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AFC bias?

Posted December 5th, 2007 by leoshane
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An astute reader caught a mistake in my NFL wrap-up this weekend -- I wrote that the Cowboys win over the Packers was diminished because "that honor comes with the caveat of dominating a conference containing only four teams with winning records."

 

Of course, I meant to say "four other teams." Seattle, Green Bay, Tampa Bay, and the New York Giants are all above .500. And the same reader points out the AFC only has seven teams with a winning record, not a whopping margin of difference.  

 

So is it unfair to label the NFC as weaker than the AFC? I think it's obvious that New England, Indianapolis, and Dallas are the top of the league right now, with Pittsburgh and Green Bay close behind. Do the Chargers strike you as much better than the Seahawks or Bucs?

 

Let me know what you think.

 

AFC Bias

On December 6th, 2007 billyjacksblog says:

Pittsburgh has lost the right even to be mentioned in the same sentence with Green Bay. There are two top teams in the AFC--New England and Indianapolis; and there are two top teams in the NFC Dallas and Green Bay. New England is the best of the 4. Dallas beat Indianapolis last year when they had an inferior team. They could definitely beat them this year, so that makes Dallas #2. Indianapolis (at full strength) could probably beat Green Bay, so that lines out the # 3 and 4 positions. 2 from each conference with the AFC having the slight edge of having the #1 team. I would say there is fair parity in the NFL.

Green Bay?

On December 7th, 2007 leoshane says:

I don't know -- I still feel like the Steelers would win against Green Bay if they met up on the field. I don't think Green Bay is as clear of a #4 as the top three.

But I think you might be right about Dallas and Indy. You think there's any chance we don't see a Patriots/Cowboys Super Bowl? I' d like to think the Colts could give New England another good game in the playoffs, but at this rate I'm wondering if they'll have any players left to field then...