12-01-2003, 12:48 PM | #1 | ||
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OT: NFL Playoff Structure
How does the NFL structure its playoffs - is it a strict bracket, or is it flexible depending on which seed wins - in other words, does the NFL reseed after the wildcard games to force the #1 seed to play the worst remaining seed, and hte #2 seed to play the other 'middle' seed? Or does the 1 seed play the winner of the 4-5 game no matter what, and the 2 seed play the 3-6 winner?
I could have sworn it was the latter and set, but a buddy of mine is convinced it's flex like hockey does its reseeding every round. |
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12-01-2003, 12:48 PM | #2 |
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Your buddy is right, I believe.
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12-01-2003, 12:52 PM | #3 |
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Yes. The NFL reseeds.
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12-01-2003, 12:55 PM | #4 |
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Do the wildcards automatically get the 5 and 6 seeds? For example, if the Colts get a wildcard spot at 12-4, would they be seeded behind the AFC North winner?
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12-01-2003, 12:57 PM | #5 | |
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yes, the division winners get seeds 1-4, me thinks. |
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12-01-2003, 01:03 PM | #6 | |
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correct. the wild cards are locked in at #5 and #6. This also means that the only way a wildcard could play a home game would be a #6 @ #5 conference championship game. |
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12-01-2003, 02:04 PM | #7 |
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And all this will become something to bitch about this year when you have a wild card team with a damn good record going to play AT the AFC or NFC North division winners who will be 9-7 or even 8-8 at this rate.
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12-01-2003, 02:11 PM | #8 | |
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Well, one of them is going to get an 8th win next week, so I don't think 10-6 is out of the question. Obviously some years a wild card team will get screwed, or an obviously inferior division winner will get a home game. But ultimately, if a wild card team is a significantly better team, they'll win in the playoffs. I think the NFL system is about as good as it could be. Although I might have prefered a 6-5-5 division setup in each conference, keeping 3 wild card teams. |
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12-01-2003, 02:13 PM | #9 |
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it's only a matter of time before they go to 4 wild cards anyways with 4 games the 1st week of playoffs.
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