Peter King has his Fine Fifteen, ESPN has its own composite power rankings, and the legendary Dr. Z’s weekly power rankings were a must-read until he was stricken silent by a stroke last year. So, why can’t TBL get in on the fun? Here’s the second installment of the 2009 NFL in-season power rankings:

1. New York Giants (2-0): They were clearly outplayed by the Cowboys, their running game never really got going and that vaunted defense allowed 257 rushing yards (that’s almost ‘06 Colts bad). This is a team with clear flaws, yet they found a way to win. That’s what great teams do. Are this year’s Giants a great team? Let’s check back around week 10 …

mark_sanchez2. Baltimore Ravens (2-0): The Ravens’ run defense is still stout, giving up only 2.5 yards per carry against the Chargers, but their secondary is beyond putrid. Philip Rivers is great, but he shouldn’t be throwing for 400 yards on an “elite” defense. The Ravens won this one by committing fewer penalties, turnovers and gaffes in the red zone.

3. New Orleans Saints (2-0): It was easy to dismiss their throttling of the Lions, but a road dismantling of the Eagles is difficult to ignore. The Saints’ offense is going to put up points all year. Air, ground, whatever – they’re scoring. But lost amid the Drew Brees TD show is that the Saints’ secondary allowed a backup QB to pass for 378 yards. Nitpicking? Sure.

4. Indianapolis Colts (2-0): You could basically copy and paste the number one ranked team’s description in here, but let’s put a little more effort into it. No team in the past 32 years has ever had the ball for less than 15 minutes and been victorious – until last night. The Colts’ defense has a lot of problems, and a knee injury to defensive captain Gary Brackett will only make them more pronounced. Sunday night: a trip to Arizona to take on Kurt Warner, Larry Fitz, and the rest of the Cardinals’ aerial assault. Gulp.

jeff-reed-charged-arrested5. Minnesota Vikings (2-0): Look at the big arm on Brett! How about that 5.7 YPA, huh? It sure thrilled the aging white dudes in the media. Nike’s Killer Croc laid it on the turf again. Sweet. The Vikings messed around and still managed to beat the Lions by two scores a week after dispatching the ‘Ginas. Here at the home offices of the Reasonable Fan we’re nonplussed.

6. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1): Jeff Reed needs this hair back. The Champs let one slip away on the road, as a surprising number of pundits predicted they might. Tyrone Carter is no Troy P. No shit, right? Great insight, Cap! And for at least one day, Cutler was > Big Ben.

7. New York Jets (2-0): Here’s how the Jets won: they consistently pushed Brady off his spot in the pocket, even though they never sacked him. Brady threw behind, over the heads and under the knees of his receivers. He threw 47 passes for only 216 yards. His longest completion was a 29-yarder that was a Welker-esque YAC job from Julian Edelman. And they held the Patriots to just 5-for-15 on third-down conversions. So far, Ryan’s implementation of the Raven model has gone as smooth as it possibly could’ve.

dorsey8. Atlanta Falcons (2-0): Leave it to the Dirty Birds to make Jake Delhere’stheball look presentable. Well, up until that last-minute, red zone INT that killed any chance of a Panthers’ comeback. Matt Ryan completed 21-of-27 passes and continued to make the Falcons look like geniuses for passing on Glenn Dorsey.

9. New England Patriots (1-1): Eleven penalties for 89 yards. Less than 20 yards per kickoff return. Less than two yards per punt return. A net punting average of just 36.5 yards. Those were the numbers that sunk the Pats in the Meadowlands. And, no, Brady’s 4.6 YPA didn’t help matters, either.

10. Philadelphia Eagles (1-1): Jeez, Kolb throws three picks and Eagles fans have already started a petition. Please to ignore the massive yardage total Kolb ended up with; most of that was garbage time fodder.

11. San Francisco 49ers (2-0): So, maybe the Seahawks weren’t as good as we all (okay, namely me) thought? We know Frank Gore’s the shit. More than 200 yards on only 12 carries. But still, Shaun Hill under center? In the words of Seth Meyers, really?

knowshon_moreno12. Dallas Cowboys (1-1): The Cowboys should be 2-0. Jerry Jones should be picking a winner right now, instead of a loser. But Tony Romo’s three interceptions were too much to overcome on the night the Bio-Jones was unveiled. We’ve seen this movie before.

13. Green Bay Packers (1-1): How did the Packers lose to the Bengals? One, they ran out of time. Two, they were 6-for-13 on third down and the Bengals were 9 for 14, which is why they had the ball for 34 minutes to the Packers’ 26.

