In 2002 the NFL adopted the current scheduling model in which teams are matched up inside their respective league games based on their prior year's standing, first place plays first place, second plays second and most importantly, last place teams in their division play last place teams from the other divisions. In 18 of the 20 years since then at least one team made the jump from "worst to first" in their division, aided largely by the teams they are playing being weaker than their division rivals.