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NFL Week 7 Power Rankings

We head into week 7 and we have a new leader in the power rankings.  The New Orleans Saints snag the top spot from the Giants after dismantling them this past week.

The big winner this week is surprisingly the Oakland Raiders, who moved up 6 spots but they’re still at 25.  The Pats, Cards, and Bills all moved up 5 spots.

The big loser this week is the San Diego Chargers, who tumbled 7 spots to 21 after their MNF loss.

1. New Orleans Saints (5-0) +1

Their impressive win over the Giants sealed their spot atop the rankings.

2. Indianapolis Colts (5-0) +1

Off this past week.  Now get the lowly Rams this week.

3. Minnesota Vikings (6-0) +1

Needed some luck again, but you have to be lucky to be good.

4. Denver Broncos (6-0) +1

Big win over the Chargers.  Now have a stranglehold on the AFC West.

5. New York Giants (5-1) -4

Looked like a completely different team on Sunday.  Will look to rebound against the Cards this week.

6. Atlanta Falcons (4-1) +2

Another win over a quality opponent.  Tony Gonzalez has been one of the best off-season acquisitions.

7. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) –

Now riding a 3 game winning streak and got back Polamalu but lost Aaron Smith for the year.

8. New England Patriots (4-2) +5

Brady and the offense played like it was 2007, at least for one game.

9. Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) -3

An embarrassing loss, but traveling across the country I’ll cut them some slack.

10. Cincinnati Bengals (4-2) -1

A big letdown for the Bengals and they lost their best pass rusher, Antwan Odom, for the year.

11. Baltimore Ravens (3-3) -1

Another tough defeat for the Ravens.  This team is a lot better than their record.

12. Green Bay Packers (3-2) +4

Crushed the Lions but the o-line still surrendered five sacks.

13. Chicago Bears (3-2) –

Let one get away against the Falcons.  They need to get Matt Forte going.

14. San Francisco 49ers (3-2) +1

Had a bye following the blowout loss to Atlanta.  Michael Crabtree set to play this weekend.

15. Arizona Cardinals (3-2) +5

A very impressive performance by the Cardinals, who put themselves right back in the NFC West race.

16. Dallas Cowboys (3-2) +1

Had a bye to prepare for a big match against the Falcons.

17. New Jersey Jets (3-3) -6

This team is at rock bottom now.  Luckily the Raiders are next on the schedule.

18. Miami Dolphins (2-3) –

An off week for the Dolphins, who are on a 2 game winning streak.

19.  Houston Texans (3-3) +2

One week they show up, the next they lay an egg.

20. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3) +3

Barely beat the Rams at home.

21. San Diego Chargers (2-3) -7

This team is running out of excuses and chances.

22. Carolina Panthers (2-3) –

Two wins in a row now.  Finally getting back to running the football.

23. Seattle Seahawks (2-4) -4

After we thought the Seahawks were back they go ahead and play like they did on Sunday.

24. Buffalo Bills (2-4) +5

After a disastrous loss the Browns, the Bills respond by upsetting the Jets.

25. Oakland Raiders (2-4) +6

Who would have thought the Raiders would beat the Eagles?

26. Kansas City Chiefs (1-5) +1

They get their first win of the season

27. Washington Redskins (2-4) -3

Only a matter of time before Zorn gets the axe.

28. Detroit Lions (1-5) -3

Playing without Stafford and Johnson, the Lions looked like the 2008 Lions.

29. Tennessee Titans (0-6) -3

This team has given up on the season and quit on their coach.

30. Cleveland Browns (1-5) -2

Derek Anderson was awful again but Eric Mangini is sticking with him.

31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-6) -1

It’s getting close to Josh Freeman time.

32. St. Louis Rams (0-6) –

Took the Jags to overtime and Bulger looked like an NFL quarterback!

NFL Power Rankings: Week 6

We head into week 6 now and were really starting to see  separation between teams.  Has there ever been so many bad teams as there are now?

The big mover this week is the Cincinnati Bengals who climbed into the top ten coming in at 9, up 6 spots from last week.

The big loser this week is the Buffalo Bills who after losing at home to the lowly Browns, drop 6 spots all the way down to 29.

1. New York Giants (5-0) –

The G-Men showed no signs of slowing team steamrolling the Raiders.

2. New Orleans Saints (4-0) –

Off this past week.  A big showdown at home against the Giants this week.

3. Indianapolis Colts (5-0) –

Peyton is on fire and the defense gets Bob Sanders back after the bye.

4. Minnesota Vikings (5-0) –

So far so good for the Brett Favre experiment.

5. Denver Broncos (5-0) +5

Josh McDaniels has the Broncos riding high now fresh off a big win over the Belichick and the Pats.

6. Philadelphia Eagles (3-1) +2

McNabb looked great in his return and they found another weapon in Jeremy Maclin.

7. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2) +2

The Steelers are back on track after two straight victories.

8. Atlanta Falcons (3-1) +5

Got Michael Turner and Roddy White rolling in their dismantling of the 49ers.

9. Cincinnati Bengals (4-1) +6

I’m still not completely sold on the Bengals but u can’t argue with wins over Pittsburgh and Baltimore.

10.Baltimore Ravens (3-2) -5

The Ravens has dropped two straight close games albeit with questionable officiating in both.

11. New York Jets (3-2) -5

The Jets were overwhelmed by the Wildcat but Braylon Edwards looked like the real deal.

13. New England Patriots (3-2) -5

Belichick loses to his pupil.  I think it’s safe to say these aren’t the Pats of years past.

13. Chicago Bears (3-1) -1

Had the week off to prepare for a big showdown against the Falcons on Sunday night.

14. San Diego Chargers (2-2) –

Were on the bye and have an enormous game on MNF against the Broncos for control of the division.

15. San Francisco 49ers (3-2) -4

A week after blowing out the Rams the 49ers get smacked by the Falcons.

16. Green Bay Packers (2-2) –

Hopefully they used the bye week to fix their o-line issues.

17. Dallas Cowboys (3-2) –

Didn’t deserve to beat the Chiefs but escaped with win thanks to tremendous play of Miles Austin.

18. Miami Dolphins (2-3) +3

A big win to get the Dolphins back in the thick of things in the AFC East.  Chad Henne looked like the real deal on MNF.

19. Seattle Seahawks (2-3) +3

The Seahawks are a different team with Matt Hasselbeck at the helm.

20. Arizona Cardinals (2-2) –

Huge goal line stand to beat the Texans.  Finally got Larry Fitz involved more.

21. Houston Texans (2-3) -2

A furious comeback comes up short against the Cardinals.  It’s time to replace Chris Brown as the goal line back.

22. Carolina Panthers (1-3) +3

Salvaged their season, coming back from a 17-2 defecit.

23. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-3) -5

It must have been a long plane ride home from Seattle for the Jags.

24. Washington Redksins (2-3) –

Counting down the games until Jim Zorn gets the axe.

25. Detroit Lions (1-4) +2

Gave Pittsburgh a tough battle and were in Steeler territory driving to tie in the final minutes.

26. Tennessee Titans (0-5) –

It’s Vince Young time.  What is Jeff Fisher waiting for?

27. Kansas City Chiefs (0-5) +2

Gave the Cowboys everything they had and should have won that game.

28. Cleveland Browns (1-4) +3

It was an ugly win but it was a win.

29. Buffalo Bills (1-4) -6

This team looks nothing like the team that nearly beat the Patriots in week one.

30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-5) –

Another tough loss for this young Buccaneers team.

31. Oakland Raiders (1-4) -3

The Raiders don’t even look like an NFL team out there.

32. St. Louis Rams (0-5) –

Actually outplayed the Vikings in the first half but turnovers killed them.

NFL Power Rankings: Week 5

The first quarter of the NFL season is officially over and we head into the second quadrant now.  The big mover this week is the San Francisco 49ers who can sniff the top ten after coming it at number 11, moving up 5 spots.  The big loser this week is the Tennessee Titans who dropped 6 sports after being embarrassed by the Jaguars.

1. New York Giants (4-0) –

Another thrashing for the G-Men but is Eli ok?

2. New Orleans Saints (4-0) –

The Saints proved they’re for real with a big time win over the Jets.

3. Indianapolis Colts (4-0) +1

Peyton Manning is playing the best football of his career right now.

4. Minnesota Vikings (4-0) +1

Brett takes cares of business and has the Vikings rolling at 4-0.

5. Baltimore Ravens (3-1) -3

I can’t knock them down too much for that loss.  They fought hard and if not for a few questionable calls they win that game.

6. New York Jets (3-1) –

A learning experience for Mark Sanchez.  Good thing he got it out of the way early on in the season.

7. New England Patriots (3-1) +1

End of the dynasty?  Not so fast.  The Pats proved they’re contenders.

8. Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) -1

Idle last week and get Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook this week.

9. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2) +2

They needed a win and they came through.  The emergence of Rashard Mendenhall could be big for a struggling ground game.

10. Denver Broncos (4-0) +4

They’re 4-0 but the real test is these next four weeks.  They face the Pats, Chargers, Ravens, and Steelers.

11. San Francisco 49ers (3-1) +5

All three phases scored in their 35-0 rout against the Rams.

12. Chicago Bears (3-1) +1

Jay Cutler may have shed his pretty boy label with his helicopter leap at the goal line.

13. Atlanta Falcons (2-1) -3

Idle last week and face the 49ers this week.

14. San Diego Chargers (2-2) -5

Looked terrible for the first three quarters.  Is L.T.  done?

