*NFL = 32 teams split into 2 conferences (AFC & NFC)
*Conference = 16 teams split into 4 divisions (North South East & West)
*The heighest team in each division (based on a win/loss record) automatically makes it into the finals series.
*The four divisions champions are ranked 1 through to 4, determined by their win/loss record, in a standard 'ladder' format
*The remainder of the teams are then added to the ladder, from 5th down to 16th based on their win loss records. (This means that a team may win their division with a 9wins - 7 loss record and place fourth while another team may winn 11 games and only lose 5, but would be placed 5th because they came second in their division. this is done to make sure each division is represented in the final series and to make sure that no one division has all their teams represented.
*Once a ladder has been formed, teams 1 and 2 have a week off while teams 3 hosts team 6, while 4 hosts 5. (Wildcard weekend)
*Team 1 then hosts the lowest winner (idealy team 4) while Team 2 would host the higher winner (Idealy team 3).
*The two winners (Ideally team 1 and 2) play the "Conference Championship" at the highest ranked teams home ground. Since two teams from the same conference cannot play against each other in the superbowl, The conference championship is considered more like a minor grandfinal rather than just a semifinal.
Here is this years competition.
Week 1 Off
Week 1 at Home
Week 1 Away
AFC
ACS- Indianapolis - 14/2
ACW - San Diego - 13/3
ACE - New England - 10/6
ACN - Cincinatti - 10/6
ACE - New York - 9/7
ACN - Baltimore - 9/7
ACS - Houston - 9/7
ACN - Pittsburgh - 9/7
ACS - Tenessee - 8/8
ACW - Denver - 8/8
ACE - Miami - 7/9
ACS - Jacksonville - 7/9
ACE - Buffalo - 6/10
ACW - Oakland - 5/11
ACN - Cleveland - 5/11
ACW - Kansas - 4/12
NFC
NCS- New Orleans - 13/3
NCN - Minesota - 12/4
NCE - Dallas - 11/5
NCW - Arizona - 10/6
NCN - Green Bay - 11/5 (An example of a better record than the 4th place team but being second in division)
NCE - Philadelphia - 11/5 (Another example of a better record than the 4th place team but being second in division)
NCS - Atlanta - 9/7
NCS - Carolina - 8/8
NCW - San Fransisco - 8/8
NCE - New York Giants - 8/8
NCN - Monsters of the Midway, Chicago Bears - 7/9
NCS - Seattle - 5/11
NCE - Washington - 4/12
NCS - Tampa Bay - 3/13
NCN - Detroit - 2/14 (Big improvement on last years 0/16)
NCW - St Louis - 1/15
WildCard Weekend (Actual Results)
AFC
Byes - 1. Indianapolis, 2. San Diego
3. New England (14) verse 6. Baltimore (33) @ New England
4. Cincinatti (14) verse 5. New York (24) @ Cincinatti
NFC
Byes - 1. New Orleans, 2. Minesota
3. Dallas (34) verse 6. Philadelphia (14) @ Dallas
4. Arizona (51) verse 5. Green Bay (45) @ Arizona
Weekend 2 (Predicted Results) (Actual results)
AFC
1. Indianapolis (27) 20 verse 6. Baltimore (13) 3 @ Indianapolis
2. San Diego (10) 14 verse 5. New York (20) 17 @ San Diego
NFC
1. New Orleans (41) 45 verse 4. Arizona (14) 14 @ New Orleans
2. Minesota (10) 34 verse 3. Dallas (21) 3 @ Minesota
Championship Weekend (Predicted Results)
AFC
1. Indianapolis (17) verse 5. New York (24) @ Indianapolis
NFC
1. New Orleans (27) verse 3. Minesota (14) @ New Orleans (Overtime)
Superbowl Weekend (Predicted Results)
AFC 5. New York (21) verse NFC 1. New Orleans (28) @ Florida
Hope that explains it. Its not as complicated as it comes accross when u first read it.
Last edited by Chops; 18-01-2010 at 11:13 PM.
Reason: Updated results and prediction
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