With playoff-worthy teams such as the Falcons (9-2), Saints (8-3), Bears (8-3), Eagles (7-4), Giants (7-4), Packers (7-4), and Buccaneers (7-4) all slugging it out down the stretch for 5 playoff spots, it's an utter disgrace that a team from the horrid NFC West is going to slide in possibly with a losing record and get a home game, no less. This morning, as I was perusing the standings for my weekly NFC Obituary thing, I noticed that every team in the NFC West has a negative point differential. The 5-6 Rams are the best with a (-18), followed by the 4-7 49ers at (-36), and then the 5-6 Seahawks at (-66) and the God-awful 3-8 Cardinals at (-125). That calculates to a cumulative (-247):
| Division | Point differential |
|---|---|
| NFC North | (+) 79 |
| AFC West | (+) 65 |
| AFC East | (+) 59 |
| AFC North | (+) 59 |
| NFC East | (-) 2 |
| NFC South | (-) 5 |
| AFC South | (-) 8 |
| NFC West | (-) 247 |
Shame on you, NFC West.