On 11/04/2014 01:09 PM, James Holsenback wrote:
> On 11/04/2014 03:20 AM, scott wrote:
>>> NFL season is 16 weeks ... so halfway through they (9ers) have won 4 and
>>> lost 4. the division leader has won 7 lost 1. divisional match-ups come
>>> into play for the playoffs. top winner in each division gets into the
>>> post-season. in case of a tie in record (with-in a division) how they
>>> did against their divisional opponents also factors in to the mix
>>
>> Just read the NFL article on wikipedia - a bit more complex than our
>> football league system (20 teams, play everyone twice, most points
>> wins). I only really have one question that I couldn't see the answer
>> to, what is the system for bringing up teams into the NFL that aren't
>> there already? Is there a kind of "2nd tier" NFL where the winners get a
>> chance to playoff with the people at the bottom of the NFL divisons for
>> a place next season?
>>
>
> If I'm understanding you correctly ... no
>
> division winners get a playoff spot and a first round bye. each
> divisions runner up also gets in as a "wildcard" but they end up having
> to play more games to get to the end. It is possible (and it's happened)
> that a wildcard team makes to the end and captures the title. The
> championship (Super Bowl) is between the winners of the two conferences
> ... National and American conferences. The order teams get to pick new
> players in the following years draft is determined by the last seasons
> win loss record ... worst teams get to pick first, however with off
> season deals, sometimes those teams give up a pick for other more
> veteran players.

oh i just thought of one more thing worth mentioning ...

teams within a division play each other twice during regular season. if 
two teams in the same division end up with the same win/loss record, how 
they did against division opponents is an important factor in 
determining playoff seeding

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