It wasn’t so long ago the NFC West was one of the worst divisions in football. Now, heading into the 2020 season, the NFC West is the most stacked in the league and poised for another competitive year.
The NFC West was the clear winner in CBS Sports’ NFL divisional power rankings ahead of the season . . . by far.
“During the NFC West’s dominating 2019 run, the four teams combined to go 26-13-1 in non-divisional games, which was the best record of any division since 2016, and the crazy thing is, the NFC West might do even better in 2020,” writes John Breech. “The division is matched up against the NFC East and AFC East this year, which are the two worst divisions in our rankings.”
Tom Brady left the AFC East and it still somehow managed to move UP in this year's divisional power rankings. #Cowboys #Patriots #Steelers #Chiefs #Colts #Packers #Saints #49ers
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— John Breech (@johnbreech) July 16, 2020
The Seahawks are going to have some stiff competition this season and their most difficult opponents are all in the NFC West. If they aren’t able to retake the division outright this year, they still have a solid shot at landing a playoff berth.
“If the NFC West is good, it could end up making some history this year. With the NFL playoffs expanding in 2020, it will now be possible for a division to send ALL FOUR of its teams to the playoffs, and if any division can pull that off this year, it feels like the NFC West would be the most likely one to do it,” Breech notes.
Assuming there is a season in 2020, Seattle fans are in for a wild ride.
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