NFC South - Greatest Parity By Far

[KB_fan]

As part of my stat crunching in the creation of the "Panthers Winning Percentages over Time" thread, I began to notice how truly unique the NFC South has been since the creation of the current divisions in 2002.  It's quite shocking how much parity there is in our division, compared to the others which have been dominated by one or two teams.

Only 10 wins total separate the Saints, Falcons & Panthers, compared with 60+ wins separating the Patriots from the Jets & Dolphins.  Makes for great competition & rivalries in my opinion.  There's almost always a sense it can be any team's year in our division.  We need to stay sharp this season, can't think our "three-peat" is gonna come easy!

Regular Season Records Since 2002 and Creation of Current Divisions

Division	Team	W	L	T	Total	Win %
AFC-E	Patriots	159	49	0	208	76.4%
AFC-E	Jets	98	110	0	208	47.1%
AFC-E	Dolphins	93	115	0	208	44.7%
AFC-E	Bills	86	122	0	208	41.3%		Dif highest to lowest
		436	396	0	832	52.4%		35.1%
AFC-N	Steelers	132	75	1	208	63.5%
AFC-N	Ravens	122	86	0	208	58.7%
AFC-N	Bengals	102	104	2	208	49.0%
AFC-N	Browns	72	136	0	208	34.6%		Dif highest to lowest
		428	401	3	832	51.4%		28.8%
AFC-S	Colts	144	64	0	208	69.2%
AFC-S	Titans	101	107	0	208	48.6%
AFC-S	Texans	88	120	0	208	42.3%
AFC-S	Jaguars	85	123	0	208	40.9%		Dif highest to lowest
		418	414	0	832	50.2%		28.4%
AFC-W	Broncos	124	84	0	208	59.6%
AFC-W	Chargers	121	87	0	208	58.2%
AFC-W	Chiefs	96	112	0	208	46.2%
AFC-W	Raiders	67	141	0	208	32.2%		Dif highest to lowest
		408	424	0	832	49.0%		27.4%
NFC-E	Eagles	123	84	1	208	59.1%
NFC-E	Cowboys	114	94	0	208	54.8%
NFC-E	Giants	110	98	0	208	52.9%
NFC-E	Redskins	82	126	0	208	39.4%		Dif highest to lowest
		429	402	1	832	51.6%		19.7%
NFC-N	Packers	130	77	1	208	62.5%
NFC-N	Bears	105	103	0	208	50.5%
NFC-N	Vikings	99	108	1	208	47.6%
NFC-N	Lions	69	139	0	208	33.2%		Dif highest to lowest
		403	427	2	832	48.4%		29.3%
NFC-S	Saints	115	93	0	208	55.3%
NFC-S	Falcons	110	97	1	208	52.9%
NFC-S	Panthers	105	102	1	208	50.5%
NFC-S	Bucs	87	121	0	208	41.8%		Dif highest to lowest
		417	413	2	832	50.1%		13.5%
NFC-W	Seahawks	117	91	0	208	56.3%
NFC-W	49ers	100	107	1	208	48.1%
NFC-W	Cardinals	91	117	0	208	43.8%
NFC-W	Rams	76	131	1	208	36.5%		Dif highest to lowest
		384	446	2	832	46.2%		19.7%

[panthers55]

The results are similar to the NFC East where 15 games separate the top 3 teams. Note that the NFC-south and the NFC- East are the only divisions where three of the four teams are above 500. In most every case there  ere two top teams and the rest are under 500 sometimes way under. In New England's case there are 3 sucky teams.

[t96]

That changed when the fat man was hired.

[Jangler]

If anybody would ever step up in the afcn or afcs, ESPN would still kiss Shady and Luck's ass. The nfcs has been the toughest division for years, and yet only the saints are winners and have the best chance to win year aftrr year. Even a 3peat will not change the attidudes towards the Panthers.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

If anybody would ever step up in the afcn or afcs, ESPN would still kiss Shady and Luck's ass. The nfcs has been the toughest division for years, and yet only the saints are winners and have the best chance to win year aftrr year. Even a 3peat will not change the attidudes towards the Panthers.

You're forgetting that the Falcons are always an "edgy" pick to win the Superbowl  because.....I don't know, Atlanta has a high murder rate or something. And the Bucs are annual free agent champions. 

You're right about attitudes changing towards the Panthers though. Team could win five straight championships and that offseason be listed as #17 in someone's bullshit "post supplemental draft Power Rankings - sure, nothing actually happened but click this article you f***ing moron".

[t96]

You're forgetting that the Falcons are always an "edgy" pick to win the Superbowl  because.....I don't know, Atlanta has a high murder rate or something. And the Bucs are annual free agent champions. 

It's unbelievable how true this is despite how much the Bucs suck every year after their "Super Bowl win in March" and Atlanta being horrendous in the playoffs.

[saints4lifeagain]

Saints>>

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

LOL @ AFCE

[SIGCHI222]

The Raiders are stuck at 32.2%.  That is less than 1 win out of 3 for well over a decade.

 

Maybe they will have better luck in L.A.

[hepcat]

There is at least one crap team in every division