NFL Needs to Change Playoff Seeding Format Because Cowboys and Eagles Don't Deserve to Host a Game

The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles are locked in a laughable battle to see who can finish with the worst record and still win the NFC East. The way things stand heading into the weekend, one of the two will be in line to host a playoff game this year despite potentially finishing with a losing or .500 record simply because they won their division.

But for all the comedy that comes with this, the battle of mediocrity speaks to a much larger issue with the NFL's playoff seeding format. Simply put, neither of them deserve the chance to host a playoff game this year and the league needs to look into making a change for 2020.

There are far more deserving teams with much better records that will end up having to play on the road solely because the Cowboys and Eagles played in a weak division and managed to win it with a largely lackluster record.

Take the battle atop the NFC West between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, for example. Both teams are 10-2 heading into Week 14 and one of them will have to go on the road to play the winner of the NFC East.

This, of course, doesn't even mention Wild Card hopefuls like the Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams, all of whom could very will finish with better records than Dallas or Philly.

It's simply a travesty. Teams that play well shouldn't be punished for playing in stacked divisions, nor should teams be rewarded for playing in weak divisions.

Yes, changing the seeding format would remove the significance of divisional play, but in all honesty, it shouldn't even exist to begin with. The format is arbitrary and is clearly depriving good teams of fair opportunities in the playoffs.

Until the NFL changes seeding, they'll be stuck with egg on their face as pitifully bad teams like the Cowboys and Eagles somehow enter the postseason with home-field advantage.