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Level of play even between AFC, NFC
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Published: September 10, 2008
The National Football Conference picked up right where it left off.
NFC teams combined to go 3-1 against the alleged powerful AFC during the opening week of the NFL season.
With that start, combined with the New York Giants win over New England in Super Bowl XLII, the balance of power in the NFL appears to be firmly in the middle.
AFC teams really started taking control of the league when Denver won consecutive Super Bowls with two pretty spectacular teams. Denver defeated Green Bay 31-24 in 1998 for its first title, and since then the AFC has won eight of 11 Super Bowls.
But just check out last week's scores. Yeah, Buffalo creamed an injured, jet-lagged Seattle team, but Carolina, Chicago and Dallas all picked up big victories.
The Panthers outplayed San Diego, hailed as the most talented team in the league by many, and picked up a huge road win. Dallas went into re-tooled Cleveland and dropped the hammer. And in perhaps the biggest stunner, the Bears – those Kyle Orton-led Bears – went into Indianapolis and mauled Peyton Manning's Colts.
Now with New England quarterback Tom Brady out for the rest of the season, there's no longer a clear-cut powerhouse team.
In this era of parity, that's the way it should be.
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