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Originally Posted by Mike P
No, I'm looking at the NFL playoff picture that starts this weekend.
6 teams from each conference qualify.
Of the 5 other AFC teams--the Pats beat 3--who just happen to be all 3 of the other divisional winners.
Of the NFC teams, the Pats also beat 3--including the team with the best record in the NFC, on their field, by 3 touchdowns.
Every NFC team on their schedule had at least a .500 record.
They also beat a 10-6 AFC team that didn't make the playoffs.
The NFL schedule requires you to play a home and home series against every other team in your division. It isn't the Pats' fault that the Bills had a mediocre year, and that the Jets and Dolphins were horrendous.
Playing and beating 6 of the other 11 playoff qualifiers--including two 13-3 teams on the road--kind of trumps playing 6 games against your own divisional cupcakes. And lest anyone forget, both of those 13-3 teams were undefeated when the Pats played them.
This isn't college ball where Ohio State can go out and schedule Bowling Green for 4 straight years. You get handed a schedule by the league, and you play it.
In 1972, Miami beat the teams the schedule makers put in front of them. They're knocked for it today, but it was what they had in front of them. They still beat two good teams in the AFC playoffs and the NFC champion in the Super Bowl.
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I agree 100% I agree that you beat the premier teams in the league, I have never agrued any of that or said anyhting about that. I have never said anythin against that, going back in the thread someone said they had the 3rd toughest sos and they were wrong they are looking at the old sos that the league uses to determine the schedules.
I agree 100% you don't make the schedule and you can't control who you play you just go out and win.
I am very willing to say that if NE wins the superbowl then they are the best team ever assembled but until then they will have to win the superbowl.
everyone seems to think I said that NE's accomplishment is diminished by their SOS. That is not true and I never said.
I do think if NE does not win the superbowl the 16-0 season is heavily diminished
and I do not believe that BB is the greatest coach ever, i believe he is top 5 but not the greatest ever.
with that said it should be a great playoff and I fully expect after every NE win pm's from people telling me how wrong I am.