No matter the record, winning your division should count

Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera gives an "I Love You" sign to his wife as he takes the field before an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. Photo Credit: AP / Mike McCarnBob Glauber

Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets and

As the NFC East and AFC South races careen toward the finish line with the distinct possibility that those divisional champions will finish with losing records, out come the naysayers who demand that the NFL reconfigure its playoff system and reward the teams with the best records with the chance to compete for the Vince Lombardi…