Midway through the season, who is the best team in the NFL?
 

At the end of week 8, here are the playoff standings. 19 teams either have a winning record or are in a playoff position. And that doesn't include a couple others that are within a game of a playoff spot.

1 Denver 6-1
2 New England 6-2

3 Cincinnati 4-2-1
6 Buffalo 5-3

4 Indianapolis 5-3
5 San Diego 5-3

Baltimore 5-3
Pittsburgh 5-3
Kansas City 4-3
Miami 4-3
Cleveland 4-3

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1 Arizona 6-1
2 Detroit 6-2

3 Dallas 6-2
6 Green Bay 5-3

4 Carolina 3-4-1
5 Philadelphia 5-2

San Fran 4-3
Seattle 4-3

I really like what Zona is doing, but I gotta give it to the Donks.

Manning is in HOF form right now, and that defense looks like the best in the AFC.

Broncos.

The Steelers.

I'm telling you, they are back.

The win over the Colts wasn't an accident.

I see a Steelers-Broncos AFCC, with Big Ben being just a bit better than old fart Manning at that point.

Steel men are coming.

****in donks.

**** the donks.

Why, in this hypothetical, does San Diego get in over us with an identical record?

We have the tie breaker.

They have a better record.

The Chargers currently have a 5-3 record. We have a 4-3 record. You may need to look up the definition of identical. Those are the playoff seedings as they stand right now, tiebreakers included.

I forgot they haven't had a bye week yet.

I tell you if them ****s win the Super Bowl this year I am going take a year off from watching football.

But yes, if you want to extrapolate... if the Chiefs win the next two weeks, they will hold a playoff spot at the conclusion of week 10 no matter what everyone else does. We'd hold the tiebreaker over SD after their bye week. We'd have beaten Buffalo to knock them below us, and Pittsburgh/Baltimore play this week, so one of them will lose.

Who's going to stop them this year? That's what really blows. Seattle better get their shit together.

The Chiefs also have the best strength of victory in the AFC by a significant margin. I guess that's one advantage to losing to Tennessee.

What is strength of victory?

And how different is it than strength of schedule?

Denver has had 5 home games...and that thin air is probably the biggest advantage in the NFL. How the **** does that happen...KC had 2 out of the first 6

There is no dominant team in the NFL this season....anyone can beat anyone. Manning in crappy weather on the road...we'll see

I'd really like to do the same. Every time some asshole gets suspended I feel like a perfect putz for not trying harder to give it up this year. If the Browns ever accidentally win the damn thing I'll be able to give it up forever.

Heh, we'll see. I don't think so.

Strength of schedule is the winning percentage of all the teams you play. Strength of victory is the winning percentage of the teams you've defeated.

It usually doesn't come into play that often really. But when you're talking about wild card tiebreakers SOV is actually the 4th tiebreaker, ahead of strength of schedule. It's usually head-to-head, conference record, common games, strength of victory, strength of schedule.

****in Donks are just toying with teams now. Fox sports clowns had Dallas before tonight. Jerry must really throw a good party for the media after the season. Those guys cant get the cowboys cock outta there mouths.

Ah. Rep.

The real point though wasn't playoff tiebreakers... usually the complaint is the Chiefs beat up on weaker teams and never play well against good teams, which has probably been true more years than not. This was a frequent comment in 2010 and 2013. This year though they're much more competitive and have beaten some good teams.

I voted New England just because it stunk less than saying Dunver.

This is why the Steelers are going places.

http://i.imgur.com/MAv6mbhl.jpg

and here is why they are not

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that was an easy counter.

They have the #3 offense in the NFL and you want to talk shit on the OC.

Great logic.

because they play garbage defenses.

and laid eggs against real defenses. Their stats are inflated to the 10th degree from like 4 games.

There is no "best" team in the NFL. They are all acting troupes and "players" cast in certain roles to play a part in the story that is called the 2014 season.

It's fixed, it what I'm saying.

/rablereerun and assorted other dipshits

Colts, Browns and Texans have decent defenses. Try again.

So you're blowing Todd Haley again?

How lucky is he?

NTTATWWT

LMAO

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#13
#8

Steelers have an elite O.

I know they will crush KC.

I know you're a clueless moron that's typing in the nude.

Kind of like how Denver, the chargers, and the pats crushed us?

The difference is the Steelers have an elite RB to go with their franchise QB.

