NFL plans to expand playoffs to 14 teams, add 17th game to season

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3 thoughts on “NFL plans to expand playoffs to 14 teams, add 17th game to season

  1. Attendance at sporting events is declining including the NFL where regular season attendance was lowest since 2003. So NFL’s response to ADD games and increase the playoff teams is puzzling. This effectively makes regular season games less meaningful. Hey NFL, sometimes less is more and creates demand for your product.

  2. There aren’t 14 good teams in any given year. This years 8-8 Steelers weren’t good. This years 9-7 Rams were good, but 3rd in their division, behind the Seahawks who lost to the Packers anyway and 49ers who lost to the Chiefs anyway.
    You hate to see it.

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