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Minnesota Vikings
(5-2) | Previous: 9th
Quietly, ever so quietly, the Vikings are 5-2, now only a game behind the Packers, and are plowing through the season. This may get interesting.
Nov 1, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware (94) sacks Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) causing a fumble and safety on this play in the fourth quarter at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Broncos defeated the Packer 29-10. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
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Green Bay Packers
(6-1) | Previous: 1st
The Packers fell to the Broncos in the battle of the unbeaten, and in that battle a lot of the holes in the team’s armor were exposed, the biggest of which was a powerful pass rush can cause Aaron Rodgers to not throw the ball very well.
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Arizona Cardinals
(6-2) | Previous: 6th
The Cardinals took care of business, after trying to do their best to lose to a bad Cleveland team in the first half of Sunday’s game. After a short pep talk from their lovable coach, the team put up 24 unanswered points and kept the Browns to under 100 net yards in the second half. That is how you close a game out.
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Carolina Panthers
(7-0) | Previous: 4th
The Panthers gave their fans a scare (and not just the ones dangling from the second deck) but they came out on top in a very weather-related-bad game. What a sloppy mess that could have ended poorly.
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Denver Broncos
(7-0) | Previous: 8th
The Broncos took care of Aaron Rodgers and moved into the top three again. That defense will win you some games, but for once, the offense showed that Peyton still has it in him.
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New England Patriots
(7-0) | Previous: 3rd
The Patriots quietly go about their business, the business of winning. After putting the Dolphins down as pretenders (again) they just continue to move on and up the board.
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Cincinnati Bengals
(7-0) | Previous: 2nd
Cincinnati exercised some demons by beating Big Ben and the Steelers at home, this is certainly a scary team and one that will see prime time match-ups over the next three weeks. Will we see Good Andy or Bad Andy in those games?