We're ****ed that week.

Missed you, honey sweet boo boo.

And the 49ers.

Don't forget the 49ers.

All four teams were supposed to have their way with us.

We went 2-2, and were within one possession in the losses.

yea and they scored a whopping 10 points against Cleveland in one of the games

great elite offense they got there

So much so that you accused me of using an alt, which is something I'd NEVER do.

I'm sure you revel in the fact that some people suck you off on a daily basis in this forum. But all of us old timers know you're a ****ing phony that's become a troll.

You're the worst part if this forum and have the football IQ of the Ebola virus.

Actually, Ebola is smarter.

Big Ben is on pace for almost 5000 yards and 32 TD.

That team is a force to be reckoned with.

Brady and Manning will fade in December and that Steelers team will be hitting their stride.

I was hoping it was you, because I love you so.

And now I am positively thrilled that you are here in all your unbridled glory!

Well he did say elite offense, but that is another team I'm sure he picked to beat us a billion to zero.

The dreaded GoChiefs seal of approval.

You've all but doomed the Steelers to a wildly disappointing finish.

you dont actually believe hes going to hit 5000 yards cause of one inflated game do you?

are you really that "in the moment" guy?

Nothing would make you happier eh? I see you've found a new pair of nuts to cling too, after the great geno smith crashed and burned. you're attached to big bens scrotum so tight right now it'd probably castrate him, if someone smacked you. They are a tough team no doubt, but unless, they magically become the best defense in the NFL, and can stop Charles and knile, they probably aren't going to crush us. I'm not sure why youre rambling on about the Steelers offense being the 3rd ranked offense in the NFL on this site... instead, why not talk about the chiefs having the 3rd ranked defense, or the 3rd ranked rushing attack, second really since qb scrambles dont count right? Or does that not apply to russel Wilson? I really do not understand you.

Fyp

We will CRUSH the Steelers.










































well I hope. :D

The Steelers barely beat a bad texans team, lost to an average browns team, and lost to the buccs. They are nothing special.

save the power

The Steelers lost to the Bucs. Denver is clearly the best team.

Dane, nice to see you.

Your football takes are horrid! I'm still waiting for you and Geno to be cackling together at the end of the season!! Cuz he's gonna light our defense up this Sumday!!

Denver's not really a team. It's Peyton manning and his valets.

Ive always liked Clay but his negativity and trolling is getting very old. I used to think he had decent football IQ but his dumbassery is becoming too much. Like Hootie mentioned in another thread, we cant even have good football related discussion anymore without him stinking it up. Its making this place unbearable.

They just barely beat Jacksonville, also.

Steelers are frauds.

I think right now the Bronco's are the best in the NFL.
Anything can happen, especially in December.

I was going to just say ditto except I never did like him and IMO he's always been an idiot. The rest is spot on.
If either one of my sons had every displayed the kind of dipshittery he does on a daily basis they would have been stuffed in a gunny sack with a couple bricks and tossed in the river. Then I would have cut my own nutsack off with a dull butter knife so as to never produce such a waist of oxygen ever again.

The Bronco's are definitely playing lights out right now but I can't help but wonder what the overall perception of the Chiefs would be right now had we not laid the egg in game 1 against the Titans. Had we been sitting at 5-2 with some wins against strong teams or had AR not screwed up his play calling in the two losses then I think the perception around here would be very optimistic on our chances. Denver has to go on the road eventually and play in some weather. We all know that is his achilles heal.

I decline to vote in this poll on the basis I just can't bring myself to vote for the Doncos........EVER !

Enh. Now, Denver has had an interesting lack of road travel, but their lone loss was a scrappy OT loss at SEA earlier in the season. They'll make up for the road games over the next month and a half, with most of their games on the road.

As they close out the season, Denver is:

@KC on 11/30
Bills in Denver 12/7
@ SD
@ Cin on 12/22
Raiders on 12/28

@ Cincy, last year (on that date) it was 52 degrees I think.

Cold weather in Denver, no big deal.

I could see them dropping one in KC or SD, but other than that....it's lookin like 14-2 is a strong possibilty.

Dungver

I'd be willing to bet the Steelers don't even make the playoffs.

I try and ignore it, for the most part...but he makes talking football impossible. I just say my piece and move on for the most part.

I hear ya. I think we're gonna curb stomp the Jets

Browns in as the surprise playoff team?