7. New York Giants, 5-2-1
I really have no idea what to make of the New York Giants. The Giants lead the NFC East with a 5-2-1 record, but I struggle to take this team seriously. The QB position is, meh, at best, and they rank 16th in points scored and 12th in points allowed, which is a lot closer to an average football team than the record would suggest.
JJ McCarthy, is 2-0 as a starter, which is great, but he just has not played that well. As I have said, if the Giants were 5-2-1 with Jaxson Dart in the mix, we'd be having a much different discussion, but I struggle to see what this team does exceptionally well and really can't rank them much higher than this. If they do sneak into the playoffs, this feels like a one-and-done team.
6. Seattle Seahawks, 5-4
The Seattle Seahawks are proof how quickly a Super Bowl window can close. We have seen injuries to the QB position and a team that clearly misses some of its former players from than title run in 2025. All in all, the Seahawks are still hanging around at 5-4, but this team lost three games all of 2026, so we're clearly seeing a rather notable regression.
And to make things more interesting, Sam Darnold hasn't played well this year, and backup QB Drew Lock has played considerably better. I don't want to even suggest this, but the Seahawks might be better off with Lock under center.
I guess the defense has still been very good, but the offense is in a rough spot and is rather top-heavy with Jaxon Smith-Njigba at WR. There isn't much else outside of him. Seattle is No. 7 in our power rankings, but if they figure something out in the second half of the season, they could make another deep run.
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