14. Chicago Bears (1-1): We didn’t mean anything we said, Big Jay! What are the odds we could see a Good Rex/Bad Rex redux with Cutler? Seeing as how Cutler is several times more talented and isn’t a spokesman for this organization, I think the Bears might be okay at the QB position.

15. San Diego Chargers (1-1): DT Jamal Williams was placed on IR. That’s all you really need to know here.

16. Denver Broncos (2-0): Raise your hand if you thought there’d be a point this season where Josh McDaniels would have twice as many wins as Bill Belichick? Oh, fuck off.

belichick_girlfriend17. Buffalo Bills (1-1): How do the Bills handle the return of Marshawn Lynch in two weeks, with Fred Jackson currently channeling Bo Jackson? Good problem to have. And with the Bills’ and Jets’ performances the first two weeks of this young season, maybe we shouldn’t hang that AFC East banner in Foxboro just yet. Yeah right, they only hang Super Bowl banners and “we went 16-0″ banners.

18. Arizona Cardinals (1-1): Rich Eisen with the early frontrunner for joke of the year Sunday night: “Kurt Warner completed 92 percent of his passes, which is interesting because he’s 92 years old.” That’s why the ladies fight over him, people.

19. Cincinnati Bengals (1-1): Ochocinco got to do what he said he was going to do. What a disgusting act. Outrage!

20. Houston Texans (1-1): Is the Jets’ defense really that good? Judging by the first two weeks, yes. The Texans may have saved their season Sunday, outlasting the Titans in Nashville, and now we can all stop saying all those bad things about Matt Schaub.

jay_cutler21. Tennessee Titans (0-2): There’s plenty of time to right this ship, so long as they throw Nick Harper overboard first. The Titans’ defensive backfield had three of its’ members selected to the Pro Bowl last season. Let’s just say their families should be glad they got to go to Hawaii when the game was still played there. Michael Griffin, I’m looking in your general direction.

22. Seattle Seahawks (1-1): You’d think all those Myoplex shakes would have put a little more meat around Matt Hasselbeck’s ribs. Thankfully for him, the NFC west is guano and the Seahawks still have as good a shot as anybody to win it.

23. Oakland Raiders (1-1): JaMarcus Russell should not be a starting QB in the NFL. The Raiders can continue shoving him down their fans’ throats in the hopes of justifying the draft pick they invested in him, but it’s just not happening.

24. Washington Redskins (1-1): Was the Redskins’ 9-7 win over the Rams worse than last year’s Bengals-Eagles tie (also known as “the worst NFL game ever played”)? Don’t ask me, I didn’t watch it. There was no scoring in the final 20 minutes of regulation, the teams combined to go 1-for-7 in the red zone, and despite all that there were somehow only six punts in the game.

25. Miami Dolphins (0-2): For the first 56 minutes of Monday night’s game, the Dolphins executed their gameplan to perfection. Unfortunately, those last four minutes were the variety that may haunt them the rest of the season.

john_elway_and_actress_paige_green26. Carolina Panthers (0-2): The Panthers should’ve beaten the Falcons Sunday. When Football Outsiders’ weekly DVOA comes out, it’ll probably say the same. Looking at the numbers, it’s hard to figure out how the Panthers came up short. Oh yes, their QB threw his INT with the game winding down and his team driving for the tying score, while the other team’s QB got his INT out of the way earlier. Sometimes, it’s all about timing.

27. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2): Over/under on games Del Rio has left as the Jaguars’ head coach: three.

28. Kansas City Chiefs (0-2): Not often will you see a team that racks up 400 total yards lose to a team that can’t even come up with half that. But the Chiefs managed it Sunday, and not even their Succop kicker could save them.

29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-2): Only Byron Leftwich could throw for nearly 300 yards with three touchdowns and still end up with a QB rating less than 75. The guy’s a magician.

30. St. Louis Rams (0-2): Text message we received Sunday: “The Redskins beat the Rams with field goals? Just another reason they need to move the team back to Los Angeles.”

31. Detroit Lions (0-2): That 10-0 lead the Lions held over the Vikings in the first half yesterday? Cruel tease. Especially for anyone who believed the false prophets who were predicting a Lions upset. That Adrian Peterson guy ain’t half bad when he’s not fumbling, is he?

32. Cleveland Browns (0-2): Blown out by the Vikings? Understandable. Blown out by the Doncos? Less so. If the Mankok regime doesn’t pop some Extenze soon, the Browns could be staring the number one overall pick in the face. Luckily for them, it’ll be in an uncapped year. Also … Ndamukong Suh.