First of all, I’d like to make mention that according to the blogger site, this is post #1,800 all time for Victoria Times/Is It Sports? (And yes, I can put Is It Sports? in there now that all of the archives from the old site have been posted. Take a look at the archive section from January 2005 – March 2006 for the Is It Sports? posts. Is It Sports? and Victoria Times overlapped from January 2006 to March 2006). When we started doing this almost 5 years ago, I never thought we would hit 2000 posts by March 2010, which is about what we are on pace for.
There is only a little to discuss this week with the top 5/bottom 5 in the ranks. The Colts, Saints, Vikings, and Patriots all picked up wins to stay ranked 1-4, but the Bengals choked away a game in Oakland, causing them to only drop 1 spot to 6th (thanks to a lot of stumbling below them as well). The red hot 7-3 Chargers move up to grab that #5 spot.
Two of the Bottom 5 teams actually won this week! Their reward? They moved slightly higher within the bottom 5! Yes, the Raiders beat the Bengals, moving them from #29 to #28, and the Lions beat the Browns in the pillow fight of the year (which was actually a fun, crazy shootout) to move from #31 to #29. The Bucs and Rams fell back to #30 and #31, respectively, while the Browns still suck.
The biggest gainer this week was Kansas City, who pulled off a shocking upset of the Steelers to win their 2nd in a row and move to #21. On the flip side of that game, the biggest losers by far were the Steelers, who fell 9 spots all the way to #16. Surprisingly, the Steelers are now ranked below the #15 Titans, who have won 4 games in a row after starting the season 0-6. What’s going on in this league?
If you look past Thanksgiving, there is a big game coming up this Monday when the #2 Saints take on the #4 Patriots. I’m guessing we’ll see a little more movement next week.
Projected Playoff Matchups:
NFC
First Round Byes: #2 Saints, #3 Vikings
#9 Eagles @ #7 Cowboys
#8 Packers @ #10 Cardinals
Top 3 Out: #17 Giants, #18 Falcons, #22 49ers
AFC
First Round Byes: #1 Colts, #4 Patriots
#12 Jaguars @ #5 Chargers
#11 Ravens @ #6 Bengals
Top 3 Out: #13 Texans, #14 Dolphins, #15 Titans
Full Ranks:
1. Colts – 89.53 – Even
2. Saints – 84.18 – Even
3. Vikings – 76.47 – Even
4. Patriots – 73.99 – Even
5. Chargers – 73.06 – +1
6. Bengals – 66.90 – -1
7. Cowboys – 64.40 – +1
8. Packers – 62.08 – +3
9. Eagles – 62.06 – Even
10. Cardinals – 59.81 – +3
11. Ravens – 58.93 – -1
12. Jaguars – 56.42 – +3
13. Texans – 55.67 – -1
14. Dolphins – 53.95 – +4
15. Titans – 53.72 – +2
16. Steelers – 53.39 – -9
17. Giants – 52.30 – +2
18. Falcons – 49.11 – -2
19. Broncos – 43.69 – -5
20. Jets – 40.63 – Even
21. Chiefs – 40.40 – +5
22. 49ers – 39.99 – -1
23. Bears – 39.67 – +1
24. Panthers – 38.01 – -1
25. Redskins – 35.43 – +2
26. Bills – 34.57 – -4
27. Seahawks – 33.42 – -2
28. Raiders – 28.18 – +1
29. Lions – 24.81 – +2
30. Buccaneers – 24.51 – -2
31. Rams – 22.24 – -1
32. Browns – 14.82 – Even
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