Every team that just missed the playoffs last year will be in favor of the new NFL playoff format. It will expand the number of playoff teams in each conference from six to seven according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
NFL playoff structure is about to be changed. Under the current CBA proposal, seven teams from each conference will make the playoffs, with only bye per conference, sources tell ESPN. It would go into effect this upcoming season. More coming on https://t.co/rDZaVFhcDQ.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 19, 2020
That’s 14 playoff teams instead of 12 which means that nearly half the NFL would get in the playoffs.
Schefter added that part of the new format would also reduce the number of teams with a first round bye from two per conference to one. So, only the number one seed gets a bye and everybody else’s road will be longer.
This also means there will be 12 teams playing on in the opening round for a total of 6 games. That is good news for the NFL because it means two more playoff games than before; one per conference. That’s straight cash, homie. And that’s what the NFL is all about. It’s the same reason the idea of 17 regular season games is currently being proposed as well, while eliminating a preseason game.
More details: Under the current CBA proposal that NFL owners are pushing for, the playoff field would be expanded to seven teams, while the regular season would be increased to 17 games per team, and the preseason shortened to three games per team, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 19, 2020