The Giants are the best team in the league. They hold a 3 game lead in the NFC East with a record of 11-1 and appear to be unstoppable so far. This week, they held Clinton Portis to a season low 22 rushing yards and improved to 15-1 in their last 16 road games including the playoffs.
The Jets may not be "that" good. They lost to the Denver Broncos this week, who are now 7-5 this season. The Jets defense allowed 484 total yards, 357 yards in the air. The FB/RB for the Broncos, Peyton Hillis, ran for 129 yards and 1 TD. If it weren't for the Steelers, the Jets would be tied at the top spot in the AFC East.
The Rookie QB's are really "that" good. Joe Flacco threw for a season high 280 yards and 2 TD's against the Bengals. He improved the Ravens to 8-4 in the AFC North. Matt Ryan led the Falcons over the Chargers, throwing for 207 yards and 2 TD passes. These two quarterbacks are going to be battling it out for many years to come.
The NFC East and NFC South are going to produce the two wild card spots. The teams competing for wild card spots are the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers and the Atlanta Falcons. All are from either the East or the South. The Packers, Vikings and Bears will have to battle for the NFC Central top spot in order to get in the playoffs. The NFC West is just terrible, the Arizona Cardinals need one more win to clinch a spot in the postseason.
