Talk:2022–23 NFL playoffs

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If anyone can add please do thank you Jeffbob101 (talk) 22:25, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Trying to cite the playoff schedule before the last weekend of games even begin
See also the discussions on the two previous articles: Talk:2020–21 NFL playoffs and Talk:2021–22 NFL playoffs. Until the league officially announces them, network assignments should not be listed, and any source that does not reference back to a league source should be considered unreliable. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (talk) 06:49, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Compare the December 31, 2020 version of 2020–21 NFL playoffs to what was the actual 2020-21 schedule.
 * Compare the December 31, 2021 version of 2021–22 NFL playoffs to what was the actual 2021-22 schedule.
 * Better yet, how about not listing any potential schedule until the league announces it, like we do with the NBA and NHL playoffs articles? Zzyzx11 (talk) 10:48, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

I agree with this but also if anything the network (like ESPN or any other tv network) if it cites back to them it should be included Hoopstercat (talk) 23:17, 29 December 2022 (UTC)


 * ' how about not listing any potential schedule until the league announces it,' - that's FAR too sensible. :D 148.64.29.90 (talk) 09:29, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Now honestly, could you find a reliable source, published prior to the completion of the week 18 games, that correctly predicted the conferences and network assignments of all six wild card time slots? No you probably can't, because it could have been radically different had, for example, GB advanced to the #7 NFC seed instead of SEA, because the league might have been more hesitant to schedule a GB-SF game in the Sat 4:30 time slot while keeping LAC-JAX in the Sat 8:15 primetime slot. SEA does not generally attract the same amount of viewers as GB. That is why I have been complaining about this issue for the past couple years. Zzyzx11 (talk) 04:42, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

About the “AFC standings entering week 18” graphic
I have seen several people attempt to update the graphic as new results come in and treat the graphic as a live AFC standings board rather than its original intended purpose of providing additional context as to why the league made one-off changes to the playoff structure following the cancellation of BUF-CIN. How should we go about this? FasterThanSonicJTG (talk) 17:15, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * When I originally added that table before the Saturday games, I thought that was going to be easier. But I should listened to my gut instinct and only added it to the body text, knowing that some editors would misread the table's original intention and attempt to update it after Saturday's results. Zzyzx11 (talk) 19:37, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! FasterThanSonicJTG (talk) 20:11, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

There is no re-seeding
We've used this term for I-don't-know-how-long--not just on Wikipedia but everywhere--and I don't expect anyone to change, but just wondering does it bother anyone else that we say the teams are "re-seeded" after the first round? Yes, the bracket is adjusted to give the #1 seed (in theory) the easiest matchup, but the teams' seeds aren't changed. Like I said, I don't think anythings going to change in how we do it, just wondering. LarryJeff (talk) 16:20, 9 January 2023 (UTC)


 * In common parlance that is referred to as reseeding. As supposed to the NCAA tournament where it is a fixed bracket. Jdavi333 (talk) 16:29, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Whether or not we Wikipedia editors are bothered by the usage of "re-seeding" should be irrelevant. All that matters is how reliable sources use it. Zzyzx11 (talk) 04:16, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Merge schedule and ratings tables redux
See the older discussion at Talk:2019–20 NFL playoffs, that essentially ended up with no consensus. The issue that was raised was basically: The tables are practically identical except for the addition of ratings and viewer. Why are we essentially duplicating playoff round, teams, score, game date and time, and TV networks in both tables? And not do something without duplicating all that data like 2022 NBA Finals and 2022 World Series? Zzyzx11 (talk) 18:19, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
 * This type of format might have been fine on the regular season articles where we do not list every game, but here we mention every playoff game and score multiple times. Therefore, either we should either merge the two tables, or cut the date and time and score columns so that they are a little similar to those NBA Finals and World Series articles. Zzyzx11 (talk) 17:11, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I agree. Only thing to keep in mind is we would need a way to specifically identify each game in the ratings table. Unlike NBA or MLB, there is more than one series/set of teams here, so simply referring to the games by number will not be sufficient. Jdavi333 (talk) 02:23, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
 * There is definitely overt redundancy across the two tables. In a vacuum, one could argue that most of the columns in the Ratings table are actually pertinent to the topic of ratings (i.e., which network, which day, broadcast time, round, teams involved). Ratings/viewers for NFL games are affected by many factors - primetime vs. 4 o'clock vs. 1 o'clock, Saturday vs. Sunday vs. Monday, teams involved (e.g. Cowboys), even the score affects ratings (blowout vs. close score). But is Wiki really supposed to be a full repository for historical television listings/ratings, or are the listing/ratings just a tidbit of information. I might suggest scrapping the separate ratings table, and simply adding a "Viewers" | "Ratings" column to the above "Schedule" table. Also get rid of the Sortable command, as that table is not the sortable type. Doctorindy↔Talk 15:10, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

I agree on this and we should retitle it to schedule and ratings Hoopstercat (talk) 13:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)