Pro Football Weekly's Hub Arkush and Dan McCaleb discuss whether any other NFL teams have a shot against the Patriots this year.
Arkush: Dan, I don't know if it's incredible mediocrity, total parity or just bad luck, but at the halfway point of the season, five of Pro Football Weekly's preseason picks for the playoffs – Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Green Bay, Carolina and Arizona – are at or below .500, and a sixth, the Minnesota Vikings, are 5-3 but riding a three-game losing streak and appear to be heading south. None is out of the playoff hunt yet, but all are facing an uphill battle.