Table/Graphic: Playoff Seeding and Chances of Making and Winning the Super Bowl

[BusSport]

Table/graphic: playoff seeding and chances of making and winning the Super Bowl:

 

[geezer]

Is there a test on this? I can't make any sense of it.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

So NFC's #1 Seed beats AFC's #4 Seed in the Superbowl.

 

[BusSport]

Table in original post had some errors. Corrected version:

 

[Cali Steel]

Interesting breakdown.
Looks like you really are screwed if you're higher than a two seed.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

So #1 seeds played each other in 1993 & then waited til 2013, so our next #1 vs #1 will be in 2033.

 

[BusSport]

So #1 seeds played each other in 1993 & then waited til 2013, so our next #1 vs #1 will be in 2033.

No, 2009 had #1 vs. #1 also.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

No, 2009 had #1 vs. #1 also.

Dammit I missed that one. Oh well, that throws out the every 20 year theory LOL

 

[JMR]

Lower seeds that made the SB have faired very well overall. Must be a "battle tested" effect.

 

[Clayton]

I like the first table better.


A Wildcard has made the Super Bowl 7 of the past 9 years. Thats something

 

[JMR]

I like the first table better.


A Wildcard has made the Super Bowl 7 of the past 9 years. Thats something

I only see 3.

 

[molsaniceman]

Only problem with using seeds they are not based on records Is carolina really the 4th best team in NFC?

 

[BusSport]

For the 2nd year in a row and the 2nd time in 6 years, the Super Bowl will feature a match-up of #1 vs. #1.