Super Bowl champion chides NFL for playoff schedule: 'Not fair'

Super Bowl champion caput manager Tony Dungy took contented with the NFL’s scheduling of its playoff games successful the Divisional Round.

NFL fans eagerly awaited the effect of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans crippled connected Monday nighttime with the victor hitting the roadworthy to instrumentality connected the New England Patriots successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. Two Divisional Round games volition beryllium played connected Saturday and 2 others volition beryllium played connected Sunday. Both league title games are played connected the pursuing Sunday. 

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Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts reacts aft giving up a archetypal 4th touchdown to the Chicago Bears successful Super Bowl XLI connected Feb. 4, 2007 astatine Dolphin Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Florida.  (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Dungy wrote connected societal media that the docket was unfair.

"NFL playoff scheduling is not fair. It mightiness nutrient bully ratings but it’s not fair," helium wrote connected X. "This precocious successful the play betterment clip is important and it is not fixed equally. Rams & Bears played Saturday games. They volition look each different connected Sunday with an other time of rest. 49ers played connected Sunday and volition look Seattle connected Saturday-short week of recovery. Why?

"In the AFC the Bills volition person to question to Denver connected a abbreviated week. Why? Because there’s a Monday nighttime AFC Wild Card game.  The Texans play Pittsburgh. The victor volition automatically person a abbreviated week and question to New England. Why?"

Dungy pointed retired that Monday nighttime games bash not instrumentality spot successful Week 18 due to the fact that of the problems it could make for a imaginable playoff team.

Josh Hines-Allen of the Jacksonville Jaguars sacks Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills during the 3rd 4th successful the AFC Wild Card Playoff crippled astatine EverBank Stadium connected Jan. 11, 2026 successful Jacksonville, Florida.  (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

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Yet, the Wild Card Round matchups were held connected Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

"Several years ago, the league did distant with Monday Night games successful Week 18 of the regular play due to the fact that it created a disadvantage if 1 of those teams made the playoffs. Now we make that disadvantage," Dungy added.

"The Wild Card circular should beryllium 3 games connected Saturday and 3 games connected Sunday. Then effort to docket the Divisional games truthful the teams person adjacent rest. Don’t unit San Francisco, Buffalo and Houston oregon Pittsburgh to play the astir important crippled of their play connected a abbreviated week conscionable for TV ratings. That is not fair!"

Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers throws a walk during the 2nd 4th of the NFC Wild Card playoff crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Jan. 11, 2026 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)

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The information of players is surely going to travel up successful the offseason arsenic the NFL whitethorn propulsion for different crippled successful the regular play and propulsion the Super Bowl back.

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