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Has the NFL ever seen this much parity?
Posted on 11/4/25 at 12:22 am
Posted on 11/4/25 at 12:22 am
I think Philly and TB are gonna run away with their divisions, but the other 6 are up for grabs. Around half the league I wouldn’t be surprised to see in the SB this year.
Crazy, I counted 14 teams, 7 in each conference:
AFC: NE, BUF, DEN, LAC, KC, BAL, IND
NFC: PHI, SEA, LAR, SF, GB, DET, TB
Crazy, I counted 14 teams, 7 in each conference:
AFC: NE, BUF, DEN, LAC, KC, BAL, IND
NFC: PHI, SEA, LAR, SF, GB, DET, TB
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Posted on 11/4/25 at 2:32 am to CecilShortsHisPants
NFL seems to be the only league that's figured out the parity thing. Its truly incredible. Its why it's king.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 2:35 am to CecilShortsHisPants
You listed the probable playoff teams.
Giants have proven, just make the playoffs and you have a shot at a SB.
Giants have proven, just make the playoffs and you have a shot at a SB.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 3:04 am to hottub
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You listed the probable playoff teams
In years past, I could easily narrow the playoff field down to 3-5 teams and a bunch of pretenders by week 9. They’re all contenders right now.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 3:53 am to hottub
quote:Helps when you get to play the 2 biggest postseason chokers in the modern NFL on that run (GB and DAL)
Giants have proven, just make the playoffs and you have a shot at a SB.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:57 am to Pendulum
quote:Maybe for people who enjoy blindly stumbling through life.
NFL seems to be the only league that's figured out the parity thing. It’s truly incredible. It’s why it's king.
NFL parody is forced.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 7:06 am to Pendulum
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NFL seems to be the only league that's figured out the parity thing. Its truly incredible. Its why it's king.
Only so many franchise QBs to go around and sprinkle in "selective enforcement" from officiating and voila, you have parity.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 8:18 am to bad93ex
I’d say it has much more to do with the short life spans of most players careers and the completely crapshoot nature of the draft, along with having way more variable positions than most other leagues.
This post was edited on 11/4/25 at 8:18 am
Posted on 11/4/25 at 12:56 pm to CecilShortsHisPants
They are just past the halfway point in the season. Things will progress for the better teams.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:15 pm to Pendulum
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NFL seems to be the only league that's figured out the parity thing. Its truly incredible. Its why it's king.
Agreed. The league with 7 different champions in the last 7 years definitely has zero parity.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:47 pm to CecilShortsHisPants
Refs/Vegas I feel sorry for anybody that still thinks the NFL is real.
This post was edited on 11/4/25 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 11/4/25 at 2:06 pm to CecilShortsHisPants
Another thing that benefits the NFL "parity" is the shorter season.
With just 17 games, the standings run closer together. An upset or two really effects the standings and teams are always within striking distance of each other.
With just 17 games, the standings run closer together. An upset or two really effects the standings and teams are always within striking distance of each other.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 4:50 pm to CecilShortsHisPants
You could include Pittsburgh and Chicago on that list as well.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 4:58 pm to StansberryRules
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With just 17 games, the standings run closer together
And they force the best teams from the previous year to play each other and the worst to play the worst so it's harder to stay on the top or the bottom.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 10:07 pm to CecilShortsHisPants
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In years past, I could easily narrow the playoff field down to 3-5 teams and a bunch of pretenders by week 9. They’re all contenders right now.
In the past you figured out which 3-5 teams are going to make a 14 team playoff field? Mid teams with some good luck round out the playoff field.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 12:04 am to wildtigercat93
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I’d say it has much more to do with the short life spans of most players careers and the completely crapshoot nature of the draft, along with having way more variable positions than most other leagues.
well that and the playoffs being single elimination unlike every other sport.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 1:09 am to CecilShortsHisPants
Interesting how quickly New England is back right after Bill B. leaves.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:59 am to BRIllini07
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In the past you figured out which 3-5 teams are going to make a 14 team playoff field?
Maybe I should have specified. Generally, there are 3-5 teams that feel like real SB contenders by this point in the season. I put that number at 14 this season.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 5:26 am to CecilShortsHisPants
Been building towards this for a long time. This year seems a bit more skewed to the handful of good teams, a LOT of bad teams, and the rest mediocre.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:08 pm to CecilShortsHisPants
I don’t think we should get too ahead of ourselves. My preseason Super Bowl pick was Eagles-Chiefs YET AGAIN and I stand by that even with the Chiefs not doing so great so far this season. Chiefs don’t need a strong regular season to make the SB. They have proven time and time again that they save their best for the biggest stage.
Yeah the Colts are a cute story in November. The resurgence of New England is a cute story. Sam Darnold is a cute story. But when it’s nut-cutting time and the chips are down in January do we really trust them to get it done in the big games? No chance in hell I would pick the Colts to beat the Chiefs in the playoffs. Hell I wouldn’t even pick the Bills to beat the Chiefs even though they just did 3 days ago. Mahomes and Hurts are levels above everybody else when the games start to really matter. Championship DNA. It factor
Yeah the Colts are a cute story in November. The resurgence of New England is a cute story. Sam Darnold is a cute story. But when it’s nut-cutting time and the chips are down in January do we really trust them to get it done in the big games? No chance in hell I would pick the Colts to beat the Chiefs in the playoffs. Hell I wouldn’t even pick the Bills to beat the Chiefs even though they just did 3 days ago. Mahomes and Hurts are levels above everybody else when the games start to really matter. Championship DNA. It factor
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