With brackets on the minds of sports fans this month, NFL.com debuts “Bracketology” enabling fans to vote now in bracket fashion for the best NFL team in the Super Bowl era (since 1966). The 64-team NFL.com bracket (http://www.nfl.com/features/bracketology/alltimeteams) is comprised of the 46 Super Bowl champions plus the NFL’s best 18 “at-large” clubs since 1966. The 64-team field features:
No. 1 seeds: ’72 Dolphins, ’78 Steelers, ’85 Bears, and ’89 49ers
Four clubs with six entries apiece – Dallas, Green Bay, Pittsburgh and San Francisco
The 1990s tops all decades with 16 teams, ahead of the 1980s (14)
A season-high three teams from 1998 – Atlanta, Denver, Minnesota
The 18 “at-large” teams and seedings were determined by an NFL.com/NFL Network editorial panel. Fans can now make their selections for the Round 1 matchups on NFL.com while also commenting and sharing with friends via Facebook. The teams receiving the most votes will advance to the next round. NFL.com offers up-to-the minute results of the voting. Following is a round-by-round voting schedule on NFL.com (voting ends at 5 PM ET on final day):
Round 1: March 12-15
Round 2: March 16-18
Sweet 16: March 19-20
Elite 8: March 23-25
Semifinals: March 26-28
Championship: March 29-30