Last week: 7 (+1)
Record: 6-2
On bye.
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2012 NFL Power Rankings
Pittsburgh Steelers: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings (#7)
Last week: 9 (+2)
Record: 5-3
The Steelers have been awfully impressive the last few weeks and even more impressive is that they’re doing it without Troy Polamalu. Over the last few years, they allow about a touchdown less per game when he’s in the lineup as opposed to when he’s not in the lineup, so just a imagine how good they’ll be once he returns. Ben Roethlisberger is quietly having an MVP type season as he’s on pace for 4406 yards, 7.4 YPA, 67.1% completion, and 32 touchdowns to 8 interceptions.
He is 5th in the NFL in QB rating and is on pace for the 2nd best QB rating of his career, behind 2007, when he threw just 404 times on a conservative offense. This year, he’s thrown 298 times on a more pass heavy offense that has had a spotty running game. You could argue this is the best regular season of his career. If they get Polamlau back for the two Baltimore games, they could easily sweep both games against an underwhelming Baltimore team and either way, they’re the favorite in the NFC North.
Studs
RB Isaac Redman: Rushed for 147 yards (121 after contact) and a touchdown on 26 carries, 6 broken tackles, caught 2 passes for 4 yards on 2 attempts
LG Willie Colon: Didn’t allow a pressure on 36 pass block snaps, run blocked for 17 yards on 6 attempts
RG Ramon Foster: Allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 36 pass block snaps, run blocked for 19 yards on 4 attempts
CB Ike Taylor: Allowed 1 catch for 17 yards on 5 attempts, 1 interception, 4 solo tackles, 3 assists, 1 stop
CB Keenan Lewis: Allowed 1 catch for 10 yards on 5 attempts, 2 pass deflections, 1 batted pass, 2 penalties, 1 solo tackle, 1 assist, 1 missed tackle
LOLB LaMarr Woodley: 1 sack, 1 quarterback hit, and 2 quarterback hurries on 15 pass rush snaps, 1 solo tackle, 1 stop
MLB Lawrence Timmons: 1 sack, 1 quarterback hit, and 1 quarterback hurry on 5 blitzes, 2 solo tackles, 3 stops, allowed 1 catch for 6 yards on 1 attempt
Duds
RT Mike Adams: Allowed 2 sacks and 3 quarterback hurries on 36 pass block snaps, run blocked for 15 yards on 2 attempts
MLB Larry Foote: 5 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 stop, allowed 4 catches for 54 yards on 4 attempts
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New York Giants: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings (#8)
Last week: 5 (-3)
Record: 6-3
I picked the Giants to win last week, but it wasn’t confident and I only picked them because the Steelers had to travel on the day of the game because of Hurricane Sandy. In normal conditions, I would have picked the Steelers because this is right around when the Giants struggle. Under Tom Coughlin, they are 53-19 in the first 8 games of the season and 27-38 in the final 8 games of the season. If anyone in their division could give them a challenge for a playoff spot, they might not be in my top-12, but their division has been incredibly disappointing after a strong start to the season.
Studs
LT William Beatty: Didn’t allow a pressure on 29 pass block snaps, run blocked for 13 yards on 4 attempts
LG Kevin Boothe: Didn’t allow a pressure on 29 pass block snaps, run blocked for 3 yards on 2 attempts
LE Justin Tuck: 2 sacks on 24 pass rush snaps, 1 batted pass, 1 solo tackle, 1 assist, 3 stops
RE Jason Pierre-Paul: 1 sack and 4 quarterback hurries on 32 pass rush snaps, 1 penalty, 5 solo tackles, 2 assists, 4 stops, 1 missed tackle
RE Osi Umenyiora: 1 sack and 2 quarterback hurries on 21 pass rush snaps, 4 solo tackles, 1 assist, 4 stops, 1 missed tackle
CB Corey Webster: Allowed 2 catches for 51 yards and a touchdown on 4 attempts, 1 interception, 1 pass deflection, 2 solo tackles, 1 stop
Duds
QB Eli Manning: 10 of 24 for 125 yards and an interception, 1 thrown away, 1 hit as thrown, 1 batted pass, 1 drop, 50.9 adjusted QB rating, pressured on 8 of 26 drop backs (2 sacks, 2 of 6, 1 interception, 1 throw away, 1 hit as thrown)
RT David Diehl: Allowed 1 sack, 1 quarterback hit, and 2 quarterback hurries on 29 pass block snaps, 1 penalty, run blocked for 29 yards on 5 attempts
RG Chris Snee: Allowed 1 quarterback hit and 2 quarterback hurries on 29 pass block snaps, run blocked for 0 yards on 2 attempts
WR Hakeem Nicks: Caught 1 pass for 10 yards on 4 attempts on 29 pass snaps, 7.0 YAC per catch
CB Jayron Hosley: Allowed 5 catches for 59 yards on 6 attempts, 1 penalty, 1 solo tackle, 1 stop
MLB Mark Herzlich: 5 solo tackles, 3 assist, 1 stop, 1 missed tackle, allowed 5 catches for 43 yards and a touchdown on 5 attempts
DT Chris Canty: Did not record a pressure on 11 pass rush snaps, 1 assist
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Indianapolis Colts: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings (#9)
Last week: 9 (+2)
Record: 5-3
If the playoffs were to start today, Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts would travel to the Denver Broncos to play Peyton Manning, who through 8 games, has exactly the same amount of passing yards as his replacement Luck, 2404. The Colts are 4-1 in their last 5, since Chuck Pagano had to leave the team to undergo treatment for Leukemia, with that one loss coming against the Jets in a game in which they were understandably flat off a huge emotional win at home against the Packers in the first ChuckStrong game. This team is playing with purpose and for something greater themselves. Anyone who watched Chuck Pagano’s post-game speech can’t help but believe in this team.
