So long, 16-game schedule in the NFL.
Starting in 2021, teams in the league will play 17 games and while that might generate more cash, it’s not making everyone happy (see: Kamara, Alvin).
That also includes NFL fans, who are sad — and making jokes — about a very quirky thing: there’s no such thing as an 8-8 record anymore.
Well … a team COULD go 8-8-1, but you get the idea. Either you’re finishing with a winning season at 9-8 or going a very mediocre 8-9. The 8-8 record at least felt comforting, especially with its symmetry.
And I’m not the only one who feels this way. Here’s a sampling from Twitter (including lots of Jeff Fisher references):
Some NFL team needs to hire Jeff Fisher, so we can all watch him find a way to finish 8-8-1 https://t.co/hE96ui6MFC
— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) March 30, 2021
That seals Jeff Fisher's fate for returning.
It is now impossible to go 7-9 in the NFL. https://t.co/mDdzuHDFmN
— Kent Swanson (@kent_swanson) March 30, 2021
I'm not having any of this 8-9 BS, says the ghost of Jeff Fisher. Or is that 7-10 BS?
— Aaron Schatz 🏈 (@FO_ASchatz) March 30, 2021
So the only way Jeff Fisher would possibly finish with this new schedule is 8-8-1 right?
— Greg Dillard (@GREGCDILLARD) March 30, 2021
Jeff Fisher seeing the NFL go to a 17 game schedule. pic.twitter.com/LttNbWT8YF
— Bobby Belt (@BobbyBeltTX) March 30, 2021
Jeff Fisher needs a job so he can go 8-8-1 https://t.co/pFFJz26xzo
— Greg (@gwiss) March 30, 2021
Feel slightly lost knowing we’ll never have an 8-8 team ever again on Planet Earth. #symmetry
— Marc Sessler (@MarcSessler) March 30, 2021
Don’t have to listen to 8-8 jokes if the Cowboys can’t go 8-8.
Chess not checkers, people. pic.twitter.com/VOHphMx4cF
— David Helman (@HelmanDC) March 30, 2021
I'm sorry but my brain refuses to process the idea of a team going 9-8 https://t.co/HadCNlKMNR
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) March 30, 2021
Can't go 8-8 anymore mood pic.twitter.com/Lk4dHmelIE
— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) March 30, 2021
There’s still a chance one truly special NFL squad goes 8-8-1. pic.twitter.com/b3Lk16z9Hb
— Marc Sessler (@MarcSessler) March 30, 2021
You get the idea. Welcome to your new reality, NFL world.
