Talk:2009–10 NFL playoffs

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Placement before Clinching

Just a small concern I have over some edits. Earlier, someone edited in all the current standings of the playoffs if the series began today. This was edited away to only those who had clinched their positions. I had edited it just now to note that the Eagles had not clinched the NFC east, as it currently dictates, that they only clinched a playoff birth as a wildcard even though they lead the division. Seconds later, it was edited again to note that they should be noted as the east winners, because they are seeded higher then the Cardinals. I am quite confused at this point. What is the standardization for this sort of thing? I'd personally suggest that, as a season nears its last 4 or 5 games, that it wouldn't be unusual to note all those who would be eligible for the playoffs if they started that day, but noted that information in some sort of subtext below the table. Patricoo (talk) 06:35, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is no standard. Because normally such sections would not exist in the long term. It is only in the last few weeks of each NFL season that some users feel compelled to edit the most recent playoffs page as if it were an up-to-the-minute sports news site. And since these types of sections get deleted once the playoffs begin, another different ad hoc layout appears once the next December rolls around again. Zzyzx11 (talk) 05:16, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rematches

Does it bear mentioning that three of the four wildcard weekend games are Week 17 rematches (two in the same city)? Hard to believe that's ever happened before. Nosleep (Talk · Contribs) 04:21, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]