If the QB's pay affected the outcome one way or the other you would have a result other than 3 and 17.
If having a high pay QB increased a teams chances of making a Conference Championship game you should see more than 3 out of 20.
And if it decreased their chances you should see less than 3 out of 20.
The fact that the observed result exactly matches the expected results of a random draw indicates that the QB's pay does not affect the outcome. If it did, the outcome would be different.
This is a basic principle of probability. I'm sorry if I'm not explaining this well, but the point you're trying to make is not valid in the realm of probability.
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