Chiefs Schefter: **New NFL Playoff Structure - 1 BYE, 7 Teams per Conference** - Page 9

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.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 19, 2020

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Originally Posted by RunKC:
Something like almost 90% of Super Bowl participants were 1 and 2 seeds. It’s a huge advantage.

A 2 seed should not be punished like this. One team getting the top seed is horrible for the playoff format. It’s a weak structure that gives power to 14% of the field instead of 33%.

Yep. They'll fix it when 8 teams get in. :-)
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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.

My thoughts exactly. And it's been great since 2002.

I hate both proposals.
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Originally Posted by PurpleRiders51:
One team in both the NFC & AFC, or just one team total from both?

Top seed in each conference so two teams total.
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Well. Looks like it's a final decision. I don't care as of now
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If you want an extra playoff game, then let 8 teams in and keep the top two get a bye.
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Makes sense that they waited till year 101 to do this.
A new cycle
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Originally Posted by The Franchise:
If you want an extra playoff game, then let 8 teams in and keep the top two get a bye.

Half the league making the playoffs seems too much.
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Originally Posted by The Franchise:
If you want an extra playoff game, then let 8 teams in and keep the top two get a bye.

This may sound like a dumb question, but how would that bracket work?

6 teams play the first week and 3 win and 2 byes...

Maybe all 4 division winners get a bye and then the next 4 best records get in and fight amongst themselves for the right to play the division winners?

I kinda like that...
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league did it so they can get Raiders in the playoffs with the move to Vegas, Among other reasons of course
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This is about money and nothing else. Watering down the playoffs. Greedyass owners.
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Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy:
This is about money and nothing else. Watering down the playoffs. Greedyass owners.

in part, you can blame legal gambling. This gives them so much more leverage to screw people with lower seeds winning early rounds, like The Titans this last year.
watered down? makes it beefier and more fun actually. And like you said, Money
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Originally Posted by PurpleRiders51:
One team in both the NFC & AFC, or just one team total from both?

One team from both. The nfc and afc seed get byes.

It’s terrible. Either get rid of them completely or keep the current format,
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Originally Posted by comochiefsfan:
Less teams getting a bye is HORRIBLE for us.

We have the best QB and best team. How is that horrible for us?
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Originally Posted by Dartgod:
Bah! Just leave it alone. As usual, the allure of money ****s shit up.

Yep, keep fixing it until it is broke. :-)

I blame King Karl for this, he was always pushing for more teams in the playoffs.
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Originally Posted by BossChief:
This may sound like a dumb question, but how would that bracket work?

6 teams play the first week and 3 win and 2 byes...

Maybe all 4 division winners get a bye and then the next 4 best records get in and fight amongst themselves for the right to play the division winners?

I kinda like that...

You’d still end up eventually with an odd number of teams. There would be 2 winners from the WC round but 4 division winners. There would need to be 12 playoff teams per conference to be able to award all division winners a bye.
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