What happened to parity in the National Football League?
In recent seasons, the NFL has bragged about how balanced their league has become. The promotion of close game after close game is a selling point in a league that for many fans what matters most is when the final score is factored into the point spread to produce a wager win or loss.
So, where is all that parity now?
Last week, every game but one was decided by double digits. Seven by 20 points or more. The Buffalo Bills won 40-9, the Los Angeles Chargers 37-10, and the Indianapolis Colts 38-14. The scores last week looked like this, 37-10, 26-15,30-16,34-10, 40-9, 38-20, 32-13, 23-3, 38-14, 44-24, 35-25 and 28-7 in victories by the Chargers, Texans, Ravens, Dolphins, Bills, Eagles, Patriots, Buccaneers, Colts, Broncos, Packers and Chiefs respectively.
The only game not lopsided on the final score was the New York Jets initial win of the season, gained over the defenseless Cincinnati Bengals, 39-38.
So what gives?