by DBSoT » Dec 09, '16, 1:48 pm
Kansas City and Oakland have pretty similar schedules down the stretch. Both have major games against Denver looming. However, Denver plays Oakland at home and Kansas City on the road. I would say based on that, KC has the edge in terms of winning the division. Oakland will have to win out to jump KC, assuming KC wins 1 of its last 3 games (highly likely). I honestly, don't see KC losing another game in the regular season. The Chiefs already won in Denver and that was with a healthy CJ Anderson. In terms of a Superbowl run, the fear of New England is always real.
I can agree that New York is up there in terms of underrated teams, but I don't know about them hanging with anyone in the either conference. Who have they beat this season? I will give them week 1 against Dallas, but that was Dak and Zeke's first NFL regular season game. I will also give them Baltimore, but against other potential playoff teams they have faltered. The got crushed by Pittsburgh, lost to Minnesota (when the Vikings were playing well) and lost to the Packers (right before the Packers losing skid). Sunday will be a good barometer of how good they are, when they face a more developed Dallas team. The Giant did just lose JPP, which is major hit as well. Right now, I wouldn't bet on any teams other than