Best Division in the NFL

[oldnotdead]

Lance is IMO a year away from really showing who he is. 49ers TBD

The word is that the Hawks will make a play for Watson, they certainly have the draft capital for it. The Hawks also have the cap space for Watson. But with Pittsburgh, Tampa, Saints, and others possibly in the bidding it's no sure thing they will get him. Their plan B IMO is to play Lock this season and draft their franchise QB next year. So the Seahawks are TBD

Murray can't carry the Cards, he's a complimentary QB, not a true franchise talent. The problem is the Cards only have $5.5M in cap space. They don't have the means to build the team Murray needs around him. Their FO has shown they struggle drafting talent. I think they stay in the 3rd or 4th place in the division. IMO Trey Lance is a much better QB prospect than Murray. The Cards are who they are, i.e. faders who might make the wildcard again.

If the Rams resign the core of their FAs along with Miller and OBJ, they are obviously the class of the NFCW. So to think that this division is better than the AFCW is a very tough sell. This is a QB driven league. The #4 QB Carr is far and away a better QB than Murray or Lance at this point in Trey's career. The AFCW has 4 good QBs, two elite, another trending on being elite (Herbert) and the 4th is a top-tier talent in his own right. The NFCW has one elite QB, one questionable QB (his immaturity is holding him back and he lacks mental and physical toughness), and two QBs who have yet to prove they aren't busts.

IMO Staley will impact the Charger's drafts in a hugely positive manner. He is building the Charger's first in-house analytics team, with some very talented people.

In one off season the NFCW has basically dismantled itself and we won't know how they will emerge for the long run.

I agree with Merlin that Kay is hot with one caveat, that being she doesn't say anything about sports. She's 35 but acts like a teenager.

 

[oldnotdead]

Regarding Trey Lance:

I still believe he is at least going to be as good as Derek Carr who is better than most think. If Trey reaches that level of play the Niners will be very dangerous. They were dangerous with Jimmy G and Trey has more talent and a much higher ceiling.

 

[FrantikRam]

Put it this way... would you rather the Rams play 6 games next year vs the Cards, Hawks with no Wilson and 9ers with de facto rookie Lance... or 6 games vs the AFC West teams?

Yeah, it's not close.

The AFC North may yet prove better than the NFC West too. We are lucky that the Packers so far appear to be our only real competition in the NFC.

We play the AFCW next year and I'm not remotely concerned for three of the four games.

I'm more concerned about the Niners than any team in the AFCW

 

[Florida_Ram]

The Best Division in the NFL is fun to forecast before every new season and to analyze after each season ends.

How many NFL SB Champions played in the best Division (combined regular season winning percentage) before they hoisted the Lombardi?

All the Super Bowl winning teams since 1967.

