The schedule is pretty unbalanced outside the divisions but very balanced within the divisions. There’s only so much you can do with 16 games. I get the arguments on both sides. I don’t really see a more satisfying solution. You’ve got the byes to reward good division winners, home field to reward division winners who outperformed the teams put in front of them, and wildcards to allow quality 2nd or 3rd place finishers into the tournament.
The regular season is basically equivalent to the group stage in a European Cup competition.
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I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant - B.Aud
We all live in stories... It seems to me that a definition of any living vibrant society is that you constantly question those stories... The argument itself is freedom. It's not that you come to a conclusion about it. Through that argument you change your mind sometimes... That's how societies grow. When you can't retell for yourself the stories of your life then you live in a prison... Somebody else controls the story. - S. Rushdie
NFL has been weird with home playoffs games in their history.. the 17-0 1972 Miami Dolphins actually played the AFC championship in Pittsburgh because the championship game rotated on Divisional basis back then. They finally changed it soon after... They should change it so best record hosts game no matter who wins the Division.
Live look-in at the race for the NFC East:
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/s...37720843329536
Weren't the Cards 7-9 that year they went to the Superbowl and lost to the Steerlers?
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The Cardinals were 9-7 that year. Ironically enough they won the NFC West and were the #4 seed that year and ended up hosting two playoff games (including the NFC championship) against wild card teams that had a better record than they did.
The only teams since the strike shortened 1982 season to make the playoffs with a losing record were the 2010 Seahawks at 7-9 and the 2014 Panthers at 7-8-1. Both won their wildcard playoff game against wildcard teams that were 11-5.
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Best out of pocket QBR in the league.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...that-continue/
Two week’s ago I suggested a reason why they may not be moving the pocket more, but this sure makes it seem like they should.
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We all live in stories... It seems to me that a definition of any living vibrant society is that you constantly question those stories... The argument itself is freedom. It's not that you come to a conclusion about it. Through that argument you change your mind sometimes... That's how societies grow. When you can't retell for yourself the stories of your life then you live in a prison... Somebody else controls the story. - S. Rushdie