Divisions in NFL

[bjoli198]

I don´t get why the divisions are what they are in the NFL

AFC
East

Bills
Patriots
Dolphins
Jets

West
Broncos
Chargers
Chiefs
Raiders

South
Jaguars
Colts
Titans
Texans

North
Ravens
Bengals
Browns
Steelers


NFC
East
Cowboys
Giants
Eagles
Redskins

West
Rams
Cardinals
49ers
seahawks

South
Falcons
Saints
Buccaneers
Panthers

North
Bears
Lions
Packers
Vikings


A look at the US map shows:
AFC East: all teams accept Dolphins are in the northeast, so My idea would be to change it to
Bills
Patriots
Ravens
Jets

AFC West: it accually works kind of good, all teans are in the western parts of US
Broncos
Chargers
Chiefs
Raiders

AFC South: Well... there are lots of teams in AFC that are south of indianapolis, but Miami is far south of them so they move here
Jaguars
Dolphins
Titans
Texans

AFC North: Well... Afc North could work as it is, but since i moved Ravens to East, I´ll have to move Colts to North
Colts
Bengals
Browns
Steelers

NFC East: Dallas isn´t exatly eastcoast of the US, So they´ll have to move away from the east
Panthers
Giants
Eagles
Redskins

NFC West: We will stick with the NFC west even though we could move both the vikings and the cowboys here
Rams
Cardinals
49ers
seahawks

NFC South: Dallas is quite south, and are in the NFC, so I´ll put them here
Falcons
Saints
Buccaneers
Cowboys

NFC North: I accually like the NFC north, real close between the teams
Bears
Lions
Packers
Vikings

[Charlie Brown]

Disagree with your AFC North.

Colts and Ravens should be in the same division.

Move them to East (Reuniting Colts with old division rival Jets) and moving the Bills to the AFC North.

[DawgFanatic]

Disagree with your AFC North.

Colts and Ravens should be in the same division.

Move them to East (Reuniting Colts with old division rival Jets) and moving the Bills to the AFC North.

that would be a dream right there

[Broncomania96]

Or move the Bills and Browns to the NFC North, and switch them with the Bears and Vikings. I think that may work

[Charlie Brown]

Or move the Bills and Browns to the NFC North, and switch them with the Bears and Vikings. I think that may work

Umm ... no

Browns stay in the AFC North with Bengals and Steelers that's tradition.

I'm sure even you as a .... never mind. What are you?

I see Broncomania - so a Bronco fan.

Yet you have a Packer helmet and it says ... GO PACKERS.

Those are mixed signals....

[Broncomania96]

Umm ... no

Browns stay in the AFC North with Bengals and Steelers that's tradition.

I'm sure even you as a .... never mind. What are you?

I see Broncomania - so a Bronco fan.

Yet you have a Packer helmet and it says ... GO PACKERS.

Those are mixed signals....

When i first came here i trolled. I created this username to seem like a bronco fan so no one would know my last one. Then when i started posting here regulary i got the packers avatar because i am a packers fan, but didnt want to change my username because i like it.

I posted the thread just so you would know better how stupid i was then

First post here

[Charlie Brown]

When i first came here i trolled. I created this username to seem like a bronco fan so no one would know my last one. Then when i started posting here regulary i got the packers avatar because i am a packers fan, but didnt want to change my username because i like it.

I posted the thread just so you would know better how stupid i was then

First post here

OK, good that explains a lot.

BTW, the fool that posted that:

Denver has Back To Back Super Bowls and the Packers don't - well he is sadly mistaken.

The Packers won the first TWO Super Bowls. I would say that winning The AFL-NFL Championship Game (SBI) and Super Bowl II are back to back...

[Ravage!!!]

They wanted to keep some of the traditional rivalries within the divisions. They chose to move Seattle to the NFC, even though they were much more 'west' than KC. Kansas City was one of the original AFC Franchises that built the league. They had to stay in the AFC. Seattle was the one with the less tradition in the division.

You can't break up Cleveland -Pitt-Baltimore (Cleveland b).... RIVALRIES is what puts butts in the seats.

You can't break up the NFC East with Dallas, Giants, Washington...those are HUGE Rivalries! The Dallas vs Washington game is STILL one they look for to predict the presidential election!

