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Are the Giants media darlings?

Charles Robinson has the Giants ranked #4 because:

The Eagles are tumbling, the Falcons are still one dimensional on offense and the Panthers are just starting to get into a groove.

But right now, the Giants and Seahawks are the class of the NFC.

It was hard to believe that would be the case in the preseason, when we still didn't know what to expect from developing Eli Manning, nor the defensive additions by Seattle. But those have been two monumental factors in the rise of New York and Seattle, which both crack the top five for the first time this season.

Maybe no player has made bigger strides than Manning, whose play went from solid and encouraging late last season to downright clutch through most of this year.