<P> Just before the 2010--11 Seahawks - Saints playoff game, McKay wanted to revisit the previous proposal to reseed teams during wild - card weekend . However, sportswriter Peter King wrote that he believed league owners were still hesitant on implementing any such changes at this time due to the then - pending 2011 work stoppage, the proposals to extend the regular season from 16 to 18 games and how it will impact the postseason, and the simple fact that not enough teams have been seriously disadvantaged by the current format . </P> <P> In October 2013, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced plans to revisit the idea to expand the playoffs to 14 teams, with the increased revenue gained from the two additional postseason games being used to offset plans to shorten the preseason . The two extra Wild Card games could also be scheduled on the weekend, creating triple - headers on both Saturday and Sunday . Goodell then suggested that they might instead be played on Friday and / or Monday, which may eventually cause scheduling conflicts with games of the new College Football Playoff . </P> <P> The 14 - team playoff proposal remained tabled until December 2014, when no team in the NFC South could finish better than . 500; Goodell stated that the league would vote on it at the March 2015 Owners' Meetings . One proposed 14 - club system includes giving first - round byes for the teams with the best record in each conference, two division champions in each conference receiving home games, and the remaining eight teams would be seeded by win - loss record . However, by the following February 2015, the Washington Post reported that support among team owners has eroded, and league leaders expressed reluctance to make a change until the one - year extension with CBS to televise Thursday Night Football expired at the end of the 2015 season . The proposal lost all interest; today, it has never been raised . It is likely that movement won't be made on expanding either the playoffs or the regular season until at least 2020, when the current collective bargaining agreement expires . </P> <Table> Wild - card playoff games in which a division winner defeated a wild - card team with a better regular season record (2002--present) <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Wild - card team </Th> <Th> Regular season record </Th> <Th> Division winner </Th> <Th> Regular season record </Th> <Th> Score </Th> <Th> Final postseason result of division winner </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002--03 </Td> <Td> Indianapolis Colts </Td> <Td> 10--6 </Td> <Td> New York Jets </Td> <Td> 9--7 </Td> <Td> Jets, 41--0 </Td> <Td> Lost divisional playoffs vs. Oakland Raiders 30--10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003--04 </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> none </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2004--05 </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> none </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005--06 </Td> <Td> Jacksonville Jaguars </Td> <Td> 12--4 </Td> <Td> New England Patriots </Td> <Td> 10--6 </Td> <Td> Patriots, 28--3 </Td> <Td> Lost divisional playoffs vs. Denver Broncos 27--13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006--07 </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> none </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007--08 </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> none </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008--09 </Td> <Td> Indianapolis Colts </Td> <Td> 12--4 </Td> <Td> San Diego Chargers </Td> <Td> 8--8 * </Td> <Td> Chargers, 23--17 (OT) </Td> <Td> Lost divisional playoffs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 24--35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Atlanta Falcons </Td> <Td> 11--5 </Td> <Td> Arizona Cardinals </Td> <Td> 9--7 </Td> <Td> Cardinals, 30--24 </Td> <Td> Won divisional playoffs vs. Carolina Panthers 33--13 Won conference championship vs. Philadelphia Eagles 32--25 Lost Super Bowl XLIII vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 27--23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009--10 </Td> <Td> Green Bay Packers </Td> <Td> 11--5 </Td> <Td> Arizona Cardinals </Td> <Td> 10--6 </Td> <Td> Cardinals, 51--45 (OT) </Td> <Td> Lost divisional playoffs vs. New Orleans Saints 45--14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2010--11 </Td> <Td> New Orleans Saints </Td> <Td> 11--5 </Td> <Td> Seattle Seahawks </Td> <Td> 7--9 * </Td> <Td> Seahawks, 41--36 </Td> <Td> Lost divisional playoffs vs. Chicago Bears 35--24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011--12 </Td> <Td> Pittsburgh Steelers </Td> <Td> 12--4 </Td> <Td> Denver Broncos </Td> <Td> 8--8 * </Td> <Td> Broncos, 29--23 (OT) </Td> <Td> Lost divisional playoffs vs. New England Patriots 45--10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Atlanta Falcons </Td> <Td> 10--6 </Td> <Td> New York Giants </Td> <Td> 9--7 </Td> <Td> Giants, 24--2 </Td> <Td> Won divisional playoffs vs. Green Bay Packers 37--20 Won conference championship vs. San Francisco 49ers 20--17 Won Super Bowl XLVI vs. New England Patriots 21--17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012--13 </Td> <Td> Indianapolis Colts </Td> <Td> 11--5 </Td> <Td> Baltimore Ravens </Td> <Td> 10--6 </Td> <Td> Ravens, 24--9 </Td> <Td> Won divisional playoffs vs. Denver Broncos 38--35 (2 OT) Won conference vs. New England Patriots 28--13 Won Super Bowl XLVII vs. San Francisco 49ers 34--31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013--14 </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> none </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014--15 </Td> <Td> Arizona Cardinals </Td> <Td> 11--5 </Td> <Td> Carolina Panthers </Td> <Td> 7--8--1 * </Td> <Td> Panthers, 27--16 </Td> <Td> Lost divisional playoffs vs. Seattle Seahawks 31--17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015--16 </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> none </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016--17 </Td> <Td> Oakland Raiders </Td> <Td> 12--4 </Td> <Td> Houston Texans </Td> <Td> 9--7 </Td> <Td> Texans, 27--14 </Td> <Td> Lost divisional playoffs vs. New England Patriots 34--16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York Giants </Td> <Td> 11--5 </Td> <Td> Green Bay Packers </Td> <Td> 10--6 </Td> <Td> Packers, 38--13 </Td> <Td> Won divisional playoffs vs. Dallas Cowboys 34--31 Lost conference championship vs. Atlanta Falcons 44--21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017--18 </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> none </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> *--. 500 or losing record Source: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/ </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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