* – Division Winner
+ – Wild Card Winner
AFC
1. Kansas City Chiefs*
2. Cincinnati Bengals*
3. Buffalo Bills*
4. Jacksonville Jaguars*
5. New York Jets+
6. Los Angeles Chargers+
7. Baltimore Ravens+
NFC
1. Philadelphia Eagles*
2. San Francisco 49ers*
3. Detroit Lions*
4. New Orleans Saints*
5. Dallas Cowboys+
6. Seattle Seahawks+
7. Minnesota Vikings+
Continue reading1. Kansas City Chiefs
They’re going for their eighth consecutive division title, sixth consecutive conference title game and fourth Super Bowl appearance out of the last five.
2. Los Angeles Chargers
They must get over that Wild Card disaster from last year. To do that they will need to keep RB Austin Ekeler happy and hope key players don’t get injured like they did last season.
3. Las Vegas Raiders
Vegas is quickly becoming the Patriots of the West. Enter QB Jimmy Garoppolo who reunites with head coach Josh McDaniels from their days in the Northeast.
4. Denver Broncos
Was last season a fluke or a sign of things to come for QB Russell Wilson? New head coach Sean Payton should be able to steer this ship back on track.
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One Down
This is becoming a well oiled machine. 49ers QB Brock Purdy threw for 332 yards and 3 touchdown passes in his first playoff start against the Seattle Seahawks. RB Christian McCaffrey ran for 119 yards with a receiving touchdown and WR Deebo Samuel had 133 receiving yards and a touchdown catch. The defense forced two turnovers in the second half and nearly shutout Seattle in the second half giving up a touchdown in garbage time. This was the third time facing their division rival and the 49ers swept them in impressive fashion. It’ll be interesting if this continues.
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Dallas’ Not So Secret Weapon
I’ve been hearing about it for a while now. RB Tony Pollard needs to be utilized more in the Dallas Cowboys offense. That has certainly been the case this season and it was helped by an injury to RB Ezekiel Elliott. With Elliott’s return this past week against the Minnesota Vikings there was a thought that Pollard’s usage would be reduced. On the contrary that didn’t happen at all. Now Pollard wasn’t the only reason why the Cowboys destroyed the Vikings 40-3. But it can’t be ignored that while Pollard is playing this way the Cowboys can ill afford to change this going forward toward December.
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Mid-Season Report
We have arrived at the halfway point of the NFL season. Here’s a brief rundown of who are contenders, outsiders and are planning for next season.
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