NFC west could dominate conference playoffs

Unless there is a rule against both wildcards being from the same division.

Seahawks 1st or 2nd seed
9ers 5th seed
Rams 6th seed

If this happens, I wonder if it has ever been done before?

found this on
https://sports.stackexchange.com/questi ... e-playoffs

It says it was pretty common when there were only 3 divisions in each conference- pre-78. Since then 7 times, so not as uncommon as I'd have thought.


2006-07 NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants
2007-08 AFC South: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans
2007-08 NFC East: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Redskins
2011-12 AFC North: Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals
2013-14 AFC West: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers
2014-15 AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens
2017-18 NFC South: New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons

Interesting, that is definitely more common in the last couple decades than I would have predicted.

RolandDeschain":1y3hlurt said:

Interesting, that is definitely more common in the last couple decades than I would have predicted.

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All it takes is the same decent division getting to play a weak AFC division and a weak NFC division in the same year. That gives all the same teams 8 common games to feast and then split their division games.

That being said, the NFC West this year definitely doesn't have weak divisions to play (unlike the NFC North). We just have 3 good teams.

Back in 1997, 4 teams made the playoffs from the NFC Central. Only the Chicago Bears missed out. A year later, 4 teams made it from the AFC East. Only the Indianapolis Colts missed.