Been a long and busy week coming off the holiday. For those who enjoy and look forward to this, sorry for the wait. 1 New York Giants 23.458 (1)I don't know how many more weeks I can keep saying "another dominating performance by the Giants" but as long as they keep it up, I'll keep it up. 2 Tennessee Titans 19.925 (2)Good ego boosting rebound in dominating the Lions on Thanksgiving day. 10 days off, win a couple and clinch the 1-seed and they can take the last two weeks off against Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. Second easiest strength of schedule in the league btw. 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15.775 (4)They are currently in control of the NFC South, but two big division games in the next two weeks against the Panthers and Falcons will decide which of these surprise teams is the best of what is quickly becoming the best division in football. 4 Pittsburgh Steelers 15.554 (6)Thank you Pittsburgh. For going up to New England and handing that classless embarrassment to professional football a concise beating. 5 Carolina Panthers 14.750 (5)Could leapfrog into the top 3 with a win against the Bucs on Monday night. Finally, a MNF matchup worth watching. Wasn't MNF and SNF better before ESPN took over Mondays and NBC took over Sundays? I miss it. 6 Indianapolis Colts 14.517 (7)They have an easy schedule the rest of the way and are sure to be the first wildcard team. But they better not take all these teams as lightly as they did the Browns. 7 New York Jets 14.033 (3)Haha. I loved the beating that the Broncos handed Favre and the Jets in the meadowlands. Not purely because I despise the Jets more than our other AFC East foes. But because I live here in New York and 1 week of Jets-Giants Superbowl fantasy was enough. 8 Atlanta Falcons 13.421 (10) 3rd NFC South team in the top 10. I think this team is for real. And in three weeks after playing the Saints, Bucs, and Vikings they'll prove it one way or the other. 9 Baltimore Ravens 13.392 (11)Have won 6 of their last 7. And their only losses have come to the Steelers, Titans, Colts and Giants. While I believe in Miami's chances of making the playoffs, it will have to be as the division winner because the Ravens and the Colts are the most worthy wild card teams in the AFC. And who knows, a week 15 matchup against the Steelers may even give the Ravens the division. 10 Dallas Cowboys 12.833 (12)Tony Romo got healthy and this team is quietly creeping back into the NFC race. Big matchup against the Steelers this weekend in one of the few intersting Week 14 games. 11 New England Patriots 11.450 (9)I still can't decide which is stonger; how I hate watching them win or how I love watching them lose. 12 Arizona Cardinals 11.354 (8)With the division in grasp for a couple of weeks now the Cardinals have been choking on the possiblity of their potential first division title since 1975. A clincher against St. Louis this Sunday is just what the doctor ordered. 13 Minnesota Vikings 10.942 (15) 14 Washington Redskins 10.608 (13) 15 Philadelphia Eagles 10.546 (18) 16 Denver Broncos 10.458 (19) 17 Miami Dolphins 9.858 (14)The Dolphins slip due to stronger wins by the Vikings, Eagles and Broncos than a lackluster victory over the Rams. But with control of their own destiny, we have a true test for the rookie coach and his team. They've been solid in the clutch all year. Let's see how they can step up in Toronto. They know what they have to do. Now let's see if they can do it. 18 New Orleans Saints 8.775 (16) 19 Chicago Bears 7.858 (17) 20 Green Bay Packers 6.917 (20) 21 Houston Texans 5.117 (24) 22 Buffalo Bills 4.708 (21)Easiest schedule in the league so far. Their opponents are a combined 54-90 (.375) 23 Cleveland Browns 3.642 (23) 24 San Diego Chargers 3.417 (22) 25 Oakland Raiders 3.283 (25) 26 San Francisco 49ers 1.313 (27) 27 Jacksonville Jaguars 1.146 (26) 28 Kansas City Chiefs -1.008 (31) 29 Cincinnati Bengals -1.246 (29)Toughest schedule in the league so far. Their opponents are a combined 91-52-1. (.636) 30 St. Louis Rams -1.521 (28) 31 Seattle Seahawks -2.271 (30) 32 Detroit Lions -6.875 (32)
Despite quite a few upsets this past week only 1 thing has changed as far as my playoff seeding predictions. The Jets move to the 3 seed and the Steelers move into the 2 seed in the AFC. AFC EAST *NYJ 12-4 NE 10-6 MIA 10-6 BUF 6-10 AFC NORTH *PIT 12-4 *BAL 11-5 CLE 5-11 CIN 1-14-1 AFC SOUTH *TEN 15-1 *IND 11-5 HOU 6-10 JAX 4-12 AFC WEST *DEN 10-6 SD 6-10 OAK 3-13 KC 3-13 NFC EAST *NYG 15-1 WAS 10-6 DAL 9-7 PHI 7-8-1 NFC NORTH *CHI 9-7 GB 8-8 MIN 8-8 DET 0-16 NFC SOUTH *TB 13-3 *CAR 11-5 *ATL 11-5 NO 8-8 NFC WEST *ARI 10-6 SF 5-11 STL 3-13 SEA 2-14 AFC 1 TEN 2 PIT 3 NYJ 4 DEN Wild Card 5 IND 6 BAL NFC 1 NYG 2 TB 3 ARI 4 CHI Wild Card 5 CAR 6 ATL
it would be kinda funny if the Giants went 18-1. Just cause the patriots do it they get nothing, the giants do it they get a super bowl ring!
Its not surprising some of the bottom feeders have the "toughest schedules"-everyone they play wins! Its top heavy! As for Buffalo, I never took them seriously. Even after that start you just needed to ask who they had played. Nobody. Then they played some real teams and got exposed. We'd better be able to put them away last year.
Team - Opponents winning % through week 13 Tennessee Titans .406 New York Giants .458 Carolina Panthers .451 Tampa Bay Buccaneers .458 Pittsburgh Steelers .468 New York Jets .448 Dallas Cowboys .458 Atlanta Falcons .462 Baltimore Ravens .496 Indianapolis Colts .521 Denver Broncos .451 Miami Dolphins .458 New England Patriots .500 Minnesota Vikings .514 Arizona Cardinals .517 Washington Redskins .517 Philadelphia Eagles .510 Buffalo Bills .375 Chicago Bears .503 New Orleans Saints .514 Houston Texans .497 Green Bay Packers .563 San Francisco 49ers .448 Jacksonville Jaguars .517 San Diego Chargers .556 Cleveland Browns .573 Oakland Raiders .514 Seattle Seahawks .531 St. Louis Rams .552 Kansas City Chiefs .563 Cincinnati Bengals .636 Detroit Lions .563
