Worst Super Bowl Division

You can argue for hours about which team was the worst Super Bowl team, but when it comes to divisions the South has it, NFC and AFC.

As you can see, the AFC South and NFC South have just two wins each. In the AFC it's one team, Indianapolis, and in the NFC it's two teams, Tampa Bay and New Orleans. Appearances? AFC South has 5 (four of them Indianapolis) and NFC South it's just four appearances with Tampa Bay, New Orleans, Carolina, and Atlanta with one appearance each. Hey, those are four traditionally Doormat Division quality teams.

But what about the beloved Doormat Division? If you take the current spate of face-flopping, stumbling, bonehead football squads, the record is:

NFC- 5-3
AFC- 4-4

Too bad we don't have the Nils and Yikes in there right now, 0-8!

Now, if you look at the true Doormat Division, the teams we all drafted, the records are (and mind you these are six team divisions):

NFC- 6-5
AFC- 5-7

The Redskins, Raiders, and the Dolphins really mess up the stats here. But we have to be true to the truth.

That's pretty  bad when you consider that the NFC East is 12-8 in the Super Bowl, though it's only three teams, Dallas, NYG, and the Redskins.

So, by Super Bowl record, I rate the NFC South the worst division of all.

Super Bowl wins/appearances per division Division Wins NFC East 12 Dallas(5) New York Giants(4) Washington(3) AFC North 7 Pittsburgh(6) Baltimore(1) AFC West 6 Oakland(3) Denver(2) Kansas City(1) NFC West 6 San Francisco(5) St. Louis(1) AFC East 6 New England(3) Miami(2) New York Jets(1) NFC North 5 Green Bay(4) Chicago(1) AFC South 2 Indianapolis(2)** NFC South 2 Tampa Bay(1) New Orleans(1) Division Appearances NFC East 20 Dallas(8) Washington(5) New York Giants(5) Philadelphia(2) AFC East 17 New England(7) Miami(5) Buffalo(4) New York Jets(1) AFC West 14 Denver(6) Oakland(5) Kansas City(2) San Diego(1) NFC North 11 Green Bay(5) Minnesota(4) Chicago(2) AFC North 11 Pittsburgh(8) Cincinnati(2) Baltimore(1) NFC West 10 San Francisco(5) St. Louis(3) Arizona(1) Seattle(1) AFC South 5 Indianapolis(4)** Tennessee(1) NFC South 4 Atlanta(1) Carolina(1) Tampa Bay(1) New Orleans(1)