Unfortunately, the NFL hasn’t expanded to Oregon yet so I can’t inject myself into this uniform talk. But to all the new readers, welcome….and I hope you aren’t Seahawks fans based on these ranks… If you are reading this for the first time, each Tuesday I post my computerized NFL power ranks created from a formula that weighs 7 attributes for each NFL Team. If you are interested in more details, use the label link at the bottom and read Week 1 from this season.
The Ten-0 Tennessee Titans remain at the top yet again, but the 9-1 Giants are slowly closing the gap. The Panthers, who are quietly 8-2, jumped two spots back to #3. The most surprising results of the week come from the AFC East, where 2 frequent members of the Bottom 5 from last year, the Jets and Dolphins, are now in the #4 and #5 spots. Somewhere, John Madden is smiling. The former #3 Ravens got a reality check against the Giants, dropping them to #10, and the Eagles’ confusing tie against the Bengals dropped them from #4 to #8. However….
The tie with the Eagles was HUGE for the Bengals, who have finally climbed out of the bottom 5 despite being 1-8-1, but hey, they haven’t lost since October 26. The 49ers dominating win over the helpless Rams moved them out of the bottom 5 as well, while the Rams fell all the way back to #31 after showing some promise a few weeks ago. The Niners and Bungles were replaced by the 2-8 Raiders and Seahawks in the bottom 5. This just in: Detroit still sucks.
The biggest gainers this week were the Colts, who jumped 6 spots to #9 as they finally start to look a little more like the old Colts again. Surging Miami and recovering Dallas and Denver jumped 5 spots. The biggest losers were the Ravens, who fell 7 spots to #10 after getting a beatdown from the Giants. The Falcons and Bears dropped 5 spots. The Falcons mostly due to the teams surging behind them and the Bears for getting destroyed by the Packers, putting them in a 3 way tie in the NFC North. Another interesting thing to note is that despite being 7-3, the rankings are still unimpressed by the Steelers.
Here are the full ranks:
1. Titans – 87.72 – Even
2. Giants – 86.54 – Even
3. Panthers – 76.63 – +2
4. Jets – 71.59 – +3
5. Dolphins – 68.37 – +5
6. Buccaneers – 66.11 – +2
7. Cardinals – 64.91 – +2
8. Eagles – 64.48 – -4
9. Colts – 63.04 – +6
10. Ravens – 60.74 – -7
11. Falcons – 59.92 – -5
12. Packers – 57.63 – +4
13. Steelers – 56.77 – Even
14. Patriots – 56.34 – -3
15. Redskins – 55.81 – -1
16. Cowboys – 52.74 – +5
17. Bears – 51.88 – -5
18. Saints – 51.14 – +1
19. Browns – 49.17 – +4
20. Broncos – 45.32 – +5
21. Jaguars – 44.95 – -4
22. Vikings – 43.64 – -4
23. Chargers – 39.96 – -3
24. Bills – 36.91 – -2
25. Texans – 32.82 – -1
26. Bengals – 28.70 – +4
27. 49ers – 28.47 – +4
28. Seahawks – 26.17 – -1
29. Raiders – 23.90 – -3
30. Chiefs – 23.54 – -2
31. Rams – 17.70 – -2
32. Lions – 11.14 – Even
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