The New York Giants continue to lose. They've lost four of their last five games, five of their last seven. What's worse is that with every loss they seem to find a new and interesting (painful) a new way to lose.
And yet somehow the Giants are still in the playoff hunt.
Despite all the injuries, rookie mistakes, coaching mistakes, bad decisions, and every opportunity the Giants have squandered... They're still in it.
And as we stride (stumble) boldly into week 14, it's time once again for our Power Rankings. As always, these are our own rankings, based on team record, division standing, and informed by a general sense of where the team is heading. We are also including each team's chances of making the playoffs according to TeamRankings.com
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The Rankings
1) Carolina Panthers (12-0, 100.00%)
2) Arizona Cardinals (10-2, 100.00%)
3) New England Patriots (10-2, 100.00%)
4) Cincinnati Bengals (10-2, 100.00%)
5) Denver Broncos (10-2, 100.00%)
6) Green Bay Packers (8-4, 96.7%)
7) Minnesota Vikings (8-4, 87.5%)
8) Kansas City Chiefs (7-5, 93.3%
9) Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5, 41.3%)
10) Seattle Seahawks (7-5, 89.9%)
11) New York Jets (7-5, 36.4%)
12) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6, 14.1%)
13) Buffalo Bills (6-6, 27.2%)
14) Indianapolis Colts (6-6, 70.3%)
15) Houston Texans (6-6, 30.8%)
16) Atlanta Falcons (6-6, 7.3%)
17) Oakland Raiders (5-7, 0.2%)
18) Washington Redskins (5-7, 18.0%)
19) Philadelphia Eagles (5-7, 48.5%)
20) Dallas Cowboys (4-8, 9.4%)
21) New York Giants (5-7, 24.7%)
22) Chicago Bears (5-7, 2.8%)
23) Miami Dolphins (5-7, 0.6%)
24) Detroit Lions (4-8, 0.1%)
25) New Orleans Saints (4-8, 0.4%)
26) St. Louis Rams (4-8, 0.8%)
27) Jacksonville Jaguars 4-8, 0.4%)
28) Tennessee Titans (3-9, 0.0%)
29) San Diego Chargers (3-9, 0.0%)
30) San Francisco 49ers ( 4-8, 0.0%)
31) Baltimore Ravens (4-8, 0.0%)
32) Cleveland Browns (2-10, 0.0%)
Final Thoughts
The Giants are still in it.
In fact, you could probably rank the four teams of the NFC East in any order you choose. I decided to put the Giants last because even though they have the best quarterback and best receiver in the division, and they have actually been getting pressure on quarterbacks since JPP's return...
They are beat up at every position, have no offensive playmakers out side of Eli Manning, Odell Beckham, and maybe Will Tye. They have a defense that can't get a stop when they need to or defend the middle of the field... Ever. They have a young roster making young roster mistakes and an experienced coaching staff making rookie mistakes.
But they're still in it.