Last week was interesting for a number of reasons to me. It's also getting to that point in the season where fans get excited about the playoff races.

NFL Power Rankings

1. Green Bay Packers (11-0) 2.504
2. San Francisco 49ers (9-2) 1.784
3. Baltimore Ravens (8-3) 1.518
4. New England Patriots (8-3) 1.457
5. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3) 1.416
6. Houston Texans (8-3) 1.339
7. New Orleans Saints (8-3) 1.333
8. Detroit Lions (7-4) 1.284
9. Chicago Bears (7-4) 1.257
10. Oakland Raiders (7-4) 1.129
11. Atlanta Falcons (7-4) 1.066
12. Cincinnati Bengals (7-4) 1.036
13. Dallas Cowboys (7-4) 1.025
14. New York Jets (6-5) 0.887
15. Denver Broncos (6-5) 0.863
16. Tennessee Titans (6-5) 0.815
17. New York Giants (6-5) 0.748
18. Buffalo Bills (5-6) 0.564
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-7) 0.437
20. San Diego Chargers (4-7) 0.399
21. Seattle Seahawks (4-7) 0.387
20. Philadelphia Eagles (4-7) 0.370
23. Kansas City Chiefs (4-7) 0.365
24. Cleveland Browns (4-7) 0.331
25. Arizona Cardinals (4-7) 0.325
26. Washington Redskins (4-7) 0.318
27. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-8) 0.227
28. Carolina Panthers (3-8) 0.200
29. Miami Dolphins (3-8) 0.196
30. Minnesota Vikings (2-9) 0.095
31. St. Louis Rams (2-9) 0.085
32. Indianapolis Colts (0-11) 0.000

Finally

Finally last weekend I heard the sports folks start to talk about the likelihood of the NY Giants crumbling and getting passed up by the Cowboys. And what happened? Sure enough, the Cowboys took the lead. The Giants play the Packers this weekend and the Cowboys face the Cardinals. These match ups will likely see the Cowboys two games ahead by the end of the week. The last chance the Giants really have to make a stab at the playoffs are their two remaining games against Dallas. They need to hope for at least a split series and, if that's the case, at least two other wins out of the next five weeks.

AFC East

Ravens and the Steelers are making the race as exciting as ever. Who would have thought that this year we would be adding the Bengals to the mix?