You never know how tough the schedule will be.. and how good the teams we play will be year to year... look at us... 1-15 to 11-5....... cleaveland 10-6 to 4-12 .... Jacksonville 11-5 to 5-11.... Dallas 13-3 to 9-7.....Green Bay 13-3 to 6-10 .... Detroit 7-9 to 0-16..... Seattle 10-6 to 4-12.... so this years other playoff teams could be a lot worse and those tough games may not be tough.. and those "easy" games may be not so easy... that's why we play the games.