which division is toughest to play in?

Question

maybe the AFC West? Your thoughts?

Answer 1

I would have to say the AFC West (Denver, San Diego, KC and Oakland) is number 1 seems no one can win in KC and KC can't win anywhere else. 1A would have to be the NFC East (Dallas, Philly, NY Giants and Washington) that's good old fasioned slobberknocking football...run till you drop.

This was a good question...thanks!

Answer 2

I would have to agree that the AFC North is the toughest all around division only because Cleveland is better than Oakland. The top end of both divisions: Steelers, Ravens and Bengals in the north and the Chargers, Broncos and Chiefs in the west are 6 of the top 12 teams in the NFL. I dont believe there is an NFC division even in the list untill at least 4th, placing ther AFC south ahead of the NFC east. Yes, teams in the NFC east tend to dominate in the NFC but you cannot compare a team that has wins against San Diego, Denver, Jacksonville and say the Jets to a team that boasts wins against the Giants, Falcons, Tampa Bay and Minnesota. There is just a large divide beetween the middle teams in each conference. The top teams, ok the NFC can give a good game (sometimes) but you have to give the advantage to the AFC especially when you look at conference vs conference records over the last few years.

Answer 3

Overall, I agree that the AFC right now is just leaps and bounds better than the NFC that it would seem like we shouldn't even look at that entire conference and at that point I would agree with the AFC West. And for three of those teams, that is hard to argue. The Chargers are the most talented team in football player for player. The Broncos were better than their record, have had a great offseason and if Cutler lives up to his potential will be the best team in football next season. The Chiefs are a QB away from jumping right back into the playoffs(very good run at the end of last year) and I like Edwards as their coach. On a downside comes the Raiders at 2-14 and yeah will get a great athlete with the #1 pick of the draft and they do have a very good defense but they are still 2-3 years away.

The NFC East on the otherhand is still up for grabs between ALL four team in the division. Each one of these teams would be probably at the bottom of any AFC division being better than only teams like the Raiders, Browns, Bills, and Texans etc. but they don't have any bottom feeder. They also don't have a team that is standing at the top of their division looking down like a Patriots or a Bears. Each and every game counts all season because the winner of this division could be 9-7 only coming ahead due to a complicated tie breaker because the other three teams are also 9-7 with identical division records. Because its so even, and because the teams all have rich histories and experienced coaches.(Wade Phillips has been around the NFL long enough to be an experienced coach) So I'm going to go with the NFC East only because there is no weak link competively going into next season. The Cowboys have a solid built team with some good talent on both sides of the ball. The Giants could be falling back slightly with losing Tiki and Eli being Eli. The Redskins should show improvement as Gibbs should start stabalizing what he wants to do in his second NFL run and the Eagles need to find the consistancy that they showed earlier this decade.

Answer 4

Three of the four AFC West teams are legitimate teams. This will be tough for the Raiders over the next few years as they try to rebuild. Good Luck.
The strongest division from top to bottom might be the AFC East. Patriots and Jets made the playoffs, Miami should be improved next season and Buffalo is not that bad for a 4th place team.

Answer 5

In the AFC the South is the hardest division to play in. In the NFC though I'd have to say either the West or East.

AFC South
Colts 12-4 (3-3 in division)
Titans 8-8 (4-2 in division)
Jaguars 8-8 (2-4 in division)
Texans 6-10 (3-3 in division)

NFC East
Eagles 10-6 (5-1 in division)
Cowboys 9-6 (2-4 in division)
Giants 8-8 (4-2 in division)
Redskins 5-11 (1-5 in division)

NFC West
Seahawks 9-7 (3-3 in division)
Rams 8-8 (2-4 in division)
49ers 7-9 (3-3 in division)
Cardinals 5-11 (4-2 in division)


Does anyone else think it's funny that the Cardinals are the worst team in the division but have the best division record.

Answer 6

AFC North- Bengals, Ravens, Browns, and Steelers is a hard division 3 of the 4 are playoff teams and they have 2 play each other twice. Even in a 'off' year they always rank in the top teams in team defence.
NFC East- You usually have a 4 team race to se who is going to win the Division and the wild card teams. All 4 of the teams in this Division are Super Bowl winners.

Answer 7

anybody stupid sufficient to assert the Atlantic needs to seem at some numbers: Atlantic vs. valuable: New Jersey - 103 factors Chicago - 112 Pittsburgh - one 0 one Detroit - 102 it really is the position it receives thrilling: Philadelphia - 88 Nashville - one hundred No it truly is no longer a typo, the valuable's third position crew replaced into 12 factors prior to the Atlantic's. Rangers - 87 Blues - ninety Islanders - seventy 9 Columbus - seventy 9 Soooo... No. i think you should throw the Pacific in there yet hell... Phoenix replaced right into a fluke and San Jose chokes each 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, so it really is unlike their conventional season fulfillment has gotten them everywhere. valuable is the great in the league. EDIT: I were given a strong chortle out of the "Do you spot everybody in the SouthEast yet Washington winning it in the subsequent 10 years?" at the starting up Washington isn't gonna win something except the President's Trophy as long as George McPhee keeps up his moronic mentality that his crew doesn't favor any protection as long as their offense is robust. Secondly, the Caps days of steamrolling their crappy branch are numbered. Yzerman's already made Tampa 10 circumstances more advantageous powerful (they are nonetheless a procedures from being a contender) and Tallon is stocking up on draft selections a twin of he did 5 years in the past in... the position? Oh it truly is proper, Chicago. So i'd imagine two times formerly I say Washington is the in person-friendly words SouthEast crew with a danger in the subsequent decade.

Answer 8

Yes, definitely, the AFC West

Answer 9

TOUGHEST DIVISION THIS UP COMING YEAR? IT'S TOUGH ONE.BUT I HAVE AN ANSWER WELL IT'S DEFIANTLY IN THE AFC. AND IT'S THE EAST.
FIRST YOU HAVE THE PATS MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS FOR AWHILE THY GOT BETTER THIS OFF SEASON( 2 GREAT WR"S FOR BRADY TO THROW TOO. PLUS THAT LB POSITION WAS GREATLY UP GRADED
THEN THERE IS THE JETS PLAYOFF TEAM THAT ADDED A DANGEROUS BACK THIS YEAR(THOMAS JONES) THAT WAS NEEDED TO COMPETE AGAINST THE EAST DEFENSES WHICH HAVE GOTTEN EVEN BETTER
THEN THE DOLPHINS TOP 5 DEFENSES IN THE NFL BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR JUST ADDED JOEY PORTER. A RECONSTRUCTED OFFENSE HEADED BY CAM CAMERON. ADDITION OF FB CORY SCHLESINGER TO LEAD BLOCK FOR BROWN AND YES I BELIEVE RICKY(WILLIAMS) IS COMING BACK.(IF NFL SAY YES AND CAMERON WANT HIM)
FINIAL LY THE BILLS I HEAR A 5 BACK SYSTEM OR RUNNING BACK BY COMMITTEE? THEY HAVE THERE WORD CUT OUT FOR THEM BUT THEY ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO COMPETE.
CONCLUSION IS I EXPECT THE EAST TO DO SOME DAMAGE AROUND THE NFL AND HAVE SLUG FEST IN THERE CONFERENCE I THINK IT'S GONNA COME DOWN TO POINTS IN THE END

Answer 10

1. AFC West

2. AFC North

3. I also think EVERY AFC division is tougher than any NFC division