NFL Week 7 Picks: Which Teams Will Further Cement Division Leads?

Any team will tell you that winning the division is the primary goal in terms of getting into the postseason. Sure having a wild card birth is great, but winning the division has a sense of accomplishment over relief.

With that in mind, there are some divisions where we most likely will not find out the champ until the regular season concludes, however, there are three currently pulling away, and will continue to do so after Week 7.

Baltimore Ravens, AFC North

The Week 1 win over Pittsburgh says it all right now, because with the Browns on the fritz, and the Bengals still needing to prove they can contend, the Ravens have been the clear AFC North front-runners since early September.

Yes, they still have five divisional games left, but right now the Ravens are playing as good as anyone in the league, and the Steelers have yet to defeat a considered-AFC title contending team.

Now it's obviously still far from over being that Baltimore still has to play at Pittsburgh, but the way things currently are, it doesn't look like the Steelers can matchup.

This week Baltimore plays at Jacksonville on Monday night, against a 1-5 team that is starting a rookie QB in Blaine Gabbert against Ed Reed and Ray Lewis. Do the math.

Ravens 24, Jaguars 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFC South

The Bucs' get a rather confident Chicago Bears team in London this week, however, even if the Saints and Falcons both win, Tampa Bay still has the tiebreaker over them.

So losing this week won't kill anything for the Bucs', but with a defense gaining confidence as well as the offense (especially after how they responded against New Orleans after the San Fran loss), Tampa Bay wins over the Bears.

Jay Cutler still has yet to really get into a rhythm and the Bears defense needs to prove they can play at a high level on a more consistent basis.

As for Tampa, winning here puts them as the clear NFC South favorite heading into Week 8 and with a 5-2 record to boot.

Buccaneers 27, Bears 17

San Francisco 49ers, NFC West

Sure the San Francisco 49ers may be on a bye-week, but not only are they the only NFC West team with a winning record, all their divisional rivals should lose this week.

The Rams are at Dallas, Arizona is hosting Pittsburgh, and Seattle's traveling to Cleveland.

St. Louis and Arizona are more likely to lose than Seattle, but even if the Seahawks win, the 49ers defeated them at Candlestick Park in Week 1.

San Fran is the only team that's going to pull further ahead within their own division despite being on a bye-week, but it couldn't have come at a better time.

Heading into Week 8, the 49ers will have a two-game lead (worst-case scenario) in the division, but it's likely to actually be a three-game lead.

Can't ask for much more when you're on a bye-week.

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