On a less poignant, more concrete note, the Colts may be 5-3, but they still are -32 in points differential and have yet to win by more than a touchdown, going 5-1 in games decided by 7 points or fewer, something they can’t rely on going forward. However, their schedule is a joke from here on out, with games against Jacksonville, Kansas City, Tennessee, and Buffalo. If they win those, they’d just have to pull an upset against Detroit, New England or Houston, who they play twice (they could be resting starters week 17) to get to 10 wins. 9 might even do it in the AFC. They’re the favorite to be this year’s team that goes from 5 wins or fewer to the playoffs.
Studs
QB Andrew Luck: 30 of 48 for 433 yards, 1 batted pass, 1 hit as thrown, 4 drops, 106.9 adjusted QB rating, pressured on 21 of 50 drop backs (1 sack, 1 scramble, 13 of 19, 1 touchdown, 1 hit as thrown, 1 touchdown)
LG Joe Reitz: Didn’t allow a pressure on 54 pass block snaps, 1 penalty, run blocked for 14 yards on 3 attempts
WR Donnie Avery: Caught 5 passes for 108 yards on 7 attempts on 38 pass snaps, 6.0 YAC per catch
MLB Moise Fukou: Allowed 2 catches for 17 yards on 5 attempts, 5 solo tackles, 4 stops
SS Antoine Bethea: 1 solo tackles, 3 assists, 1 stop, didn’t allow a completion on 2 attempts
MLB Kavell Conner: Didn’t allow a completion on 1 attempt, 1 pass deflection, 5 solo tackles, 4 stops
Duds
RG Mike McGlynn: Allowed 5 quarterback hurries on 54 pass block snaps, run blocked for 17 yards on 4 attempts
RB Vick Ballard: Rushed for 60 yards (33 after contact) on 16 attempts, 3 broken tackles, 1 fumble, allowed 2 quarterback hurries on 15 pass block snaps, caught 3 passes for 38 yards on 6 attempts, 1 drop
CB Cassius Vaughn: Allowed 4 catches for 54 yards on 4 attempts, 2 penalties, 5 solo tackles, 1 assist
CB Jerraud Powers: Allowed 6 catches for 81 yards on 7 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 4 solo tackles, 2 missed tackles
FS Tom Zbikowski: 2 solo tackles, 1 assist, 2 missed tackles, allowed 2 catches for 27 yards on 2 attempts, 2 kickoff returns for 52 yards
LOLB Jerry Hughes: 1 quarterback hurry on 21 pass rush snaps, 1 assist
RE Fili Moala: 1 quarterback hurry on 25 pass rush snaps, 1 solo tackle, 1 assist
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Seattle Seahawks: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings (#10)
Last week: 10 (+4)
Record: 5-4
If history is any indication, the Seahawks are more likely to make it than some other borderline playoff teams in the NFC right now. Every year, 5 new playoff teams make the playoffs that didn’t make it the year before, dating back 17 straight years. I use this in my Power Rankings every week. Right now, Chicago, who didn’t make the playoffs last year, looks like a lock to make it this year. Meanwhile, Cincinnati and New Orleans, two playoff teams from a year ago, look very unlikely to make it this year. Indianapolis, sitting at 5-3, is another solid bet to make the playoffs after missing it last year. Detroit, at 4-4, probably has to go 6-2 the rest of the way to make the playoffs, against a brutal schedule, so they’re probably out. Other than that, not much is set in stone.
