All games matter...don't they?

[Benton]

(04-21-2016, 02:27 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Dukes was also trying to say that Eli was better than Roethlisberger because Ben was just "along for the ride" in his first Super Bowl run.   I think this is BS.  As much as I hate the Steelers I have to say that Ben is much better than Eli.

Agreed, and that was a dumb comment by Dukes. Eli is along for the ride in every regular season game. He's a good QB, but I don't think there are a lot of seasons where you point to Eli and say, "Man, if it wasn't for him, the Giants would've stunk." Ben's had a few of those years. And he's the difference in a lot of games.


On the OP, it depends. If you're ATL or the Colts or (for a lot of years) the Pats, you're divisions are so weak, games in November really don't mean anything. If you're getting five wins off divisional opponents, you're getting to the playoffs, even if you've only got an 8-8 record. Dallas is hit and miss, the Eagles have had some rebuilding years and Washington has been Washington, they've had two good seasons since Snyder bought the team. So, yeah, for New York, November doesn't matter. At worse, you go 3-3 with your division and you're still in the running for a division championship.

For divisions that don't stink, every week matters.