NFl division formating - 10 years and still going

[packerfan]

How about the college bowl games that feature the 6-6 or 6-7 teams? Who wants to watch those teams? It's like being on the Dean's list with a 2.0 average. Congratulations son, your only avaerage!

[genius]

Nothing new here, prior to 1990 a 9-win-or-less division winner happened almost every year.

1978--Vikings 8-7-1
1979--Rams 9-7 (NFC Champs)
1980--Vikings 9-7
1981--Bucs 9-7
1982--Strike year (Browns make playoffs 4-5)
1983--Lions 9-7
1984--Steelers 9-7
1985--Browns 8-8
1987--Colts 9-6
1988--Seahawks 9-7
1989--Bills 9-7, Browns 9-6-1
1990--Bengals 9-7
1999--Seahawks 9-7

[jake33]

From 1991-2001, it corrected itself and there were 2 strike shorted seasons in the 1980's. I don't think in the next deacade the 4-division format per conference is going to right itself, as it happened in the 1990's