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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Why are the Pats at Oakland this year? Based on the 3yr rotation with the AFCW, I would have thought the Pats would host this game based on:
@Oakland 2002...@Foxboro 2005...@Oakland 2008...
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Chris
Yeah, as I understand it the thought process was that it was a bit unfair that two teams in a division cross three time zones and travel further (to Oakland and San Diego) while two other teams benefit from much shorter travel (to KC and Denver). Similar situation with the NFCW (Seattle & SF vs Arizona & St Louis).The league decided to mix up the Oakland/ San Diego and Seattle/ San Fransisco trips
We would have had Oakland and San Diego but Kansas City is now in Oakland's spot.
The league isn't West Coast sensative.
The league decided to mix up the Oakland/ San Diego and Seattle/ San Fransisco trips
We would have had Oakland and San Diego but Kansas City is now in Oakland's spot.
The league isn't West Coast sensative.
They changed the west division pairings after 2008, from OAK&SD or DEN&KC to OAK&DEN or SD&KC.
In other words, in the past every 3 years OAK&SD would be on the road, DEN&KC would be at home, and they'd alternate home/away.
But after the complaints in 2008 about the Pats and Jet both having two AFC west games on the coast, they switched the pairings since DEN and KC are same division but not as long a trip.
So now every 3 years OAK&DEN will be on the road, DEN&KC will be at home, alternating home/away. So no more double California trips.