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).