NFL 2021: Playoff seeding - speculation thread

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Current standings:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/standings/_/group/conference

1) Will an 8-9 team be the NFC 7-seed?

2) Is NFL in position to cancel a game, if need be? Almost too late to re-schedule. Do they have a Contingency plan to push some games back a week and cut down the 2 weeks b4 Super Bowl to just one week?

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I'm of the opinion that they should make Division Champ an Automatic qualifier but REMOVE the guaranteed bye for Round 1.

Take a team like the Cowboys. They're going to win that Division. If they have to face the Rams, I think the Rams would merit a Home Game if their record was superior.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

What will the Lowest applicable Tie-breaker be this year?

Some real log-jams on the Wildcard standings this year. The most realistic Tie-breaker will be Conference record. Conf Record has a good chance to settle some Ties.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

What do you make of the Raiders/Browns game?

Should the NFL have Postponed this game?

Do the Raiders catch a huge break? I would have said they're Dead but a Win vs depleted opponent would have them back in the mix.

Is Browns +4.5 too fat of a Home Dog line?