no, that would be Atlanta vs San Diego

Uh......14 out of 32 = 43.75%.

I don't know if it would be a good thing or a bad thing. However, I think with 4 divisions, it sucks when one division has so many good teams. For instance, it is possible that the Chiefs and Patriots could finish with the same record. Even though the Chiefs beat the Pats, the Pats get in because their division is weak and the AFC West is strong. I was complaining about this fact ever since that Pats game.

It'll happen eventually. More games, more money.

Strong/weak conferences/divisions change over time. If you are good enough to win the SB, it doesn't really matter what division you are from.

Are you sure about that? Didn't the Raiders do that back in the early 80s?

Yeah, I thought about 7 in each conference. Seems like an awkward number, but I guess you could leave it the way it is now except only the #1 seed gets a bye. But at 8 teams in each conference, you've hit 50% and eliminated the reward for finishing 1 or 2.

Only 1 team is strong enough to win the SB each year. So, by your logic, there should only be 1 team from each conference and they should just bypass the playoffs and just go straight to the championship game.

Carl is retarted.

how exactly would 7 teams from each conference play out in a playoff setting? 6 makes sense, 8 makes sense... i cant wrap my brain around how 7 would work effectively.

Only one team from each conference gets a bye week? That would work out wouldn't it? Three playoff games the 1st week of the playoffs leaving three teams to move on to round two where the team with the bye is aleady waiting.


PhilFree:arrow:

I haven't read through this entire thread, but here's one solution that makes sense, but most wouldn't like.


Leave the league aligned the way it is now, but don't schedule 2 games with each division opponent. 1 each, alternating home/away each year.

That could help to level the playing field without anything dramatic being done. It wouldn't always make a difference, but it wouldn't hurt, either.

Oh, and no bye weeks for anyone, even if it means adding one playoff team to even things out. Homefield advantage is enough of an....advantage.

I agree with Taco John.

Yep, I'm sure. I don't post BS. Here are all the Wildcard teams that have ever made the Superbowl (not sure why the '69 Chiefs were not considered a WC, they didn't win the division). No team rom the 6th seed has ever made a SB appearance and none of teams that made it had a record worse than 11-5. A 10-6 seventh seed is not going to win 3 road games against playoff teams to win a trip to the SB. And Carl and Lamar know it better than I do.

2000 – Baltimore Ravens* 5 seed 12-4
1999 – Tennessee Titans 4 seed 13-3
1997 – Denver Broncos* 4 seed 12-4
1992 – Buffalo Bills 4 seed 11-5
1985 – New England Patriots 5 seed 11-5
1980 – Oakland Raiders* 4 seed 11-5
1975 – Dallas Cowboys 4 seed 12-4

* won Super Bowl

Yeah, I had a "Moops" moment playing Trivial Pursuit Sports Edition a few years back when the question was "Who was the 1st wildcard team to win a Super Bowl" and I said the '69 Chiefs, and the freaking answer was 1980 Raiders.

ROFL