Once upon a time, there weren’t any post-season games
Professional football has been around since the 1890s. Teams were from mostly small-to-medium-sized cities and towns. These were birthed in local gyms, and athletic clubs or were just melded together by locals.
It began on local sandlots and parks against other local teams. Then those teams would merge together and play other towns within driving distance. When a team in Muncie, Indiana had enough players, they would travel...