So, what’s the big deal about the number 1 seed in the National Football League playoffs?
Well, since the NFL introduced the seeding for the postseason in 1975, there have been 50 Super Bowls played, and number one seeds have won 27 of them. Fifteen times the Super Bowl has featured a pair of teams that both finished their seasons with the top seed in their conference.
Guess the number one seed is a pretty good indicator of who is going to be favored in their conference entering the postseason.
Not this year.
The favorite to win it all this season by current Super Bowl numbers are the Los Angeles Rams. They have already been eliminated from the chance of earning the top seed in the National Football Conference, that distinction will go to the winner of the game this Saturday in Santa Clara when the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks. In other words, the NFC West Division has, by the book numbers, the best three teams in the league. (Don’t try and sell that to the defending champs fans in Philadelphia).
If the Rams aren’t the top seed in their conference, are not going to win their division, and still are the favorite to win Super Bowl LX, how could anyone bet against them tonight when they meet an Atlanta Falcons team that was long ago eliminated from postseason consideration?