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[Mackenzie]

I heard someone say there would be no byes this year. Dunno!

I don’t know how that’s possible. There are two extra wildcard teams so there have to be byes.

 

[the-commish]

Eagles currently 4th seed. 31% to win NFC East, 69% to miss playoffs! Lol

Thats not so funny. The Eagles have a decent chance of winning their division... but if they do not win it, their chances of securing ANY wildcard seed are not good.

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

Can’t lose in the first round if you don’t have to play in the first round.

Touché.
How about this,
I’ll be happy with a playoff win.

 

[ilvdsnts]

The Cowboys and Football Team are tied for the worst record in the conference, but the winner of their game on Thanksgiving will hold the #4 seed.

Not if they tie each other.

 

[jasonsw]

Only thing thatll make this football week better is a Tampa loss.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Eagles currently 4th seed. 31% to win NFC East, 69% to miss playoffs! Lol

You know 2020 is going to let the East win at least 1 playoff game

 

[albionmoonlight]

I heard someone say there would be no byes this year. Dunno!

The NFL has approved a plan to go to 8 playoff teams per conference if they have to miss games at the end of the season due to COVID.

I would imagine in that world that there would be no byes and teams would just line up 1-8 and play.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

That's only if they go to an 8 team format (per conference).

And that will only happen if they have to cancel the rest of the season.

 

[ilvdsnts]

And that will only happen if they have to cancel the rest of the season.

Or if the Saints clinch the #1 seed with 1 wk to go, Goodell will find a reason to cancel Wk 17 so he can invoke this rule and offset our advantage.

 

[SaintFanInATLHell2019]

ETA: Checked it out, only the top seeds will have a bye.

There is a contingency plan if games are cancelled by Covid to add an 8th team to the playoffs in each conference. In that case, no team would get a bye and the 8 teams would be seeded by conference record percentage.

SFIAH

 

[GTSaint]

You know Goodell is going to let the East win at least 1 playoff game

FIFY

 

[SaintFanInATLHell2019]

And that will only happen if they have to cancel the rest of the season.

Not exactly. The specific language is that if the NFL cannot complete all 256 regular season games by week 18 (potentially adding one extra week to the end of the regular season), and any missing games causes teams in the playoff mix to have an unequal number of games, then the contingency kicks in.

SFIAH

 

[Bill]

The chart looks even better today as the Bucs get bumped down to the 6th Seed!
True, the Rams moved up to the #2 Seed, but they still have to contend with the Cardinals twice and they have another date with a desperate Seahawks team down the road.

The only question now is which sorry NFC East team will 'earn' (and squander) that coveted #4 Seed before it's all said and done.

 

[perret318]

The Cowboys and Football Team are tied for the worst record in the conference, but the winner of their game on Thanksgiving will hold the #4 seed.

This is why the NFL needs to re-seed according to record for position in the playoffs.

Won a crappy division? Fine, you're in the playoffs. But the wildcard team that had a better record than you gets homefield over you.

 

[dutar76]

I see Dallas, with Dalton finishing 4-2 (at best) giving them a record of 7-9.
Would personally love to see that 3-3 or worse and winning the east with 5-11 or 6-10.
Then beating the Bucs in the first round.