Agree on what you guys are saying... and Yes. Cards should have made it... Chargers shouldn't have.
But I don't have a problem with the format .. because of the Divisions
If you just had a list of AFC & NFC teams and did it that way... Then I can understand Best records make it.
But MLB is the same way.... How many times did the American West winner have a worst record than other Teams....
I keep seeing people sat the Chargers should not be on playoffs. Really? Why? They won their final 4 games and 5 of last 6 including 4-0 in division. They beat Denver inthe road and KC twice!! Other teams had their chances and blew it. The Chargers did what they had to do down the stretch when it counts. They deserve to be where they are because they earned it.
Potentially a 15-1 team that was day 15-0 going into week 16 could be a road playoff team against a 8-8 team. Not out of the realm.
The NHL fixed this many years ago.
Maybe you win the division - you get to hang a flag and that's it.
the NFL does reseed after the first round though- which sets up odd match ups as Some higher seeds have shittier records than lower seeds.
Maybebsome of this is due to the expansion to 4 divisions- in the past 3 divisions insured better records for division winners.
The NHL fixed this many years ago.
Maybe you win the division - you get to hang a flag and that's it.
the NFL does reseed after the first round though- which sets up odd match ups as Some higher seeds have shittier records than lower seeds.
Maybebsome of this is due to the expansion to 4 divisions- in the past 3 divisions insured better records for division winners.
If Cardinals stayed in St Louis maybe they would've won the division.......
