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SPORTSSaturday 30 December 2017

DIRTY SOUTH

During the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. 							           Associated Press

Big doings in finales center on NFC South

By BARRY WILNER                    The NFC won 41 of the 64 head-to-    (11-4) already are in the playoffs  All three are capable of going
 AP Pro Football Writer            head matchups against the AFC;       and the division championship will  deep into January, or maybe even
There’s no question the NFC has    that .641 winning percentage is the  be decided Sunday.                  to the big game.
been the dominant conference       best for the NFC since going 27-12-  Atlanta, which lost the Super Bowl
this season, with the South being  1 in 1970, the year of the merger.   with a colossal collapse in Febru-                         Continued On Page 21
the top division.                  New Orleans (11-4) and Carolina      ary, also could qualify.
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