I	Jan. 15, 1967	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10
II	Jan. 14, 1968	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Green Bay 33, Oakland 14
III	Jan. 12, 1969	Orange Bowl (Miami)	New York Jets 16, Baltimore 7
IV	Jan. 11, 1970	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7
V	Jan. 17, 1971	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Baltimore 16, Dallas 13
VI	Jan. 16, 1972	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Dallas 24, Miami 3
VII	Jan. 14, 1973	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Miami 14, Washington 7
VIII	Jan. 13, 1974	Rice Stadium (Houston)	Miami 24, Minnesota 7
IX	Jan. 12, 1975	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6
X	Jan. 18, 1976	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17
XI	Jan. 9, 1977	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
XII	Jan. 15, 1978	Superdome (New Orleans)	Dallas 27, Denver 10
XIII	Jan. 21, 1979	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31
XIV	Jan. 20, 1980	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles Rams 19
XV	Jan. 25, 1981	Superdome (New Orleans)	Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10
XVI	Jan. 24, 1982	Silverdome (Pontiac, Mich.)	San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21
XVII	Jan. 30, 1983	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Washington 27, Miami 17
XVIII	Jan. 22, 1984	Tampa (Fla.) Stadium	Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9
XIX	Jan. 20, 1985	Stanford (Calif.) Stadium	San Francisco 38, Miami 16
XX	Jan. 26, 1986	Superdome (New Orleans)	Chicago 46, New England 10
XXI	Jan. 25, 1987	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	New York Giants 39, Denver 20
XXII	Jan. 31, 1988	Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego)	Washington 42, Denver 10
XXIII	Jan. 22, 1989	Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami)	San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
XXIV	Jan. 28, 1990	Superdome (New Orleans)	San Francisco 55, Denver 10
XXV	Jan. 27, 1991	Tampa (Fla.) Stadium	New York Giants 20, Buffalo 19
XXVI	Jan. 26, 1992	Metrodome (Minneapolis)	Washington 37, Buffalo 24
XXVII	Jan. 31, 1993	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Dallas 52, Buffalo 17
XXVIII	Jan. 30, 1994	Georgia Dome (Atlanta)	Dallas 30, Buffalo 13
XXIX	Jan. 29, 1995	Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami)	San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
XXX	Jan. 28, 1996	Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Ariz.)	Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17
XXXI	Jan. 26, 1997	Superdome (New Orleans)	Green Bay 35, New England 21
XXXII	Jan. 25, 1998	Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)	Denver 31, Green Bay 24
XXXIII	Jan. 31, 1999	Pro Player Stadium (Miami)	Denver 34, Atlanta 19
XXXIV	Jan. 30, 2000	Georgia Dome (Atlanta)	St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16
XXXV	Jan. 28, 2001	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Baltimore 34, New York Giants 7
XXXVI	Feb. 3, 2002	Superdome (New Orleans)	New England 20, St. Louis 17
XXXVII	Jan. 26, 2003	Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)	Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21
XXXVIII	Feb. 1, 2004	Reliant Stadium (Houston)	New England 32, Carolina 29
XXXIX	Feb. 6, 2005	Alltel Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)	New England 24, Philadelphia 21
XL	Feb. 5, 2006	Ford Field (Detroit)	Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10
XLI	Feb. 4, 2007	Dolphin Stadium (Miami)	Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17
XLII	Feb. 3, 2008	University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)	New York Giants 17, New England 14
XLIII	Feb. 1, 2009	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23
XLIV	Feb. 7, 2010	Sun Life Stadium (Miami)	New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17
XLV	Feb. 6, 2011	Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)	Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25
XLVI	Feb. 5, 2012	Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)	New York Giants 21, New England 17
XLVII	Feb. 3, 2013	Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans)	Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31
XLVIII	Feb. 2, 2014	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.)	Seattle 43, Denver 8
XLIX	Feb. 1, 2015	University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)	New England 28, Seattle 24
50	Feb. 7, 2016	Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.)	Denver 24, Carolina 10
LI	Feb. 5, 2017	NRG Stadium (Houston)	New England 34, Atlanta 28
LII	Feb. 4, 2018	U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis)	Philadelphia 41, New England 33
LIII	Feb. 3, 2019	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)	New England 13, Los Angeles Rams 3
LIV	Feb. 2, 2020	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami)	Kansas City 31, San Francisco 20
LV	Feb. 7, 2021	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Tampa Bay 31, Kansas City 9
LVI	Feb. 13, 2022	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, Calif.)	Los Angeles Rams 23, Cincinnati 20

Somebody must have the answer to this?

 

[Tano]

The Best Division in the NFL is fun to forecast before every new season and to analyze after each season ends.

How many NFL SB Champions played in the best Division (combined regular season winning percentage) before they hoisted the Lombardi?

All the Super Bowl winning teams since 1967.

