Some new faces for the playoffs

[SmithOverTO]

I thought this was kind of neat when I was looking at the playoff bracket


Of the twelve teams:

Five played in January last year

1) Seattle
2) Indianapolis
3) Denver
4) Pittsburgh
5) New England

Only one team returns to the playoffs in the NFC (Seattle, when they were 9-7)

New York, Washington, Carolina, Tampa Bay, and Chicago were all NOT in the playoffs last year


Four of the six teams in the AFC return to the playoffs despite the fact that the AFC is commonly regarded as a superior conference. (Tougher opponents and more evenly balanced divisons mean lower records and a usual changing of the guard at the top)

[BarkdogRX7]

yeah the NFC is usually a joke, they showed some power this year, or the bad teams got worse....however u look at it. Personally I like new teams in, I was shocked the Falcs didn't pull it together to get in. Oh well, we all know the AFC rocks it, not better teams, just more consistant teams. Oh well, AFC is gon win the SB anyways...

[GridironChamp]

I thought this was kind of neat when I was looking at the playoff bracket


Of the twelve teams:

Five played in January last year

1) Seattle
2) Indianapolis
3) Denver
4) Pittsburgh
5) New England

Only one team returns to the playoffs in the NFC (Seattle, when they were 9-7)

New York, Washington, Carolina, Tampa Bay, and Chicago were all NOT in the playoffs last year


Four of the six teams in the AFC return to the playoffs despite the fact that the AFC is commonly regarded as a superior conference. (Tougher opponents and more evenly balanced divisons mean lower records and a usual changing of the guard at the top)

New teams, means new schemes. In the playoffs teams do what they are good at, if the team wasn't in the playoffs last year, you might not have any idea of what they are gonna try and pull off.

[SmithOverTO]

Exactly...just like Gibbs showed us all yesterday with that halfback toss