The putrid play in the South divisions of the NFL in 2022 has been noted, over and over.
However, the divisions have gone about as South as teams can go.
After the results of Week 15, none of the 8 teams in the AFC South and NFC South are over .500.
That was sealed when Cameron Dicker kicked a field goal Sunday to lift the Los Angeles Chargers over the Tennessee Titans.
Mike Vrabel’s Titans are 7-7. They lead the 6-8 Jacksonville Jaguars by a game with the embarrassing Indianapolis Colts at 4-9-1 and the Houston Texans languishing in last at 1-12-1.
In the NFC South, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers collapsed against the Cincinnati Bengals to fall to 6-8. Trailing Tom Brady & Co. are the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons, who are each 5-9.
The NFC South collectively is 21-35, a .375 win percentage.
The AFC South is 18-36-2, somehow a lower percentage.
And not only will a team from each of these divisions wind up with a playoff spot, but each will also have a home playoff game.
Ooof.
