We would like to first of all welcome the new bloggers to the group. We would also like to thank all the readers that have read and follow all our bloggers in the UFB. Once again we are bringing you the latest and the most accurate power rankings. So take a seat and see if your team made our list.
(1) 1. Green Bay Packers (9) – 6 – 0 next at Minnesota Vikings
The Packers appear to have no flaws (despite their auspicious schedule so far), and any offensive line issues that were apparent last year have virtually vanished. Whether that’s the offensive line playing better or Aaron Rodgers improving his already-dangerous scrambling ability is debatable. Either way, the Packers look so unbeatable that “Can the Packers Run The Table?” already popped up on Numbers Never Lie today. It’s only week seven!!!
(2) 2. New England Patroits (1) – 5 – 1 next bye
Who said Patriots have bad defense? Oh wait that was us… The defense deserves every credit for stepping up BIG time. We were really surprised how well the defense played against Jason Witten, Dez Bryant and Miles Austin. As much as we would like to give Tom Brady a praise for the late comeback, offense looked sluggish as Cowboys indeed brought “kitchen sink” But hey win is a win and we will take it.
(4) 3. Baltimore Ravens – 4 – 1 next at Jacksonville Jaguars
Baltimore looked a little shaky to start the season, but now they’re back to looking like the team we’ve seen over the past 2 years. Flacco throws for 300+ but it was Ray Rice that led them to a solid win over Houston. Next 2 look like W’s for them too which could put them sitting pretty come Halloween…
(7) 4. San Fransisco 49ers – 5 – 1 next bye
Harbaugh and his team will fight any opponent, including the Lions. The 49ers proved last week they are up for any challenge. Lets see how they do after they come out of the bye. Will they be rested and ready to go or come out rusty and disorganized??
(3) 5. New Orleans Saints – 4 – 2 next vs Indianapolis Colts
New Orleans got down early, and couldn’t climb back against a tough Tampa team. No shame in losing the to Bucs on the road. Brees was baited into throwing 3 picks and a loss was the result…Look out Indy, someone is gonna wanna take there anger out next week…Sean Payton torn his MCL and Broke his Tibia when Jimmy Graham fell on him.
(5) 6. Detroit Lions – 5 – 1 next vs Atlanta Falcons
This was first game where the opponent out-hustled the Lions. I believe this loss is actually good for them since they have two games coming up in which they can easily lose due to arrogance. They are still impressive team but some holes (run-defense) was exploited. How this squad rebound from their first loss will go a long way.
(9) 7. San Diego Chargers – 4 – 1 next at NY Jets
We don’t know a whole lot about San Diego yet, they’ve beaten some crappy teams and just had a bye. Their game this week against the Jets will be huge for credibility. A win in New York against the Jets with Rex Ryan’s defense, that would give them a great amount of creditability.
(6) 8. Buffalo Bills – 4 – 2 next bye
We all knew that Buffalo’s hot start wasn’t going to last forever, but how far back to earth they come will be the story. Will they totally collapse? Or regroup for a nice season?Fitzpatrick almost had a win there but a huge pick turned it around. They must bounce back against the Skins after the bye.
(11) 9. Oakland Raiders – 4 – 2 next vs Kansas City Chiefs
We’ll see if Carson Palmer can keep this team here. As long as Hue Jackson keeps showing that he knows what he’s doing as much as he conveys it to the media, the Raiders should be fine.
(10) 10. Pittsburgh Steelers – 4 – 2 next at Arizona Cardinals
The win against the Jaguars was not convincing but they won despite not playing their best. Rashard Mendenhall had his best game in the season even though he was injured and defense seemed as if they have turned the clock back few years. They have easy matchup against the Cardinals but face Patriots at Heinz field a week after.
(NR) 11. New York Giants – 4 – 2 next bye
So, the Giants lose straight up as 10-point home favorites against the Seahawks, and then beat the 4-1 Bills? How does that make any sense? I’m beginning to think that Eli Manning was the only one in his Survivor pool not to take the Giants, so he purposely tanked the Seattle game.
(NR) 12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 4 – 2 next vs Chicago Bears
They were determined to win this game to stop the recent slide and they achieved that by winning against the Saints. The defense re-discovered its mojo and offense was more balanced, which suits Josh Freeman and rest of offense more. They can continue feeling good by winning against the Bears, which may turn out to be tough match up.
(13) 13. Dallas Cowboys – 2 – 3 next vs St. Louis Rams
Granted they were up against Brady in New England, and they almost got the win, but still. Romo had a shot to win it with a “Run the clock out punch em in the face” type drive…..And he couldn’t do it.
(NR) 14. New York Jets – 3 – 3 next vs San Diego Chargers
The Jets are looking more and more average every week. The offensive line is really bad, especially from a run blocking perspective, and I think everybody is starting to see just how bad Mark Sanchez really is.
(NR) 15. Cincinnati Bengals – 4 – 2 next bye
Cincinnati is getting 100% out of the talent they have on their roster. Andy Dalton is managing the game well, A.J Green is everything we expected, and the defense is playing out of their minds. Lets see if they can keep it up.
( ) left of rankings indicates previous weeks rankings
( ) next to teams indicates first place votes
UFB Power Rankers are:
Frank Hyun of Patriots Review
Ronnie Kohrt of Ronnie K’s Blog
Mr. Kangaroo of CJ Sports NFL Talk
Brandon Clark of Titan Sized
Steven Lourie of Football Fan Spot
Mr. C.J. Sports of CJ Sports NFL Talk
Adam Hughes of Naptown’s Finest
Walter Cherepinsky of Walter Football.com
Nolan Vasan of NFL Draft Geek
Ryan Mc Crystal of Draft Ace
Brian Goldsmith of Hair of the Dog Sports Blog
Clayton Terry of The Fan Experience