Madeleine Hudak
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The NFL playoff picture this year is more crowded than ever. With the expanded format of 14 teams this season – which could potentially expand to 16 – the postseason race is less decisive by Week 12. An unfortunate consequence of the 7-seed expansion, however, is the now incredibly elusive first-round bye. This year, only the No. 1 seed is awarded that bye; its importance cannot be understated. In the case of 16 playoff teams, there would be no bye week.
In Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, the Baltimore Ravens managed to fight their way there with a Wild Card berth. Since then, not one team has...
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