Miami, San Diego, Minnesota, Seattle, and Tampa Bay are the serious candidates for the other 3 spots in the 5 in category, while, in my opinion, Green Bay and Baltimore, thanks to injury, seem to be in the strongest (weakest?) position to be the other 2 out. Philadelphia and Dallas were candidates to be in the 5 in group before losses last week and that pretty much locked the Giants, another 5 out candidate, into a playoff spot.
Pittsburgh is another 5 out candidate, but I think they’re a better team than Baltimore right now and will sweep the two games against them, but we’ll know more in the next few weeks. With New Orleans, Detroit, and Green Bay out, that opens two more spots in the AFC, with Chicago already pretty safely locked into taking New Orleans’s vacated spot. I think Tampa Bay and Seattle have the edge over Detroit and Minnesota because those two teams have brutal schedules going forward. Seattle, meanwhile, is at home, where they’re awesome, in 4 of their final 7, and their road games aren’t too hard either as they go Miami, Chicago, and Buffalo. If they run the table at home and win one of those 3 road games, that’s 10 wins and they already have an important tiebreaker over Green Bay.
Seattle Seahawks
Studs
QB Russell Wilson: 16 of 24 for 173 yards and 3 touchdowns, 1 throw away, 1 batted pass, 3 drops, pressured on 10 of 28 drop backs (1 sack, 3 scrambles, 3 of 6, 1 touchdown, 1 throw away, 1 drop), rushed for 26 yards on 9 attempts, 1 fumble
RB Marshawn Lynch: Rushed for 124 yards (60 after contact) and a touchdown on 26 attempts, 4 broken tackles, caught 2 passes for 26 yards on 2 attempts
LT Russell Okung: Didn’t allow a pressure on 33 pass block snaps, 1 penalty, run blocked for 12 yards on 2 attempts
CB Brandon Browner: Allowed 1 catch for 14 yards on 4 attempts, 1 interception, 1 penalty, 7 solo tackles, 1 assist
CB Richard Sherman: Didn’t allow a completion on 1 attempt, 1 solo tackle
P Jon Ryan: 4 punts for 195 yards, 3 inside 20, 3 returns for 1 yard, 48.5 net yards per punt
Duds
RT Breno Giacomini: Allowed 1 sack and 3 quarterback hurries on 33 pass block snaps, 1 penalty, run blocked for 17 yards on 3 attempts
LE Red Bryant: Didn’t record a pressure on 27 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles, 2 stops
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings (#11)
Last week: 11 (+8)
Record: 4-4
The Buccaneers are surging thanks to Doug Martin’s improved play and the improved chemistry between Josh Freeman and new free agent acquisition Vincent Jackson. They’ve won 3 of 4 and sit at 4-4 with a +41 points differential that ranks 6th in the loaded NFC (for reference, it’d be 4th in the AFC). They rank 12th in yards per play differential and 14th in rate of sustaining drives differential. If history is any indication, they’re more likely to make it than some other borderline playoff teams in the NFC right now. Every year, 5 new playoff teams make the playoffs that didn’t make it the year before, dating back 17 straight years. I use this in my Power Rankings every week.
Right now, Chicago, who didn’t make the playoffs last year, looks like a lock to make it this year. Meanwhile, Cincinnati and New Orleans, two playoff teams from a year ago, look very unlikely to make it this year. Indianapolis, sitting at 5-3, is another solid bet to make the playoffs after missing it last year. Detroit, at 4-4, probably has to go 6-2 the rest of the way to make the playoffs, against a brutal schedule, so they’re probably out. Other than that, not much is set in stone.
Miami, San Diego, Minnesota, Seattle, and Tampa Bay are the serious candidates for the other 3 spots in the 5 in category, while, in my opinion, Green Bay and Baltimore, thanks to injury, seem to be in the strongest (weakest?) position to be the other 2 out. Philadelphia and Dallas were candidates to be in the 5 in group before losses last week and that pretty much locked the Giants, another 5 out candidate, into a playoff spot.
