(By Charles Chandler, cchandler@charlotteobserver.com) Before Thursday night’s Carolina-Miami game, seven NFC teams were bunched together with either 5-4 or 4-5 records and taking aim at wild-card playoff berths. Already, Minnesota (8-1, NFC North) and New Orleans (9-0, South) look like locks as division winners. …

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