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Week 6 NFL Power Rankings: West Coast the best coast?

Found October 10, 2012 on Shatter The Backboard:
PLAYERS: Matt Schaub,  Brian Cushing,  Connor Barwin
TEAMS: Houston Texans
1. Houston Texans (5-0) – One of the most well-rounded teams with a stud at running back in Arian Foster, but in a very easy division and without a signature win, they are first (for now) and are hurting without Brian Cushing.Remember those cute little puns about the NFC West this past decade or so?  The NFC Worst?  Not anymore.  The NFC West is now the NFC best.  Every single team in the NFC West is above .500 in the division.  Yes, the St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, and San Francisco 49ers are all above .500, no other division boasts that.… Read more
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