>> 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

I meant more how do you get a place in one of the divisions? If you 
finish last in your division do you have to fight for your place next 
season against other would-be teams not yet in the division? Or are the 
teams in each division the same every year forever?

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