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THE THING THAT IS THE NFC SOUTH

In case you were curious about the chances of the winner of the NFC South actually finishing under .500 and still winning the division, I thought I would cover that today.  Here is what we have.  The leaders are the Falcons and Saints at 4-6, with the Panthers hanging around at 3-7-1.  So I took a look at their schedules to forecast final records.

Falcons:Home against Browns, Home against Cardinals, at Green Bay, home against the Steelers, at New Orleans, and home against the Panthers.  I see them winning one of the next two at home, dropping the game at Green Bay, winning either the Steelers or Panthers game, and dropping the game at New Orleans.  6-10.

Saints: Home against Ravens, at Pittsburgh, home against Panthers, at Chicago, home against Falcons, and at Tampa Bay.  Let’s keep it simple.  Let’s pretend the Saints are actually still good at home and that the Bucs really do suck.  I see three wins at home and then the finale at Tampa.  8-8.

Panthers:  at Minnesota, at the Saints, home vs. Bucs and Browns, and then at Atlanta.  I see an optimistic four wins at most.  7-8-1.

So, before we start talking about realignment of NFL divisions, I regret to inform you that most like the winner of this division WILL be at .500 by the end of the year.  That will not make the Packers/ Lions, Eagles/Cowboys, or Seattle/ 49ers any happier in flying to New Orleans, but at least they will have split their games.  That is all for today.