I	Jan. 15, 1967	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10
II	Jan. 14, 1968	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Green Bay 33, Oakland 14
III	Jan. 12, 1969	Orange Bowl (Miami)	New York Jets 16, Baltimore 7
IV	Jan. 11, 1970	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7
V	Jan. 17, 1971	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Baltimore 16, Dallas 13
VI	Jan. 16, 1972	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Dallas 24, Miami 3
VII	Jan. 14, 1973	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Miami 14, Washington 7
VIII	Jan. 13, 1974	Rice Stadium (Houston)	Miami 24, Minnesota 7
IX	Jan. 12, 1975	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6
X	Jan. 18, 1976	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17
XI	Jan. 9, 1977	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
XII	Jan. 15, 1978	Superdome (New Orleans)	Dallas 27, Denver 10
XIII	Jan. 21, 1979	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31
XIV	Jan. 20, 1980	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles Rams 19
XV	Jan. 25, 1981	Superdome (New Orleans)	Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10
XVI	Jan. 24, 1982	Silverdome (Pontiac, Mich.)	San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21
XVII	Jan. 30, 1983	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Washington 27, Miami 17
XVIII	Jan. 22, 1984	Tampa (Fla.) Stadium	Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9
XIX	Jan. 20, 1985	Stanford (Calif.) Stadium	San Francisco 38, Miami 16
XX	Jan. 26, 1986	Superdome (New Orleans)	Chicago 46, New England 10
XXI	Jan. 25, 1987	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	New York Giants 39, Denver 20
XXII	Jan. 31, 1988	Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego)	Washington 42, Denver 10
XXIII	Jan. 22, 1989	Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami)	San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
XXIV	Jan. 28, 1990	Superdome (New Orleans)	San Francisco 55, Denver 10
XXV	Jan. 27, 1991	Tampa (Fla.) Stadium	New York Giants 20, Buffalo 19
XXVI	Jan. 26, 1992	Metrodome (Minneapolis)	Washington 37, Buffalo 24
XXVII	Jan. 31, 1993	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Dallas 52, Buffalo 17
XXVIII	Jan. 30, 1994	Georgia Dome (Atlanta)	Dallas 30, Buffalo 13
XXIX	Jan. 29, 1995	Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami)	San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
XXX	Jan. 28, 1996	Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Ariz.)	Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17
XXXI	Jan. 26, 1997	Superdome (New Orleans)	Green Bay 35, New England 21
XXXII	Jan. 25, 1998	Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)	Denver 31, Green Bay 24
XXXIII	Jan. 31, 1999	Pro Player Stadium (Miami)	Denver 34, Atlanta 19
XXXIV	Jan. 30, 2000	Georgia Dome (Atlanta)	St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16
XXXV	Jan. 28, 2001	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Baltimore 34, New York Giants 7
XXXVI	Feb. 3, 2002	Superdome (New Orleans)	New England 20, St. Louis 17
XXXVII	Jan. 26, 2003	Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)	Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21
XXXVIII	Feb. 1, 2004	Reliant Stadium (Houston)	New England 32, Carolina 29
XXXIX	Feb. 6, 2005	Alltel Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)	New England 24, Philadelphia 21
XL	Feb. 5, 2006	Ford Field (Detroit)	Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10
XLI	Feb. 4, 2007	Dolphin Stadium (Miami)	Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17
XLII	Feb. 3, 2008	University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)	New York Giants 17, New England 14
XLIII	Feb. 1, 2009	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23
XLIV	Feb. 7, 2010	Sun Life Stadium (Miami)	New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17
XLV	Feb. 6, 2011	Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)	Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25
XLVI	Feb. 5, 2012	Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)	New York Giants 21, New England 17
XLVII	Feb. 3, 2013	Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans)	Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31
XLVIII	Feb. 2, 2014	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.)	Seattle 43, Denver 8
XLIX	Feb. 1, 2015	University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)	New England 28, Seattle 24
50	Feb. 7, 2016	Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.)	Denver 24, Carolina 10
LI	Feb. 5, 2017	NRG Stadium (Houston)	New England 34, Atlanta 28
LII	Feb. 4, 2018	U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis)	Philadelphia 41, New England 33
LIII	Feb. 3, 2019	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)	New England 13, Los Angeles Rams 3
LIV	Feb. 2, 2020	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami)	Kansas City 31, San Francisco 20
LV	Feb. 7, 2021	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Tampa Bay 31, Kansas City 9
LVI	Feb. 13, 2022	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, Calif.)	Los Angeles Rams 23, Cincinnati 20

Somebody must have the answer to this?

Well you can cut New England from this list.

Buffalo NY Jets and Miami all sucked the majority of the time they were Super Bowl winners

NE was basically almost guaranteed a 5 1 or better record within their own division each year.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

AFCW, Carr is the 4th best QB there and he could be second in the NFCW

Despite the collapse Murray is better than Carr right now.

 

[oldnotdead]

Despite the collapse Murray is better than Carr right now.

After 3 years Murray can't read defenses. His big plays come from broken plays with him threatening to run, or botched coverages. When things go bad he sulks like a kid. Carr is an adult with a strong arm and the ability to read defenses. His problem is having an inconsistent team around him and inconsistent coaching. Carr is a better QB than Murray hands down.

