional tiebreaker is next applied. Because Kansas City swept San Diego in the teams" two meetings, San Diego has the higher draft pick of the two.
Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/29/chargers-steelers-draft-pick-order-chiefs/
