Afc Nfc Team By Team Parallels

[hawkprey]

In 2009 I thought we had a lot of similarities to the Packers. A young QB playing well, a top-rated defense, a wildcard spot. I also realized the NFC North was a lot like the AFC North, and there were parallels between all 8 teams. Then over time I realized you could probably pick an "AFC" version of each NFC team and an "NFC" version of each AFC team. Well I did just that. I don't know everything about every team, but I tried to connect each team to their "version" in the other league - and I even did it by division.



[b]Patriots - Packers [/b](dynamic offense, great QB, defense giving up yards but opportunistic. Great record)
[b]Jets - Bears[/b] (disappointing defense, shaky QB play, on and off run game, moderate pressure on QBs)
[b]Bills - Lions [/b](upstart, impressive defense, good QB play, great record)
[b]Dolphins - Vikings [/b](QB in question, playmaking RB, poor defense, poor record)

[b]Ravens - Falcons[/b] (4th yr QB, good pass rush, solid pass-catching RB)
[b]Steelers - Saints [/b](great vet QB, wins close games, good record, defense has gaps in secondary)
[b]Browns - Bucs[/b] (young team, young QB, potential to win close games, average record)
[b]Bengals - Panthers[/b] (impressive 1st year QB, dynamic WR, poor record)

[b]Titans - 49ers [/b](surprisingly great defense and QB play, good RB, would have had Britt-Fitzgerald similarity)
[b]Texans - Cardinals [/b](Young QB playing average, suspect defense, mediocre)
[b]Jaguars - Seahawks[/b] (poor QB play, lack of offense, better than expected defense, wins unexpectedly, poor record)
[b]Colts - Rams [/b](lack of running game, defense shaky, underachieving passing game, poor record)

[b]Chargers - Giants [/b](QB performing well despite INTs, good receivers, injuries in secondary, good record)
[b]Raiders - Redskins[/b] (Exceeding expectations. Defense getting the team going, good record.)
[b]Broncos - Cowboys[/b] (QB controversy, defense going through overhaul, mediocre record.)
[b]Chiefs - Eagles [/b](In disarray, poor QB play despite explosive WR. Defense underperforming, poor record.)


What would your parallels look like?

[RavensAllTheWay]

[b]Patriots - Packers [/b](same)
[b]Jets - Eagles [/b](Both spent a lot of money over the offseason, both very talented, both green (lol), but both are really slipping)
[b]Bills - Lions [/b](same)
[b]Dolphins - Vikings [/b](same)

[b]Ravens - 49ers[/b] (One is not an upstart and the other is, but both are [i]led[/i] by defense and running game, both Harbaughs, both good records, Thanksgiving night meeting)
[b]Steelers - Giants[/b] (both rather inconsistent, both holes in the secondary, but both 3-2 and very much alive)
[b]Browns - Bucs[/b] (same)
[b]Bengals - Panthers[/b] (same)

[b]Titans - Cowboys [/b](both coming off 6-10 seasons, both about average records right now, both with a chance in weak divisions, but a lot of uncertainty)
[b]Texans - Falcons [/b](both underachieving, both dealing with injuries, both average to good QBs, both have weapons on offense)
[b]Jaguars - Cardinals [/b](both 1-4 after opening day wins, both shaky at QB, both trailing in weak divisions)
[b]Colts - Rams[/b] (same)

[b]Chargers - Saints[/b] (neither playing that well, but both are still winning at 4-1, both going under the radar, both with very good QBs)\
[b]Raiders - Redsksins [/b](same)
[b]Broncos - Bears[/b] (both defensive minded, yet not playing up to par, both with hated QBs (one of them is now benched), both below average records)
[b]Chiefs - Seahawks [/b](both supposedly terrible, yet 2-3 and not worse, both with questionable head coaches, both with weapons on offense, but neither are likely to make the postseason)