根據Adam Schefter消息,NFL將在新球季把季賽增加到17場. 是NFL自1978年增加到
16場後第一次改變賽季長度. 這個計畫在去年三月聯盟跟球員工會簽訂新的勞資協議
時就有安排. 當時球員們持正反兩面的意見都大有人在,Russel Wilson就是反對陣營的
一員. 最後在投下的1978張票裡,贊成方以60票之差低空通過.
增加的一場比賽的組合並不是隨機決定. NFL的計畫是將會從不同聯會中不常交手的球
隊中做挑選. Yahoo Sports的Charles Robinson做下面的解釋:
For example, if it’s a season when the NFC North is slated to play the AFC
South for out-of-conference opponents, the 17th game for NFC North teams will
consist of the AFC South and one more AFC team from outside the South
division. The additional opponent will be determined by the previous season’
s divisional standings and will also rotate to a different division each
season.
ESPN的Field Yates根據這個計算方式推算出下面的對戰組合:
https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1376208742098829320
感覺上會蠻精彩的