Has there ever been a wilder NFL season? The playoff picture in both conferences!

[Forward_Lateral]

I can't recall a season where, this late in the year, there was so many teams still just a game back of a playoff spot.

In the AFC there's 6 teams at 7-6, and one at 8-5 that plays multiple 7-6 teams down the stretch.

KC is only a game up on Denver for the AFC West, which is wild considering Denver started the season absolutely awful.

The NFC is just as nuts!

There's Minnesota at 7-6, GB at 6-6, then 4 teams at 6-7, including 3 that are all tied in the NFC South!

This is going to be a wild ride, with many of the teams in each conference playing each other, the muddied picture should get clearer within the next few weeks. Right?

[Novacane]

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We just need to win the next four. Separate from the pack.

[DraftBoy]

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Seems like a pretty down year overall for most of the league. While it will make the playoff chase and fantasy football playoffs exciting, I’d expect pretty much straight chalk in the playoffs.

[Novacane]

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There is no favorite to win the AFC. When's the last time anyone could remember that? Is any team in the hunt not capable of beating Baltimore or Miami?

[DraftBoy]

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There is no favorite to win the AFC. When's the last time anyone could remember that? Is any team in the hunt not capable of beating Baltimore or Miami?

Miami is the favorite, without question. Baltimore is right there too with KC a little bit behind them.

[Forward_Lateral]

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Seems like a pretty down year overall for most of the league. While it will make the playoff chase and fantasy football playoffs exciting, I’d expect pretty much straight chalk in the playoffs.

I disagree.

Sure there will be favorites like Philly, Dallas, SF, Baltimore, Miami, but honestly, none of those teams look unbeatable at all. Not like years past where it was a Brady led team or the Chiefs.

I think it's wide open, and any team that makes it has a shot.

[Forward_Lateral]

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Miami is the favorite, without question. Baltimore is right there too with KC a little bit behind them.

KC is in jeopardy of missing the playoffs. They are a game up on Denver, and another loss will put them in the 8-6 pile of teams. I don't think KC is a favorite at all at this point.

[Novacane]

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Miami is the favorite, without question. Baltimore is right there too with KC a little bit behind them.

I'll wait and see how they do in the Dallas, Baltimore, Bills stretch. They may be a slight favorite today but that gets flushed if they keep losing to + .500 teams. . I'm interested to see if they're for real.

[DraftBoy]

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I'll wait and see how they do in the Dallas, Baltimore, Bills stretch. They may be a slight favorite today but that gets flushed if they keep losing to + .500 teams. . I'm interested to see if they're for real.

Everything I see when I watch them indicates they are for real. I agree those games will be a big test, but I wouldn’t be shocked if they go undefeated in them all.

[DraftBoy]

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I disagree.

Sure there will be favorites like Philly, Dallas, SF, Baltimore, Miami, but honestly, none of those teams look unbeatable at all. Not like years past where it was a Brady led team or the Chiefs.

I think it's wide open, and any team that makes it has a shot.

It’s Philly, SF, Miami, and Baltimore. With the real question of who is #1 and 2 in the NFC.

[DraftBoy]

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KC is in jeopardy of missing the playoffs. They are a game up on Denver, and another loss will put them in the 8-6 pile of teams. I don't think KC is a favorite at all at this point.

Fair point, but KC is a late season/playoff team. Until they’re out they still have to be considered a favorite.

[Forward_Lateral]

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It’s Philly, SF, Miami, and Baltimore. With the real question of who is #1 and 2 in the NFC.

Philly? Really? They just got boat raced 2 weeks in a row, one to a divisional opponent, which is alarming.

[Mad Max]

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Philly? Really? They just got boat raced 2 weeks in a row, one to a divisional opponent, which is alarming.

Yes, as much as we despise the Cowdookies. They are 1a to San Francisco’s 1…Philly is third, not only did they get boatraced twice in a row they should have lost three in a row. They are a clear third.

[DraftBoy]

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Philly? Really? They just got boat raced 2 weeks in a row, one to a divisional opponent, which is alarming.

It’s just like KC, until they are out they have to be considered contenders.

KC had the same questions asked about them this time this year after falling to Cincy and barely beating Houston. We know Philly is one of the best teams in the NFC when they turn it on.

[ParanoidAndroid]

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Miami could be the favorite to get the #1 seed but the favorite to win the AFC Championship?

They have yet to beat a legit team and don't say Denver because they were horrible early in the year.

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Miami could be the favorite to get the #1 seed but the favorite to win the AFC Championship?

They have yet to beat a legit team and don't say Denver because they were horrible early in the year.

If Miami beats Baltimore, then I'll agree.