2009 NFL Division Breakdown after 12 games

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Published: December 10, 2009

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... claim their first AFC North division title since 2005.

Here’s the current division breakdown after Week 13:

A trend that I will be watching as the playoffs draw near is the number of new teams making the playoffs after missing them the prior year. In 2008, for the 13th consecutive NFL season, five or more teams qualified for the playoffs that were not in the postseason the year before (Arizona, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Minnesota, Miami and Carolina). This year, the Bengals, Saints, Cowboys, Patriots, Packers, Broncos, and Jaguars are all strong contenders to make the playoffs after missing out in 2008.

NFC East–The Dallas Cowboys (8-4) are tied with the Philadelphia Eagles (8-4) for the division lead. Currently, the Cowboys own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Eagles by virtue of their 20-16 win in Week 9. Now is “crunch time” in the NFC East. The Giants, Eagles, and Cowboys are all within o...

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