Last week: 14 (+1)
Record: 3-2
It was between the Cowboys and the Giants for the final playoff spot in the loaded NFC in these Power Rankings. I have Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, and Philadelphia winning the divisions, Minnesota making the playoffs as a Wild Card and being this year’s team that goes from 5 wins or fewer to the playoffs. I gave Dallas the edge because they have the Head-to-Head victory and because they have the superior yards per play differential. Also, the Cowboys would serve as the 5th new playoff team and there have been 5 new playoff teams every year for the past 16 years. The Giants have all the talent of a playoff team though and Eli Manning is behind only Matt Ryan and Tom Brady as the league’s MVP through 5 games. He’s holding together an injury plagued bunch and having as good of a year as he did last year.
Studs
RB Ahmad Bradshaw: Rushed for 200 yards (70 after contact) and a touchdown on 30 attempts, 4 broken tackles, 1 fumble, 1 penalty, 4 catches for 29 yards on 5 attempts
QB Eli Manning: 25 of 37 for 259 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception, 4 dropped passes, 1 hit as thrown, 101.9 adjusted QB rating, 7 drop backs on 37 drop backs (no sacks, 4 of 7, 1 drop, 1 hit as thrown)
LG Kevin Boothe: 1 quarterback hit on 41 pass block snaps, run blocked for 21 yards on 2 attempts
FS Stevie Brown: Was not thrown on, 1 interception, 1 solo tackle, 2 assists
TE Martellus Bennett: Run blocked for 92 yards on 5 attempts, caught 3 passes for 30 yards on 4 attempts
Duds
MLB Chase Blackburn: Allowed 3 catches for 86 yards and a touchdown on 5 attempts, 1 interception, 4 solo tackles, 1 stop, 3 missed tackles
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