The big shock of the NFL season? The rise of new and legitimate challengers


Who’d have guessed the Rams, Falcons, Eagles, Cowboys and Vikings would sit atop the NFC standings? Well, conventional wisdom has been wrong all season

The Rams, Falcons, Eagles, Cowboys and Vikings are lumped together in the NFC standings through the first four weeks of the NFL season. Not at all surprising. Meanwhile, the Panthers and Cardinals have begun to separate themselves from the pack. Another nailed prediction. The NFC is going just as we all thought it might – outside of the fact that almost every team is performing exactly opposite of what was expected.

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