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National Football League
Re-Alignment 2002
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National Football Conference - NFC
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West |
North |
South |
East |
| Arizona |
Chicago |
Atlanta |
Dallas Cowboys |
| St. Louis |
Detroit |
Carolina |
N.Y. Giants |
| San Francisco |
Green Bay |
New Orleans |
Philadelphia |
| Seattle |
Minnesota |
Tampa Bay |
Washington |
American
Football Conference - AFC
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West |
North |
South |
East |
| Denver |
Baltimore |
Houston |
Buffalo |
| Kansas City |
Cincinnati |
Indianapolis |
Miami |
| Oakland |
Cleveland |
Jacksonville |
New England |
| San Diego |
Pittsburgh |
Tennessee |
N.Y. Jets |
The six postseason participants from each conference
will now be seeded as follows:
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The division champion with the best
record.
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The division champion with the
second-best record.
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The division champion with the
third-best record.
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The division champion with the
fourth-best record.
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The Wild Card club with the best
record.
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The Wild Card club with the
second-best record.
Scheduling Formula:
Each team within a division will play 14
common opponents as follows:
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Each team will play home and
away against its three division opponents (6 games).
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Each team will play the four
teams from another division within its conference on a rotating three-year cycle
(4 games).
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Each team will play the four
teams from a division in the other conference on a rotating four-year cycle (4
games).
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Each team will play a pair of
intra conference games based on the prior year's standings (2 games), i.e.
first-place teams in a division will play against the first-place teams from
another division within the same conference, etc.
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