Reasons for optimism

[BengalChris]

(09-29-2020, 11:38 PM)WVUHomer Wrote: Well considering there has only been 2 playoff spots per conference until this year, that's completely understandable that a 4th place team has never made the playoffs. Potential, however so slight, does exist

For a 4th place team in a division to make the playoffs that team would have to have a better record than the 2nd place teams in each of the other divisions. I don't think that has ever happened. I do remember an 11-5 NE team that didn't make the playoffs the year Brady was injured.

There'd have to be one really, really strong division and three really, really weak divisions.