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Why West is best

By David Aldridge
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, December 5, 2003

Help me with this. In the NFL, three-fourths of the way through the season, as this is being written, only four teams have been eliminated from the playoffs. Which means teams with 4-8 records still have a mathematical chance of making the postseason. The AFC North's division leaders are each 7-5. In the NFC, a .500 record puts you smack in the middle of the wild-card race. Parity is great. The NFL is wonderful. In the NBA, the Atlantic Division leader is .500, and the worst team in the league ...

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