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Wysłany: Wto 4:53, 28 Gru 2010 Temat postu: The NFL's playoff permutations |
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Pittsburgh [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] . With a win at Cleveland, the Steelers are in the playoffs with a bye, a hugely advantageous spot. Lose and they well could be a wild card team, without a bye and looking at having to win three in a row on the road. Then consider Indianapolis. Win against Tennessee and the Colts are in the playoffs.[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Lose and they could be out. Both these games are your basic for-the-marbles scenarios because a loss could doom the team to the hardest possible way to the Super Bowl or to a non-playoff season.
The Steelers' opponent, the Cleveland Browns, are staggering to the finish. The Browns have lost three in a row, and Sunday found out that life is a lot more difficult playing teams fighting for the playoffs than playing teams with nothing left to play for ... which they did at the end of last season. Their coach's future is in serious question, and rookie quarterback Colt McCoy [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] struggled in the wind and cold against Baltimore, throwing three ducks that were intercepted.
Despite this, the [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] should not abandon the division system and re-seed teams. Teams that win their divisions deserve to host a playoff game, because it makes winning the division meaningful. Without it, just have two 16-team conferences with the top six making the playoffs. You play the schedule you play, and check the results when it's all finished [link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
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