Russell Wilson
Meet Russell Wilson: MVP Candidate. After a very good first season in the NFL, Wilson has emerged as the true king of the 2012 quarterback draft class. He has outperformed all of his contemporaries - Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden and Brock Osweiler, and now shares the company of Brady, Manning and Brees as league MVP contenders. He has undoubtedly benefited from the Seahawks phenomenal defence, but the talents of Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas have little to do with Wilson's passer rating over the last two seasons (third, behind Manning and Rodgers). This season he has thrown 22 touchdowns to 6 interceptions, has posted a passer rating over 100 eight times and - most recently - demolished the New Orleans Saints with a clinical 310 yard, three touchdown performance.
Villain of the week:
Giants @ Redskins officials
One of the most blatantly poor officiating mistakes in recent memory, Jeff Triplette and co. mistakenly announced that the Redskins had converted on second down, when they were - in fact - still on third down. The Redskins, unsure of the down, nonetheless attempted a deep pass which was dropped by Fred Davis. With 1.31 on the clock, the referees announced that the Redskins were on 4th-and-short and the Giants won the game following Will Hill's strip of Pierre Garcon.
Fail of the week:
Mike Tomlin
I firmly believe that Tomlin did not mean to do this but, given the issues this season with players and coaches wandering into the sideline perimeter - a response to the Jets' coach tripping a Dolphins player a few years ago - why put yourself in this position?
My team:
The most impressive win of the season thus far.
I still firmly believe that the Giants - and Giants fans - shouldn't think about playoffs, but it's hard to feel bad about knocking the Redskins out of playoff contention. On Sunday, the Giants put together an ugly-but-tough performance underscored by the 'never say die' spirit of the 2007 and 2011 Super Bowl-winning teams. The Redskins raced to an early 14-0 lead, but the Giants clawed their way back into it with touchdowns from Andre Brown (his first of two) and Brandon Myers. Eli Manning played some of his best football this season (22-of-28 for 235 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception), Jon Beason was solid in both pass and run defense - notching 17 tackles, and Justin Tuck recorded 4 sacks.
The win sees the Giants improve to 5-7 and keeps their slim playoff hopes alive - but the Giants' quest to win out the rest of their schedule gets considerably tougher with trips to San Diego and Detroit, and a visit by Seattle.
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