NFL Power Rankings

In My Humble Opinion
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I will compile the top and bottom 10 teams of the NFL. This will be done every Tuesday now… sorta like a POWER RANKINGS kind of thing. I’ll even round up a list of the TOP 3 Players and Top 3 Goats of the week as well. I urge some of you to chime on your lists as well. :slight_smile:

TOP 10

1. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: Did they just do that to the would-be Super Bowl contenders, the Pittsburgh Steelers?
2. OAKLAND RAIDERS: Looked very impressive against the Seahawks by RUNNING all over them.
3. MIAMI DOLPHINS: They looked really good with Ricky Williams in the backfield. Then again, they WERE against the Lions.
4. DENVER BRONCOS: Yes, they beat the Rams. But what if this was Brian Griese’s only moment in the sun this year?
5. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: They played ugly last Thursday but still managed to get the win.
6. CHICAGO BEARS: Their comeback against a rejuvenated Minnesota offense was most impressive.
7. TENNESEE TITANS: They lost Jevon Kearse but if you beat a team like Phillie, you SHOULD deserve kudos.
8. GREEN BAY PACKERS: Brett Favre overcame a fired-up Michael Vick for the win.
9. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS: Aside from the fourth quarter, they were all over the Bucs.
10. NEW YORK JETS: They’re on a winning streak. Of course, that was preseason…

BOTTOM 10

23. NEW YORK GIANTS: Michael Strahan wasn’t happy that he didn’t get a gift from Jeff Garcia.
24. PITTSBURGH STEELERS: Thanks for making me look like a jackass in my fantasy league!
25. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: All the hoopla for Jon Gruden and they couldn’t beat a suspect Saints team.
26. CLEVELAND BROWNS: If the fans wanted to throw debris on the field, I’d aim for #57.
27. CAROLINA PANTHERS: Sure they won this game but Week 1 tends to be special for these cats.
28. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: They were SUPPOSED to run over the Raiders.
29. DETROIT LIONS: It’s the Lions. There’s nothing else to say.
30. DALLAS COWBOYS: Quincy Carter this week looked like Quincy Carter of this time last year.
31. CINCINNATI BENGALS: Getting blown out by the Chargers. Must be rough.
32. BALTIMORE RAVENS: It’s nice that your D is still there. But everybody’s supposed to hold Carolina at 10 PPG.

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Top 3 Players of the week:

  1. Tom Brady - 29-43 for 294 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT

Flashes of Joe Montana in the pocket. So poised against the Steelers’ D.

  1. Robert Edwards - 2 rushing TDs

This guy came back from a serious potential career-ending broken heel. Welcome back after 3 years.

  1. David Carr - 10-22 for 145 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Not a pretty stat line, but showed proof that he has a rocket for an arm with that 60 yard near-bomb to the endzone near halftime. BTW, he threw the ball near 60 yards on a 5 step drop, 3 step push. Anyhow, he led his expansion team to something hasn’t been done in 41 years – win their first game.
Top 3 goats of the week:

  1. Quincy Carter - 13-30 for 131 yards, 1 INT

All hypes from preseason were deflated with this horrible performance.

  1. Marshall Faulk - 10 carries, 19 yards

Though he caught 14 passes for 91 yards, this was his worst rushing game in a long time.

  1. Kerry Collins - K Collins 28-45 For 339 Yards, 3 INT

An unimpressive 300 yard passing performance.