CTHuskyMan
American Patriot And Deep Thinker
I've been working on an alternate timeline for MLB, and I think it's going pretty well. In the same vein, here's one on the NFL.
Our POD is 1982....IRL, the Players' Association went on strike, hoping to get more money and richer contracts (so what else is new?). This forced the league to shorten the 1982-83 season to just nine games, and create a tournament for the right to play in Super Bowl XVII. In this alternate TL, the players never strike, and the full 16-game season is played.
Differences:
Our POD is 1982....IRL, the Players' Association went on strike, hoping to get more money and richer contracts (so what else is new?). This forced the league to shorten the 1982-83 season to just nine games, and create a tournament for the right to play in Super Bowl XVII. In this alternate TL, the players never strike, and the full 16-game season is played.
Differences:
- There are three divisions in each conference: the East, Central, and West.
- The three division winners (based on record) qualify for the playoffs, as well as three wild card teams (based on record).
- Home field advantage in the Super Bowl goes to the conference that calls that year's venue home. For example, if the Super Bowl was to be played in Miami, home field advantage would go to the AFC champion, since the Miami Dolphins are in the AFC. If the game was in Dallas, the NFC would have home field, since the Cowboys are NFC members.