Playoff Bound?

This is the Standings for the Playoff race so far.

National Football Conference
CONF RK	NFC	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	REASON
1	z - Atlanta	11	2	0	.846	3-2-0	7-2-0	.391	.399	NFC South Champ
2	San Francisco	9	3	1	.731	2-1-1	6-3-1	.485	.462	NFC West Champ
3	Green Bay	9	4	0	.692	4-0-0	7-3-0	.509	.440	NFC North Champ
4	NY Giants	8	5	0	.615	2-3-0	7-3-0	.500	.505	NFC East Champ
5	Seattle	8	5	0	.615	1-3-0	6-4-0	.497	.529	Wins tie break over Chicago based on head-to-head win percentage.
6	Chicago	8	5	0	.615	2-2-0	5-4-0	.521	.418
7	Washington	7	6	0	.538	3-1-0	6-4-0	.530	.505	Wins tie break over Minnesota based on head-to-head win percentage. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (Washington wins tie break over Dallas based on head-to-head win percentage).
8	Dallas	7	6	0	.538	3-2-0	5-5-0	.527	.418	Wins tie break over Minnesota based on best win percentage in common games.
9	Minnesota	7	6	0	.538	3-2-0	5-5-0	.488	.390
10	St. Louis	6	6	1	.500	4-0-1	5-3-1	.527	.481
11	Tampa Bay	6	7	0	.462	2-2-0	3-6-0	.456	.321
12	New Orleans	5	8	0	.385	2-2-0	3-6-0	.530	.446
13	Carolina	4	9	0	.308	2-3-0	4-7-0	.550	.519	Wins tie break over Detroit and Arizona based on best win percentage in conference games. Wins tie break over Philadelphia based on head-to-head sweep.
14	Detroit	4	9	0	.308	0-5-0	3-6-0	.556	.394	Wins tie break over Arizona based on best win percentage in conference games. Wins tie break over Philadelphia based on head-to-head sweep.
15	Arizona	4	9	0	.308	1-4-0	2-7-0	.565	.519	Wins tie break over Philadelphia based on head-to-head win percentage.
16	Philadelphia	4	9	0	.308	1-3-0	2-8-0	.497	.538
American Football Conference
CONF RK	AFC	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	REASON
1	x - Houston	11	2	0	.846	4-0-0	9-1-0	.462	.413	AFC South Champ
2	z - New England	10	3	0	.769	5-0-0	9-1-0	.524	.519	AFC East Champ Wins tie break over Denver based on head-to-head win percentage.
3	z - Denver	10	3	0	.769	5-0-0	7-2-0	.467	.362	AFC West Champ
4	Baltimore	9	4	0	.692	4-1-0	8-2-0	.473	.436	AFC North Champ
5	Indianapolis	9	4	0	.692	3-1-0	6-3-0	.420	.385
6	Pittsburgh	7	6	0	.538	2-2-0	4-6-0	.467	.473	Wins tie break over Cincinnati based on head-to-head win percentage.
7	Cincinnati	7	6	0	.538	1-3-0	5-5-0	.444	.352
8	NY Jets	6	7	0	.462	2-3-0	4-5-0	.544	.404
9	Cleveland	5	8	0	.385	2-3-0	5-5-0	.485	.369	Wins tie break over San Diego based on head-to-head win percentage. Wins tie break over Buffalo based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Miami (Buffalo wins tie break over Miami based on head-to-head win percentage).
10	San Diego	5	8	0	.385	3-2-0	5-5-0	.479	.277	Wins tie break over Buffalo based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Miami (Buffalo wins tie break over Miami based on head-to-head win percentage).
11	Buffalo	5	8	0	.385	1-3-0	4-6-0	.497	.277	Wins tie break over Miami based on head-to-head win percentage.
12	Miami	5	8	0	.385	1-3-0	3-6-0	.527	.469
13	Tennessee	4	9	0	.308	0-5-0	3-7-0	.550	.404
14	Oakland	3	10	0	.231	1-3-0	3-7-0	.497	.282
15	Jacksonville	2	11	0	.154	2-3-0	2-7-0	.550	.500	Wins tie break over Kansas City based on best win percentage in conference games.
16	Kansas City	2	11	0	.154	0-4-0	0-9-0	.485	.346

As you can see It's still a very close race to get into the playoffs. The Redskins are 7-6 one game out of the Division and wild Card. That is the same with the Cowboys. Another surprising thing is that the Jets are only one game out of the playoffs and the Browns could still make the playoffs this late in the year. So far the Texans, Patriots, Broncos, and the Falcons have clinched the playoffs but the rest is just a Dog Pile.

 

Steve Nash injury update

     Steve Nash announced that he will be out for at least 2 more weeks. The Lakers need him because they are 9-12 and 1-4 in the last 5 games. It appears that Mike D'antoni isn't doing the best for LA. Although Jodie Meeks is contributing nicely. However the Lakers can't hope to win a title with this type of record.

MNF

     On Monday night the New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 42-14. Tom Brady had 296 yards and 4 touchdowns on the night. While Matt Schaub went 19-32 with 232 yards and 0 TDs. Brady obviously won the QB battle last night. The Texans are now 11-2 and the Patriots are 10-3. Both teams have clinched a  playoff seed.

Heisman Winner

     It came down to the 3 top players in the NCAA. Manziel, Klein, and Te'o. Even though Klein was almost completely out of the race after the Baylor loss he fought his way back to the top 3. Manziel was helped significantly by his win vs. Alabama but also just his play overall this season. Te'o was just a beast. A fan favorite to win which  helped him in the race he had a unbelievable defensive season. The one that came out was Manziel though. He made history by being the first freshman to win the award. What can you say about that?

NFC North

NFC North

     The Bears just lost to the Minnesota Vikings 21-14 in a close game. Chicago is now 8-5 and the Vikings are 7-6. The Packers still hold the division lead while the Bears are on the edge of losing their wild card. Meanwhile the 8-4 Packers play the 4-8 Lions tonight at 7:20 central. The Packers will probably win the division and I think that the Vikings will sneak into 2nd place and leave the Bears hanging.

Kobe youngest to 30K

     Kobe Bryant is the youngest player ever to score 30,000 points. He reached this milestone by scoring 29  against the New Orleans Hornet. I think that Kobe will score a total of 37,500 points in his career but it's possible he could become the all time leader and surpass his fellow Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who scored 38,387 in his career.

James Starks OUT!!!!

On the Packer's Sunday game against the Vikings, the Packers got a running touchdown by no other than James Starks. It was only the 3rd running touchdown on the year, and James Starks was getting in a groove. He was running really well up until he hurt his knee. Coach Mike McCarthy wanted said that he would be out for multiple weeks, and it only looked like a bruise at first. Hopefully the Packers will keep up their running game, even without Starks.