Hypothetical situation :
A team has two losses and is sitting in fifth place behind four teams with one loss. Do you leave the two loss team out of the playoff if all of the one loss teams lost to the two loss team?
Season breakdown, all one loss teams lose in first four weeks. The two loss team has QB injury and loses next two games. QB comes back and wins out. Do you leave them out?
With more playoff slots, the two loss team wins the championship, easily.
A team has two losses and is sitting in fifth place behind four teams with one loss. Do you leave the two loss team out of the playoff if all of the one loss teams lost to the two loss team?
Season breakdown, all one loss teams lose in first four weeks. The two loss team has QB injury and loses next two games. QB comes back and wins out. Do you leave them out?
With more playoff slots, the two loss team wins the championship, easily.