Hello、munejyuka。

It's about to start、NFL playoffs for the 2020-2021 season。
I'm looking forward to it。

今回は、I would like to explain the mechanism of the NFL playoffs.。
It ’s basically a tournament,、Opponent is decided for each match、Because there is a special mechanism。

The first seed of each conference has an advantage

First of all、The team with the highest win rate in the regular season of each conference will be given an advantage。

What is it、

・ Match exemption for the first match

・ Every time you win, you can play at home

Is that。

In American football that uses physical strength and intelligence、One match exemption has a considerable advantage in regaining strength in the regular season。

Moreover, during that time, you can analyze your opponent (scouting).。

So、Teams that want to take advantage of the playoffs will be desperate for the regular season。

Opponents are designed to give the team with the highest winning percentage an advantage

Then、How will the opponent be decided?。Let's take this year's NFC as an example.。

The following 7 teams will participate in the NFC playoffs this year.。

・Packers
・Saints
・Seahawks
・Washington
・Buccaneers
・Rams
・Bears

The first round of the tournament、

・SaintsversusBears

・SeahawksversusRams

・WashingtonversusBuccaneers

Will be。PackersIs exempt from the match because it has the highest win rate。

Saints、Seahawks、WashingtonHas won the district, so you can play at home in the first match.。

Opponents have the highest winning percentage in the district winning teamSaintsBut、The lowest winning percentage among the playoff teamsBearsWill be a match against。
In the same way、Second highest win rateSeahawksIs the second lowestRamsWill be a match against。

So、The higher the results of the regular season、It is a system that you can play games under favorable conditions。

* This season、WashingtonIs a district championBut、BuccaneersHas a higher win rate, isn't it?。This is also an interesting place。

A system in which a team with a high winning percentage will play against a team with a low winning percentage in the next round

In the next race as well, based on the winning percentage of the regular season、Opponent is decided。

・PackersPlay a match at home

・PackersThe other party is、Play against the team with the lowest winning percentage among the three teams that won the first round

・ The remaining two teams can play at the home with the higher winning percentage.

Is the content。

For example、First roundBears、Rams、BuccaneersIf you win、PackersversusBears、BuccaneersversusRamsWill be。

 

The next race will be each conference championship! Continue to the Super Bowl from!

 

The team that won these two games will challenge the game to decide the champion of the conference。

The winning team will fight the AFC champion in the Super Bowl!

It may seem complicated to see the system for deciding opponents in this playoff for the first time.。Probably because there is no similar example。

It may be similar to a soccer promotion playoff where a high-ranking team and a low-ranking team play against each other.。

This time I explained the mechanism to decide the opponent of the playoffs。
I hope it helps you even a little.。

* Chicago headquarters、I've been to Soldier Field、I like the Chicago Bears。This season, we are advancing to the playoffs in a way that is close to slipping in.。I pray for Gekokujo!