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On February 2, a new Super Bowl champion was crowned, which officially marked the end of the 2008 season. The Pittsburgh Steelers proved to be the best team this season, but have you wondered which division is the best? Maybe I am the only one who thought about, so I went through each division and compiled a list of who I felt was the best players at each position based mostly on their regular season performance in 2008. The source I used for this is from NFL.com. This blog contains the AFC conference. Based on each division's starter roster, which division do you feel is the best?

ALL AFC DIVISIONAL TEAM 2008:

-bold indicates 2009 Pro Bowl Player

AFC EAST

OFFENSE:

QB: Chad Pennington, Mia  

RB: Thomas Jones, NYJ  

FB: Tony Richardson, NYJ

WR: Wes Walker, N.E.   Randy Moss, N.E.

TE: Dustin Keller, NYJ

OT: Jason Peters, Buf   Jake Long, Mia  

OG: Alan Faneca, NYJ   Logan Mankins, N.E.

C: Nick Mangold, NYJ

DEFENSE:

DE: Richard Seymour, N.E.   Shaun Ellis, NYJ

DT: Vince Wilfork, N.E.   Kris Jenkins, NYJ

OLB: Joey Porter, Mia   Kawika Mitchell, Buf

MLB: Jerod Mayo, N.E

CB: Darrelle Revis, NYJ   Terrance McGee, Buf

FS: Yeremiah Bell, Mia

SS: Brandon Meriweather, N.E.

K: Stephen Gostkowski, N.E.

P: Brian Moorman, Buf

KR: Leon Washington, NYJ

AFC NORTH

OFFENSE:

QB: Ben Roethlisberger, Pit

RB: Jamal Lewis, Cle

FB: Le'Ron McClain, Balt

WR: T.J. Houshmandzadadeh, Cin   Hines Ward, Pit

TE: Heath Miller, Pit

OT: Joe Thomas, Cle   Stacey Andrews, Cin

OG: Ben Grubbs, Balt   Eric Steinbach, Cin

C: Jason Brown, Balt

DEFENSE:

DE: Aaron Smith, Pit   Corey Williams, Cle

DT: Shaun Rogers, Cle   Haloti Ngata, Balt

OLB: James Harrison, Pit   Terrell Suggs, Balt

MLB: Ray Lewis, Balt

CB: Leon Hall, Cin   Eric Wright, Cle

FS: Ed Reed, Balt

SS: Troy Polamalu, Pit

K: Phil Dawson, Cle

P: Sam Koch, Balt

KR: Josh Cribbs, Cle

AFC WEST

OFFENSE:

QB: Phillip Rivers, S.D.

RB: LaDainian Tomlinson, S.D.

FB: Peyton Hillis, Den

WR: Brandon Marshall, Den   Eddie Royal, Den

TE: Tony Gonzalez, K.C.

OT: Marcus McNeil, S.D.   Ryan Clady, Den

OG: Kris Dielman, S.D.   Brian Waters, K.C.

C: Casey Wiegmann, Den

DEFENSE:

DE: Tamba Hali, K.C.   Kalimba Edwards, Oak

DT: Jamal Williams, S.D.   Tommy Kelly, Oak

OLB: Shaun Phillips, S.D.   Thomas Howard, Oak

MLB: Kirk Morrison, Oak

CB: Nnamdi Asomugha, Oak   Brandon Flowers, K.C.

FS: Jarred Page, K.C.

SS: Gibril Wilson, Oak

K: Nate Keading, S.D.

P: Shane Lechler, Oak

KR: Darren Sproles, S.D.

AFC SOUTH

OFFENSE:

QB: Peyton Manning, Ind

RB: Chris Johnson, Ten

FB: Vonta Leach, Hou

WR: Andre Johnson, Hou   Reggie Wayne, Ind

TE: Owen Daniels, Hou

OT: Michael Roos, Ten   Ryan Diem, Ind

OG: Jason Scott, Ten   Charlie Johnson, Ind

C: Kevin Mawae, Ten

DEFENSE:

DE: Mario Williams, Hou   Dwight Freeney, Ind

DT: Albert Haynesworth, Ten   John Henderson, Jax

OLB: Keith Bulluck, Ten   Freddie Keiaho, Ind

MLB: DeMeco Ryans, Hou

CB: Cortland Finnegan, Ten   Brian Williams, Jax

FS: Michael Griffin, Ten

SS: Chris Hope, Ten

K: Rob Bironas, Ten

P: Hunter Smith, Ind

KR: Chris Carr, Ten