Pittsburgh is another 5 out candidate, but I think they’re a better team than Baltimore right now and will sweep the two games against them, but we’ll know more in the next few weeks. With New Orleans, Detroit, and Green Bay out, that opens two more spots in the AFC, with Chicago already pretty safely locked into taking New Orleans’s vacated spot. I think Tampa Bay and Seattle have the edge over Detroit and Minnesota because those two teams have brutal schedules going forward. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, has some easier games against New Orleans, Carolina, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and San Diego, with only a trip to Denver and two games against Atlanta as games against likely playoff teams.
Studs
RB Doug Martin: Rushed for 251 yards (171 after contact) and 4 touchdowns on 25 carries, 12 broken tackles, allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 3 pass block snaps, caught 4 passes for 21 yards on 5 attempts
RG Jamon Meredith: Allowed 1 quarterback hurry on 35 pass block snaps, run blocked for 19 yards on 3 attempts
LG Jeremy Zuttah: Allowed 1 quarterback hit on 35 pass block snaps, run blocked for 44 yards and a touchdown on 2 attempts
C Ted Larsen: Didn’t allow a pressure on 35 pass block snaps, 1 penalty, run blocked for 70 yards and a touchdown on 1 attempt
QB Josh Freeman: 18 of 30 for 247 yards and 2 touchdowns, 3 throw aways, 1 drop, 99.9 adjusted QB rating, pressured on 14 of 34 drop backs (1 sack, 5 of 13, 3 throw aways)
CB Leonard Johnson: 5 solo tackles, 1 quarterback hurry on 1 blitz, allowed 6 catches for 72 yards on 13 attempts, 1 interception, 1 pass deflection, 1 penalty
FS Ronde Barber: Allowed 3 catches for 19 yards on 4 attempts, 2 pass deflections, 5 solo tackles, 5 stops, 1 missed tackle, 1 penalty, 1 quarterback hurry on 7 blitzes
LE Michael Bennett: 1 sack, 1 quarterback hit, and 5 quarterback hurries on 52 pass rush snaps, 1 penalty, 1 stop
Duds
ROLB Quincy Black: Allowed 6 catches for 74 yards on 6 attempts, 1 penalty, 5 solo tackles, 1 stop, 2 missed tackles
DT Gerald McCoy: 1 quarterback hurry on 58 pass rush snaps, 1 assist, 2 penalties
RE Daniel Te’o Nesheim: 2 quarterback hurries on 55 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles, 1 stop
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Miami Dolphins: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings (#12)
Last week: 12 (-2)
Record: 4-4
In spite of a close road loss in a previously underrated Colts team, the Dolphins are still legitimate playoff contenders and if history is any indication, they’re more likely to make it than some other borderline playoff teams in the AFC right now, other than San Diego. Every year, 5 new playoff teams make the playoffs that didn’t make it the year before, dating back 17 straight years. I use this in my Power Rankings every week.
Right now, Chicago, who didn’t make the playoffs last year, looks like a lock to make it this year. Meanwhile, Cincinnati and New Orleans, two playoff teams from a year ago, look very unlikely to make it this year. Indianapolis, sitting at 5-3, is another solid bet to make the playoffs after missing it last year. Detroit, at 4-4, probably has to go 6-2 the rest of the way to make the playoffs, against a brutal schedule, so they’re probably out. Other than that, not much is set in stone.
Miami, San Diego, Minnesota, Seattle, and Tampa Bay are the serious candidates for the other 3 spots in the 5 in category, while, in my opinion, Green Bay and Baltimore, thanks to injury, seem to be in the strongest (weakest?) position to be the other 2 out. Philadelphia and Dallas were candidates to be in the 5 in group before losses last week and that pretty much locked the Giants, another 5 out candidate, into a playoff spot.
Pittsburgh is another 5 out candidate, but I think they’re a better team than Baltimore right now and will sweep the two games against them, but we’ll know more in the next few weeks. With Baltimore out, that opens one more spot in the AFC, with Indianapolis already pretty safely locked into taking Cincinnati’s vacated spot. I think it will come down to either Miami or San Diego and I’m giving Miami the slight edge right now as San Diego has really not impressed me lately. With 4 games against Buffalo, Tennessee, and Jacksonville (3 out of 4 at home), as well as a home game against Seattle, who is notoriously poor on the road, the schedule is in Miami’s favor.
