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So yeah, Commissioner Goodell wants to expand the playoffs. Not a good idea; aside from weakening the playoffs substantially, the math just doesn't work.
With 14 teams (7 from each conference), there would have to be only one team with a bye because:
*With 2 byes, you get five teams in the first round
*With 3 byes, you get five teams in the second round
With 16 teams (8 from each conference), there would have to be four teams with byes because:
*With 1 bye, you would have seven teams in the first round
*With 2 byes, you would have five teams in the second round
*With three byes, you would have five teams in the first round
As you can see, expanding the playoffs would mean reducing or increasing the number of byes (which isn't a good idea IMO) to prevent unbalanced playoff rounds. If the NFL used a three-division format (a possibility if expansion teams are added), the format might work better but would increase the number of wild card teams as a side-effect. My opinion? Keep things as-is.
-TN05
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