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[deleted] t1_j4p1k87 wrote

Reply to comment by RollingMoss1 in NFC East becomes first division since 2002 realignment to have three teams advance to divisional round by RollingMoss1

It completely changed the seeding.

There were no byes before this.

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[deleted] t1_j4p1suu wrote

Unless I'm remembering incorrectly. Did it used to be 1 seed and 2 seed get byes? For some reason I thought 1 played 6.

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RollingMoss1 OP t1_j4p3aax wrote

You're right that back when it was six teams the #1 and #2 seeds got byes. Now only the #1 seed gets the bye. So this year's seeding would have worked out as Eagles at #1 get a bye. Then SF (#2) plays Seattle (#7). #3 Vikings play #6 Giants, #4 TB get #5 Cowboys. This got the three NFC east teams into the Divisional. I think the same games #3 through #6 would have been played with the old format.

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davekva t1_j4ppy8z wrote

So the #1 Eagles and #2 Niners would've had the bye, Seahawks don't get in. Matchups still would've been #3 Vikings hosting #6 Giants, and #4 Bucs hosting #5 Cowboys. Things would've been EXACTLY the same going into the divisional round in the old format.

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