Quote:I don't think division titles would be useless, as division winners would still automatically get in the playoffs.


I could stomach a seeding change. Most times, everything works out OK.


But, this year, the 49ers got some bad luck with having to travel to Green Bay.


They have to play in almost certainly below zero weather, against an 8-7-1 team (Niners went 12-4), and Niners had already beaten the "healthy" Packers earlier in the year.


The Niners should have the home game for that. And, the home field for Green Bay in this case is a definite disadvantage to a team that was much better the whole season.

 

Now there is an interesting idea, jagherd: use HTH as the home field tiebreaker if applicable. But what if Green Bay's tie was with the 49ers?

 

Not almost certainly. Even at kickoff it will be in the negatives - and it is the late game, so the temperature will drop. But because it is the late game, the 49ers cannot use jet lag as an excuse for losing if the Packers win.

 

BTW the Packers would have had a much better record if they did not lose Aaron Rodgers for 7 weeks.

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