Top 5 after Week 14

[Pelicans78]

Based on point differential and strength of schedule.

AFC
1. Broncos - Best offense since 2007 Pats
2. Chiefs
3. Bengals
4. Pats
5. Colts

Best Offense - Broncos
Best Defense - Chiefs

NFC
1. Seahawks
2. Panthers
3. Niners
4. Saints - Slightly behind Niners due to slightly lower point differential.
5. Cards

Best Offense - Seahawks
Best Defense - Panthers

NFL
1. Seahawks
2. Broncos
3. Panthers
4. Niners
5. Saints

Best Offense - Broncos
Best Defense - Panthers

[Pelicans78]

Tier 1 playoff teams
Seahawks/Broncos

Tier 2
Saints/Panthers/Niners

Tier 3
Chiefs/Bengals/Cards/Pats

[AchillesHeel]

Bengals over Pats? Eat a , got. And Chiefs?

[Holden_Caulfield]

Cards are not even in the playoffs atm . I'd move the saints in the first tier, tbh.

[Pelicans78]

Bengals over Pats? Eat a , got. And Chiefs?

It's not my opinion or subjective. Just basing on the numbers. Chiefs and Bengals have higher point differentials while all 3 have below average schedules.

[AchillesHeel]

It's not my opinion or subjective. Just basing on the numbers. Chiefs and Bengals have higher point differentials while all 3 have below average schedules.

I agree on the schedule part, but cmon.....Chiefs is arguable, but the ing Bengals?

[Pelicans78]

I agree on the schedule part, but cmon.....Chiefs is arguable, but the ing Bengals?

I'm just basing it on the numbers. That's all. Its not my subjective opinion. It's just based on point differential and strength of schedule.

Let's be honest about the Pats anyway. They've skated by with alot of close wins this season. They could have easily lost at Buffalo, Atlanta and Houston and at home against the Saints, Dolphins, Broncos, and Browns. They haven't been as dominant as their record. Now they also could have won the Panthers and Jets game as well. But overall, they've played in alot of close games and haven't showed any kind of dominating performances against a good team or on the road.

[Pelicans78]

Cards are not even in the playoffs atm . I'd move the saints in the first tier, tbh.

Saints are a very good team, but they're not as good as the Seahawks or Broncos. I'm not sure if they could beat the Niners or Panthers outside of the dome.

[AchillesHeel]

I'm just basing it on the numbers. That's all. Its not my subjective opinion. It's just based on point differential and strength of schedule.

Let's be honest about the Pats anyway. They've skated by with alot of close wins this season. They could have easily lost at Buffalo, Atlanta and Houston and at home against the Saints, Dolphins, Broncos, and Browns. They haven't been as dominant as their record. Now they also could have won the Panthers and Jets game as well. But overall, they've played in alot of close games and haven't showed any kind of dominating performances against a good team or on the road.

If they finish with the best record in the AFC, the road part doesn't really matter. Brady has delivered in close games, they were down 24 points against the Broncos and they still won that game.

[BRHornet45]

Hornet78 you high as today or something?

[Pelicans78]

If they finish with the best record in the AFC, the road part doesn't really matter. Brady has delivered in close games, they were down 24 points against the Broncos and they still won that game.

I'm not saying they're not better than the Chiefs or Bengals or couldn't beat them. I'm just looking at the point differential/strength of schedule over the course of the season. When looking at them, they've basically won alot of close games and overall haven't played that strong of a schedule.

I don't think the Chiefs or Bengals would beat them in Foxboro, but the Pats record isn't that much better than either teams. Plus, they have a ton of injuries and are basically running on fumes and surviving due to Brady being clutch. They're not as dominant as their record. They just win alot of close games.

[Pelicans78]

Hornet78 you high as today or something?

Wtsup my man.

Not trying to bash our team. Just looking at it thru numbers. They're still a virtual lock to get the 2nd seed and win a home game in the Divisional Round to get to the NFC le game. It would be a big upset if that didn't happen.