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Mysteries of NFL Scheduling Revealed

As the NFL season draws to a close, if your team isn't in the playoffs you're probably starting to focus on next year. One of the edges a mediocre team can gain going into the 2000 season is a favorable schedule. But just how do the mavens in the NFL office decide who plays whom? This site explains the complexities of the NFL scheduling process in terms even a physicist would have trouble understanding. But if you stick with it, you may be able to figure out if the club you root for is going to be lining up against a slate of patsies next year--or serving as cannon fodder for the league's elite.

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 04:44:24 -0800