It really is just a matter of time before this happens. The NFL is said to be expanding the playoffs to include 14 teams starting with the 2015 season according to the Washington Post:
“I think there’s a lot of momentum for it,” one source said. “I don’t know for sure if the votes are there yet [among the owners] or not. But there is momentum. A lot of people seem in favor of it.”
“I do think the commissioner wants it,” a source said. “I’m not exactly sure when it might get voted in. But if the commissioner wants it, I assume it’ll happen at some point.”
There is one thing we all know about the NFL: if the $44 million man wants something, it will happen. Plus this is an easy sell to the owners because they want more revenue. Even if that revenue comes as the cost of cheapening the playoffs.