2. Tennessee Titans (3; +1): Thank you, Tennessee, for giving us the worst Thanksgiving game of all time.
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (4; +1): That was the biggest statement of the week. They will have a tougher time with Dallas.
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5; +1): Jeff Garcia was terrible and they still won. That's a good sign.
5. Indianapolis Colts (6; +1): When will playing all of these close games catch up to them?
6. New York Jets (2; -4): I could have punished them a lot more, but every team deserves one mulligan
7. Dallas Cowboys (8; +1): I'll finally say that they're back if they beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh this week.
8. Atlanta Falcons (11; +3): Their defense played excellently this week. If they can continue to play at that level, they will be a force to be reckoned with because of how consistent their offense is.
9. Carolina Panthers (9; 0): This is why I think the number of touchdowns a player has is the single most overrated statistic in the NFL. DeAngelo Williams had four touchdowns in their win over Green Bay, and people are going on about what a performance he had. All four touchdown runs were for one yard. He averaged less than 3.5 yards a carry in that game. Any running back can carry it in from the one.
10. Baltimore Ravens (12; +2): During the next three weeks, they can shut everyone up about how they haven't played anyone. It will determine whether they make the playoffs.
11. New England Patriots (7; -4): That was a thorough beating at the hands of the Steelers. I'm surprised. With their conference record, 10-6 may not get it done for them.
12. Minnesota Vikings (13; +1): Gus Frerotte has been playing better than the mediocre quarterback he is. It's all gravy when you have the league's best player as your running back.
13. Miami Dolphins (14; +1): At 7-5, they're still really in it. They need to root heavily against Baltimore and Indy during their final push.
14. Arizona Cardinals (10; -4): All of a sudden they turn from a contender to a team that has no defense and no running game.
15. Denver Broncos (20; +5): The Broncos - once again - are the biggest movers in the rankings. We all say they will do nothing in the playoffs, but it really depends on which Broncos team shows up. It kind of reminds you of a 7-5 team in college football that plays in College Park, doesn't it?
16. New Orleans Saints (17; +1): They get moved up because their close loss to Tampa was better than the Redskins' loss to the Giants.
17. Washington Redskins (16; -1): The Redskins should be grateful the game with the Ravens was moved to Sunday night. The Ravens are 0-7 in their last seven night games.
18. Philadelphia Eagles (21; +3): So that's what happens when you make Donovan McNabb angry.
19. Buffalo Bills (15; -4): All of a sudden, you look at their four wins that they accumulated to start the season 4-0 and you realize that those four teams have a combined 11 wins.
20. Green Bay Packers (18; -2): It's been said before, but I'll say it again: This season would be no different for them if Brett Favre was still their quarterback.
21. Chicago Bears (19; -2): The worst 6-6 team in NFL history? Maybe a little harsh and rash. They're not very good, though.
22. Houston Texans (23; +1): This will be easy for me. If the Texans lose, I can just flip-flop them and the Jags. The division rankings don't change at all, and everyone is happy.
23. Jacksonville Jaguars (25; +2): So, I guess my Jacksonville-New Orleans Super Bowl isn't happening.
24. San Diego Chargers (22; -2): It's amazing to me that three games back with four to play people are still thinking the Chargers will make the playoffs.
25. Cleveland Browns (24; -1): Uh-Oh! With Derek Anderson out, the Browns may cross the threshold into number 26 and above territory - a threshold of sorts.
26. San Francisco 49ers (27; +1): The 49ers are playing for wins, and not for draft picks. For that you have to give both Mike Singletary and his team a lot of credit.
27. Kansas City Chiefs (30; +3): Only down here could you move up three spots for beating the Raiders.
28. St. Louis Rams (31; +3): Only down here could you move up three spots for losing to a decent team.
29. Oakland Raiders (26; -3): At least we know now that their victory over the Broncos last week was more about the Broncos and less about the Raiders.
30. Seattle Seahawks (28; -2): They will end up with a top 5 draft pick. I'd be willing to bet Michael Crabtree will be a Seahawk next year.
31. Cincinnati Bengals (29; -2): I would be very, very wary if I were an NFL team that was looking to pick up Chad Ocho Cinco and TJ Houshmandzadeh this offseason. I know their team is 1-10-1 and all, but goodness, could they have cared any less about yesterday's game?
32. Detroit Lions (32; 0): Calvin Johnson's awesome. So is Jeff Hanson - great kicker. It's too bad that Daunte Culpepper is no better than the 50th best quarterback in the NFL.
1 comment:
I just want to give a two thumbs-up to Jeff Fisher, for challenging a play in the 4th quarter of a 30-point blowout.
That's as bad as Bowden and Fridge going toe-for-toe on timeouts with 3 minutes left in the FSU-MD game.
Except Fisher did it inside a nice dome, and Bowden and Fridge did it in freezing temperatures.
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