mustangs,
you are using the NFL as justification,but more sports use a normal tournament format. The NCAA basketball tournament is an example. You could be the 1 seed and face the 8 and 4 seeds, while the 15 (if they beat the 2) could potentially play the 10 and 6 before meeting the 1. Most tournament are set up the way you have it to start, but don't re-align the seedings based on who wins, it is just too time consuming. It also allows for a "cinderella". If the 1 seed is truely the 1 seed then it shouldn't be a problem anyway.
