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Originally Posted by moon
The AFC East teams sure have done a great job of shooting themselves in the foot this season but they all have had better seasons than the Broncos and Chargers.
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I don't know about that. As a Kansas City Chiefs fan, I watched the Chiefs play the AFC East this season. Now the Chiefs are a terrible, terrible, football team. Statistically they have the worst defensive line in NFL history, not to mention numerous other problems. In their four games vs the AFC East, the had a chance to win three of them. Bowe dropped a pass in the end zone to lose to New England. The Chiefs blew late fourth quarter leads to the Jets and Dolphins. The only AFC East team that man handled them were the Buffalo Bills, who scored the most points against the Chiefs in the Chiefs 49 year history.
If the Broncos or Chargers had games against the Rams, Seahawks, 49ers, and Cardinals. They may have an extra win or two just like the AFC East teams did. Because of the unbalanced schedule it is impossible to compare one teams record with another. An extra win or two for one team does not necessarily mean that the team with less wins is an inferior team since the teams in question did not play identical records.
Even in the AFC East one could argue that the Patriots are the best team in a tie scenario because they had to play a first place schedule with games vs the Colts and Steelers. Of course it won't even come to that since the first tie breaker is head to head.
Every year is different and every divisions schedule is different. Under the circumstances I think the NFL is doing the best they can with the current playoff format. If teams in the league thought is was unfair, they would make changes when the NFL Competition Committee meets in February.