Pro Football: NFC Update

It may be time for me to start changing my opinion on the Arizona Cardinals’ chances to actually host the Super Bowl this season.

The Cards are (5-1) after covering a three plus point spread at the still winless Oakland Raiders, who are (0-6). They also gained ground on both the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West.

The St.Louis Rams (2-5) won at home vs Seattle (3-3) while Denver quarterback Peyton Manning set more records as the Super Bowl favorite Denver Broncos (5-1) dismantled the 49ers (4-3).

Next week the Cards host the (5-1) Philadelphia Eagles, who had a week 7 bye. When Arizona made its lone Super Bowl appearance after the 2008 season, they “punched their ticket” (gained entry) to the game by winning vs the Eagles in Arizona.

Meanwhile the (6-1) Dallas Cowboys moved a half game ahead of the idle Eagles in the NFC East by beating the (3-4) New York Giants by ten points.

The Green Bay Packers eased vs the still NFC South leading (3-3-1) Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions came back to beat the disappointing NFC South (2-4) New Orleans Saints.  The Packers and the Lions share the NFC North lead with (5-2) records.

In the weak NFC South, Carolina and New Orleans with their records cited above, are the top two teams in the current standings.

Click here to watch the Cardinals punching their ticket vs the Eagles (2008 season)