Divisional games take on a whole new significance and strategy makes it that much more difficult. You are facing a team for the second time. You know them and they know you. However, in Week 12 we get to see a lot more of a team’s strengths and weaknesses play out. We have ten weeks worth of games to go on.
The same is true for scouting services like PFF. They have more data to go on. So, the players that finish in the top five on a particular team have done it week in and week out.