The NFC Wild Card Race is a logjam, and as of Tuesday is a 5 team scramble for 2 spots. If a nuclear holocaust happened today and we were spared seeing Jeff Garcia QB for 4 more weeks, the Giants and, yup, the Eagles would be in. Yes, the Giants and the Eagles.
Right now it looks like 9-7 will get you in. That means the 5-7 Vikings, 49ers, and Rams would have to go 4-0 down the stretch to get in. This doesn't seem possible, plausible, or worthy of discussion.
Joining the Giants and Eagles at a solid 6-6 are the Falcons and Panthers. ATL closes with games against Carolina and at Philly. Carolina plays the Giants this week, and Philly plays the Giants in two weeks in the Meadowlands.
Diagnosis: this is a clusterfuck and I'd be lying if I provided any guesses as to what the hell is going to happen. Personally I'm rooting for the Giants to fall out of the race so Tom Coughlin gets fired and the Eagles to make it, if only to strike a blow for homosexual football players across the land.
* Standings are here.
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My guess, which may be tagged as wild one: Panthers will go through as they have kind of depth on their rooster, despite of average performance during the season, QB issues etc. Beside, somehow I still believe that they are capable to produce quality plays when it comes to tough times. Which means Falcons are out, and they seem to be better than both Giants and Eagles. Which means that the Giants will end up in round 1 of the playoff, due to their schedule, which appears to be sort of easier. Fun is guaranteed, anyway. Don't forget that the Saints are also part of the circus that is NFC South, and they have bumpy road ahead: Dallas, Giants and Panthers.
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