 

[Loyal]

Why speculate? The question will be answered this year.

And quite frankly, I don’t care how it shakes out as long as we end up the best team—everyone else can fight their own battles.

It’s the off-season and @Merlin is bored with the Lombardi, already……

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

After 3 years Murray can't read defenses. His big plays come from broken plays with him threatening to run, or botched coverages. When things go bad he sulks like a kid. Carr is an adult with a strong arm and the ability to read defenses. His problem is having an inconsistent team around him and inconsistent coaching. Carr is a better QB than Murray hands down.

Some of those things are true. Murray has the higher completion percentage and the extra running dimension.

 

[Flint]

Regarding Trey Lance:

I still believe he is at least going to be as good as Derek Carr who is better than most think. If Trey reaches that level of play the Niners will be very dangerous. They were dangerous with Jimmy G and Trey has more talent and a much higher ceiling.

He has more talent but is he a better qb, that’s what we’re gonna find out. Wentz has a ton of talent, he has size , speed and arm strength, but something is keeping him from being the great qb we thought.
Maybe all these reports amount to nothing and he’ll explode when he gets all the reps, like Allen, we’ll see.

 

[Tano]

Yeah but Murray is only good for 8 games

My brother who is a Cardinals fan even agrees with me

 

[Flint]

It’s going to be interesting, after several years as the best division in football the west is looking vulnerable. The hags aren’t even pretending they can compete they are clearly the last place team.
Can the cards figure out how to play well for a whole season? Kingsbury doesn’t seem to know and neither does Kyler, but maybe this year.
Can Shanny get his qb over the hump? Shanahan’s qbs have been good enough to get to the playoffs, the SB even, just not able to make that one play with the game on the line. He’s gotta be sick watching Stafford be that guy over and over again.
Maybe this is the year the ram’s super bowl or bust, all in, mortgaging the future, pushing their chips to the center of the table, fuck them picks, strategy comes back to bite them.

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

The Best Division in the NFL is fun to forecast before every new season and to analyze after each season ends.

How many NFL SB Champions played in the best Division (combined regular season winning percentage) before they hoisted the Lombardi?

All the Super Bowl winning teams since 1967.

