Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
There are currently eight teams in each conference with winning records (5-4 or better).
In the AFC, the "Top 8" square off 8 times over the course of the next 7 weeks.
In the NFC, the "Top 8" match up 12 times for the rest of the season.
There are also 8 interconference games between each set.
To put it another way, the AFC Top 8 has 56 gamesleft (8x7), and less than half of those (24) are winning team matchups (double-counting here, I understand). The NFC has 32 of 56.
The point? Well, it would seem to lean towards the NFC beating each other up, and the AFC having better records. Therefore, I would expect that 11 wins might be the requisite number in the AFC to get to the postseason, but a wildcard team in the NFC could sneak in at 9-7.
In the AFC, the "Top 8" square off 8 times over the course of the next 7 weeks.
In the NFC, the "Top 8" match up 12 times for the rest of the season.
There are also 8 interconference games between each set.
To put it another way, the AFC Top 8 has 56 gamesleft (8x7), and less than half of those (24) are winning team matchups (double-counting here, I understand). The NFC has 32 of 56.
The point? Well, it would seem to lean towards the NFC beating each other up, and the AFC having better records. Therefore, I would expect that 11 wins might be the requisite number in the AFC to get to the postseason, but a wildcard team in the NFC could sneak in at 9-7.
