Post Week Twelve Team Rankings

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1. Seattle Seahawks- Their record indicates they should be ranked number one in football. I’m still hesitant that they’ll be a dominant playoff team.
2. Denver Broncos- A loss on the road in New England is acceptable. The way it happened isn’t. The Broncos should rally from this loss to put away teams at a higher rate.
3. New Orleans- Monday Night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks just became the best prime time game of the season.
4. San Francisco 49ers- They seem to be getting healthy at the right time. Weapons for Kap to throw to is going to be huge for his confidence.
5. New England Patriots- When will their limitations on defense rear its head? It may be in the playoffs.
6. Carolina Panthers- I’m waiting to see the downfall game from Cam Newton. It’s lurking, but he did a fantastic job on leading his team to a comeback win against Miami.
7. Kansas City- A couple of losses in their division have raised some legitimate questions to how prepared this team will be in the playoffs.
8. Cincinnati Bengals- The Bengals are still a team that no one truly knows what they’re capable of. This weekend’s game against the Chargers will be a true test for this team.
9. Dallas Cowboys- I wrote an article a few weeks ago in regards to poor divisions translating to success for the division winner in the playoffs. Dallas may be that team to surprise this season in the postseason. First they have to battle the month of December, which has been their nemesis.
10. Detroit Lions- Detroit is the one team in football that has played beneath their capabilities but is still in position to control their own destiny. There is too much talent on this Lions team to keep them from a division title.
11. Arizona Cardinals
12. Baltimore Ravens
13. Pittsburgh Steelers
14. Philadelphia Eagles
15. Miami Dolphins
16. San Diego Chargers
17. St. Louis Rams
18. Indianapolis Colts
19. Green Bay Packers
20. Tennessee Titans
21. Chicago Bears
22. NY Jets
23. NY Giants
24. Cleveland Browns
25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
26. Oakland Raiders
27. Washington Redskins
28. Buffalo Bills
29. Minnesota Vikings
30. Jacksonville Jaguars
31. Atlanta Falcons
32. Houston Texans

NFL Team Rankings Post Week Ten

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1. Kansas City Chiefs- The Chiefs get the test everyone has been waiting for against the Denver Broncos
2. Denver Broncos- Peyton seems to be shaken off the injury bug that occurred with his ankle last week. The Broncos know this game against KC is crucial for controlling home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
3. Seattle Seahawks- Seattle’s offense is starting to finally turn the corner. Word on when Percy Harvin will enter the lineup is still up in the air.
4. New England- Tom Brady typically has standout games on Monday night football. Carolina and Cam Newton want to sway that history this Monday forthcoming.
5. New Orleans- A running game in New Orleans??!! Say it ain’t so.
6. Indianapolis- It was an awakening loss for the Colts Sunday to the Rams. They remain a top ten team based on their premium wins.
7. San Francisco- Something needs to change in a hurry for the 49ers offense. The read option is all but gone, and teams have forced the 49ers to throw the football.
8. Carolina Panthers- Suddenly a team on the verge of another down season turned it around and are 6-3.
9. Detroit Lions- No one is in better divisional control than the Lions right now. All of their other divisional mates are struggling mightily with injuries.
10. Cincinnati- The Bengals are not playing like a top ten team as of late. Their record though is 6-4 and they are still in the driver’s seat to win the AFC North division.
11. Dallas Cowboys
12. Arizona Cardinals
13. Green Bay Packers
14. Chicago Bears
15. Baltimore Ravens
16. NY Jets
17. San Diego Chargers
18. Philadelphia Eagles
19. Washington Redskins
20. Cleveland Browns
21. Miami
22. NY Giants
23. St. Louis
24. Pittsburgh Steelers
25. Houston Texans
26. Tennessee Titans
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Oakland Raiders
29. Minnesota Vikings
30. Atlanta Falcons
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
32. Jacksonville Jaguars

Post Week Nine NFL Team Rankings

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1. Kansas City- I hate to put the Chiefs atop the rankings but they’ve earned it. A 9-0 stand alone record.
2. San Francisco 49ers- I like the way the 49ers have rebalanced their team before their bye week. Seattle doesn’t look the same and the NFC seems to be setup for an easier run than the AFC is.
3. Denver Broncos- It’s November and the hot topic is the weather change. Can Manning avoid his paternalistic cold weather melt downs?
4. New England Patriots- If the Patriots key contributors on offense can stay healthy, they’ll be able to outscore most opponents even with a hindered defense.
5. Seattle Seahawks- There are some serious problems for the Seahawks. They need to diagnose what’s going on with their defense rather quickly. If not they’re going to end up being defeated by a wildcard team in the playoffs.
6. Cincinnati- They suffered a hiccup on Thursday night, but are in full control of their division. With the pressure off they should be able to gain forward as the season moves on.
7. New Orleans- The Saints have to lessen the burden on Drew Brees and get a running game in place.
8. Indianapolis- Second year quarterback Andrew Luck might have to much weight on his shoulders to handle at this stage. We will see if he can keep his heroics going.
9. Carolina Panthers- Quietly the Panthers are emerging as a serious threat. The next two games against the 49ers and Patriots will truly show how far they’ve come.
10. Detroit Lions- The type of win the Lions had before their bye week against the Cowboys is a rally type of win. The whole team has to be motivated now especially with divisional counterparts having issues at quarterback.
11. Green Bay Packers
12. Dallas Cowboys
13. San Diego Chargers
14. Philadelphia Eagles
15. NY Jets
16. Baltimore Ravens
17. Chicago Bears
18. Miami Dolphins
19. Arizona Cardinals
20. Tennessee Titans
21. Cleveland Browns
22. Washington Redskins
23. St. Louis Rams
24. Pittsburgh Steelers
25. Atlanta Falcons
26. Buffalo Bills
27. Oakland Raiders
28. NY Giants
29. Houston Texans
30. Minnesota Vikings
31. Jacksonville Jaguars
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

