Appreciate that, and sorry for the delay is responding (I was at a powerlifting meet this weekend, and am still recovering, lol).
Somewhere on my computer, I have a list I compiled a few years ago of all the teams overall records and inter-conference records for the 90's decade. I believe the Bills had the second-best overall record to the 49ers by only a few games and the best inter-conference record, even though they lost twice in meaningless final-week games against the NFC where they had already clinched the top seed. I'll try to find it.
As for 30 for 30, The Four Falls of Buffalo is one I have not watched. I need to buy that on Amazon Prime (it is only $1.99). Thank you for mentioning that.
In 1999, Jacksonville finished 14-2, won the division, and then lost the AFC Championship Game. All three, and the only three, losses were to division rival Tennessee. 👀
I wouldn't say he's on crack; it's a reasonable prediction. GB over PHI would not surprise me, nor would BAL over BUF, even though I don't agree, the homer that I am.
And yet the Bills completely dominated the NFC teams in the 90's, having the best IIRC (or second best?) inter-conference record of any team.
We might have had a 17-year playoff drought, but we made up for that in the 90's and today.
In the past 20 years, the AFC has only won the series 10.5 times, so maybe not much truth to that common narrative.
https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/afc-vs-nfc-record-year-by-year-all-teams-grouped-by-conference-last-20-years
Some Rams fans are in agreement with you, judging from twitter. Others wanted it moved to Vegas, SF, San Diego, or even kept in place.
Also, on a related note, some fans have noted the irony of moving the game to a stadium sponsored by State Farm:
At first I read this as "if [Tom] Brady gets a coaching job [for Miami], would you hire McDaniel?"
[Makes some sense, given their past mutual interest.]
1983 - Kelly, Marino, Elway, Blackledge, O'Brien, Eason (5 of the 6 were drafted by AFC East teams)
2005 - Rodgers, Fitzpatrick, Cassel, Smith, Orton, Campbell, Anderson
2004 - Manning, Roethlisberger, Rivers, Schaub
NBC doesnt get to pick. All assignments are made by the NFL, taking into some consideration preferences of network. The main things for the NFL though are market sizes and viewerships in certain time/day slots, along with some scheduling constraints, like 4v5 for MNF and CBS early because of their simulcast for kids on Nickelodeon.