[Sylvanfan]

Well with December on the horizon heres how I see things shaping up.

AFC East

Once again the Pats have this division won. Not as good as they had been, but this year they should feature some type of running game. Other teams in the AFC will feel better once they get knocked out.

AFC North
I think a Batimore win on Thursday gives them the AFC North. Cinci is playing better these days, but I think Batimore is going to be too physical for them and will be Division champs by Friday

AFC South
Colts are the team to beat. The offence is tremendous and their running game is rounding into form too. I belive the Colts can also clinch the AFC South with a win this week as Jacksonville would be sitting at 5 losses and have 3 of those within the Division. Manning has done everything but get to the Superbowl and this might just be his year.

AFC West
Well I though Denver would win this Division but I was dead wrong. Looks like San Deigo can't lose it, even with a porus and beat up defence their offence is making up for it. LT is right there with Peyton for the best player in the game and Phillip Rivers isn't making them miss Brees too much.

AFC Wildcard
Denver and Kansas City curently have the wild card spots, and I think they'll both be able to hold on. My Chiefs are probably the most vulnerable team of the bunch but their O-line is pretty healthy and starting to get in sync, and they've won 20 straight at Arrowhead in December. They've had a few extra days of rest here to prepare for Cleveland, and I hope they can go into Oakland and win there too. Baltimore and Jacksonville will be tough games at home though, as will SD on the road. But I'm hopefull they can go 3-2 to make 10-6 the benchmark. Jacksonville has @ Miami, Indianapolis, Tennessee, New England and @ KC left on thier schedule. They'll be luckey to finish 3-2 from here on out and 9-7 won't get it done for them. The Jets are also 6-5 but have a pretty easy schedule left. Their toughest game by the looks of it is @ Miami on a Monday night. So the Jets might be able to get to 10-6 and if they do that than they'd hold a tie breaker over KC due to a better conference record. But I have to think that a team like the Jets with no running game won't go 4-1 in December and that one of Green Bay, Minnesota, Oakland or Buffalo will upset them. Cinci is also 6-5 but they have Baltimore, @ Indy, @ Denver, Pittsburgh along with Oakland. It will tough for them to finish up 4-1.

But if KC and Denver don't play well and 9-7 becomes the record.....Than a lot more teams come into play and Miami and Buffalo also can't be considered out of it yet.

In the NFC I see Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans, and Seattle winning those divisions. A SF win over StL today and I would have thought the Niners could pull off the surprise win, but now I think it'll be too tough for them.

For NFC Wild card teams I think Carolina will get one of the spots for sure, and I don't know about the other one. Giants would seem the favorite but I think that Tiki Barber retirement and the injuries have them too distracted. Maybe SF can sneak up and grab the WC spot.