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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.If Baltimore wins tonight, there will be 6 teams within 1 game of that final Wild Card spot, so that makes 11 teams still with a vested interest in December football. And even if Pittsburgh wins, those teams that are 2 games behind will still believe there is a good chance Denver falters.At this point, there are solid favorites for the six playoff spots.
NE
INDY
CINCI
PITT/BALT
SD
DEN
Obviously, things could still happen to upset this playoff setup. And, other than Cinci, these teams seem to have been the top 6 for the decade.
Correction: I forgot about Tennessee. If Pittsburgh loses tonight, there will be 7 teams within 1 game of the final playoff spot, so 12 teams in the AFC can still be said to be in the race.If Baltimore wins tonight, there will be 6 teams within 1 game of that final Wild Card spot, so that makes 11 teams still with a vested interest in December football. And even if Pittsburgh wins, those teams that are 2 games behind will still believe there is a good chance Denver falters.
Correction: I forgot about Tennessee. If Pittsburgh loses tonight, there will be 7 teams within 1 game of the final playoff spot, so 12 teams in the AFC can still be said to be in the race.
Correction: I forgot about Tennessee. If Pittsburgh loses tonight, there will be 7 teams within 1 game of the final playoff spot, so 12 teams in the AFC can still be said to be in the race.
There are 8 teams in the AFC fighting for playoff spots and another 8 in the NFC. Half the league is in contention and half isn't, sounds pretty even to me.
With a Cap there is parity, the problem is the owners and decisions their personnel make (ie, Raiders, Browns, etc).
That not what parity means. I think it was only a few years ago when only 2 or 3 teams were out of serious AFC contention at this point. And I am not just talking about a team running the table to maybe get in.
What year was that?
Parity means that over the course of a couple of years every team has a chance to be competitive. It doesn't mean that every team should be in the playoff hunt every year.
It just means that every team has an even playing field. Teams that can't get their **** together (like Oakland, or Detroit) aren't a knock on parity at all.
What year was that?
Parity means that over the course of a couple of years every team has a chance to be competitive. It doesn't mean that every team should be in the playoff hunt every year.
It just means that every team has an even playing field. Teams that can't get their **** together (like Oakland, or Detroit) aren't a knock on parity at all.
Nowhere did I suggest that I thought that parity (many teams hovering around .500) was a good thing. I am quite fine with 3-5 dominant organizations/franchises in teh AFC, with others in and out depending on the year.
I happen to like the idea of the pats, colts, steelers, broncos and chargers being in the hunt almost every year.
At this point, there are solid favorites for the six playoff spots.
NE
INDY
CINCI
PITT/BALT
SD
DEN
Obviously, things could still happen to upset this playoff setup. And, other than Cinci, these teams seem to have been the top 6 for the decade.