15. Cincinnati Bengals (3-1) +3

Still not completely buying into them after their less than convincing win over the Browns.

16. Green Bay Packers (2-2) -4

Played a good game but need to keep Aaron Rodgers off his back.

17. Dallas Cowboys (2-2) -2

Romo and co. have struggled offensively the last two weeks.  The Chiefs should help that.

18. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2)

It looks like they finally have a legit receiver in Mike Sims-Walker.

19. Houston Texans (2-2) +4

It was the Raiders but Steve Slaton showed some signs of life.

20. Arizona Cardinals (1-2) -2

Idle last week.  Will look to get their downfield passing game going now.

21. Miami Dolphins (1-3) +3

The first game of the Chad Henne era was a success.

22. Seattle Seahawks (1-3) -1

This season is starting to look awfully similar to last year for the Seahawks.

23. Buffalo Bills (1-3) -4

The offense is a mess right now.  Maybe firing their offensive coordinator one week before the season started wasn’t such a good idea.

24. Washington Redskins (2-2) +4

Could they be the worst 2-2 team in the history of the NFL?

25. Carolina Panthers (0-3) –

The bye came at a good time for this team.  Delhomme needs to work on his chemistry with the receivers.

26. Tennessee Titans (0-4) -6

Could be staring at a 0-6 start with the Colts and Patriots looming.  Did anybody say Vince Young?

27. Detroit Lions (1-3) -1

C’mon.  Even the Lions weren’t thinking winning streak.

28. Oakland Raiders (1-3) -1

JaMarucs Russell is quickly approaching Ryan Leaf territory.

29. Kansas City Chiefs (0-4) –

The schedule makers were not kind to the Chiefs.  They’re in the middle of four straight games against the NFC East.

30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-4) –

Josh Johnson showed some promise in his first start at the helm.

31. Cleveland Browns (0-4) +1

They almost tied!  But it does looks like Derek Anderson was the right move.

32. St. Louis Rams (0-4) -1

I feel bad for Steve Spagnuolo.  The talent on this team is severely lacking.

Power Rankings: Week 4

Now three weeks in, we are learning some more about this season.  There seems to be a big drop off right after the Bengals at 17 and the rest of the teams are jammed together.  The big movers this week are the Colts, Broncos, and Bengals who all moved up five spots.  The big loser this week is the Pittsburgh Steelers who fell eight spots after letting a 11 point lead slip away.

1. New York Giants (3-0) –

Pitched a shutout against the Bucs completely dominating them in every aspect of the game.

2. Baltimore Ravens (3-0) –

The offense is looking very dangerous and you can’t forget about their defense.

3. New Orleans Saints (3-0) +1

Pierre Thomas picking up the slack after a lackluster performance form Drew Brees.

4. Indianapolis Colts (3-0) +5

Peyton Manning is looking great and their not missing a beat without Tony Dungy.

5. Minnesota Vikings (3-0) +1

Needed a little Favre magic to get the win over the 49ers.

6. New York Jets (3-0) +1

Another win for those Jets.  Big statement game against the Saints this week.

7. Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) +1

Kevin Kolb is impressing in McNabb’s absence.  Could McCoy force a timeshare?

8. New England Patriots (2-1) +2

The Pats aren’t quite dead yet.  Brady rebounded and they finally decided to run the ball.

9. San Diego Chargers (2-1) +4

Won without L.T. and they will need him if they want to beat the Steelers next week.

10. Atlanta Falcons (2-1) -5

The Falcons looked pedestrian against the Pats but you can’t penalize them that much.

11. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2) -8

Lost two straight in the final minute.  Could be time to worry with the Chargers coming into time.

12. Green Bay Packers (2-1) -1

The o-line looked better but then gain it was the Rams.

13. Chicago Bears (2-1) -1

Cutler looked sharp again but they’re struggling to get Forte rolling.

14. Denver Broncos (3-0) +5

Where has this defense come from?  Brandon Marshall had a good game and had a positive attitude after the game.

15. Dallas Cowboys (2-1) –

The Boys get their first win their new digs without Marion Barber.

16. San Francisco 49ers (2-1) -2

A lot of bad news for the 49ers this week.  Lost a heart breaker and lost Frank Gore for a coupe weeks.

NFL Power Rankings: Week 3

Now two weeks in to the season we start to have some moving in the power rankings.  We don’t want to crown any teams yet or count anyone out because after all there’s only been two games so far.  Were still trying to figure out who are the contenders and who are the pretenders.  Here’s out best shot:

1. New York Giants (2-0) ↑1

Their defense picked off Romo three times and it looks like they have some receivers in Steve Smith and Mario Manningham.

2. Baltimore Ravers (2-0) ↑1

The offense looked good again in San Diego and the defense stepped up when needed.

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) ↓2

I’m not going to slam the Steelers for losing by a field goal on the road in a game where thier kicked misses two kicks.

