AFC vs. NFC

This rivalry goes way back to the beginning of football: NFL vs. AFL. The two leagues didn't combine until 1970 creating the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference. Since 1970, the two conferences have played each other in the pro bowl, which is where the best players from each team create a team. The AFC won 21 while the NFC won 22. The pro bowl is no longer conference vs conference. This doesn't mean the NFC is better. You'll also have to look at the facts and stats.

NFC

• Won more Pro Bowls (22-21)
• Won more Super Bowls (22-26)
• Greatest Coach of All-Time (Vince Lombardi)
• Greatest Football Player of All-Time (Jerry Rice)
• Greatest Defensive Player of All-Time (Lawrence Taylor)
• Greatest Tight End of All-Time (Tony Gonzalez)
• Greatest Cornerback of All-Time (Deion Sanders)
• Greatest Kick Returner of All-Time (Devin Hester)
• All Time Rushing Leader (Emmitt Smith)
• Best Defense Ever (1985 Chicago Bears)

AFC

• Winningest Superbowl Team (Pittsburgh Steelers, 6)
• Only undefeated team (1972 Miami Dolphins, 17-0)
• Greatest Quarterback of All-Time (Peyton Manning)
• Greatest Running Back of All-Time (Jim Brown)
• Greatest Offensive Lineman of All-Time (John Hannah)
• Greatest Defensive Lineman of All-Time (Bruce Smith)
• Greatest Kicker of All Time (Adam Vinateri)
• Greatest Punter of All-Time (Ray Guy)
• Highest scoring Offense (2013 Denver Broncos)
• Tom Brady

   Those were some examples of which conference has the right to brag about, the NFC honestly got the better of it. For now. A good question is does the NFC nowadays have an easier chance of winning against the AFC instead of their fellow AFC teams, for example the Superbowl Champion Seahawks dominated the Broncos 43-8, but just barley beat the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game, 17-13. Is that because NFC teams are more of a challenge?

  Here is a list of all 32 teams in 2013, along with their statistics...

RK	TEAM	YDS	YDS/G	PASS	P YDS/G	RUSH	R YDS/G	PTS	PTS/G
1	Denver	7317	457.3	5444	340.3	1873	117.1	606	37.9
2	Chicago	6109	381.8	4281	267.6	1828	114.3	445	27.8
3	New England	6152	384.5	4087	255.4	2065	129.1	444	27.8
4	Philadelphia	6676	417.3	4110	256.9	2566	160.4	442	27.6
5	Dallas	5458	341.1	3954	247.1	1504	94.0	439	27.4
6	Cincinnati	5891	368.2	4136	258.5	1755	109.7	430	26.9
	Kansas City	5396	337.3	3340	208.8	2056	128.5	430	26.9
8	Green Bay	6404	400.3	4268	266.8	2136	133.5	417	26.1
	Seattle	5424	339.0	3236	202.3	2188	136.8	417	26.1
10	New Orleans	6391	399.4	4918	307.4	1473	92.1	414	25.9
11	San Francisco	5180	323.8	2979	186.2	2201	137.6	406	25.4
12	San Diego	6293	393.3	4328	270.5	1965	122.8	396	24.8
13	Detroit	6274	392.1	4482	280.1	1792	112.0	395	24.7
14	Indianapolis	5468	341.8	3725	232.8	1743	108.9	391	24.4
	Minnesota	5508	344.3	3427	214.2	2081	130.1	391	24.4
16	Arizona	5542	346.4	4002	250.1	1540	96.3	379	23.7
	Pittsburgh	5400	337.5	4017	251.1	1383	86.4	379	23.7
18	Carolina	5069	316.8	3043	190.2	2026	126.6	366	22.9
19	Tennessee	5390	336.9	3496	218.5	1894	118.4	362	22.6
20	Atlanta	5490	343.1	4243	265.2	1247	77.9	353	22.1
21	St. Louis	4877	304.8	3125	195.3	1752	109.5	348	21.8
22	Buffalo	5410	338.1	3103	193.9	2307	144.2	339	21.2
23	Washington	5915	369.7	3751	234.4	2164	135.3	334	20.9
24	Oakland	5340	333.8	3340	208.8	2000	125.0	322	20.1
25	Baltimore	4918	307.4	3590	224.4	1328	83.0	320	20.0
26	Miami	5007	312.9	3567	222.9	1440	90.0	317	19.8
27	Cleveland	5430	339.4	4047	252.9	1383	86.4	308	19.3
28	NY Giants	4920	307.5	3588	224.3	1332	83.3	294	18.4
29	NY Jets	5090	318.1	2932	183.3	2158	134.9	290	18.1
30	Tampa Bay	4432	277.0	2820	176.3	1612	100.8	288	18.0
31	Houston	5556	347.3	3813	238.3	1743	108.9	276	17.3
32	Jacksonville	4701	293.8	3441	215.1	1260	78.8	247	15.4

By the looks of stats, list, super bowl wins, pro bowl wins, the NFC is the best conference in the NFL (for now). 

My MLB Playoff Predictions

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National League/American League

Pirates vs. Cardinals              Angles vs. Tigers

Pirates vs. Brewers   Dodgers vs. Nationals     Orioles vs. Angles     Royals vs. A's

Brewers vs. Nationals                    Angles vs. A's

Nationals vs. A's

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If They Played Today

   Starting in 1978, there has been 16 regular season games played by each team and since then, players throw for 5000+ yards or rush for 2000+ yards much easier. For example there has been eight players in NFL History to have 5000+ passing yard season, all eight of those seasons came after 1978. There are seven 2000+ yard rushers 7/8 came after 1978. My point by all of this is, would players pre-1978 be able to pass for 5000+ or rush for 2000+ yards with an extra game?

   In 1963, Jim Brown rushed for 1,863 yards, averaging 133 yards per game, which means if he played today, he would've rushed 2,129 which would also be the NFL record, but Brown played Fullback, which is a position that will probably end up like the dinosaurs. This year (2013) the highest rushing fullback was Mike Tolbert, who rushed for only 361 yards who took only 101 hand offs (179 less than Jim Brown). So today, Jim Brown would've take at least 100 less hand offs if he played today. Dead fullback position + Jim Brown = 400 yards rushing. That's honestly what would happen if he played today.

   In 1954, Nom Van Brocklin passed for only 2,637, averaging 10 yards per attempt off of 260 attempts in only twelve games. If he played today (with four extra games) he would've attempted 347 passes for 3,519 yards, but if it's present day, NFL teams pass a lot more times than they did in 1950s, so Van Brocklin would've thrown the ball about 600 times and have an average of 8.5 yards per attempt for 5,100 yards passing. This doesn't necessary mean that he'd pass for 5000+ yards, because who's to say he won't get injured, but it does mean he has a very good chance. Norm Van Brocklin + four extra games + more pass attempts = a 5000+ passer!

   Jim Brown and Norm Van Brocklin were just two examples of what would happened if players played present-day. It depends on how big and fast you are and if your in a good position. People are always saying, "well if this player played today, he may have been a record holder", but that's not always true. Anything could happen if those players played today, who knows, maybe a coach would see how good Jim Brown is and put him at halfback, and maybe Van Brocklin would get injured by a big 300 pound defensive lineman (I just picked what would most likely happen). Some players were luckier to play then instead of now.