NFL midseason look

Best Five AFC Teams
1. New England Patriots
2. Indianapolis Colts
3. Baltimore Ravens
4. Kansas City Chiefs
5. Pittsburgh Steelers
Stock Rising: Oakland Raiders

Worst Three AFC Teams
1. Buffalo Bills
2. Denver Broncos
3. Cleveland Browns
Stock Dropping: Cincinnati Bengals

The best and worst teams in the NFL are in the AFC. The Raiders may be 4-4 but they've looked like the best team in the entire league the past two weeks. The Chiefs still look good; the Pats, Colts, Ravens, Steelers, and Jets have been looking as good as expected (minus the Jets' shutout this week). Meanwhile the Bills and Browns are still the Bills and Browns. Josh McDaniels' Broncos, after starting 2009 at 6-0, have since gone 4-14.

Best Five NFC Teams
1. New York Giants
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3. Atlanta Falcons
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Seattle Seahawks
Stock Rising: Philadelphia Eagles

Worst Three NFC Teams
1. Dallas Cowboys
2. Carolina Panthers
3. San Francisco 49ers
Stock Dropping: Minnesota Vikings

I get the feeling a 9-7 team is going to make the playoffs from this conference. No one's really distinguished themselves, and the Dallas Cowboys have to be the best team to ever be the worst team in a conference. How can they have this much talent and be doing this badly? I blame the defense.