PlayoffsCurrently every year there are 12 playoff teams

That is not the case for a lot of teams.Indianapolis, Dallas and Miami really would have to either fly, or make it a weekly road trip if they wanted to see an away game in their division. Add to that, teams out West, who constantly complain (justifiably so) that having to travel to the East, creates an unfair advantage for the home team, because of jet lag, as opposed to teams who fly West.I am going to realign the divisions, so that all of the teams are as close as possible to their division rivals. Yes, some of the rivalries that the NFL currently has will suffer, but I will also, later in this article, explain how we can keep those rivalries alive.SouthMiami DolphinsTampa Bay BuccaneersAtlanta FalconsJacksonville JaguarsNorthNew England PatriotsBuffalo BillsNew York JetsNew York GiantsEastPittsburgh SteelersPhiladelphia EaglesBaltimore RavensWashington RedskinsCentralTennessee TitansCarolina PanthersCleveland BrownsCincinnati BengalsMid-WestGreen Bay PackersChicago BearsIndianapolis ColtsDetroit LionsSouth-WestNew Orleans SaintsDallas CowboysHouston TexansSeattle Seahawks (Let's be honest, unless they relocate, no team is going to be close to them anyway)North CentralMinnesota VikingsKansas City ChiefsSt. Louis RamsDenver BroncosWestOakland RaidersSan Diego ChargersSan Francisco 49ersArizona CardinalsEvery team will still play their division foes twice each year, home/away. That would count for six games per year.Each team would play one other division which would be four more games, bringing the total to 10 games.Each team would play the team that finished in the same standings position from the previous year. If you finished first in your division, you would play the other division winners.

That would bring the total to 16 games.With the NFL adding two additional games, that would leave two games left. Each team would then play the teams from their old division one more time.Indianapolis would be in a different division than any of the teams they would be in under this format. In those three extra games, they would play the Titans, Jaguars and Texans once every year.For teams like Pittsburgh and Baltimore, that already play each other twice each year, being in the same division, they would be able to add another team to play, but they would still be playing the Browns and Bengals once each year. The Cowboys would still be able to play the Redskins, Eagles, and Giants once each year.The new rivalries that would be created, would be as good as the old ones. Pittsburgh/Philadelphia would be a battle, as would Baltimore/Washington. Miami/Tampa Bay would be fun to watch, as the Jets/Giants would be.

Cowboys/Texans, Colts/Bears, Chiefs/Rams, 49ers/Raiders, Chargers/Cardinals and that is just to name a few.PlayoffsCurrently, every year there are 12 playoff teams. Four teams get bye weeks, but recent history has shown that the bye week has done more harm than good. The bye week will be eliminated, and four additional teams will be added to the playoffs.With 16 playoff teams, each division will send the division winner, and the next eight best records will go to the playoffs. Instead of being seated by division, the seeding will be based on record.In the first round, it would be 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, etc, etc. Unlike the current playoff scenario, the playoffs will be bracketed, so in the second round, the winner of the 1 vs 16 game, will not play the weakest remaining team, but the team that is next in their bracket.The Super Bowl will then be played between the final two teams remaining from the playoffs.Change to the Super Bowl formatCurrently, the Super Bowl is chosen two to three years prior to being played.