11. Philadelphia Eagles (4-3) Last Week: 11 – Almost beating Dallas in Dallas is an impressive showing for this Eagles team. They will be in the running for a wild-card all year.
12. Houston Texans (5-3) Last Week: 20 – The Texans are a bizarre team. They either look like a very solid team or flat-out awful. I don’t expect them to stay this high on the list.
13. Washington Redskins (4-3-1) Last Week: 16 – Really sucks to miss a 27-yard field goal, doesn’t it?
14. New York Giants (4-3) Last Week: 17 – The Giants are going to have a difficult time staying in the playoff race given the difficult schedule that lies ahead.
15. Buffalo Bills (4-4) Last Week: 13 – The Bills aren’t bad, the Patriots are just really, really good.
16. New Orleans Saints (3-4) Last Week: 24 – Is there the possibility for a second half of the season run? Probably not, but the Saints are a team I would be a little nervous to play, especially in New Orleans.
17. Carolina Panthers (3-5) Last Week: 28 – I know the record is not good, but this is a team I would not want to play right now. The playoffs are certainly a possibility in clustered NFC conference.
18. Arizona Cardinals (3-4-1) Last Week: 8 – They obviously aren’t the same team as last year. I don’t expect to see them in January.
19. Detroit Lions (4-4) Last Week: 15 – The game this weekend will either make or break their season. The Vikings have been struggling so this may be a close game.
20. San Diego Chargers (3-5) Last Week: 14 – They’ve been in every game this season. If they lose one or two more it will become a season of “what could have been.”