Five best teams not leading a division

By MARK CRAIG, Star Tribune

Last update: November 20, 2008 - 7:18 PM

The only team that's 7-3 or better and not leading a division. Think the Bucs miss the NFC Central?

The only 6-4 team that trails its division leader by as many as four games. A dangerous wild-card candidate.

QB Matt Cassel (right) is good enough to win his division and make himself a bundle o' cash in free agency.

They're bouncing back. I could be wrong, but I might as well sink all the way with my Super Bowl pick.

They're more than a nice little turnaround story. They're contenders in the AFC East.

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