NFC Update

Next Monday night the (9-2) New Orleans Saints visit the (10-1) Seattle Seahawks in a game that could go a long way in deciding the NFC one seed.

The Seahawks lead the NFC West by three games and with a win next week would have a two and a half game lead for the one seed. The reason for that lead is that they would   own tie breakers with both New Orleans and Carolina.

However, a New Orleans win would give the Saints the lead. Currently the Saints lead the upstart Carolina Panthers by a game in the NFC South. The two teams have yet to play each other and therefore have two meetings in the last four weeks of the season.

The other two divisions in the NFC have two teams tied with (6-5) records with the lead.

The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles are tied for the NFC East lead while the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears lead the NFC North. The (5-5-1) Green Bay Packers are the Lions’ Thanksgiving Day opponent for the fifth time in the last six possibilities. Green Bay is (4-1) in the previous five contests.

And, a thought about the AFC:
The AFC has six (6-5) teams tied for the sixth seed lead! Three 6’s in this way may not be a “sign of the devil” but it is an indication of the mediocrity that permeates in our 2013 world.