Since 2006: Play the AFC East=go to the superbowl

[thenepatsrule]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2011/story/_/page/10spot-superbowlxlvi/one-play-change-everything--adam-schefter-10-spot?eleven=twelve

Interesting stat...........

2. Good news for Niners? San Francisco fell minutes short of making it to Indianapolis and Super Bowl XLVI. But based on recent trends, San Francisco or another NFC West team will advance to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. As CBS Sportsline reporter Clark Judge recently pointed out, the division that plays the AFC East during the regular season has wound up in the Super Bowl every season since 2006. In 2006, the Bears played their nondivision games against the AFC East and advanced to the Super Bowl; in 2007, the Giants did it; in 2008 the Cardinals did it; in 2009 the Saints did it; last season the Packers did it; and this season the Giants did it again.
Next season, the NFC West is slated to play its nondivision games against the AFC East, which bodes well for the 49ers, Cardinals, Seahawks and Rams. If history repeats itself, one of these NFC West teams will be returning to the Super Bowl.

 

[byfuglien]

To go further, the NFC team that makes the SB always beats the Bills, since 2006.

 

[strngplyr]

I'll expand even further than byfuglien, in the past 46 Super Bowls, TWO teams have qualified to compete each season.

 

[thenepatsrule]

I'll expand even further than byfuglien, in the past 46 Super Bowls, TWO teams have qualified to compete each season.

I can see the Jets breaking this record