Scottemojo
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Except that those .500 or worse teams win their first playoff game.Ron Burgundy":35qpnj7t said:They'll never do it because of TV ratings, but the NFL should have a rule that no one with a .500 record or less gets into the playoffs even if they are the division champion. Somebody gets in who is lousy and one-and-done while another team in another division with a better record sits home. That happened to someone a couple years ago. We're not the NHL for crissakes.Hawk-Lock":35qpnj7t said:Going into week 11, there were only 11 teams with winning records. 21 teams had records below .500 going into this weekend.
The AFC South leader is tied between the 5-5 Texans and the 5-5 Colts. Not far behind are the 4-6 Jaguars.
The NFC East isn't much better, the 5-5 Giants hold the lead with the 4-6 Eagles not far behind. And as horrible as the Cowboys were without Romo, they have to like their chances with him back even though they are 3-7.
The Seahawks look like the front runner for the final WC spot with a 5-5 record. Most years at 5-5 your season would be finished. Basically every NFL WC contender is .500 or below. Yes, even Tampa Bay has playoff aspirations at 5-5.
I know the Panthers, Bengals, Pats, and Cards are good teams, but I think their records may be more of an indication of how weak the competition in the NFL is right now than how good they are. The Panthers are good, but not 10-0 good.
What a weird year for football.
Why even have divisions if division winners don't get playoffs in all cases?