During a recent Uber ride, I ended having a lengthy football discussion with a very knowledgeable driver, and at one point in the conversation, after we had covered his favorite team (the San Francisco 49ers), my favorite team (the Chicago Bears) and the state of the NFC, we had the following exchange:
"It's just crazy to me how there's not one dominant team this year," James, the driver, said to me as he exited off the highway, braving the winter storm that's presently bearing down on Cleveland, Ohio and much of the midwest and northeast United States.
"There isn't yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if by the end of January the Houston Texans emerged as that team," I responded, expecting a little bit of pushback if only because nobody outside of the state of Texans seems to be paying that much attention to the Texans.