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Interesting article about the problems #1 seeds are having in winning championships in the major sports.
I still want the Pats to have the best record and beat the odds.
Part of the reason for this change is the superior opponents in the Divisional Round. From 1983 to '99, the top seed's opponent in this round won 59.2 percent of its regular season games, while on average outscoring its opponents by 2.2 points per game. Just one of these 17 teams won more than 10 games (1996 San Francisco 49ers). Since 2000, the average Divisional round opponent for the top seed won 67.4 percent of its regular season games, and had an average scoring differential of 6.6 points per game. Eight of those 12 teams won at least 11 games.
Read more: Chicago Bulls the latest to prove that regular season success means less in the playoffs - The Bonus - SI.com
I still want the Pats to have the best record and beat the odds.