2016 NFL Schedule Release

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

since we ended up in the top 2 of the NFC east, i thought we played the top 2 teams of a specific NFC division .. not play the no. 1 team of the 2 NFC divisions (who we dont play 4 against obviously).

did they do away with that?

In the late 90's.

1995-1998 NFL scheduling formula[edit]
When the divisions were balanced between 1995 and 1998, each team would play a home and away series against their divisional rivals (8 games), two teams from each of the other divisions within the conference (two having finished the same place, and two others determined by where they placed in the standings), and four teams from a division in the other conference by the aforementioned rotary basis (where the team placed in the standings determines which team in the interconference division they will not play, and that team would have the "polar opposite" place.

From '78- '95, the formula was similar but slightly different.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...duling_formula

The way I remembered it, 1st & 4th's played each other and 2nd & 3rd's played each other.