I hate this NFL Playoff Rule

[RustyBourneHorse]

I'm fine with the division winner making the playoffs. That's fine, and it's a good reward for winning the division. However, I hate the rule that they always host the first round because it allows a team with a 9-8 record or worse to host a playoff game over a team with a record that'd easily win any other division. I absolutely hate this rule.

What they should do is say, if you win the division, you automatically make the playoffs. However, the home games are determined by the records. If you have a division winner with a 9-8 record and a wild card team with a 12-5 record, the team with the 12-5 record should host because they were the better team during the season.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

I'm fine with the division winner making the playoffs. That's fine, and it's a good reward for winning the division. However, I hate the rule that they always host the first round because it allows a team with a 9-8 record or worse to host a playoff game over a team with a record that'd easily win any other division. I absolutely hate this rule.

What they should do is say, if you win the division, you automatically make the playoffs. However, the home games are determined by the records. If you have a division winner with a 9-8 record and a wild card team with a 12-5 record, the team with the 12-5 record should host because they were the better team during the season.

Exactly. The fact that whoever wins the NFC South gets to host a playoff game is ridiculous. Make them go on the road. The NFL needs to stop rewarding mediocrity.

 

[Nova]

Eh I’m fine with Division winners making the playoffs and hosting.

I will say that Division winners should have to be above .500 to host though.

 

[Aven8]

Meh….we lose to Atlanta or NO we suck

 

[conner01]

So there would be no difference in being a WC team and winning a division

 

[dargonking999]

I'm fine with the division winner making the playoffs. That's fine, and it's a good reward for winning the division. However, I hate the rule that they always host the first round because it allows a team with a 9-8 record or worse to host a playoff game over a team with a record that'd easily win any other division. I absolutely hate this rule.

What they should do is say, if you win the division, you automatically make the playoffs. However, the home games are determined by the records. If you have a division winner with a 9-8 record and a wild card team with a 12-5 record, the team with the 12-5 record should host because they were the better team during the season.

Yall will soon realize that the NFL does not care about what's fair according to the fans but what makes them money. Nfl teams will not give up guaranteed money because a wild card team had a better record. Esp since having a better record doesn't mean you're the better team.

 

[Cowboys5217]

Divisions have to mean something. If they don't then why have them? Just lump everyone into one group and seed the playoffs based on records instead?

 

[acr731]

Would this even be a topic if Dallas hadn't crapped the bed in Phoenix or failed to capitalize on a 1st and goal from the 6 in Philthy?

 

[SuspectCorner]

Win your Division. Some divisions are just more stacked than others - I can’t see punishing a division-winner by making them play on the road to a Wildcard team as being any kind of reasonable solution. WIN YOUR DIVISION.

 

[jazzcat22]

Been this way forever.
And has been discussed forever on here as well.

Why do people always want to change things mist to change things.

If you want to go by records then get rid of the divisions which then get rid of the rivalries.
Let them tear it all down and start over. Don’t even have conferences. Add two playoff teams why we are at it.
Top 16 makes of, and set up as a tournament, as in March madness.

 

[acr731]

Just lump everyone into one group and seed the playoffs based on records instead?

It seems to work in the NBA and NHL.

 

[Playmaker3128]

Meh….we lose to Atlanta or NO we suck

Yeah we’ll still have the easiest first game if we just keeep the 5 seed.

Have no business losing to one of those teams.

 

[zrinkill]

Then you should have never started watching the NFL ......

 

[jazzcat22]

And another note…..IT IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE …..

 

[jazzcat22]

Fans are rewarded with a home game for division winners.

 

[Aven8]

Yeah we’ll still have the easiest first game if we just keeep the 5 seed.

Have no business losing to one of those teams.

Carr or Ridder? Lol

 

[SuperBowlz]

Exactly. The fact that whoever wins the NFC South gets to host a playoff game is ridiculous. Make them go on the road. The NFL needs to stop rewarding mediocrity.

I think they keep that rule for the chance that Philly, Dallas, San Fran are hypothetically all in the same division. They are the best 3 teams in their conference and beat up on each other during the season and are rewarded for winning the division. All this was just hypothetical.

 

[gtb1943]

Been this way forever.
And has been discussed forever on here as well.

Why do people always want to change things mist to change things.

If you want to go by records then get rid of the divisions which then get rid of the rivalries.
Let them tear it all down and start over. Don’t even have conferences. Add two playoff teams why we are at it.
Top 16 makes of, and set up as a tournament, as in March madness.

What is wrong with a rule that no division winner with a losing record can host a playoff game?
And its a joke to whine about changes since everything else has been changed and I do not see you crying about that

 

[madcow74]

Divisions have to mean something. If they don't then why have them? Just lump everyone into one group and seed the playoffs based on records instead?

Love that. And until we do that in America things will never be fair. Premier league, everyone in one conference and play each other home and away.

 

[mldardy]

NFC South winner is going to have a losing record and host a playoff game for the 2nd year in a row.