Best division in NFL? (1 Viewer)

[Bri]

Curious which division you think is the best in the NFL.

Please feel free to say one has the best offenses and another has the best defenses so overall, best offenses and best defenses please.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Impossible to tell until the season begins, as we have no idea which teams will be surprises, good and bad.

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

Offense: AFC South (Titans, Colts, Texans, Jaguars)

Defense: AFC North (Ravens, Steelers, Bengals, Browns)

Overall: AFC North

honorable mention: NFC East

 

[VonRomig]

Offense: AFC South (Titans, Colts, Texans, Jaguars)Defense: AFC North (Ravens, Steelers, Bengals, Browns)Overall: AFC Northhonorable mention: NFC East

Defense in Cincinnati and Cleveland?I would put forth the defenses of the NFC East... Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, and even the Redskins over the Bungles and Brownies.Von

 

[sinatravolta]

Agreed - AFC North is a bad pick - 2 of the best D's, but then 2 that are among the worst - does not a best division at D make.

Overall - NFC East (Giants and Eagles I think are preseason top 5 teams in NFL, Cowboys and Redskins are probably in the 10-15 range)

Defense - NFC East (Giants, Eagles and Redskins should all be top 10, Cowboys probably 10-15 range)

Offense - actually no division really stands out here. I think it's pretty close between AFC South and NFC South

Top 5: Colts, Saints

Top 10: Texans, Falcons

Top 15: Titans, Panthers

Top 25: Jags

Top 30: Bucs

I guess that would slightly lean towards the AFC South.

 

[Steel Dillo]

Looking purely at the defensive rankings...

The only thing we have to base these rankings on are 2008 results & our opinions of the changes the teams made in the off season.

Here are the raw rankings from last year.

POINTS PER GAME RANKINGS

Team	                Pts/G 	Rank[u]<strong class='bbc'>NFC East</strong>[/u]		Philadelphia Eagles	18.1 	4New York Giants	        18.4 	5Washington Redskins	18.5 	6Dallas Cowboys	        22.8 	20Average Rank		        8.75		[u]<strong class='bbc'>AFC North</strong>[/u]		Pittsburgh Steelers	13.9 	1Baltimore Ravens	15.3 	3Cleveland Browns	21.9 	16Cincinnati Bengals	22.8 	19Average Rank		        9.75		<strong class='bbc'>[u]AFC East[/u]</strong>		New England Patriots	19.3 	8Miami Dolphins	        19.8 	9Buffalo Bills	        21.4 	14New York Jets	        22.3 	18Average Rank		        12.25		<strong class='bbc'>[u]AFC South[/u]</strong>		Tennessee Titans	14.6 	2Indianapolis Colts	18.6 	7Jacksonville Jaguars	22.9 	21Houston Texans	        24.6 	26Average Rank		        14		<strong class='bbc'>[u]NFC South[/u]</strong>		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	20.2 	10Atlanta Falcons	        20.3 	11Carolina Panthers	20.6 	12New Orleans Saints	24.6 	27Average Rank		        15		[u]<strong class='bbc'>NFC North</strong>[/u]	Minnesota Vikings	20.8 	13Chicago Bears	        21.9 	17Green Bay Packers	23.8 	23Detroit Lions	        32.3 	32Average Rank		        21.25		<strong class='bbc'>[u]AFC West[/u]</strong>		San Diego Chargers	21.7 	15Oakland Raiders	        24.3 	24Kansas City Chiefs	27.5 	29Denver Broncos	        28.0 	30Average Rank		        24.5		<strong class='bbc'>[u]NFC West[/u]</strong>		San Francisco 49ers	23.8 	22Seattle Seahawks	24.5 	25Arizona Cardinals	26.6 	28St. Louis Rams	        29.1 	31Average Rank		        26.5

YARDS PER GAME RANKINGS

Team	                Pts/G 	RankPhiladelphia Eagles	274.3 	3Washington Redskins	288.8 	4New York Giants	        292.0   5Dallas Cowboys	        294.3   8Average Rank		        5		Pittsburgh Steelers	237.2 	1Baltimore Ravens	261.1 	2Cincinnati Bengals	325.5 	12Cleveland Browns	356.5 	26Average Rank		        10.25		Tennessee Titans	293.6 	7Indianapolis Colts	310.9 	11Jacksonville Jaguars	330.9 	17Houston Texans	        336.6   22Average Rank		        14.25		New England Patriots	309.0 	10Buffalo Bills	        326.1   14Miami Dolphins	        329.0   15New York Jets	        329.4   16Average Rank		        13.75		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	306.1 	9Carolina Panthers	331.2 	18New Orleans Saints	339.5 	23Atlanta Falcons	        347.9   24Average Rank		        18.5		Minnesota Vikings	292.4 	6Green Bay Packers	334.3 	20Chicago Bears	        334.7   21Detroit Lions	        404.4   32Average Rank		        19.75		San Francisco 49ers	326.0 	13Arizona Cardinals	331.5 	19St. Louis Rams	        371.9   28Seattle Seahawks	378.0 	30Average Rank		        22.5		San Diego Chargers	349.9 	25Oakland Raiders	        360.9   27Denver Broncos	        374.6   29Kansas City Chiefs	393.2 	31Average Rank		        28

COMBINED DIVISIONAL RANKINGS

Divisions	Pts Per Game 	Yds Per Game	Yds/Pts AvgNFC East	8.75            5 	         6.88AFC North	9.75            10.25	         10.00AFC East	12.25           14.25	         13.00AFC South	14              13.75	         14.13NFC South	15              18.5	         16.75NFC North	21.25           19.75	         20.50NFC West	26.5            22.5	         24.50AFC West	24.5            28	         26.25

 

[CrossEyed]

Offense: AFC South (Titans, Colts, Texans, Jaguars)Defense: AFC North (Ravens, Steelers, Bengals, Browns)Overall: AFC Northhonorable mention: NFC East

Defense in Cincinnati and Cleveland?I would put forth the defenses of the NFC East... Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, and even the Redskins over the Bungles and Brownies.Von

Cleveland and Cincy had improved defenses last season, especially Cincy. The problem was that their offense was so bad without Palmer that they were on the field way too much. I expect the Bengals to be a surprise team this year.Cleveland is...well...Cleveland. So I expect them to be...well...Cleveland.

 

[kickitforward]

AFC North would be my pick as well for best overall.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Cleveland and Cincy had improved defenses last season, especially Cincy. The problem was that their offense was so bad without Palmer that they were on the field way too much. I expect the Bengals to be a surprise team this year.

The big question for Cincy, other than Palmer's health, is the running game. The rumors of Cedric Benson's resurrection are greatly exaggerated.

 

[Bri]

I think Cincy's D will surprise especially if Odom gets his act together

 

[Bri]

SteelDillo, thank you for posting those useful stats

Are we looking at yards per game offense? or yards allowed by the defense? I'm thinking it's D

thanks again