NFL-themed tournament

I am trying to put together, as the thread title says, an NFL-themed tournament. There will be 32 players, with each player representing an NFL team, with the players broken down into 8 groups to coincide with the NFL's 8 divisions.

I have started by advertising this tournament in the Sports forum, but wanted to get it some more exposure over here. Below is a list of teams still available; if you wish to particpate, PM me with your team. I will keep this list updated as teams are picked. I don't care particularly whether you're from the team's region, but would prefer it if you're a fan of the team on some level.

AFC EAST
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
AFC NORTH
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburg Steelers
AFC SOUTH
Indianapolis Colts
Tennessee Titans
AFC WEST
Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
Oakland Raiders
San Diego Chargers
NFC EAST
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
NFC NORTH
Green Bay Packers
NFC SOUTH
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC WEST
Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks
St. Louis Rams[/b]

Originally posted by Natural Science
I am trying to put together, as the thread title says, an NFL-themed tournament. There will be 32 players, with each player representing an NFL team, with the players broken down into 8 groups to coincide with the NFL's 8 divisions.

I have started by advertising this tournament in the Sports forum, but wanted to get it some more exposure over h ...[text shortened]... pa Bay Buccaneers
[b]NFC WEST
Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks
St. Louis Rams[/b][/b]

how many games would there be and over what time period?

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I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I read this question. Not because of the question itself, but because it contains a kernel of truth. The short answer is no, both the AFC and NFC are conferences in the NFL, with equal status. But for the last several years, the AFC has proven to be the superior conference. The NFC has won the Super Bowl only 3 times since 1997.

However, the NFC and AFC used to be two seperate leagues, called the NFL and AFL, respectively. The leagues were in competition with each other, and the NFL, which was the original league, was considered far superior. Starting in 1967, the best team from both leagues played each other in an annual game that would eventually be called the Super Bowl. The leagues officially merged together in 1970 under the original National Football League's name, and formed two conferences. The original NFL teams were put in the NFC, and the teams that were in the AFL, were put in the AFC. (There may have been a team or two that had to switch to even things out, I'm not sure.)

Originally posted by trevor33
how many games would there be and over what time period?

There'll be 6 games in the 1st round. An NFL division has 4 teams, so each group would have 4 teams as well. In the second round, there would again be 6 games. The 3rd round would ostensibly be the Super Bowl, and would be two games. As for time control, I hadn't really thought much about that. I guess I'll put it to a vote when all the slots are filled.

18 teams left to be claimed.

AFC EAST
Buffalo Bills
AFC NORTH
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburg Steelers
AFC SOUTH
Tennessee Titans
AFC WEST
Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
San Diego Chargers
NFC EAST
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
NFC NORTH
Green Bay Packers
NFC SOUTH
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC WEST
Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks
St. Louis Rams[/b]

I'll take the Bengals

I'll take the Titans because of VY

I don't know if I can get Russ to agree to let non-subs play in this. Also, please PM me with the team you want; don't post it in the thread. The groups aren't going to be random, they'll be based on the NFL divisions, and I'm trying to avoid a situation where someone picks a team not because he's a fan, but because of the competition he knows he'll be facing in the first round.

Originally posted by Natural Science
I don't know if I can get Russ to agree to let non-subs play in this. Also, please PM me with the team you want; don't post it in the thread. The groups aren't going to be random, they'll be based on the NFL divisions, and I'm trying to avoid a situation where someone picks a team not because he's a fan, but because of the competition he knows he'll be facing in the first round.

Good stuff.

bump- what is the status on this?

Originally posted by HomerJSimpson
bump- what is the status on this?

We are about halfway there.....Think it would be a good idea to advertise this in General?

Yes I do

12 teams remainng. We're getting there!

AFC EAST
Buffalo Bills
AFC NORTH
Baltimore Ravens
Pittsburg Steelers
AFC SOUTH
Tennessee Titans
AFC WEST
Denver Broncos

NFC SOUTH
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC WEST
Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks
St. Louis Rams[/b]

10 teams to go.

AFC EAST
Buffalo Bills
AFC NORTH
Pittsburg Steelers
AFC SOUTH
Tennessee Titans
AFC WEST
Denver Broncos

NFC SOUTH
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC WEST
Arizona Cardinals
St. Louis Rams[/b][/b]