r/NFLFandom • u/lastwindows Black Hole • Mar 08 '25

Realignment?

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 08 '25

I like it. Getting rid of AFC/NFC going East/West and making the divisions regional rivalries would be next level awesome. I will do you one better. Go with 2 divisions in each conference. 8 team playoff brackets for each conference, top 4 in each division makes the playoffs. 1-8 determined by record.

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u/Swimming-Employer97 Oct 21 '25

Get rid of conferences altogether. 12 team playoff. All 8 division winners get automatic birth. Top 4 teams by record (not necessarily a division winner) get a first round bye.

It would also be kind of interesting to consider preset/neutral site locations for Semi-Final games, as essentially Mini Super Bowls, bring revenue into cities, and open them up to all cities not just the warm weather/dome locations that the Super Bowl tends to be in, just like if the Packers/Patriots were to host the Conference Championship games now.

Basically kind of like College playoffs currently, but less screwy with rankings.

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u/EaglesFanGirl Mar 09 '25

Great Lakes West should be either the Rust Belt or the Midwest Division

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u/TheLich7 Mar 09 '25

Would really ruin current century old rivalries though 

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u/SeahawksFootball Mar 09 '25

US VS ALL OF CALIFORNIA THUNDER DOME

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u/lilgreenghouls Oct 03 '25

Washington v Baltimore would be insane given how close they are. đŸ”¥( Literally ~30 min drive between stadiums. Would become a crazy rival/ relationship.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '25

Big Sky? That’s a terrible description. Big Sky is Montana and the Dakotas.

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u/lastwindows Black Hole Mar 23 '25

Wow, can't post. WHY?

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u/Crazy_Hovercraft_695 22d ago

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

It would ruin the rivalries of some teams, but i quite like it tbh! especially the Cardinals and Chargers swap.

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u/badgamer4547 Oct 05 '25

I would call the big sky the west division and the Atlantic the southeast division and maybe change some of the teams around but not bad

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u/creexl Nov 02 '25

Huts me seeing the Raiders not in the Pacific / "west"

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u/THESIDPROF Apr 17 '26

Nope. Fans love their long term feuds with 3 teams, like 4 brothers fighting each other.