I broke my cardinal rule. I revised my rankings for what happened on Monday. That game was so pitiful for Washington that I had to do it.
1. Tennessee Titans (1; 0): They're the best. Any questions?
2. New York Giants (2; 0): You just have to smile after how hard they smacked down the Cowboys. What a prolific running game.
3. Carolina Panthers (3; 0): They have a great chance to be 8-2 with their next games against Oakland and Detroit.
4. Philadelphia Eagles (10; +6): With the Bucs not playing well and the Cowboys dropping off, you have to like their playoff chances.
5. Pittsburgh Steelers (5; 0): Can they hear the Ravens knocking?
6. Arizona Cardinals (12; +6): Not only are the Cardinals going to go to the playoffs, they may actually do some damage.
7. Atlanta Falcons (13; +6): If it's not already, the Ryan-Turner-White trio will be on of the league's best in years to come.
8. Washington Redskins (4; -4): I said I wouldn't drop them too much even if they lost last night. I lied. They looked positively pathetic, and proved that you can beat them if you take away the run.
9. New England Patriots (9; 0): They missed a good opportunity to get a leg up in their division.
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7; -3): I'm getting fed up with how the Bucs are playing. They lost to a Cowboys team that clearly has not gotten its act together, and then it took them overtime to beat the lowly Chiefs.
11. Green Bay Packers (8; -3): I feel bad dropping them three after playing the Titans so tough, but what can you do?
12. Baltimore Ravens (16; +4): A season-defining victory against the Browns. It's amazing that a team projected by many to be around 3-13 is a few breaks away from being 7-1 at this point.
13. New York Jets (21; +8): My big move up for the week. They're not pretty by any means, but they keep winning, and I suppose it's time that I reward them.
14. Buffalo Bills (6; -8): My big move down of the week. I gave them a sort of mulligan after the Dolphins game, but no more. They need to beat their divisional opponents.
15. Chicago Bears (11; -4): I dropped them four after a win. It's a combination of them struggling with the Lions and me not having faith in Rex Grossman as a human being.
16. Indianapolis Colts (15; -1): At 4-4, they can breathe again. In the long run, though, I don't see them any better than their position here: right in the middle of things.
17. New Orleans Saints (18; +1): I'm not sure they will make it, but I wouldn't want to face them in the playoffs.
18. Dallas Cowboys (14; -4): I look around at all my favorite sports sites last Tuesday, and I'm seeing the Cowboys as high as number 6. "Am I way off or are they way off?" I say to myself. Now I sit here and grin.
19. Miami Dolphins (22; +3): The Dolphins are in the thick of it in the AFC. They've beaten some good teams. They need to learn to play consistently now.
20. Minnesota Vikings (25; +5): That was an impressive victory over a hot Houston team.
21. Denver Broncos (19; -2): It's scary that this team actually leads a division.
22. San Diego Chargers (20; -2): The more I think about it, the less I'm convinced they will make their annual late-season charge.
23. Cleveland Browns (23; 0): I hope they brought their A-game on Sunday. That would make the Ravens' victory that much more impressive.
24. Jacksonville Jaguars (17; -7): This is a team I've given up on. There is no excuse for losing to Cincinnati.
25. Houston Texans (24; -1): Their offense is impressive. They need more defense to be taken seriously in the AFC, though.
26. St. Louis Rams (26; 0): The Cinderella story is dead.
27. Seattle Seahawks (28; +1): I moved them up one despite the fact they got murdered at home by the Eagles. The Raiders were that terrible.
28. San Francisco 49ers (29; +1): Is it me or are there more terrible teams than ever in the NFL this year? I mean the 49ers aren't even in my bottom 4. That's scary.
29. Oakland Raiders (27; -2): JaMarcus Russell - because I complimented him last week - had 31 yards passing. Atlanta out-gained them 453-77.
30. Cincinnati Bengals (31; +1): I felt obligated to move them up one for their victory.
31. Kansas City Chiefs (30; -1): I'm stunned that they managed to lose that game. Floored, in fact.
32. Detroit Lions (32; 0): I'm stunned they managed to lose that ga - wait, no I'm not.
Division Rankings: The AFC East charged into the top 3 this week, but other than that, no changes. The margins all widened a bit.
1. NFC East (average rank: 8.00)
2. NFC South (9.25)
3. AFC East (13.75)
4. AFC South (16.50)
5. AFC North (17.50)
6. NFC North (19.50)
7. NFC West (21.75)
8. AFC West (25.75)
5 comments:
It is amazing that with all the personnel the Steelers can lose, they still make on of the best teams in the NFC look like a JV high school team. My beloved Ravens may be catching up, but I still believe the Steelers win this division.
tony will you finally believe in john harbaugh and flacco? we are rolling
Tejada, let me see them beat a good team. I love them, you know I do, but they're just not as accomplished as the teams above them.
but you were saying how this was no different from last year. last year we would be like 2-6 at this point
I never thought we would be better than last year. Last year we would be like 27 in the power rankings. Trust me, if we keep winning, we will go up.
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