It took three consecutive years of NFC supremacy in the Super Bowl, an MVP from Green Bay, and a season without Peyton Manning for it to happen, but in September 2012 football analysts across the country were ready to label the NFC as the dominant conference in the National Football League. The pundits argued that the era of Brady vs. Manning had become the time of Rodgers vs. Manning; Eli Manning, not Peyton; that Drew Brees’ demolition of quarterbacking streaks was too difficult to ignore. They saw a revival in San Francisco, three playoff caliber teams from both the NFC North and NFC South, and the evolution of the QB position in Michael Vick, Cam Newton, and rookie Robert Griffin III. Top to bottom, the NFC looked poised to claim their fourth Super Bowl Championship in a row, with only a handful of AFC teams within striking distance of the Packers, Giants, Saints, 49ers, Bears, and Falcons.
Yet through 13 weeks, 3 of the 4 teams with double digit wins are AFC division leaders.
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PLAYERS:
Peyton Manning,
Eli Manning,
Drew Brees,
Michael Vick,
Robert Griffin,
B.J. Raji,
Robert Griffin III
TEAMS: New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Baylor Bears
TEAMS: New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Baylor Bears
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