NFC North

The merged league consisted of two conferences each containing three divisions. Because it currently stands, the Colts sit at +200 odds to win the AFC South , and with only the Texans and New Orleans Saints as the tougher opponents remaining on their schedule, they very well might find themselves in the drivers seat come playoff time.
5. Seahawks, second place, NFC West (7-2) — The Seahawks can't take over first place with a win in San Francisco, however they might get so much nearer. ICYMI on @TheNFLWire : I did a power rankings simply in time for coaching camps, and I am pretty certain the Saints are essentially the most stacked team in the NFL proper now.
Until we see different groups rise up and steal the division from Tom Brady & Co., we will preserve the AFC East firmly planted in this place. They finished second within the division the 12 months with nine wins and lifeless last each other season. 1996: The Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Ravens Their historical past and records as the Browns remained in Cleveland for a potential expansion group to amass.
Then, halfway by way of the season, half of the division is wrestling with a 6-7 record. The AFC North was essentially the most aggressive in the NFL and Baltimore are round a forty% chance to at the least repeat their 10 wins from 2018. Who is Kentucky's biggest rival renamed AFC North.
The cushion the Patriots constructed up by the primary eight weeks of the season stored them leading each the AFC East and the race for the No. 1 seed within the conference despite dropping 37-20 to the Ravens, Sunday. Of course, everybody in the NFL is chasing the New England Patriots, who're coming off their sixth Super Bowl victory and have gained 10 consecutive AFC East crowns.