1st&punt Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The NFL Competition Committee's proposal would give wild-card teams a better chance of hosting a first-round game. The two division winners with the best records in each conference would still enjoy a first-round bye, but seeds No. 3 through No. 6 would be slotted by record, although division winners would have a tiebreaker edge over wild-card qualifiers. " If the rule had been implemented last season, wild-card teams Jacksonville (11-5) and the New York Giants (10-6) would have opened the first round at home. Both played on the road against division winners with lesser marks in Pittsburgh (10-6) and Tampa Bay (9-7), respectively. Should the proposal receive the 24 owner votes needed to pass, the regular season's final week could get much more interesting than it was in 2007. Like most other clubs that already had secured a home playoff game, the Steelers and Buccaneers had the luxury of extensively playing backups in Week 17 ". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 In the rules changes thread just below this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Like most other clubs that already had secured a home playoff game, the Steelers and Buccaneers had the luxury of extensively playing backups in Week 17 ". Luxury? Didn't both teams lose their 1st round games? Not sure if resting their starters was such a "bonus"....but that us a different topic, and is see what you are getting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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