I	Jan. 15, 1967	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10
II	Jan. 14, 1968	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Green Bay 33, Oakland 14
III	Jan. 12, 1969	Orange Bowl (Miami)	New York Jets 16, Baltimore 7
IV	Jan. 11, 1970	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7
V	Jan. 17, 1971	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Baltimore 16, Dallas 13
VI	Jan. 16, 1972	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Dallas 24, Miami 3
VII	Jan. 14, 1973	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Miami 14, Washington 7
VIII	Jan. 13, 1974	Rice Stadium (Houston)	Miami 24, Minnesota 7
IX	Jan. 12, 1975	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6
X	Jan. 18, 1976	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17
XI	Jan. 9, 1977	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
XII	Jan. 15, 1978	Superdome (New Orleans)	Dallas 27, Denver 10
XIII	Jan. 21, 1979	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31
XIV	Jan. 20, 1980	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles Rams 19
XV	Jan. 25, 1981	Superdome (New Orleans)	Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10
XVI	Jan. 24, 1982	Silverdome (Pontiac, Mich.)	San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21
XVII	Jan. 30, 1983	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Washington 27, Miami 17
XVIII	Jan. 22, 1984	Tampa (Fla.) Stadium	Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9
XIX	Jan. 20, 1985	Stanford (Calif.) Stadium	San Francisco 38, Miami 16
XX	Jan. 26, 1986	Superdome (New Orleans)	Chicago 46, New England 10
XXI	Jan. 25, 1987	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	New York Giants 39, Denver 20
XXII	Jan. 31, 1988	Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego)	Washington 42, Denver 10
XXIII	Jan. 22, 1989	Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami)	San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
XXIV	Jan. 28, 1990	Superdome (New Orleans)	San Francisco 55, Denver 10
XXV	Jan. 27, 1991	Tampa (Fla.) Stadium	New York Giants 20, Buffalo 19
XXVI	Jan. 26, 1992	Metrodome (Minneapolis)	Washington 37, Buffalo 24
XXVII	Jan. 31, 1993	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Dallas 52, Buffalo 17
XXVIII	Jan. 30, 1994	Georgia Dome (Atlanta)	Dallas 30, Buffalo 13
XXIX	Jan. 29, 1995	Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami)	San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
XXX	Jan. 28, 1996	Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Ariz.)	Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17
XXXI	Jan. 26, 1997	Superdome (New Orleans)	Green Bay 35, New England 21
XXXII	Jan. 25, 1998	Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)	Denver 31, Green Bay 24
XXXIII	Jan. 31, 1999	Pro Player Stadium (Miami)	Denver 34, Atlanta 19
XXXIV	Jan. 30, 2000	Georgia Dome (Atlanta)	St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16
XXXV	Jan. 28, 2001	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Baltimore 34, New York Giants 7
XXXVI	Feb. 3, 2002	Superdome (New Orleans)	New England 20, St. Louis 17
XXXVII	Jan. 26, 2003	Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)	Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21
XXXVIII	Feb. 1, 2004	Reliant Stadium (Houston)	New England 32, Carolina 29
XXXIX	Feb. 6, 2005	Alltel Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)	New England 24, Philadelphia 21
XL	Feb. 5, 2006	Ford Field (Detroit)	Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10
XLI	Feb. 4, 2007	Dolphin Stadium (Miami)	Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17
XLII	Feb. 3, 2008	University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)	New York Giants 17, New England 14
XLIII	Feb. 1, 2009	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23
XLIV	Feb. 7, 2010	Sun Life Stadium (Miami)	New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17
XLV	Feb. 6, 2011	Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)	Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25
XLVI	Feb. 5, 2012	Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)	New York Giants 21, New England 17
XLVII	Feb. 3, 2013	Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans)	Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31
XLVIII	Feb. 2, 2014	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.)	Seattle 43, Denver 8
XLIX	Feb. 1, 2015	University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)	New England 28, Seattle 24
50	Feb. 7, 2016	Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.)	Denver 24, Carolina 10
LI	Feb. 5, 2017	NRG Stadium (Houston)	New England 34, Atlanta 28
LII	Feb. 4, 2018	U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis)	Philadelphia 41, New England 33
LIII	Feb. 3, 2019	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)	New England 13, Los Angeles Rams 3
LIV	Feb. 2, 2020	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami)	Kansas City 31, San Francisco 20
LV	Feb. 7, 2021	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Tampa Bay 31, Kansas City 9
LVI	Feb. 13, 2022	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, Calif.)	Los Angeles Rams 23, Cincinnati 20

Somebody must have the answer to this?

Wow @ how many of those 70s Vikings losses should've been Rams wins....

 

[tempests]

IMO the balance of power has been held by the NFC West since 2011. Berths in the conference championship game (ten); Super Bowl appearances (6); wild card teams (9); regular seasons wins (379); playoff games (44); playoff wins (26); these are all more than every other division.

Not to mention the coaching and player talent that has been through here. Every team will have players in the Hall of Fame representing them from this era.

Maybe some other division will supplant the West now...but this was an historic run.

 

[Merlin]

It’s the off-season and @Merlin is bored with the Lombardi, already……

Maybe I'm just like my mother... She's never satisfied.

 

[fanotodd]

The Best Division in the NFL is fun to forecast before every new season and to analyze after each season ends.

How many NFL SB Champions played in the best Division (combined regular season winning percentage) before they hoisted the Lombardi?

All the Super Bowl winning teams since 1967.

