- Joined
- Oct 14, 2014
- Messages
- 706
Hi guys, I really should be working, but I was already hyped for football and this 2-0 start is really not calming me down.
Everyone is talking about how this NFC West is probably the best in football and they are right, the line up this year is crazy, it feels like any team can win it and the idea of having 2 teams in the wild card round seems like a strong possibility.
But even more than that, I am quite convinced this division might come out with the best division record in the Superbowl era. The two best divisions according to my research are the 2007 AFC South and the 2013 NFC West (hey again). Both had a total combined record of 42-22, but when you exclude the games inside the division it gives a 30-10 record against teams outside (and that's what's interesting, as a perfect season for a division would still mathematically have 12 losses against other division members, fuck ties).
Soooo, let's look at the current outside of division record and the opponents of the NFC West this season :
6-0
The NFC West is perfect against opponents outside the division so far. Pretty good start !
Now for the schedules, we all play the NFC West and the AFC West. Those are two of the worst divisions. Sure the Cowboys, Eagles, Pats and Bills will not be easy wins, but none of the NFC West teams are legit underdogs against either of those 4 (as of today of course)
It leaves us with the two extra games : Seahawks playing Falcons (W) and Vikings (who just got stomped by the Colts, ok) // 49ers playing Saints and Packers (I hope they lose both) // Cards playing Lions and Panthers
As things stand today, I think the odds of the division losing less than 10 games against that opposition are quite strong, and with our current collective record of 6-0, it means anything better than 24-10 makes it the winningest division of the modern era.
And then the Rams will win that division.
Everyone is talking about how this NFC West is probably the best in football and they are right, the line up this year is crazy, it feels like any team can win it and the idea of having 2 teams in the wild card round seems like a strong possibility.
But even more than that, I am quite convinced this division might come out with the best division record in the Superbowl era. The two best divisions according to my research are the 2007 AFC South and the 2013 NFC West (hey again). Both had a total combined record of 42-22, but when you exclude the games inside the division it gives a 30-10 record against teams outside (and that's what's interesting, as a perfect season for a division would still mathematically have 12 losses against other division members, fuck ties).
Soooo, let's look at the current outside of division record and the opponents of the NFC West this season :
6-0
The NFC West is perfect against opponents outside the division so far. Pretty good start !
Now for the schedules, we all play the NFC West and the AFC West. Those are two of the worst divisions. Sure the Cowboys, Eagles, Pats and Bills will not be easy wins, but none of the NFC West teams are legit underdogs against either of those 4 (as of today of course)
It leaves us with the two extra games : Seahawks playing Falcons (W) and Vikings (who just got stomped by the Colts, ok) // 49ers playing Saints and Packers (I hope they lose both) // Cards playing Lions and Panthers
As things stand today, I think the odds of the division losing less than 10 games against that opposition are quite strong, and with our current collective record of 6-0, it means anything better than 24-10 makes it the winningest division of the modern era.
And then the Rams will win that division.
