After New England's big win over the Jets, we have a new number one:
1. New England Patriots (10-2)
2. Atlanta Falcons (10-2)
3. New Orleans Saints (9-3)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3)
5. Chicago Bears (9-3)
6. New York Jets (9-3)
7. Baltimore Ravens (8-4)
8. Philadelphia Eagles (8-4)
9. New York Giants (8-4)
10. Green Bay Packers (8-4)
i noted that the patriots vindicated goheath's ballot in the nfl poll.
ReplyDeletewhat an odd super bowl we are going to have if this poll holds through to season's end. i don't remember ever watching the patriots and falcons on a field together--even in electric football.
in addition to the super bowl, i figure there would also be east, west, north and south bowls pitting the respective division champions from both conferences maybe on the day before the super bowl. (if your division was selected to seed a team to the super bowl, then you'd send your second-ranked team to your divisional bowl.)
so, current scenario, ...
super bowl: patriots-falcons
east bowl: jets-eagles
west bowl: chiefs-rams
north bowl: steelers-bears
south bowl: jaguars-saints
giants and ravens fans along the new york-baltimore i-95 corridor are overwhelming sports-talk radio with calls for a playoff system in the nfl.
i can't quit thinking about this new bowl scenario for the nfl. in fact, i think this could be the answer to part of the labor/management impasse on expansion to an 18-game regular season, which i would love. go to the 18-game regular season, adopt the rankings and bowl system. and in addition to the five bowls listed here, you also have 11 games pitting the 22 teams not invited to the super bowl or four divisional bowls. so, ultimately, each team plays 18 regular-season games, plus one post-season game. i would find this to be totally satisfying.
ReplyDeleteI agree. And my response to the Giants and Ravens fans is that their teams should have stepped up their play during the regular season. Every game counts, you know.
ReplyDeleteI think the North Bowl will be really great.
this really does work a lot better for pro football than college.
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