I	Jan. 15, 1967	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10
II	Jan. 14, 1968	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Green Bay 33, Oakland 14
III	Jan. 12, 1969	Orange Bowl (Miami)	New York Jets 16, Baltimore 7
IV	Jan. 11, 1970	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7
V	Jan. 17, 1971	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Baltimore 16, Dallas 13
VI	Jan. 16, 1972	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Dallas 24, Miami 3
VII	Jan. 14, 1973	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Miami 14, Washington 7
VIII	Jan. 13, 1974	Rice Stadium (Houston)	Miami 24, Minnesota 7
IX	Jan. 12, 1975	Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)	Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6
X	Jan. 18, 1976	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17
XI	Jan. 9, 1977	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
XII	Jan. 15, 1978	Superdome (New Orleans)	Dallas 27, Denver 10
XIII	Jan. 21, 1979	Orange Bowl (Miami)	Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31
XIV	Jan. 20, 1980	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles Rams 19
XV	Jan. 25, 1981	Superdome (New Orleans)	Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10
XVI	Jan. 24, 1982	Silverdome (Pontiac, Mich.)	San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21
XVII	Jan. 30, 1983	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Washington 27, Miami 17
XVIII	Jan. 22, 1984	Tampa (Fla.) Stadium	Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9
XIX	Jan. 20, 1985	Stanford (Calif.) Stadium	San Francisco 38, Miami 16
XX	Jan. 26, 1986	Superdome (New Orleans)	Chicago 46, New England 10
XXI	Jan. 25, 1987	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	New York Giants 39, Denver 20
XXII	Jan. 31, 1988	Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego)	Washington 42, Denver 10
XXIII	Jan. 22, 1989	Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami)	San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
XXIV	Jan. 28, 1990	Superdome (New Orleans)	San Francisco 55, Denver 10
XXV	Jan. 27, 1991	Tampa (Fla.) Stadium	New York Giants 20, Buffalo 19
XXVI	Jan. 26, 1992	Metrodome (Minneapolis)	Washington 37, Buffalo 24
XXVII	Jan. 31, 1993	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)	Dallas 52, Buffalo 17
XXVIII	Jan. 30, 1994	Georgia Dome (Atlanta)	Dallas 30, Buffalo 13
XXIX	Jan. 29, 1995	Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami)	San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
XXX	Jan. 28, 1996	Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Ariz.)	Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17
XXXI	Jan. 26, 1997	Superdome (New Orleans)	Green Bay 35, New England 21
XXXII	Jan. 25, 1998	Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)	Denver 31, Green Bay 24
XXXIII	Jan. 31, 1999	Pro Player Stadium (Miami)	Denver 34, Atlanta 19
XXXIV	Jan. 30, 2000	Georgia Dome (Atlanta)	St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16
XXXV	Jan. 28, 2001	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Baltimore 34, New York Giants 7
XXXVI	Feb. 3, 2002	Superdome (New Orleans)	New England 20, St. Louis 17
XXXVII	Jan. 26, 2003	Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)	Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21
XXXVIII	Feb. 1, 2004	Reliant Stadium (Houston)	New England 32, Carolina 29
XXXIX	Feb. 6, 2005	Alltel Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)	New England 24, Philadelphia 21
XL	Feb. 5, 2006	Ford Field (Detroit)	Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10
XLI	Feb. 4, 2007	Dolphin Stadium (Miami)	Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17
XLII	Feb. 3, 2008	University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)	New York Giants 17, New England 14
XLIII	Feb. 1, 2009	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23
XLIV	Feb. 7, 2010	Sun Life Stadium (Miami)	New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17
XLV	Feb. 6, 2011	Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)	Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25
XLVI	Feb. 5, 2012	Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)	New York Giants 21, New England 17
XLVII	Feb. 3, 2013	Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans)	Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31
XLVIII	Feb. 2, 2014	MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.)	Seattle 43, Denver 8
XLIX	Feb. 1, 2015	University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)	New England 28, Seattle 24
50	Feb. 7, 2016	Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.)	Denver 24, Carolina 10
LI	Feb. 5, 2017	NRG Stadium (Houston)	New England 34, Atlanta 28
LII	Feb. 4, 2018	U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis)	Philadelphia 41, New England 33
LIII	Feb. 3, 2019	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)	New England 13, Los Angeles Rams 3
LIV	Feb. 2, 2020	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami)	Kansas City 31, San Francisco 20
LV	Feb. 7, 2021	Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)	Tampa Bay 31, Kansas City 9
LVI	Feb. 13, 2022	SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, Calif.)	Los Angeles Rams 23, Cincinnati 20

Somebody must have the answer to this?

Both brady and manning had an easy division back in the day.

Post expansion, it’s been unlikely the SB winner comes out of the best division.

Back when only 4 teams went into the playoffs,
I’d say the Raiders coming out of the division with the chiefs, chargers, and broncos might have been an example. I think the raiders were the first wild card team to win it (or have 3 road victories post expansion).

Maybe when the g-men and skins
were winning it, the NFC east was the top division.

Then there’s the Rams/9ers rivalry of the 80’s. They were both pretty good then.

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