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The NFC East will be a tight race down the stretch, but it?s looking like the NFC West will be too.

1.?Atlanta Falcons 11-2 (Last week, 1): The Falcons were embarrassed by the Panthers, but they retain the top spot. The Giants can really send Atlanta a message this weekend.

2.?Green Bay Packers 9-4 (Last week, 2): The Packers battled the Lions in the snow to pick up a victory. Just imagine if this team was healthy all season?
Tags: 2012 New York Giants, 49ers, Falcons, giants, NFC, NFC East, NFC Rankings, NFC West, packers, Editorial Aside, power rankings
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From Jimmy Kempski of Blogging the Beast:

Week 1 is in the books, and overreactions are rampant. ?Prior to the preseason, I did my?first hierarchy. ?For this version, only one team moved more than 3 spots. ?That would be the Giants, who I made the #1 team as sort of a courtesy for being the champs. ? They dropped all the way to 7.

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Tags: football, NFC, NFC East, NFC North, NFC Rankings, NFC South, NFC West, NFL
The Seattle Seahawks finished the NFL season at 7-9 to end a rather disappointing first campaign for head coach Pete Carroll.? But, thanks to the other dysfunctional teams in the soft NFC West, that was enough to win the division and grab a playoff berth.

By design, division winners are awarded at least one home game in the post season. In a situation that lined up perfectly for the Seahawks, they drew the injury-riddled, defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round and managed to sideswipe them to advance to the Divisional playoffs.

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Tags: matt hasselbeck, National Football League playoffs, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Giants Blogs, NFC, NFC West, NFL, NFL Playoffs, Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl, Wild card (sports)