The NFL's Crowded Playoff Scenario

By Robert Siegel

Published December 27, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Robert Siegel speaks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the plethora of NFL playoff possibilities entering the final weekend of the professional football season. With no dominant teams, the battle for post-season play spurs fan interest in the already-successful league.

Robert Siegel

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.

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