NFL playoff structure is about to be changed. Under the current CBA proposal, seven teams from each conference will make the playoffs, with only bye per conference, sources tell ESPN. It would go into effect this upcoming season. More coming on https://t.co/rDZaVFhcDQ.
Originally Posted by DaFace:
I wonder how they're planning to schedule the 17 games. The current structure is really elegant, so it's hard to figure out where the 17th matchup is going to come from.
It needs to be another conference game IMO.
If that many teams are gonna make the playoffs, and only one bye exists in each conference, I wanna play as many AFC opponents as possible. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
I wonder how they're planning to schedule the 17 games. The current structure is really elegant, so it's hard to figure out where the 17th matchup is going to come from.
Conference game against the same standing as your team.
1st place AFC team plays 1st place AFC team. Same thing for 2nd...3rd....4th. [Reply]
Originally Posted by comochiefsfan:
That already exists...
Shit. I didn’t think they did it for every division winner. I guess just add the one game from the NFC then. Or fucking make it random. Who gives a fuck at this point. [Reply]
Great idea. One I have wanted for years. Makes regular season mean more. We get 3 wild card games per day to open the playoffs. Makes winning and get the #1 seed mean something. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry:
Great idea. One I have wanted for years. Makes regular season mean more. We get 3 wild card games per day to open the playoffs. Makes winning and get the #1 seed mean something.
If the newly proposed playoff system were in place the last 10 years we would have added:
• five 10-win teams • nine 9-win teams • six 8-win teams
The team helped the most (by far) would have been the Steelers who would have made 4 more playoff trips & 10/10 the last 10 yrs. pic.twitter.com/VYWn7xBpID