NFL Week 14 Power Rankings
NFL December 9th. 2008, 1:45pm
1. New York Giants (1). Plax wouldn’t have dropped this.
2. Pittsburgh (2). A gift, indeed.
3. Tennessee (4). If rookie Chris Johnson finishes in the top three in rushing (he’s 6th), and the Falcons miss the playoffs, does CJ trump Flacco for ROY?
4. Dallas (3). To make you like Romo again … jiggly Jessica.
5. Carolina (8). Hopefully, DeAngelo Williams can lead us to a win over Hot Clicks in the Fantasy Football playoffs.
6. Indianapolis (5). In the fantasy playoffs, hopefully you have the Colts defense this week.
7. New York Jets (6). Too distraught to talk about this.
8. Tampa Bay (7). Go Falcons! Sorry, fellas.
9. Minnesota (9). Has anyone else ever substituted “T Jackson” while singing “Ms. Jackson” in that Outkast song?
10. Baltimore (11). Will have to protect Flacco better than it did last time against Pitt (five sacks).
11. New England (13). Alternating wins-losses the last seven weeks, so it should lose to Oakland Sunday.
12. Miami (16). Silver loves him some Sparano.
13. Denver (14). Looks like it’ll host the Ravens, Dolphins, or Pats in the first round. Already lost to the last two.
14. Philadelphia (18). Eagles win out and Atlanta loses one more, and Philly’s in.
15. Atlanta (10). We sort of miss the Bartkowski and Gerald Riggs jokes.
16. Chicago (15). Devin Hester has 15 more receiving yards and only one less TD than Chad Johnson.
17. Green Bay (17). Defense was 11th in the league last year; 23rd this year.
18. Arizona (19). Worst rushing offense in the league. Good luck in January.
19. New Orleans (20). Freezing rain expected in Chicago, so Pierre Thomas should be ready for 20 carries.
20. Washington (12). So offensive line in the draft?
21. San Diego (21). More problems than Oprah.
22. Houston (22). Texans on a roll, Titans just won the division … take Houston getting three.
23. San Francisco 49ers (27). Would 8-8 tell you all you need to know about Singletary and Alex Smith?
24. Jacksonville (23). Might as well lose the next three to get a really high draft pick.
25. Oakland (24). Nnamdi Asomugha vs. Randy Moss should be thrilling.
26. Cleveland (25). If Marty is hired, will he want to replace butterfingers Braylon with Webster Slaughter? Too bad he can’t bring back Hanford Dixon in the secondary.
27. Kansas City Chiefs (26). Glenn Dorsey’s had a weak rookie year. Just 28 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble in 13 games.
28. Seattle (28). Quick, anyone got a fallback plan for Crabtree? It’s gotta be offense.
29. Buffalo Bills (29). Argonauts offense could teach the Bills a few things.
30. St. Louis (30). O-line first, and then half a dozen defensive players?
31. Cincinnati (31). Chad Johnson still needs 493 yards for a 1,000 yard season. Does not have a 100-yard receiving game this season.
32. Detroit (32). Such a mess that some guy named Dominic Raiola is willing to fight fans.
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December 9th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
If Flacco the frontrunner for ROY anyway? I thought it was between CJ and Matt Ryan.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
that makes us like Jiggly Jessica, not Romo.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
He really likes Jason Campbell.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
No way Matt Ryan doesn’t win ROY.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Is Clown writing these power rankings? Your obsession with ranking the Cowboys in the top 5 makes me want to punch people.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Its not a gift if you punch a pansy in the mouth and take it.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Argonauts offense could teach the Bills a few things
nice little dig from a Jets Fan. We’ll see what happens this weekend
December 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
SG – Dallas just played Pitt to a standstill on the road without Barber. How’s this – if Dallas loses to the Giants this weekend, Ill drop them out of the Top 10.
where should dallas be?
December 9th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
To make you like Romo again … jiggly Jessica.
You are making the bold assumption that we liked Romo in the first place.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
August West is gonna be pissed.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
prolly a repeat of what happened in buffalo.
is Losman the guy again?
December 9th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
TBL lets talk about it. Horrendous Play calling and they don’t give it to Thomas Jones enough. Jerrico Cothcery is a fraud.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
TBL…mucho kudos for the hanford dixon reference.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
i blame the defense, but that’s me.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
As the only remaining 49ers fan here. I must say we DOMINATED the jets. That would be a good place to start TBL.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Nope – went with Philly instead at home on Monday against CLE.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
TBL,
1. The object of the game is to win, not to ALMOST win. Why are you giving them extra points for losing in a close game? If you’re going to do that, then you should have the Bears in the top 10. They “almost” beat the Falcons, the Bucs and the Panthers.
2. Personally, I think the NFL is pretty mediocre this year. I’d say the Giants and the Titans are in the top 2, there are a bunch of teams tied for 10th, and then a bunch crap at the bottom.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Why is San Diego so low? That team rulz.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Oh yea and the D-fense sucks.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Packers over the Redskins?
December 9th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
What the hell happened to cbh anyway?
December 9th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
@TBL- I think Edwards is still nursing his sore groin.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Detroit’s still too high.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I count 9 teams ranked behind Dallas that would beat them handily.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I think CBH has his own blog.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
that’s not fair…dominic raiola would fight ANYTHING.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I’m not sure if it’s that many, but there are at least 4 – Indy, Baltimore, Tampa Bay (if they’re at home) and Carolina.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
How can Atlanta be behind Philly when Atlanta’s got a better record?
