(03-30-2021, 05:36 PM)Brett Wrote: I know the logic behind how it's chosen for each of the 16 games played.

With the 17th game added...I know we play an opposing conference's division and the corresponding placement of where that team finished within the division (I know we face the Falcons because they also finished last in their division). I also know the AFC gets all home games and then they will switch next year and so on.

But how is it decided in regards to which division plays which opposing conference division? For example, why is our AFC South facing NFC South instead of NFC North or NFC East first? (I know we already play against NFC West for 4 of the games so didn't include them). And how will they choose the next year and so on? Literally just a rotating schedule between the remaining 3 divisions in the NFC meaning it's random on which they choose first, second, third? Meaning it can't interfere rolling into choosing the same out-of-conference division since that rotates too though (referring to the NFC West this year).

Does my question make sense? Thanks!

My guess is in the 2022 season,  the AFC South will be matched up against the NFC North for the 17th game.  With the 2022 games being played in the NFC stadiums,  not counting games that will be played outside the USA. 

I think there's a pattern that was put into place. Being that the NFC North teams played against the AFC West in the 2019 season, the 2021 season is two seasons since then, and the NFC North teams will be playing against all 4 AFC East teams in the 2022 season, I'm expecting the extra game to be two seasons apart from when the team played the full division. The NFC North teams played against each of four AFC South teams in the 2020 season.  Hence, why I think the Jaguars will be facing an NFC North team in the 2022 season.

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