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Last week: No. 17
Record: 5 – 6 |
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Washington Redskins
The Redskins have lost three of their last four games, and their season is pretty much on the line Sunday at the Giants. |
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Last week: No. 20
Record: 3 – 8 |
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Dallas Cowboys
Even if quarterback Tony Romo can only come back for a couple of games, it would still be worthwhile because he could get used to head coach Jason Garrett's new regime, and that would be beneficial for next season. |
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Last week: No. 23
Record: 4 – 7 |
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Cleveland Browns
Is Browns running back Peyton Hillis more like Mike Alstott or Jerome Bettis? Longevity will decide the answer to that question. |
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Last week: No. 24
Record: 4 – 7 |
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San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers have the distinction of winning the least significant Monday night matchup of the season, so they've got that going for them, which is nice. |
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Last week: No. 25
Record: 5 – 6 |
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Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks allowed Chiefs defensive tackle Shaun Smith to score a rushing touchdown against them Sunday. That means Smith has one fewer rushing touchdown than Seattle's leading runner. |
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Last week: No. 19
Record: 5 – 6 |
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Tennessee Titans
The debate in Tennessee over the last week has surrounded which person the organization will dump after the season: head coach Jeff Fisher or quarterback Vince Young. (The answer here would be Young.) But with a few more losses like Sunday's 20-0 defeat in Houston, the Titans might be tempted to move forward without both of their leading men. |
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Last week: No. 27
Record: 2 – 9 |
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Buffalo Bills
Running back Fred Jackson was the forgotten man at the start of the season, but he's got a career-high five touchdowns and his second-most rushing yards (621). |
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Last week: No. 28
Record: 3 – 8 |
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Denver Broncos
It's hard to make a case for Josh McDaniels to keep his head coaching gig after this season, but here's one arguing point: The Broncos have had a different defensive coordinator during each of McDaniels' two seasons, and they lost their best defensive player, outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil, for all of 2010. Not many second-year head coaches would ever survive under those circumstances. |
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Last week: No. 29
Record: 2 – 9 |
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Cincinnati Bengals
It's probably time to add the Bengals to the mix of teams that should take a long, hard look at one of the three franchise-caliber quarterbacks who are expected to enter April's draft. |
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Last week: No. 30
Record: 3 – 8 |
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Arizona Cardinals
Arizona managed just 203 yards of offense in a miserable home loss to the 49ers on Monday night, effectively ending the possibility of a third straight return to the playoffs for the Cardinals. |
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Last week: No. 31
Record: 2 – 9 |
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Detroit Lionis
Quarterback Shaun Hill's compete level is off the charts, but his arm strength is an amazing liability. |
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Last week: No. 32
Record: 1 – 10 |
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Carolina Panthers
Amid a season with so much uncertainty at the quarterback position, Sunday's loss to Jake Delhomme and the Browns might have been the lowest point in the history of Carolina's franchise. |
