Working the Wire: Time to Cut Bait

Week 8 was the week the playoff races finally took shape in the NFC. The Giants may be only a Dez Bryant fingertip better than Dallas, but that fingertip is the difference between being tied with the Cowboys in the loss column (and losing the tiebreaker) and a 2.5 game lead on the entire NFC East. The Falcons and 49ers distanced themselves in their respective divisions, and the Bears and Packers snuck past inferior teams. As a result, five of the six NFC playoff teams seem clear - Falcons, Giants, Bears, Packers ...

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