New NFL Team Rankings

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1. Denver- Even with a loss the Broncos still retain the number one spot. They’ve won in standout fashion in all their games thus far this season.
2. Seattle Seahawks- The Seahawks played better than I expected in their Thursday win over the Cardinals. Prior games they were not as sharp on both sides of the football.
3. New Orleans- The Who Dat nation is coming off a bye week. We will see how healthy Jimmy Graham is on Sunday
4. San Francisco- For the first time in quite awhile Colin Kaepernick let go of his apprehensions to tuck and run the football against the Titans. It provided a nice spark to an offense that has had its struggles.
5. Kansas City- As a regular season team Kansas City is rolling. But when playoff time comes and the Chiefs have to face a 6th seed such as Baltimore or even the Jets who will you be picking?
6. Green Bay- The injuries that Rodgers has dealt with at wide receiver and running back no other quarterback can compare to. Defensively they’ve stayed sharp even with Clay Matthews out.
7. New England- With Gronk back the offense won’t be lagging much longer.
8. Indianapolis- Stacking the Colts wins over the Seahawks, Broncos, and 49ers just goes to show that they can beat anyone in the NFL. Their losses against Miami and San Diego also show that they are a vulnerable team. The running game has to show some life soon or a string of losses could be upcoming for Indy, especially with Reggie Wayne out for the season.
9. Cincinnati- If it was not for a collapse in week one against the Bears the Bengals could be sitting at 6-1. Quietly they’re winning tight games and have a two games lead over the Ravens.
10. Dallas- In a poor NFC East the Cowboys should end up securing the division. At 4-3 they have to finally step up and get some separation from the rest of the division.
11. Chicago
12. Baltimore
13. San Diego
14. Carolina Panthers
15. Detroit Lions
16. NY Jets
17. Washington Redskins
18. Pittsburgh Steelers
19. Philadelphia Eagles
20. Arizona Cardinals
21. Miami Dolphins
22. Tennessee Titans
23. Atlanta Falcons
24. Houston Texans
25. St. Louis Rams
26. Cleveland Browns
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Oakland Raiders
29. NY Giants
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
31. Minnesota Vikings
32. Jacksonville Jaguars

NFL TEAM RANKINGS POST WEEK FIVE

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1. Denver Broncos- They surrendered 48 points defensively and still won on the road.
2. Seattle Seahawks- Even with a loss they stay at the number two spot. Defensively they allotted a comeback by Andrew Luck which has happened to plenty of teams in two years.
3. New Orleans Saints- The defense is a top fifteen unit but how will it perform against the big dogs come playoff time?
4. San Francisco- It looks like Jim Harbaugh got the message to run the ball more after Frank Gore went on a rant two weeks ago.
5. Kansas City Chiefs- The Chiefs aren’t winning exactly how a dominant top five team typically does, but they’re 5-0
6. New England
7. Green Bay Packers
8. Indianapolis
9. Chicago Bears
10. Cincinnati
11. Baltimore Ravens
12. Detroit Lions
13. Houston Texans
14. Dallas Cowboys
15. Atlanta Falcons
16. Miami Dolphins
17. Tennessee Titans
18. Arizona Cardinals
19. San Diego Chargers
20. Cleveland Browns
21. Philadelphia Eagles
22. NY Jets
23. Carolina Panthers
24. Washington Redskins
25. Minnesota Vikings
26. Buffalo Bills
27. Pittsburgh Steelers
28. NY Giants
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30. Oakland Raiders
31. St. Louis Rams
32. Jacksonville Jaguars

Team Rankings Post Week Four

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1. Denver Broncos- Rolling, rolling and destroying teams as they do so.
2. Seattle Seahawks- Grit when playing from behind on the road is another big step for this team.
3. New Orleans- Even I was shocked at how well the Saints played against Miami. It was their best performance of the season. They just seem to be getting better by the week.
4. New England- Brady is at it again. They have the look of a team that’s going to be tested when it matters though.
5. San Francisco- The Super Bowl Champs responded well on Thursday night. But that was against the Rams. They’ll face a much tougher opponent Sunday
6. Houston Texans- Tough losses happen. How a team responds separates the solid teams from the greats.
7. Chicago Bears- Detroit would be a tough opponent for anyone on their home field. I’m not discrediting one loss by bumping the Bears too far down.
8. Kansas City Chiefs- They sit at 4-0 but I think this will be the highest they reach as far as team rankings on the year.
9. Green Bay Packers- Eddie Lacy is back and the Packers return after a bye week. They’ll be a top ten to fifteen team all season.
10. Baltimore Ravens- Based on their division they’re a team that can finish 10-6 or even 9-7 and still be a top twelve team. The past has proven an overall record isn’t the only thing that matters. They’re still searching for an identity offensively. But the Ravens defense is young, fast, and will grow as the season stretches.
11. Indianapolis
12. Detroit
13. Atlanta Falcons
14. Dallas Cowboys
15. Cincinnati
16. Tennessee
17. San Diego
18. Carolina Panthers
19. Miami Dolphins
20. Arizona Cardinals
21. Washington Redskins
22. Cleveland Browns
23. Philadelphia Eagles
24. Buffalo Bills
25. NY Jets
26. Minnesota Vikings
27. Pittsburgh Steelers
28. NY Giants
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30. Oakland Raiders
31. St. Louis Rams
32. Jacksonville Jaguars