Week 11

Adrian Peterson is out for the rest of the season, per the NFL, for disciplining his child.  Was it excessive to use the small part of a stick?  I'm not going to debate that as this could be a hot issue, I will so, though, that I had a switch used on me and I turned out fine.  The Vikings season is pretty much done anyway, despite a pretty impressive win over Washington a few weeks ago, and fighting with the Bears this past week, in a loss.
I saw a report recently that asked if the New England Patriots are the best team in the NFL right now.  Don't we always wonder this at this point in the year?  Especially recently the Pats have struggled a little early (and by struggled I mean they either lose a game they should have won, or won a game by not as much as we thought they should) and then dominate to finish the season.  Tom Brady is playing some of his best ball right, with their balanced run/pass attack.  In the AFC, I'm not sure they can be beat...at least not in the regular season.
With Denver's upset loss to St. Louis and Kansas City's thumping of Seattle, put the Chiefs into a statistical tie (same record) with the Broncos.  Denver holds the edge with an earlier defeat of KC, but this is shaping up to be one of the best rivalries this season has to offer.  Manning was shocked by a ferocious Rams defense and that's exactly what the Chiefs needed to see to stop Peyton and his brood in order to have a chance to win their division.
Dallas and Philadelphia are sitting at the top of the NFC East and they've not even played each other yet this season.  In fact, they are scheduled to meet for the first time on the Thanksgiving game in Dallas.  With Nick Foles out the 'Boys are going to look to rattle Mark Sanchez.  Remember the last time the Eagles signal-caller started a Thanksgiving game?  The hapless Jets faced the Patriots, Sanchez ran into his own offensive lineman and fumbled the ball, leading to a ton of "butt" jokes, eventually leading to New York going with rookie Geno Smith.
Green Bay looks unstoppable, but they still have to contend with those pesky Lions.  This will no doubt be a fun division to watch, at least between Green Bay and Detroit, as the season progresses.
In a sign of pure mediocrity, the NFC South leader is 4-6.  I enjoy parity but can't stand a "losing" team making the playoffs, especially when a team with a better record is eliminated.
Finally, how 'bout those Cardinals?  Facing the top defensive team in the league, the Lions, Arizona's sensational backup quarterback showed everyone that possibly, just possibly, it's time for a home-team to actually host the Super Bowl.  The two powerhouses from last year, San Francisco and Super Bowl champion Seattle are, at best, floundering.  In fact, if the playoffs started today, neither of those teams, representatives of the NFC for the last two Championship games, would even be in the post-season.  The 4-6 Falcons, however, would be (see previous paragraph).