I think every team that makes the playoffs have a legit shot. In a way regular season doesn't mean that much. The playoffs are a different animal and you just have to be one of the 12.Who actually thinks anyone outside the Saints, Rams, Pats, Steelers and Chiefs have a legit shot?
Who actually thinks anyone outside the Saints, Rams, Pats, Steelers and Chiefs have a legit shot?
While most of the league is still in playoff race there’s just a handful of serious contenders for the SB.
Both are interesting but unproven in playoffs. Either making it to Super Bowl would be a big surprise.I do.
The Chargers are a team to watch as are the Bears.
Who actually thinks anyone outside the Saints, Rams, Pats, Steelers and Chiefs have a legit shot?
Both are interesting but unproven in playoffs. Either making it to Super Bowl would be a big surprise.
Making the playoffs , yes but not as many coming from nowhere to win Super Bowl.Pray tell, which teams are those? There are always surprises and teams that come from nowhere.
Of course not. There’s always hope however unlikely it is.That’s why they play the games. Should the other teams just forfeit?
There are no super teams any longer. The 93 Cowboys are the last complete great team, I believe.
Who actually thinks anyone outside the Saints, Rams, Pats, Steelers and Chiefs have a legit shot?
Both are interesting but unproven in playoffs. Either making it to Super Bowl would be a big surprise.
Parity between 2000 and 2014:In 1975 the NFL went to a seeding system. The 1st and 2nd seeds have produced about 75% of the SB participants.
1st seed. 55%
2nd seed 21%
3rd seed 5%
4th seed. 10%
5th seed. 2%
6th seed. 5%
This was as of 2014
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...e-of-being-the-first-seed-in-the-nfl-playoffs
That can’t be right. The Patriots have won 5 during this span. Were they ever below a 1st or 2nd seed. Are they only counting the Patriots once?Parity between 2000 and 2014:
Since 2000, only two No. 1 seeds have won the Super Bowl -- the 2009 Saints and the 2003 Patriots.
In that same span, four No. 2 seeds, one No. 3 seed, two No. 4 seeds, one No. 5 seed and two No. 6 seeds have won the Super Bowl.
That can’t be right. The Patriots have won 5 during this span. Were they ever below a 1st or 2nd seed. Are they only counting the Patriots once?
What seeds were the Pats in their other 4 SB wins?
There are several teams (Chargers, Bears, Texans, yes even the Cowboys, Eagles, Panthers, and Packers) who have fans that think they have a shot. Add them together, and that’s a lot of people.Who actually thinks anyone outside the Saints, Rams, Pats, Steelers and Chiefs have a legit shot?
Hasn’t there been two or three 9-7 sixth seeds that ended up in the Super Bowl in the last ten years or so?Making the playoffs , yes but not as many coming from nowhere to win Super Bowl.