And Dallas at #4? Over Carolina, Indy and Tampa?
December 9th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I do like how people now think the NFC South is the best division in football when all those teams got to play the putrid NFC West and the mediocre NFC North.
The NFC East is 3-0 against the NFC South.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
On a neutral field, DAL would be favorite (and most likely win) in all of those games.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
The NFC East is 3-0 against the NFC South.
And yet, the South is poised to put 3 teams in the postseason. Wasn’t that the criteria that was making every pundit tell us the East was so much better than everyone else?
BTW, the South 4 good teams. The East 1 great team, 1 young team, 1 team with timing issues and 1 overrated team.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
AFC Central is the best division in football.
/1988
December 9th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
RS, I definitely don’t think the NFC South is the best division in football, but they’re one of the best in the league.
NFC East
AFC South
NFC South
AFC East
December 9th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
How can you have Green Bay ranked higher than NO or AZ? NO is two games better and destroyed Green Bay in their game. AZ is 3 games better and just clinched their division. The Packers are 5-8!
December 9th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
After my 49ers beat the Dolphins they will be 3-1 against the AFC east.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
AFC North is a pretty decent division. PIT and balt are both good and the browns are one “Romeo Crennel” away from being around .500.
fuck romeo.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Fredo- Of course the South can put 3 teams in. When you play awful teams you get more wins. I think thats a pretty easy factor. Playoff teams meaning your teams are strong mean nothing with unbalanced schedules.
The NFC south is 10-3 against the AFC West, 14-5 against the NFC north and NFc West and 0-3 against the NFC East…When you rack up wins against poor divisions you have more wins. I know, shocking statement.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
TBL, maybe you need to list records with each team to give you a better perspective on your rankings.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Do you think maybe the fact that they were all road games has anything to do with them being 0-3? They’d be 2-1 or 3-0 if they were all home games.
Most teams lose more on the road than they do at home. I know, shocking statement.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
The NFC East also got all of those games at home. The NFC South is pretty damn stout at home.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Not to go all homer glasses here, but how is Dallas ranked ahead of Indy, again? You say Dallas played Pitt to a standstill at Pittsburgh without Marion Barber, but the Colts BEAT Pitt in Pitt without Bob Sanders, who’s as much an integral part of their team as MBIII is to the Cowboys. Granted the Colts have two really bad losses to the Bears and the Packers, but the Cowboys got spanked by the Rams. If you ask me it goes 1.) NYG, 2.) Tenn – pause – 3.) Pitt – pause – 4.)Carolina 5.) Indy.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Pittsburgh is the best in the Universe, which is better than just #1. Then again, I’m not sure how official these rankings really are.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
TBL – “If rookie Chris Johnson finishes in the top three in rushing (he’s 6th), and the Falcons miss the playoffs, does CJ trump Flacco for ROY?”
Ummm…. Matt Ryan?!?!
December 9th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
jets sucks, they’re too high.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
When you rack up wins against poor divisions you have more wins. I know, shocking statement
And aren’t the NFC East teams playing the putrid NFC West and AFC North? Oh wait, the Rams beat 2 NFC East teams back-to-back.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I’m glad Silver is giving the Dolphins some love. How they aren’t on the biggest stories this year is beyond me. 1-15 last year people.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Seriously? I mean, fucking seriously? The Titans are ranked below a team in the same conference with 2 more losses!?! I guess they get a pass for playing in that brutal division with Browns and Bengals…
December 9th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I think you mean Singletary and Shaun Hill… considering Alex Smith didn’t lineup behind center once all year.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
BTW – you’re not the only 49ers fan here, jb49ers.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
I didn’t realize the Afc North was putrid with two 9 win teams. I guess we define that in different ways. and Tampa lost on the road to Brad Johnson. So please spare me the home/road ifs. the same Brad Johnson that couldn’t lead them past the Rams..
December 9th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Meant the NFC West was putrid. Not the AFC North.
Although the Ohio constituency of the AFC North has been garbage this season.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
for the browns…it’s all on romeo crennel. he’s cost the browns a shot at being .500, which is why he has one of his fat, stubby legs out the door.
guys with FUPA’s = not good coaches (except the tuna)
December 9th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Haha, Indy went down a spot? How does that happen?
December 9th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
And how do you have a ROY conversation without bringing up Matt Forte?
December 9th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
for the browns…it’s all on romeo crennel.
True enough. But we were all buying the Browns’ contender Kool-Aid at season’s start. Barring their win over the Giants, it has been a disappointment.
And as for Cincy…well, I don’t think much was expected, but they’ve managed to deliver even less. If it wasn’t for Detroit being worse, the heat on Marvin Lewis would be 10 times greater.
December 9th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
you’re telling me man…this season has sucked giant nuts.
December 9th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
I’m late to this party, but this is sort of interesting — the Football Outsiders guys have their “playoff odds” formulas. The Eagles, at 7-5-1, have a ~36% shot at the playoffs by their calculations. The Cowboys, at 8-5, ~15%.
December 9th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
/fixed
December 9th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Indy beats down Cincy (as they should) and drops a spot, New England squeezes by San Fran and gains 2 spots. That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen.
December 9th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
*Seattle, not San Fran