Week 15 kicks off tomorrow night with a rematch of the 2005-2006 NFC Champiosnhip game between the Bears and Saints in Chicago. Both teams come in at 7-6 as the loser will be all but eliminated from playoff contention. The Bears still have a shot to come back and win the NFC North but the saints cannot win their division. The Saints are 1-5 on the road this season, Bears should win this one.
The Eagles could very well be in the wild card lead by the end of the 
weekend. They are currently behind Dallas and Atlanta who play the Giants and Buccaneers respectively, while Philly hosts Cleaveland on Monday Night. Who thought that after the tie in Cinicinatti and getting throttled in Baltimore?
Miami can win the AFC East. They are tied with the Patriots and Jets atop the division, with a date in East Rutherford to face the Jets in week 17. They don’t have a tough road to get there either, they host San Francisco and go to KC before that matchup. You have to commend this squad for what they are doing this season, especially Chad Pennington and Tony Sporano.
The Panthers can play their way into the top seed in the NFC by winning 
out. After running all over the Bucs on Monday night, for 299 yards the Panthers have put themselves in good position to make a deep playoff push. You wouldn’t want to go to Carolina in January as they are 7-0 at home this season.
The Broncos can win the AFC West with a win or a San Diego loss. Why are both Western Divisions so bad?
How good are this years rookie running backs? There are 3 in the top 10 in the NFL in rushing. Those being (in order) Chris Johnson with 1,094 yds, Matt Forte with 1,081 yds and Steve Slaton with 1,024 yds. That group doesn’t even have the #4 overall pick Darren McFadden who hasn’t been able to get on the field enough to be productive.
Enjoy the excitement of December football.
