Crystal-ball break down of the second half

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NY Giants
New York Giants
Final regular-season record: 12-4, No. 1 seed in the NFC
Skinny: A horribly difficult second half of the schedule takes its toll. Eight remaining games against teams that all had a .500 or better record at the midway point – including five road games – trips up the Giants. The running game and defense help the Giants hang on to the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

2.
Dallas
Dallas Cowboys
Final regular-season record: 10-6, No. 5 seed in the NFC
Skinny: Tony Romo returns and Dallas gets healthy down the stretch. The defense solidifies in the last three games of the season, including a big momentum-building win over the Giants on Dec. 14. When the playoffs start, nobody wants to play Dallas anymore.

3.
Washington
Washington Redskins
Final regular-season record: 10-6, no postseason
Skinny: Some of the close games and lack of consistent big plays from the passing offense comes back to haunt the Redskins. Washington loses two of its final three division games, including one to Dallas, and ends up losing divisional and conference tie breakers to Dallas and Tampa, and finishes looking in from the outside.

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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles
Final regular-season record: 9-7, no postseason
Skinny: The Eagles finally get Brian Westbrook back into his groove, just in time to face the Giants twice, along with Baltimore’s run defense. The Eagles are in the thick of the wild-card race, but the postseason slips away in the final two games of the season – a road loss to Washington and a home loss to Dallas. T.O. returns to the playoffs, and Philadelphia fans curse him again as he leaves the field after the finale.

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I like the optimism but have to see more from this team that is falling apart right before our eyes.