# NFL Playoff Thread 2026

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**Tags:** football-nfl\
**Created:** [January 5, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-thread-2026/1026372 "2026-01-05T16:53:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-thread-2026/1026372/552 "2026-02-01T03:09:54Z")

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Theory now is that the Seahawks sale rumor source was Robert Kraft, trying to cheat again and give his team an edge in the Super Bowl by stirring up drama and doubt.

> **[Patriots may be secretly sabotaging Seahawks Super Bowl hopes](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/patriots-may-secretly-sabotaging-seahawks-134509315.html)**
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> Tom Brady and Bill Belichick may be gone, but the Patriots are always the villain in every story.

I don’t know if I believe that, it seems clumsy to me.

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