Is 2008 the year of the Dirty Bird? It is absolutely amazing to see what the 2 dirty bird teams, the Ravens and Falcons, are doing this season. Last year, they combined to win only 9 games, but this year, they already have 12 after only 9 games. Probably the most amazing part of all is that both teams are starting rookie quarterbacks. The Ravens dominant 4th win in a row over Houston (the game that was rescheduled) moved them up 8 spots all the way to 3rd in the ranks. The Falcons’ win over the Saints moved them up 2 spots to #6. Can we see 2 teams that were often in the bottom 5 last season in the top 5 together next week? We’ll just have to see.
The undefeated Titans hung onto their top spot, but now their lead is much smaller over the Giants, who got a nice win at former #3 Philadelphia this week. Despite losing, the Eagles only dropped 1 spot to #4 while the Panthers dropped 1 spot to #5 despite beating the Raiders. The Steelers loss to the up and down Colts dropped them all the way down to 13th since they fell back into the 6-3 pack.
Just when it looked like the Rams were back on the track, they lose 3 in a row, capped by a 47-3 loss to the Jets. They dropped 3 spots, back into the bottom 5 at #29. The Chiefs benefited from this and their narrow loss to the Chargers to jump a spot, while the Seahawks escaped the bottom 5, mostly thanks to the Rams and not much based on anything they did. The absolutely horrible bottom 3 remained intact.
The biggest gainers this week were the Ravens, who I already mentioned, and the Jaguars big win over the Lions rose them up 6 spots as they try to get back into the wild card hunt. The biggest losers were the Steelers, who I also already mentioned, and the Bears, who dropped 6 spots. Both teams fell is far as they did this week mostly because a lot of other teams have been very hot while these 2 teams have been kind of up and down. Here are the ranks:
1. Titans – 87.54 – Even
2. Giants – 84.89 – Even
3. Ravens – 69.95 – +8
4. Eagles – 69.19 – -1
5. Panthers – 67.65 – -1
6. Falcons – 67.25 – +2
7. Jets – 65.94 – +5
8. Buccaneers – 65.61 – -1
9. Cardinals – 64.05 – Even
10. Dolphins – 63.64 – +3
11. Patriots – 63.08 – +3
12. Bears – 57.74 – -6
13. Steelers – 57.22 – -8
14. Redskins – 57.15 – -4
15. Colts – 54.65 – +3
16. Packers – 53.76 – -1
17. Jaguars – 51.89 – +6
18. Vikings – 51.85 – -2
19. Saints – 48.31 – -2
20. Chargers – 46.38 – +4
21. Cowboys – 45.52 – +1
22. Bills – 44.51 – -3
23. Browns – 40.05 – -3
24. Texans – 38.09 – -3
25. Broncos – 37.84 – Even
26. Raiders – 29.28 – +1
27. Seahawks – 26.72 – +1
28. Chiefs – 24.39 – +1
29. Rams – 23.76 – -3
30. Bengals – 21.82 – Even
31. 49ers – 18.82 – Even
32. Lions – 12.64 – Even
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