It has been a wild NFL season so far. A couple of weeks ago, I asked Jim Nantz of CBS who the NFL's best team was. He hemmed and hawed, and then said Tennessee because they don't have a loss.
But that was before the Giants went to Heinz Field and squeaked out a win over the Steelers. I know Pittsburgh was missing Willie Parker, but I also know that going to Pittsburgh and winning isn't an easy thing to do. The Giants didn't look great in doing it, but they are The Champs, and outside of what I believe was a fluky loss to the Browns, they are still at the top of the NFL heap.
I wouldn't be shocked if the Titans either lose, or get everything they can handle from Peyton Manning and the Colts tonight. Sure, Tennessee plays defense, and they run the ball with LenDale White and Chris Johnson, but what happens if they have to have Kerry Collins throw the ball 25-30 times and lead this team from behind? We might find out tonight.
As for the rest of the contenders/pretenders to the throne, the Cowboys looked very ordinary in beating the Bucs, and they have way too many injuries to deal with to be considered anything more than a pretender.
In the AFC you had the Bills losing to the Dolphins, so that takes them out of the contender category. The Steelers are banged up without Santonio Holmes and Parker.
In the NFC, the Giants haven't played the Eagles yet, so that will be interesting. But I'm not buying stock into the 6-2 Redskins just yet. Jason Campbell is their QB. Jim Zorn is their coach. The Panthers are 6-2, but there's something missing there, just as something is missing from the Saints (defense), Bucs (offense), the Bears (experience on offense), the Vikings (a quarterback), and the Packers (an experienced quarterback).
So, for now, if you ask me who the best team in the NFL is, I have to say it's the Giants.
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