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Sizing up the leading candidates for the NFC wild-card spots:
| Team | Schedule | Contender? | Pretender? |
N.Y. Giants (9-4) | vs. Washington at Buffalo vs. New England | One win and they clinch one of the two wild-card berths | December collapses a way of life; Tiki Barber has retired |
Minnesota (7-6) | vs. Chicago vs. Washington at Denver | Best running game and run defense in football | Can young QB Tarvaris Jackson maintain his steady play? |
New Orleans (6-7) | vs. Arizona vs. Philadelphia at Chicago | Reached the NFC championship in 2006; strong aerial attack | Lost top two running backs; 2-4 at home; opened season 0-4 |
Washington (6-7) | at New York at Minnesota vs. Dallas | Ran off five straight wins to reach 2005 postseason | Have not won three in a row since 2005; QB Todd Collins making first start in 10 years |
Arizona (6-7) | at New Orleans vs. Atlanta vs. St. Louis | Easiest remaining schedule of the group | QB playing with one arm; secondary decimated by injuries; they are, after all, the Cardinals |
Detroit (6-7) | at San Diego vs. Kansas City at Green Bay | No | Lost five in a row; Matt Millen remains in charge |
