[net.sport.football] NFL Scheduling

pvs@houxh.UUCP (09/02/83)

yeah, the nerve of them.  Seattle doesn't even get one Monday
Night game all season.  Come on, even though they haven't
been doing so well the past couple of seasons, they are 
still a fun team to watch with their unorthodox plays.  Look
at the Saints, they haven't done well in a while(ever) either
but they get one this season, what about LA Rams, those guys
don't even know what a football is, don't they use nerf balls
at all Rams games?
GO SEATTLE

Pradeep

nelsn@houxj.UUCP (M.NELSON) (01/15/86)

NFL scheduling is done as follows:

5 team division:

All teams:
Play home and away against other four teams in division: 8

1st through 4th place finishers from previous year:
Play 1 through 4 finisher in 1 division in other conference
(rotates every year)                              : 4

1 and 4 finisher: 
Play 1 and 4 finisher in other divisions in same conference: 4

2 and 3 finisher:
Play 2 and 3 finisher in other divisions in same conference: 4

Fifth place finisher:
Play home and away against other fifth place finisher in conference: 2
Play 5 finishers in other conference: 2
Play all teams in 4 team division in same conference: 4

4 team division:
Same as 1 through 4 of 5 team division, except 2 extra games
are played against 5th place finishers in same conference.


Home and away games are split evenly. Actual weekly scheduling
depends on stadium availability, TV, weather, etc.

-Matt Nelson