4. New Orleans Saints (2-0) ↑5

Can anybody stop the Saints offense after they dropped 48 on a Philly D that made Jake Delhomme look silly the week before.

5. Atlanta Falcons (2-0) ↑2

Another impressive win and great chemistry building between Matt Ryan and Tony Gonzalez.

6. Minnesota Vikings (2-0) -

Another win but they’re beating up on the Browns and Lions.

7. New York Jets (2-0) ↑10

The defensive hasn’t allowed a touchdown yet and Sanchez isn’t playing like anything but a rookie.

8. Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) ↓4

Can’t blame them for losing to the Saints with Kolb at quarterback.

9. Indianapolis Colts (2-0) ↑1

Got the job done despite not having the ball for over three fourths of the game.

10. New England Patriots (1-1) ↓5

A wake up call for Brady and the Pats.  Now let’s see how they respond.

11. Green Bay Packers (1-1) ↓3

A bad loss at home and they need to fix the o-line.

12. Chicago Bears (1-1) ↑2

Now everyone understands why the Bears traded for Jay Cutler.

13. San Diego Chargers (1-1) -

Played the Ravens tough without L.T.

14. San Francisco 49ers (2-0) ↑2

Are they the real deal? Frank Gore certainly looked the part.

15. Dallas Cowboys (1-1) ↓3

What a way to open the stadium? Your franchise QB throws 3 picks as you lose at the gun to your arch rivals.

16. Arizona Cardinals (1-1) ↓1

Beat the Jags but they don’t look like the same team as last year.

17. Tennessee Titans (0-2) ↓6

Two close losses and it doesn’t get any easier as they travel to take on the Jets.

18. Buffalo Bills (1-1) -

A Leodis McKelvin away from 2-0.  Fred Jackson has made the backfield a 50-50 split.

19. Denver Broncos (2-0) ↑4

Maybe they’re not so bad.  But then again it was the Browns.

20. Houston Texans (1-1) ↑4

They looked like a completely different team this week but what’s going on with Steve Slaton?

21. Oakland Raiders (1-1) -

Looked about as bad as you can and still win but they’ll take it.

22. Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) ↑3

A fluke play away from a 2-0 start.  Cedric Benson is playing determined football.

23. Miami Dolphins (0-2) ↓1

Dominated the Colts in time of possession but couldn’t close the deal.  Have we ever seen a team so inept at running the two minute drills as the Dolphins?

24. Seattle Seahawks (1-1) ↓4

Lost Matt Hasselbeck to injury again but it doesn’t appear to be that serious.

25. Carolina Panthers (0-2) ↑1
After getting embarrassed they came back and fought hard and almost prevailed.

26. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2) ↓7

The secondary has gotten torched two weeks in a row.

27. Washington Redskins (1-1) -

A very ugly win as they failed to score a touchdown against one of the worst teams in the league.

28. Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) -

Cassel returned but didn’t impress.

29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-2) -

The secondary again looked awful.  Bryon Leftwich might lead the league in attempts.

30. Detroit Lions (0-2) -

Had a couple positives.  Matt Stafford threw his first career td and they had the lead at halftime.  Stafford also threw two picks and they lost by 14.

31. Cleveland Browns (0-2) -

Were shut down by the Broncos.  Braylon Edwards showed some sign of life but Quinn’s job is already being questioned.

32. St. Louis Rams (0-2) -

Other than Steven Jackson this team has no play makers on offense.

NFL Power Rankings: Week 2

One week down in the regular season and with that comes the first edition of our Power Rankings.  Pre-season rankings are useless and we won’t get a good idea about whose for real and not for a few weeks but in the meantime heres something to keep you entertained.

1. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)- The world champs pulled out tight win over the Titans but will be tested now without Troy Polamalu for 3-6 weeks.

2. New York Giants (1-0)- The score may not show it but the Giants dominated the Redskins on Sunday.  The receivers played well and that defense is scary.

3. Baltimore Ravens (1-0)- They did play the Chiefs but their offense especailly Joe Flacoo look much improved from last year.

4. Philadelphia Eagles (1-0)- Facing Drew Bress will be a lot harder than Jake Delhomme this week espcially without McNabb.

5. New England Patroits (1-0)- Squeaked out a win but you knew the whole time they were winning that game.

6. Minnesota Vikings (1-0)- A simple gameplan.  Give the ball to Adrian Peterson.

7. Atlanta Falcons (1-0)- Matty Ice showed no signs of a sophomore slump and Tony G looked great.

8. Green Bay Packers (1-0)- The defense looked a lot better but they still gave up 341 yards.

9. New Orleans Saints (1-0)- Drew Brees is looking like the MVP front runner and they get the Eagles without McNabb this week.

10. Indianapolis Colts (1-0)- It wasn’t pretty against the Jags but they came out on top.