By: Kipp Branch

TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services

As shelter in place rules begin to ease up our country is more sports starved than ever. Football is still king in this country and especially in the South. Let’s rank the all the divisions from worst to first in the NFL this week.

8. NFC East: Dallas, Philadelphia, NY Giants, and Washington. This is a division where every member has won a Super Bowl. The division has 13 Super Bowl titles, but currently is the worst division in the NFL.

The Eagles won the NFC East with a 9-7 record in 2019 which speaks volumes. Who does less with more than the Dallas Cowboys? The Giants are rebuilding, and who the hell knows what the Redskins are doing.

7. AFC East: Buffalo, Miami, NY Jets, and New England.

New England is the premier franchise in the NFL, but with Tom Brady in Tampa the decline seems real. Buffalo is a solid team, but do they have what it takes to win a playoff game? The Jets could be a dark horse for most improved team, and Miami is a total rebuild at the moment.

6. AFC South: Houston, Indy, Jacksonville, and Tennessee.

I’m just not very high on the division simply because the brand of football is boring.

Tennessee is solid, but watching the Titans is the equivalent of watching paint dry.

Houston has internal issues, Indy is on the rebound, and the Jaguars are trying to revamp the defense.

If you want to catch up on lost sleep then tune into the AFC South this fall.

5. NFC South: Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, and Tampa Bay.

All of the hype this offseason is with the Bucs with Tom Brady taking over, but this is a bad division.

New Orleans is clearly the class of the division. Atlanta has been searching for a defense since the Super Bowl meltdown against the Patriots. Carolina is a mess at the moment, and Tampa with a 43-year-old Brady, will be a disappointment in my opinion.

4. AFC West: Denver, Kansas City, Las Vegas, and LA Chargers.

The Chiefs are the best team in football with the best QB on the planet in Patrick Mahomes, but the rest of the division is weak.

The Raiders move to Vegas and the city is excited. The Broncos can’t seem to gain any traction as of late, and the Chargers have no fan base in Los Angeles. Build a stadium in San Diego and go back home Chargers.

3. AFC North: Baltimore, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh.

Lamar Jackson is the reigning MVP for the Ravens; Pittsburgh will come back strong in 2020. Cleveland could be a surprise team, and the Bengals with Joe Burrow may be an exciting team this fall.

This is an underrated division.

2. NFC North: Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, and Minnesota.

If Detroit could pull its weight this would be the best division in football.

Green Bay and Minnesota are solid playoff teams and the Bears are a QB away from being a contender with that defense.

Why didn’t the Bears trade for Cam Newton?

1. NFC West: Arizona, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco and Seattle.

This is the toughest and best division from top to bottom in football.

Let’s start with the Cardinals. Write this down, this could be a division where all four teams finish with a winning record.

The Cardinals are building around Kyler Murray, and look out for them. The Rams were just in the Super Bowl two years ago, and just missed the playoffs in 2019. The 49ers and Seahawks rank in the top 5 best teams in the NFL. This division could produce three playoff teams in 2020.

2021 Super Bowl will be Kansas City vs Seattle and former Glynn Academy star Dee Jay Dallas will play in the Super Bowl as a rookie for the Seattle Seahawks.