Beasts of the Easts

[1960Pats]

Right now the top team and the 5th and 6th seeds in each conference are all from the East. And in the case of the NFC the 5 and 6 seeds have better records than 3 and 4. Of course that will likely change but it's still something I don't remember seeing before at this point in a season.
Anyone know why this is happening? Is it because those divisions are stronger or is the rest of the league that much weaker?

 

[archstanton543]

Right now the top team and the 5th and 6th seeds in each conference are all from the East. And in the case of the NFC the 5 and 6 seeds have better records than 3 and 4. Of course that will likely change but it's still something I don't remember seeing before at this point in a season.
Anyone know why this is happening? Is it because those divisions are stronger or is the rest of the league that much weaker?

Or prognosticators got it wrong as they often do.

 

[Triumph]

You mean like in 2020 when your boy Brady had a better 11 - 5 record than Washington at 7 - 9. Washington had 7 losses in November.

Never saw that before.

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[1960Pats]

Or prognosticators got it wrong as they often do.

They usually get things wrong. I remember seeing a website many moons ago that tracked the picks by the "experts" and it proved them all wrong.

As for the strength of the Easts, I think the NFCE has a huge advantage this year due to their schedule. They all have four games against the AFCS, easily the weakest division in football, though the NFCS is close. In the rankings that I use the four teams in the AFCS are ranked 12, 26, 27 and 32. The NFCS is 16, 18, 20 and 31.

 

[venecol]

Super Bowl LVII odds (as of Feb 23rd):

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Buffalo Bills +700
Los Angeles Rams +1000
Cincinnati Bengals +1200
San Francisco 49ers +1400
Green Bay Packers +1500
Dallas Cowboys +1600
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +1800
Tennessee Titans +2000
Baltimore Ravens +2000
Denver Broncos +2200
New England Patriots +2500
Arizona Cardinals +2500
Los Angeles Chargers +2500
Indianapolis Colts +2500
Minnesota Vikings +3000
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Cleveland Browns +4000
Philadelphia Eagles +4000
Miami Dolphins +4000
Las Vegas Raiders +5000

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Vegas isn't buying Jets, Giants or Seattle for that matter. Giving Dolphins a shot.

 

[Jlaff]

Super Bowl LVII odds (as of Feb 23rd):

Kansas City Chiefs +650
Buffalo Bills +700
Los Angeles Rams +1000
Cincinnati Bengals +1200
San Francisco 49ers +1400
Green Bay Packers +1500
Dallas Cowboys +1600
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +1800
Tennessee Titans +2000
Baltimore Ravens +2000
Denver Broncos +2200
New England Patriots +2500
Arizona Cardinals +2500
Los Angeles Chargers +2500
Indianapolis Colts +2500
Minnesota Vikings +3000
New Orleans Saints +3500
Seattle Seahawks +4000
Cleveland Browns +4000
Philadelphia Eagles +4000
Miami Dolphins +4000
Las Vegas Raiders +5000

SB odds (Nov 9th):





Vegas isn't buying Jets, Giants or Seattle for that matter. Giving Dolphins a shot.

Looking at all those teams, outside KC and BUF I'd think Bucs have as good a shot as any team.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Looking at all those teams, outside KC and BUF I'd think Bucs have as good a shot as any team.

Tampa might be the 5th or 6th best team in the NFC…

 

[Jlaff]

Tampa might be the 5th or 6th best team in the NFC…

I look at all those teams come playoff time and don't trust any of them. Bucs would have been in the AFCCG (or was it SB?) if Bowles didn't call that damn zero blitz.

 

[maust]

Bucs would have been in the AFCCG (or was it SB?)...

That would have been one neat trick. How do you suppose they'd manage having 3 teams play in the same game?

 

[SHOWTIME15]

I look at all those teams come playoff time and don't trust any of them. Bucs would have been in the AFCCG (or was it SB?) if Bowles didn't call that damn zero blitz.

Bucs are in the NFC…and that play call was last year. Tampa winning two games in a row by 8 points combined doesn't move the needle for me.

 

[PatsFan2]

Bucs are in the NFC…and that play call was last year. Tampa winning two games in a row by 8 points combined doesn't move the needle for me.

Stop the presses right there.

 

[Jlaff]

Bucs are in the NFC…and that play call was last year. Tampa winning two games in a row by 8 points combined doesn't move the needle for me.

Ok ok a typo.

 

[A.C Vegas]

I am not 100 percent how tie breakers work but is the chargers do lose the pats will be tied for 7th. And I think they would have it

 

[JarOfMayo51]

Super Bowl LVII odds (as of Feb 23rd):

Kansas City Chiefs +650
Buffalo Bills +700
Los Angeles Rams +1000
Cincinnati Bengals +1200
San Francisco 49ers +1400
Green Bay Packers +1500
Dallas Cowboys +1600
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +1800
Tennessee Titans +2000
Baltimore Ravens +2000
Denver Broncos +2200
New England Patriots +2500
Arizona Cardinals +2500
Los Angeles Chargers +2500
Indianapolis Colts +2500
Minnesota Vikings +3000
New Orleans Saints +3500
Seattle Seahawks +4000
Cleveland Browns +4000
Philadelphia Eagles +4000
Miami Dolphins +4000
Las Vegas Raiders +5000

SB odds (Nov 9th):





Vegas isn't buying Jets, Giants or Seattle for that matter. Giving Dolphins a shot.

I forgot in the offseason I put down some SERIOUS CHEDDAR on the Chargers to win SB



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