The AFC is now 7-1 vs the NFC

[pumpkinhead33793]

Ouch.

 

[RoboticDreams]

Fools gold.

 

[HammerDown]

Is the message clear?

 

[NinerSickness]

2 of those 7 wins are by Alex Smith.

 

[Dude]

AFC always beats up on the NFC during the season, the NFC is soft.

 

[TDs3nOut]

NFC teams that have lost to AFC teams are Philly (twice), Dallas, NYG, TB, and Carolina. Maybe one or two of those team make the playoffs, but I don't think that really speaks to the relative strengths of best teams in the two conferences.

 

[TDs3nOut]

AFC always beats up on the NFC during the season, the NFC is soft.

Pretty sure that the top teams in the NFC had much better records against the AFC than did the top AFC teams against the NFC last year.

 

[OregonDucks]

Interesting, because I think the top 2 teams in the NFL are held for the NFC.

1. Seattle
2. San Francisco
3. Denver
4. either New England? Houston?
5. New Orleans? Atlanta?

 

[ckhokie]

Interesting, because I think the top 2 teams in the NFL are held for the NFC.

1. Seattle
2. San Francisco
3. Denver
4. either New England? Houston?
5. New Orleans? Atlanta?

 

[OregonDucks]

sorry I cant count out the Patriots. They just find ways to win, no way on paper are they a top 5 team, but damn they refuse to lose.

 

[TDs3nOut]

Interesting, because I think the top 2 teams in the NFL are held for the NFC.

1. Seattle
2. San Francisco
3. Denver
4. either New England? Houston?
5. New Orleans? Atlanta?

Can't argue with the first three and the rest of that list might look better at some point. Right now, though, I'd say only NO on your 4-5 list of candidates looks as if it might belong.

 

[Dude]

Pretty sure that the top teams in the NFC had much better records against the AFC than did the top AFC teams against the NFC last year.

So only top teams in the last year?
Hmm interesting.

 

[Wolverine830872]

NFC is still the better conference, and I don't think its close.

Match up your top AFC teams to the top NFC teams and you'll see what I'm talking about.
And lets not forget who arguably the four worst teams in the NFL are: Jax, Cle, Oak, NYJ

 

[Clayton]

If anyone would like to trade divisions with the Rams then let me know

 

[Podunkparte]

How many AFC teams have played Seattle or SF?

That 7-1 number will quickly come back down to Earth

 

[Tacoma_canuck]

Yeah, that 7-1 is really misleading when you consider half those games are AFC west v. NFC least. And that top 5 list may want to include Green Bay as well.

Speaking of the west, isn't it ironic that just 3 years ago, message boards all over the internet were filled with people talking about both the NFC and AFC west being designated to arena football or the CFL or not allowed a play-off berth. Now they are both arguably the best divisions overall in each conference.

 

[cdumler7]

Yeah, that 7-1 is really misleading when you consider half those games are AFC west v. NFC least. And that top 5 list may want to include Green Bay as well.

Speaking of the west, isn't it ironic that just 3 years ago, message boards all over the internet were filled with people talking about both the NFC and AFC west being designated to arena football or the CFL or not allowed a play-off berth. Now they are both arguably the best divisions overall in each conference.

That is the joy of the NFL that it doesn't take long to go from bottom dweller to top of the class. Get yourself a competent coach and a good quarterback and you have won half the battle in making a good team in the NFL. Very surprising to see the AFC North and NFC East struggling so much this year. I knew the NFC East would be down but not this much. The AFC North has been bragging about sending 2 or more teams to the playoffs for years but they just all look like a joke.

 

[TDs3nOut]

Speaking of the west, isn't it ironic that just 3 years ago, message boards all over the internet were filled with people talking about both the NFC and AFC west being designated to arena football or the CFL or not allowed a play-off berth. Now they are both arguably the best divisions overall in each conference.

The rise of Seattle and SF last year, along with the solid defenses in AZ and St. Louis, really exemplified how quickly things can turn around in the league. So far this year, the evidence suggests that the AFCW is likely to reenforce that point.

 

[Tacoma_canuck]

I remember back when the Seahawks got in with a losing record and won the home game against New Orleans, the eastern media was even screaming for a change in play-off format to keep a losing or .500 team from getting a home game. I bet they won't say shit this year if say Dallas gets in at 8-8 and gets a home game.

 

[Tacoma_canuck]

The rise of Seattle and SF last year, along with the solid defenses in AZ and St. Louis, really exemplified how quickly things can turn around in the league. So far this year, the evidence suggests that the AFCW is likely to reenforce that point.

Exactly, and notice that the common theme here is the teams on the rise have started that on the defensive side of the ball. Now granted, they got themselves a QB and that is a huge key to success but the defenses got them headed in the right direction.