The View From Wisconsin

Ever wonder what the NFL's standings would look like if they used the NHL's points system? (2 points for a win, 1 for a tie or an overtime loss.)

Well, the AFC standings for 2010 would look like this:

American	TM	CN	DV	GP	W	L	T	Pct	OW	OL	OT	PTS	PT%	CSD
New England Patriots	NEW	AFC	AE	16	14	2	0	.875	1	0	0	28	.875	1
Baltimore Ravens	BAL	AFC	AN	16	12	4	0	.750	2	1	0	25	.781	2
Indianapolis Colts	IND	AFC	AS	16	10	6	0	.625	0	1	0	21	.656	3
Kansas City Chiefs	KCC	AFC	AW	16	10	6	0	.625	1	1	0	21	.656	4
New York Jets	NYJ	AFC	AE	16	11	5	0	.688	2	0	0	22	.688	5
Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	AFC	AN	16	12	4	0	.750	2	0	0	24	.750	6
San Diego Chargers	SDC	AFC	AW	16	9	7	0	.563	0	0	0	18	.563	7
Jacksonville Jaguars	JAX	AFC	AS	16	8	8	0	.500	0	1	0	17	.531	8
Oakland Raiders	OAK	AFC	AW	16	8	8	0	.500	1	0	0	16	.500	9
Miami Dolphins	MIA	AFC	AE	16	7	9	0	.438	1	0	0	14	.438	10
Houston Texans	HOU	AFC	AS	16	6	10	0	.375	1	1	0	13	.406	11
Tennessee Titans	TEN	AFC	AS	16	6	10	0	.375	0	1	0	13	.406	12
Cleveland Browns	CLE	AFC	AN	16	5	11	0	.313	0	1	0	11	.344	13
Buffalo Bills	BUF	AFC	AE	16	4	12	0	.250	0	3	0	11	.344	14
Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	AFC	AN	16	4	12	0	.250	0	0	0	8	.250	15
Denver Broncos	DEN	AFC	AW	16	4	12	0	.250	0	0	0	8	.250	16

Basically, only difference would be that the Jets would face the Chiefs and Indy would host the Steelers next week.

The NFC playoff picture, which is still to be determined as I post this, would be already set under the point system. Why? Because Saint Louis lost to the 49ers in overtime week 10. That would give the Rams 15 points through 16 weeks of play, whereas Seattle only had 12 points (since none of their losses were in OT).

I'll post the final NFC standings after tonight's game.