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romothesavior said:
I'm a little surprised the Giants aren't a bit higher. But still. it is hard to dispute the NFCE is the best all-around division this year.
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While the Giants will play us very tough, they have squeaked out wins against the Bears and the Bengals so while they are 7-3, they are not dominant in any way and I don't think deserve a ranking much higher
 
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The Eagles are better than 16th. They killed the Browns, Bears, Steelers, Vikings, and Falcons. Three of those 5 are above average teams, and they blew out all of them.

The only losses they have are @Seahawks (who are playing great, it's the hardest place in the NFL to play, and they just beat the Patriots on the road), @Lions (a tough 1 point loss) and every other game is in-division. And all three division losses were close. We needed OT to beat them at home.

They also had to play the Commanders, Vikings, and Cowboys off their respective bye weeks, in consecutive weeks.
 
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NOTE: The lineup below reflects changes from our Nov. 15 Power Rankings.


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9-1 COWBOYS

Cowboys fans love Dak Prescott, but even they'll tell you he is starting slow, missing throws early and so on. Yet, Dallas is recovering, not only because Prescott does, but the offensive line continues to impose its will on dog-tired front sevens in the second half. In a football sense, it's an awesome thing to watch. Ezekiel Elliott runs even harder, while Prescott has all day (he wasn't touched in the second half) to find Jason Witten or Cole Beasley or ... well, you just can't hold 88 down too long, can ya?

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7-2-1 SEAHAWKS

Seattle is playing as well as any team in the NFL right now. At center stage for Pete Carroll's group on Sunday ... Surprise, surprise -- it was the defense, which grounded the Eagles' air game. Carson Wentz dropped back 47 times, yet Philly had a paltry 195 net yards passing to show for it. Meanwhile, Seattle's passing game was clicking, as Doug Baldwin produced for the second week in a row with 104 yards on just four catches. The only bummer? C.J. Prosise is going to "be out for a while," according to Carroll. Scapula injury right when the rookie was really making his mark (see: 234 total yards over the past two weeks). Ouch. At least Thomas Rawls is back in the fold, looking like the bowling ball we came to love last year.

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8-2 PATRIOTS

Hard to believe that, in 17 years as an NFL quarterback, Bay Area native Tom Brady had never played in San Francisco before Sunday. He made up for lost time -- and a missed outing at Candlestick back in 2008, when Brady was out with a torn-up knee -- with four touchdowns in a 13-point win. Count me as one who had never seen the photo of 4-year-old Touchdown Tommy at the 1981 NFC Championship Game. (You know, that game with a certain Catch.) They showed the photo on the Patriots- 49ers broadcast Sunday afternoon, and I must admit my first thought was, Wonder if little Tommy Brady saw Joe Montana take an inadvertent tap on the helmet from a Cowboys pass rusher and immediately ask for a cheap flag. I kid, I kid. In a related vein, sure looks like we could get a Dallas-New England Super Bowl.

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8-2 RAIDERS

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The Raiders keep winning, and on Monday night in Mexico, found a couple -- or three -- new ways to earn victory. First, get the running backs involved in the passing game. Second, include the fullback in that equation. Jamize Olawale, a University of North Texas Mean Green alum, delivered a huge catch-and-run TD in the fourth quarter. Overall, the RBs posted 199 in the receiving column. The third new way to get a W? How about finding a way to a W when you're getting outplayed, outsnapped and have no ground game? #8-2

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7-3 GIANTS

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Encouraging signs from the Giants Sunday despite the slow start. First, Landon Collins is the real deal. Can he get some NFL Defensive Player of the Year burn (along with Marcus Peters)? Secondly, the ground game was not just a theoretical concept, with 102 yards against a run defense that had been playing well. Then there was rookie Sterling Shepard, who outproduced the player who needs no more hype, with five receptions for 50 yards and a tug.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...nkings-week-12-new-york-giants-enter-top-five
 
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The Aikman Ratings come out later today I will post the new rankings this afternoon. last week after week 10.
Cowboys #1 3rd on offense and 12th on Defense
Eagles #7 17th on offense and 6th on Defense
Giants #23 21st on offense and 16th on Defense
Commanders #27 4th on offense and 21st on Defense
 
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http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...cowboys-seattle-seahawks-new-england-patriots

1. Dallas Cowboys

2016 record: 9-1 | Week 11 ranking: 1

The Cowboys enter their Thanksgiving game riding the longest single-season win streak in franchise history. Give thanks to Dak Prescott, who has completed an NFL-best 78.8 percent of his passes in the fourth quarter and overtime since Week 2, including completions on 24 of his last 26 attempts.
 
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