Continuing the weekly update of what the playoff picture should be. In short, in the NFC, the East and South would form a division and the West and North would form the other. In the AFC, the East and North would be one division and the West and South would be the other.
Here are the updated standings: actual and new. If the playoffs began today, the AFC playoffs would look like this:
Byes: 1) NE 11-3; 2) Den 11-3.
Home playoff games: 3) Ind 10-4; 4) Cin 9-4-1.
Road playoff games: 5) Pit 9-5; 6) Bal 9-5.
AFC playoffs in the new format:
Byes: 1) NE 11-3; 2) Den 11-3.
Home playoff games: 3) Ind 10-4; 4) Cin 9-4-1.
Road playoff games: 5) Pit 9-5; 6) Bal 9-5.
The AFC playoffs are fair all around as of now. One thing we miss out with the current format is division races. In the North/East, Cincy would be a game back of New England. In the South/West, Denver would be only a game up on Indy- instead, both have clinched their division titles.
If the playoffs began today, the NFC playoffs would look like this:
Byes: 1) Ari 11-3; 2) Det 10-4.
Home playoff games: 3) Dal 10-4; 4) NO 6-8.
Road playoff games: 5) Sea 10-4; 6) GB 10-4.
NFC playoffs in the new format:
Byes: 1) Ari 11-3; 2) Dal 10-4.
Home playoff games: 3) Det 10-4; 4) Sea 10-4.
Road playoff games: 5) GB 10-4; 6) Phi 9-5.
In the NFC, there are clearly 6 top teams. They won't all get in under the current format. In the new format, they all would make it in.
It would be exciting to see where all 6 teams wind up. They could all finish with road games in the Wild Card round or byes. Unfortunately, we've been stripped of that possibility. Instead, one of the six will be unfairly excluded and an inferior team from the NFC South will make it in.
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