I really wanted to get the power ranks out this week before the Thursday game, but for I think the 4th or 5th time this season, I had the ranks completely calculated by Tuesday night and then didn’t get around to actually writing the post until later in the week. Oh well, I guess I need to start leaving work earlier on Tuesday or something….
In typical 2010 NFL season fashion, once it seems that we have established a top team in the league they get trounced by a bad team. Last week’s new #1, New England, got a beating of a lifetime by the Browns, who before their bye, blew out the Saints. What’s up with the Browns? Is Peyton Hillis really that unstoppable?!?! Despite this, Cleveland is still only 3-5 but climbed up to #18 this week. The Patriots fell all the way to #8 for their loss. Taking their place was the Steelers, who jumped up 5 spots all the way to #1. The Falcons, who got a huge win on Thursday night (not included in this calculation) moved up 3 spots to #2. Can they capture the #1 spot this week? The Steelers have a tough matchup with former #1 New England. The Giants, who had a rough start, have been crushing teams lately and are the new #3. The Titans hung on to #4 despite losing to San Diego, and the Jets fell 3 spots to #5 for barely winning in Detroit. Last week’s #3, the Colts, fell to #10 for losing to the Eagles.
Not much movement on the bottom side of things. The 0-8 Bills are still last. The Cowboys and Panthers switched places after the Cowboys got blown out by the Packers. The idle Broncos stayed at #29, and the Cardinals horrible collapse against the Vikings actually moved them up 1 spot, which allowed the Bengals to take their place in the bottom 5.
The biggest gainer this week was Green Bay, who jumped 6 spots for getting Wade Phillips fired in Dallas, and 4 teams jumped 5 spots: Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cleveland, and San Diego. The biggest losers were the Patriots and Colts, who each fell 7 spots for losing to mediocre teams and losing first place in their divisions.
NFC
First Round Byes: #2 Falcons, #3 Giants
#11 Saints @ #6 Packers
#9 Eagles @ #17 Rams
Top 5 Out: #14 Buccaneers, #15 Bears, #16 Redskins, #20 Lions, #24 Seahawks
AFC
First Round Byes: #1 Steelers, #4 Titans
#8 Patriots @ #5 Jets
#7 Ravens @ #12 Raiders
Top 5 Out: #10 Colts, #13 Chiefs, #18 Browns, #19 Chargers, #21 Dolphins
Here are the full ranks:
1. Steelers – 73.84 – +5
2. Falcons – 71.34 – +3
3. Giants – 70.75 – +4
4. Titans – 70.71 – Even
5. Jets – 69.83 – -3
6. Packers – 69.76 – +6
7. Ravens – 66.89 – +1
8. Patriots – 66.81 – -7
9. Eagles – 65.57 – +4
10. Colts – 65.54 – -7
11. Saints – 62.62 – +3
12. Raiders – 60.80 – -1
13. Chiefs – 60.33 – -4
14. Buccaneers – 54.04 – -4
15. Bears – 53.31 – +5
16. Redskins – 52.32 – -1
17. Rams – 48.45 – Even
18. Browns – 48.05 – +5
19. Chargers – 47.94 – +5
20. Lions – 45.69 – +1
21. Dolphins – 43.75 – -2
22. Texans – 42.76 – -6
23. Jaguars – 42.72 – -1
24. Seahawks – 41.82 – -6
25. Vikings – 41.14 – +2
26. 49ers – 34.44 – -1
27. Cardinals – 32.94 – +1
28. Bengals – 32.65 – -2
29. Broncos – 25.23 – Even
30. Panthers – 23.11 – +1
31. Cowboys – 19.91 – -1
32. Bills – 15.65 – Even
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