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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon
1. Week 1 matters exactlly as much as any other week does. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool.
2. In a 16-game season, each week equals 6.25% of a team's final record. In an 18-game season, each week equals 5.56% of a team's final record. So, the difference isn't all that much and an 18-game season would not make many of the weeks of the season into meaningless games - - - unless of course the team you follow sucks donkey balls and goes into December with a 3-9 record...
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1.- I just gave you and actual stat like I said losing week 1 won't prevent you to make the playoffs but if you follow history only 7 teams that lost their week 1 game have gone out to win the Superbowl. That's a reality.
2.- Every year at least 1 team clinches home field advantage or their best possible position by week 15 so some teams have nothing to play for by week 16 and rest starters you saw it last year with the colts and Bengals playing vanilla giving the chance to the Jets to make the playoffs and another team miss it.
but hey if you want to pay for season tickets and see backups play the game either your team or opponents with 3 games to play it's your decision. Also you will complain the year the redskins are left out of the playoffs because another team rest their starters and help that team make the playoffs and your team left out.