The power rankings are back after a one week hiatus baby! Here we go.
1. Titans (6-0)-Only undefeated team left in football. Dominated a poor KC team to set up a Monday night showdown against the Colts. A win over a so-so Indy team would make it nearly impossible for the Colts to win a sixth straight division title.
2. Giants (5-1)-Look like the best team in the NFC at this point. We’ll know more about this team in the next three weeks as they play at Pitt at Philly and home versus the Romo-less Cowboys.
3. Steelers (5-1)-Huge game at home against the Giants on Sunday. Would be a statement victory if they could knock off the defending champs.
4. Bills (5-1)-Well rounded win over the Chargers. The Bills are legit, and might be the team to beat in the AFC East, especially with a new Patriot player hitting the dust every week.
5. Redskins (5-2)-The Redskins won ugly against an improved Cleveland defense. With Detroit next, the Redskins should be 6-2 heading into their Week 9 Monday night game vs. Pittsburgh.
6. Buccaneers (5-2)-Dominated the Seahawks and Panthers in their last two contests. Beating Dallas in “Big D” will solidify this team as the team to beat in the NFC South.
7. Panthers (5-2)-Dominating performance against the Saints proves the Panthers are for real.
8. Cardinals (4-2)-Kurt Warner needed the bye week to heal up heading into a tough road test at Carolina.
9. Patriots (4-2)-The epitome of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
10. Falcons (4-2)-The surprise team of the season at this point. Should be well rested and rearing to go after the bye week.
11. Packers (4-3)-Head into the bye week with some momentum after a thrashing of the Colts. Bye week couldn’t have come at a better time for Aaron Rodgers and co.
12. Bears (4-3)-Who could have possibly thought the offense is stronger than the defense right now?
13. Eagles (3-3)-Brian Westbrook is healthy and the Cowboys are without Tony Romo for a month. Eagles couldn’t be any happier.
14. Jaguars (3-3)-Reggie Nelson could return, which will give the defense a boost. But if Matt Jones begins a suspension, the offense will take a hit.
15. Cowboys (4-3)-Most disappointing team of the first half of the season. Things aren’t looking up in “Big D” as Romo is out for another month and the schedule is tough.
16. Colts (3-3)-The Colts are a yo-yo. For everything good they did in a top-to-bottom win over Baltimore, they did something bad in a terrible showing at Green Bay.
17. Broncos (4-3)-The Broncos' defense is just not good enough to survive sloppy offense, which has been the case in all of Denver's losses.
18. Chargers (3-4)-A close second to Dallas as biggest disappointment this far. The Bolts have been a model of inconsistency. Play well one week, pathetic the next.
19. Jets (3-3)-Terrible loss to Oakland in overtime. Now playing catch-up to the Bills and Patriots.
20. Ravens (3-3)-If this team can move the ball more consistently on offense they have a chance for a wild-card berth, because their defense is down-right nasty.
21. Vikings (3-4)-Missed out on a huge opportunity at Chicago. Arguably the worst special teams unit in the league, giving up five touchdowns in seven games. Is that a joke?
22. Saints (3-4)-With all the talent on this team it’s hard to fathom they are under .500
23. Texans (2-4)-Two wins in a row after an 0-4 start put this team in a much better frame of mind. Now can the Texans keep the Bengals winless?
24. Rams (2-4)-If only Jim Haslett was the coach from the beginning of the season. After dominating Dallas, this is a dangerous team playing with nothing to lose.
25. Dolphins (2-4)-The Dolphins have gotten a reality check with back-to-back losses, including one to the Ravens at home Sunday. Like almost everybody else, consistency is a problem.
26. Browns (2-4)-Winslow’s suspension doesn’t help a team in need of major improvement.
27. Raiders (2-4)- Big win against the Jets. Maybe the coaching change was just what the doctor ordered. We’ll see in the next couple weeks as they travel to Baltimore and then host Atlanta and Carolina.
28. 49ers (2-5)-The failure to develop Alex Smith ultimately cost Mike Nolan his coaching job.
29. Seahawks (1-5)-Seattle's offense has reached new levels of futility. Mike Holmgren seems to have no answers.
30. Chiefs (1-5)-This team is starting to make a strong case for being the worst in the league.
31. Bengals (0-7)-It's time to start thinking 2009 draft in the Queen City.
32. Lions (0-6)-When is it appropriate to start the 0-16 countdown?
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Week 8 Power Rankings
Posted by UISJMC Chiakulas at 10:19 PM
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
If you're a Seattle fan, what possible hope do you have? Mike Holmgren is retiring after this year, so you'd think if he ever wanted to say "forget the future" and make a run, this would be the year. Between the Seahawks, awful UW football and the Sonics leaving town, there isn't a more miserable sports city right now than Seattle.
Dave, great comment, totally agree.
There is no hope for the Seahawks because their window of opportunity in the NFC looks to have closed. They couldn't get it done in the playoffs in the past, considering their division was so weak the past 5 years.
Holmgren is retiring at the end of the year and Hasselback is nearing the end of his career.
The state of Washington is a terrible sports state right now.
Washington State lost 69-0 to USC! I didn't even know that was possible.
The Vikings special teams isn't all that horrible...just their kick teams.
They have two solid veterans in P Chris Kluwe and K Ryan Longwell. They're about as dependable guys as you could ask for, although I still have no idea what Kluwe was thinking when he tried to kick that ball last week.
Longwell has like 14 career game winners and he's having one of his best seasons statistically in his long-tenured career.
More than anything I think it's the strategy coming from the coaches. Why kick it to Reggies Bush a second, or THIRD time after he's returned one already. Why can't guys stay in their lanes and break down and make tackles. Some of that is on the players obviously, but when players get out of position that reflects poorly on the coaches as well.
Something they better take care of in the bye week.
Meanwhile I watched a recap on Comcast of the Vikes-Bears. The Chicago defense was not thrilled at all with their performance even with the victory. I think the coach even used the word "disappointing" and they won a game that put them in first place in the division.
I would be disappointed too if I allowed the Minnesota OFFENSE to score 41 points.
And what's worse....the Vikings could've done a lot better. The opportunities were there.
Post a Comment