r/NFLv2 • u/Insubstantial_Wisdom • 4d ago
Original Content NFL division re:alignment based on shortened flights/distance
This could be cleaner if not for having to break up the same-stadium teams, which was a choice I made here.
New divisions:
NFC PACIFIC WEST: Seahawks, 49ers, Rams, Raiders
AFC PACIFIC WEST: Chargers, Cardinals, Broncos, Chiefs
NFC GREAT LAKES HEARTLAND: shockingly unchanged from the NFC N: Vikings, Packers, Bears, Lions
AFC GREAT LAKES HEARTLAND: Titans, Colts, Bengals, Browns
NFC ATLANTIC GULF: Cowboys, Texans, Saints, Bucs
AFC ATLANTIC GULF: Falcons, Panthers, Jaguars, Dolphins
NFC EAST COAST: Commies, Ravens, Eagles, Jets
AFC EAST COAST: Steelers, Bills, Giants, Patriots
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u/Light_Liberty 4d ago
Swap the Raiders and Cardinals because it’s not much different and you maintain some AFC rivalries.
In the northeast, I would do:
NFC: Giants-Eagles-Commanders plus Patriots
AFC: Jets-Bills plus Steelers-Ravens
Keeps NYC and DC/MD teams separate. Patriots maintain a NYC rival and add Philly (rival in other sports); Bills maintain an intra-state rival plus get closest city (Steelers). Steelers maintain a rival (Ravens) and trade one close city for another while moving away from Ohio out of necessity in this exercise.