NFL: Parity run amok
I know everyone gets tired of hearing about NFL parity. But this is getting ridiculous.
If the Broncos beat the Chargers in Monday Night Football, through six full weeks there will be two — TWO! — AFC teams with winning records. The Texans and Ravens each are 5-1, and both are coming off shaky Sundays. Green Bay drilled the Texans 42-24 in Houston, and the Ravens, also at home, survived the Cowboys 31-29 when Dallas missed a two-point conversion and a 51-yard field goal in the final minute.
If the Broncos win, which is no stretch at all, the AFC will have seven 3-3 teams, including all four teams in the AFC East. The next me or anyone else likens something to NFL parity, call us out on it. There is no such thing.
Over in the NFC, seven teams have winning records and just two teams have records worse than 2-3 — the Panthers and Saints both are 1-4, and no one really believes either team stinks. Think about that. The NFC is truly without a bad team. The AFC has Cleveland and Oakland and Kansas City and Jacksonville, but every team in the NFC has something going for it.
I don’t do NFL team rankings, but how could you possibly even try? Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Houston, San Francisco, the Giants. The top is sort of doable, but after that? How do you rank teams 8-28? It’s like the Big Ten.
The NFL has been big on parity for decades, but I’ve never seen anything like this. If the playoffs started today, the AFC would have four teams with .500 records.
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