Then you are talking about moving the Miami-Bills-Jets matchups??

Thats why things were left as much as they could together. Keeping the BIG and oldest rivalries together and continued so that these teams continue to play each other twice a year.

[Broncomania96]

OK, good that explains a lot.

BTW, the fool that posted that:

Denver has Back To Back Super Bowls and the Packers don't - well he is sadly mistaken.

The Packers won the first TWO Super Bowls. I would say that winning The AFL-NFL Championship Game (SBI) and Super Bowl II are back to back...

Ya but that was pretty fun though,

I still like the idea that i posted before though

[Charlie Brown]

They wanted to keep some of the traditional rivalries within the divisions. They chose to move Seattle to the NFC, even though they were much more 'west' than KC. Kansas City was one of the original AFC Franchises that built the league. They had to stay in the AFC. Seattle was the one with the less tradition in the division.

You can't break up Cleveland -Pitt-Baltimore (Cleveland b).... RIVALRIES is what puts butts in the seats.

You can't break up the NFC East with Dallas, Giants, Washington...those are HUGE Rivalries! The Dallas vs Washington game is STILL one they look for to predict the presidential election!

Then you are talking about moving the Miami-Bills-Jets matchups??

Thats why things were left as much as they could together. Keeping the BIG and oldest rivalries together and continued so that these teams continue to play each other twice a year.

No, you can't Break up the Cleveland-Pittsburgh-Cincinnatti rivalry.

But you can break the Baltimore one. It's no rivalry. It's an upstart team created to replace the departed Baltimore Colts (The Indianapolis Colts). Let Baltimore have their rivalry with the Colts. That's how it should be. The BIG rivalries should stay together. Cleveland-Pittburgh, Pittsburgh-Cinci, Cleveland-Cinci. Baltimore-Indianapolis

Since you state that Seattle didn't have much of a rivalry in the AFC West how about Baltimore in the AFC North? Since 1996. That isn't tradition. That is something new.

How about the Jets-Colts - since Namath beat them

And you assertion that it puts "butts" in the seats in the AFC North is ludicrous. The Browns have never had a problem losing fans. The Browns annually sell out their stadium.

[bjoli198]

They wanted to keep some of the traditional rivalries within the divisions. They chose to move Seattle to the NFC, even though they were much more 'west' than KC. Kansas City was one of the original AFC Franchises that built the league. They had to stay in the AFC. Seattle was the one with the less tradition in the division.

You can't break up Cleveland -Pitt-Baltimore (Cleveland b).... RIVALRIES is what puts butts in the seats.

You can't break up the NFC East with Dallas, Giants, Washington...those are HUGE Rivalries! The Dallas vs Washington game is STILL one they look for to predict the presidential election!

Then you are talking about moving the Miami-Bills-Jets matchups??

Thats why things were left as much as they could together. Keeping the BIG and oldest rivalries together and continued so that these teams continue to play each other twice a year.

there would be new rivalries after a few years

[xX-Bronco-Xx]

When i first came here i trolled. I created this username to seem like a bronco fan so no one would know my last one. Then when i started posting here regulary i got the packers avatar because i am a packers fan, but didnt want to change my username because i like it.

I posted the thread just so you would know better how stupid i was then

First post here

Sorry to say but everyone knew who you were even after you changed your name.

[Broncomania96]

Sorry to say but everyone knew who you were even after you changed your name.

Technically not everyone

http://forums.denverbroncos.com/showthread.php?t=87795

[Titans309Fan]

The last AFC Central division was the Titans, Jaguars, Bengals, Browns, Ravens, and Steelers.

Splitting this division up was the toughest, especially since the Texans wanted to be a part of it too. The Bengals, Browns, and Steelers were definitely going to be in the North, so the NFL owners had to figure out who team #4 would be. The Ravens won out since they were the originally the Browns.

The owners just weren't going to split up the Dolphins from the East (same problem with Dallas in the NFC), so Indy was forced to go to the South, along with the Titans, Jags, and Texans. The Titans and Texans owner's (as well as the Raven's and Ram's owners) were not allowed to vote as part of their deals for expansion/moving.

I have always seen the Titans as the linchpin to the AFC South. The Titans have ties with the Texans since that is their original city. They have been big rivals with the Jags since their existence, and Peyton Manning has big ties to Tennessee.