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If you have followed the NFL for any duration of time, you know the way they broke up all 32 teams. Four divisions per conference, four teams per division. Simple math, but the one thing which always got me was how some of the teams don’t seem to be in the right division.
For instance, why are the New England Patriots not in the AFC North? Instead, they are in the AFC East. Thinking about this I thought it would be fun to look at the divisions and see what they would look like if they were to re-align, but by geographical location.
Just to clarify, I decided not to move any teams from their current conference, just looking at divisional alignment. Every division has at least one new team in it except for the NFC West considering all four of those teams are predominantly on the western portion of the country compared to the other teams who could be moved.
Let’s see how this shakes out...
AFC North
Current:
Pittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Ravens
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals
New:
New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
AFC East
Current:
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New:
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
New York Jets
Tennessee Titans
AFC South
Current:
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans
New:
Jacksonville Jaguars
Miami Dolphins
Houston Texans
Kansas City Chiefs
AFC West
Current:
Kansas City Chiefs
Oakland Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Denver Broncos
New:
Indianapolis Colts
Oakland Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Denver Broncos
NFC North
Current:
Minnesota Vikings
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears
New:
Minnesota Vikings
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
New York Giants
NFC East
Current:
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
New York Giants
New:
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
NFC South
Current:
New Orleans Saints
Carolina Panthers
Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New:
New Orleans Saints
Dallas Cowboys
Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West
Current:
Arizona Cardinals
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
San Francisco 49ers
New:
Division would remain the same with almost all teams geographically in the west.
So, what do you think of these re-aligned divisions? Would you be on board? Are there other changes you would make? Let us know in the comment section below!