The biggest news from the NFC West last year was the Cardinals. Not even the Rams' Steven Jackson was able to make that division's running stats competitive with the rest of the league. Seattle was decimated with injuries, and the 49ers were and are still finding their way through the mire that is the NFC West.
The NFC North had the lone bright spot in Minnesota's Adrian Peterson, another monster back, but if they keep pounding him as an every-down back, his career might very well be shortened.
The AFC's bright spots came from the Ravens, Dolphins, Colts, Chargers, and Titans—all playoff teams. Pittsburgh's not on the list because their running game couldn't stay healthy long enough to make that big of an impact.
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (I need a dictionary to spell his name) threw for almost 3,500 yards during the regular season and in the end was ranked 14th in passing stats, one spot above Panthers QB Jake Delhomme.
I digress. The AFC's strongest rushing division was the AFC South. The rest of the divisions in the AFC had one dominant team.
This goes to prove that the NFC, as a whole, is far superior to its AFC counterparts when it comes to the running game.
Experts beware: The NFC South is on the rise.
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