NFL 2010 Schedule is out

[Kruza]

The actual schedules for all NFL teams won't be unveiled until early April. All that's given out now are confirmed lists of opponents every NFL team will play.

Kruza

[muggins]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kruza

The actual schedules for all NFL teams won't be unveiled until early April. All that's given out now are confirmed lists of opponents every NFL team will play. Kruza

Yep.

[NCAAFootballFreak]

Quote: Originally Posted by hipster.doofus7

Dallas Cowboys schedule for the 2010 season is brutal. Every single NFC playoff team this January will be on the Cowboys' schedule next season. Overall, it's 7 games against playoff-bound teams from 2009, plus a pair of games against a team that has already beaten the Cowboys 4 of their past 5 games (Giants): vs New Orleans vs Philadelphia @ Philadelphia @ Minnesota @ Arizona @ New York Giants vs New York Giants @ Green Bay @ Indianapolis Is there any team with a tougher schedule in 2010?

Dude, that's freaking three years in a row the Cowboys will have to travel to Lambeau. What's up with that? It's not like the Cowboys are in their division so it has nothing to do with that. As a matter of fact, I have no problem with them playing four straight years (they played in Irving in 2007) but I would have at least expected some alternating between Irving/Arlington and Green Bay.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by NCAAFootballFreak

Dude, that's freaking three years in a row the Cowboys will have to travel to Lambeau. What's up with that? It's not like the Cowboys are in their division so it has nothing to do with that. As a matter of fact, I have no problem with them playing four straight years (they played in Irving in 2007) but I would have at least expected some alternating between Irving/Arlington and Green Bay.

I'm pretty sure matchups and locations are decided by the finish in the standings.

I'm not sure of the formula, but they have a system where the matchups/locations are not randomly decided.

[dickey1331]

As a Cowboys fan its going to be an intersting year next year.

Quote: Originally Posted by hipster.doofus7

Dallas Cowboys schedule for the 2010 season is brutal. Every single NFC playoff team this January will be on the Cowboys' schedule next season. Overall, it's 7 games against playoff-bound teams from 2009, plus a pair of games against a team that has already beaten the Cowboys 4 of their past 5 games (Giants): vs New Orleans vs Philadelphia @ Philadelphia @ Minnesota @ Arizona @ New York Giants vs New York Giants @ Green Bay @ Indianapolis Is there any team with a tougher schedule in 2010?

[NCAAFootballFreak]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

I'm pretty sure matchups and locations are decided by the finish in the standings. I'm not sure of the formula, but they have a system where the matchups/locations are not randomly decided.

I'm well aware of this. Good teams generally are supposed to get the harder schedules and the bad teams are supposed to get easier schedules. The NFL has tried to do this for years. That's why every year you'll see all these playoff rematches of the previous season and why a playoff team from the year before will play every playoff team from their respective conference from the year before. I get all that. But there had to be some dude in the room when the schedule makers got together that raised his pencil and said "Uh guys . . . Dallas traveling to Green Bay again? How about those two meeting in the new stadium?"

I know they have systems that determine who plays whom, but the fact that its happening in Green Bay again is just a bit odd to me.

[z Revis]

This is how the schedule works. Everyone may already know this, but based on some posts I don't think some are well aware of it.

Each team plays the teams in their division twice, one home and one away game. That's a total of 6 games.

Each team in a division will play four teams in another division within their conference. This is on a rotating schedule every 3 years. That's another 4 games.

Each team in a division will play four teams in a division that is in the other conference. This is on a 4-year rotating schedule. That's another 4 games.

The final 2 games are based on the previous year's standings. These games will match a first-place team against the first-place teams in the two same-conference divisions the team is not scheduled to play that season. The second place, third place, and fourth place teams in a conference will be matched in the same way. So 1st against 1st, 2nd against 2nd, and so on, against the two divisions, within their conference, the team is not playing that year.


There you have it.

[The GIGGAS]

Jaguars

Home: Colts, Texans, Titans, Broncos, Raiders, Eagles, Redskins, Browns
Away: Colts, Texans, Titans, Chiefs, Chargers, Cowboys, Giants, Bills

Awesome. I love it when my team plays the NFC East. Awesome.