I read this in the paper the other day. Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor was talking about the AFC South: “Our division, I think, is the best in football regardless of what people say about the NFC East. I don’t think the NFC East can match up against the AFC South teams when you put things on the line.”
Let’s take a look. In the NFC East the Giants and Cowboys are both 3-0. The Eagles and Redskins are both 2-1. Over in the AFC South, the Titans are 3-0 but the Colts and Taylor’s Jags are both 1-2 and the Texans are 0-2. That’s a combined 10-2 for the NFC East and just 5-6 for the AFC South.
It’s still sort of early, although 3 of 16 games is equal to 18.75 percent of the schedule — so almost 20 percent of the season is already done. But I’d say the odds favor a team from the NFC East and not the AFC South reaching the Super Bowl. In fact, both NFC Wild Cards may come from the East for the third year in a row. The AFC South is more likely to be represented by the division winner and the division winner only. Sorry to burst your bubble, Fred.
on Sep 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 PM
The AFC is tougher than the NFC. The AFC South is the toughest division in the AFC (one of both Jacksonville’s and Houston’s losses came to the Titans). Therefore, the AFC South is the toughest division in the NFL. Put any of the NFC East teams in the AFC South, or heck, just the AFC in general, and watch them struggle.