Another proposed new playoff rule.

[Rain Man]

I fail to see a good rationale for a division winner getting a home game over a wild card team. I think that that the first round games should be seeded according to record.

For example, consider the following situation.

Division Winners:

Buffalo 14-2
Cleveland 11-5
Jacksonville 10-6
Kansas City 16-0

Wild Cards

New York Jets 12-4
Houston 10-6

The current situation would have KC and Buffalo on byes, while Cleveland hosts Houston and Jacksonville hosts the Jets.

I propose that first-round seedings should be based on record, with the division winner automatically winning the tiebreaker. So the actual first-round games should have the Jets hosting Houston, and Cleveland hosting Jacksonville. What do you think?

[chiefsfaninNC]

I agree with that.

[Lbedrock1]

I think the whole system should be base on record. A division win should be just that and nothing more. The best 2 records would get the bye week and the next 2 best records host the wild card rounds. That would make the playoffs truly another season. Im tired of these bad divisions having a 9-7 division winner going to the playoffs while a 10-6 records stays home.

[Hammock Parties]

So winning your division overrides head to head in the tiebreaker?

I guess that's how it is now anyway.

[Hammock Parties]

There's still plenty of reason to have divisions: the schedule.

Nothing like hosting and visiting your rivals every year.

[cdcox]

This is also a bad idea because it breaks the rules that we have now.

[Rain Man]

I guess a potential twist on this system would be to allow a wild-card team to get the bye week if their record is good enough. My initial thought was that it only affected the matchups once the bye weeks were settled, but I guess it's conceivable that a wild-card team could have the second-best record in the conference.

[4th and Long]

I find it interesting that you keep listing the Chiefs at 16-0 in these scenarios. You're such an eternal optimist.

[Rain Man]

I find it interesting that you keep listing the Chiefs at 16-0 in these scenarios. You're such an eternal optimist.

I'm bullish on Kris Wilson.

[carlos3652]

I agree...