BOF Posted December 11, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 11, 2012 It's probably just as well that as a Seahawks fan you've only started watching in the last 2 years I remember back in the day, as the 5th team in the AFC West, the Seahawks were just terrible. Every single year. So bad in fact that they moved to the NFC and out of what was then usually the strongest aggregate division in the NFL. This is the best Seahawks team I think I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 11, 2012 They had a couple of decent years in the 80s with Dave Krieg, when they were better than the Chargers and Chiefs. But they were definitely always the fifth wheel in that division (the Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, and Chargers having been in the same division since the AFL West in the early 60s). AFC West titles: 1988 (and '99) AFC wild card: 1983, 1984, 1987 They did draft the next Joe Montana, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted December 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 11, 2012 Didn't Hasselbeck take them to the superbowl a few years ago. 2004? edit: 2005 it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 12, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2012 Yes, but that was after moving to the NFC... I only listed honors from their AFC days. Related bit o' trivia: the Seahawks are the only team to have played in both the NFC and AFC Championship Games (though since the NFL considers the pre-Super Bowl NFL and AFL Championship Games to be NFC/AFC CGs for the purposes of the record books, the Colts and Browns have tenuous claims). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Patriots for me A wise choice, my friend, welcome. We were shit since our inception in 1960 until 1994, with a couple of good seasons (1978, 1985)...we played in a toilet of a stadium, and during the worst years (1990-1992), we couldn't even fill the stadium, which meant you couldn't watch them on TV...In 1994, we got a new owner, a new coach and a new quarterback, and in 1996 made it to the Super Bowl for the second time, but lost again. But we kept getting better, got a better coach and a better quarterback, built a state of the art stadium, and started winning championships. We've essentially been the class of the AFC for the last 12 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Steelers could argue they've been the best AFC team of the past decade, I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 12, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2012 2003: Patriots win Super Bowl; Steelers 6-10 2004: Patriots win Super Bowl; beat Steelers in Pittsburgh in the AFCCG 2005: Steelers win Super Bowl; Patriots go 10-6 2006: Patriots go 12-4, lose AFCCG; Steelers go 8-8 2007: Patriots win AFC, go 18-1, including postseason; Steelers lose to Jaguars at home in 1st round 2008: Steelers win Super Bowl; Patriots go 11-5, miss playoffs 2009: Patriots make playoffs; Steelers go 9-7 2010: Steelers win AFC; Patriots eliminated at home in 2nd round by Jets 2011: Patriots win AFC; Steelers eliminated in 1st round by Tebow 2012: Patriots probably having a better season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 12, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2012 The most you can argue is that the Steelers have a better win percentage in Super Bowls over the period, but for the question of dominating a conference, it's really just making the Super Bowl, and if we limit it to the Roethlisberger era, it's even. The Patriots have been a lot more consistent, also, and have generally won the head-to-head matchups (I think the Steelers have only beaten them twice in the past decade). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 13, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 13, 2012 Well I'm happy to agree that the AFC has been dominated by both. But as a neutral in that particular discussion I'd give the honours to the Patriots. But they've both been mighty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 You could argue all day about the Steelers or the Patriots but at the end of the day they are both scum . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 You could argue all day about the Steelers or the Patriots but at the end of the day they are both scum . +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 The AFC is, generally, boring as ****. It's like watching the Premier League where it's the same teams every year. With Manning at the Broncos and Luck with the Colts, that's set to continue for a bit. NFC has probably had about 8 different Super Bowl representatives in the past 10 years I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeafyVilla Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 As my avatar shows I'm a Toronto Maple Leafs fan and have been for about 8-9 years now, love my Ice Hockey probably more than football these days, are there any other hockey fans on here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) As soon as the NFL gets a team in Toronto, I will naturally support them, hometown after all Edited December 30, 2012 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Giants. Need a miracle to get playoffs as long as we beat the Eagles today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 2, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 2, 2013 As soon as the NFL gets a team in Toronto, I will naturally support them, hometown after all Buffalo Bills it is so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claretman Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Just discovered this thread. I started following the Cincinnati Bengals back in the mid eighties when American Football appeared on Channel 4 for the somewhat ridiculous reason that their helmets were rather impressive. Aside from the heady days of Boomer Esiason and Ickey Woods (anyone remember the Ickey Shuffle?) we have been shit since losing the Superbowl final in 1988. They have made the play offs this year so maybe things are on the up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Buffalo Bills it is so. Can't see it happening before LA.. They are due a franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 3, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 3, 2013 They have San Diego and San Francisco. They're not getting L.A. too consarnnit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 3, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2013 Not to mention Oakland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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