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Sports playoffs - Avoid facing good teams until later?
A lot of times when I read about a team's playoff prognosis, it might say that team A getting such-and-such seed is a boon because it means not facing a really good team Z until later in the playoffs. For example, today I was reading about the Colts and how getting the #3 seed in the AFC is good for them because they wouldn't face the Patriots until the AFC Championship Game as opposed to possibly the Divisional Round if they were a 4-seed.
I know that the statement that the Colts can't face the Patriots until the AFC Championship Game is true, but my question is this: does it really matter when you face a given team? Would it be easier to beat the other guys if the game was played in a later round? If so, how?
Regarding injuries: Yes, there might be a chance of injury, but that exists regardless of when the game is played. Plus, I've seen similar statements for NBA, NHL, and MLB teams, whose postseasons don't have byes, so I don't see how that could be an argument.
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- Jack is LordLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Although the chance is slight, it's better to play the Patriots later because the Patriots might lose that game, and they'll play perhaps a lesser team. Given the choice, the Colts would rather play someone else than the Patriots. Or this scenario, the Patriots win, but Tom Brady gets injured. Finally, the Colts are home against the Jets, better scenario than playing the Pats at New England.