Studs
LG Richie Incognito: Did not allow a pressure on 42 pass block snaps, run blocked for 30 yards and a touchdown on 5 attempts, 1 penalty
RG John Jerry: Did not allow a pressure on 42 pass block snaps, run blocked for 6 yards on 3 attempts
WR Brian Hartline: Caught 8 passes for 107 yards on 9 attempts on 40 pass snaps, 2.8 YAC per catch
LOLB Kevin Burnett: 5 solo tackles, 3 assists, 4 stops, 1 missed tackle, 1 quarterback hit on 9 blitzes, allowed 3 catches for 31 yards on 4 attempts
SS Reshad Jones: Didn’t allow a catch on 1 attempt, 1 pass deflection, 3 solo tackles, 1 quarterback hit on 6 blitzes
LE Cameron Wake: 1 sack, 3 quarterback hits, and 3 quarterback hurries on 45 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles, 1 assist, 2 stops
LE Derrick Shelby: 1 quarterback hit and 3 quarterback hurries on 7 pass rush snaps, 1 solo tackle, 1 stop, 1 missed tackle
P Brandon Fields: 4 punts for 213 yards, 2 inside 20, 4 returns for 29 yards, 46.0 net yards per punt
Duds
LT Jake Long: Allowed 1 sack, 3 quarterback hits, and 2 quarterback hurries on 42 pass block snaps, 2 penalties
TE Anthony Fasano: 1 catch for 8 yards on 3 attempts on 27 pass snaps, 2.0 YAC per catch, 1 penalty
CB Jimmy Wilson: 4 solo tackles, 1 batted pass, allowed 8 catches for 99 yards on 10 attempts
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Green Bay Packers: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings (#13)
Last week: 13 (-5)
Record: 6-3
The Packers are 6-3 after a 2-3 start, but since their Houston blowout win, all 3 of their games have been very easy, against St. Louis, Jacksonville, and Arizona and I haven’t been impressed with their performance overall. Defensively, they’re about as banged up as you can get. Already missing Charles Woodson and Nick Perry for an extended period of time and middle linebackers DJ Smith and Desmond Bishop for the year, the Packers have now lost their one irreplaceable defensive player, Clay Matthews for an extended period of time. Meanwhile, Erik Walden, who has been playing well at linebacker in Perry’s absence, is also out.
Offensively, already missing top receiver Greg Jennings with other starting receiver Jordy Nelson banged up and starting running back Cedric Benson out for a while, they may now be without right tackle Bryan Bulaga for an extended period of time on an already struggling offensive line. The timing could not be worse because their post bye schedule is brutal with 5 divisional games against Minnesota, Detroit, and Chicago, as well as a trip to New York to play the Giants, making up 6 of their 7 games.
I think they lose to the Bears in Chicago, who might be the best team in football, essentially forcing them to compete with Detroit, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Seattle among others for the 2 wild cards in a loaded NFC. I’m putting them right outside of the playoffs for now because the NFL is a parity league and I like to get 5 new playoff teams in my top-12 weekly (something that’s happened in each of the last 17 years). They’re also a candidate, obviously, to be this year’s team to goes from a first round bye to out of the playoffs.
Studs
RG Josh Sitton: Didn’t allow a pressure on 36 pass block snaps, run blocked for 26 yards on 6 attempts
FS MD Jennings: Allowed 1 catch for 9 yards on 5 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 1 solo tackle, 1 assist, 1 stop, 1 missed tackle
CB Tramon Williams: Allowed 2 catches for 13 yards on 5 attempts, 1 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 missed tackle
Duds
RB James Starks: Rushed for 61 yards (41 after contact) on 17 carries, 3 broken tackles, 1 fumble, allowed 2 quarterback hurries on 4 pass block snaps
TE Jermichael Finley: Caught 1 pass for 6 yards on 2 attempts on 21 pass snaps, 3.0 YAC per catch, 1 penalty
CB Casey Hayward: Allowed 6 catches for 99 yards on 10 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 8 solo tackles, 1 missed tackle
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Baltimore Ravens: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings (#14)
Last week: 13 (-1)
Record: 6-2
They may be 6-2, but dating back to week 1, this team has not won a single game by 10 or more and only one was decided by more than a touchdown, last week at Cleveland, a game in which the lowly Browns actually scored more frequently than the Ravens, but frequently imploded in field goal range and had to settle for 5 field goals. On that stretch, they’ve had two less than stellar performances against the Browns, a 3 point road win against the lowly Chiefs, a near home loss to the Cowboys, and a blowout loss in Houston. This team hasn’t done anything remotely impressive since a 31-30 home win against the Patriots week 3.
Now they have a much tougher schedule as they play the surging Steelers 2 times in 4 weeks after an easier performance this week against Oakland. They also have to play Denver and the New York Giants and got to San Diego, a team that always surges late and one who crushed them in a similar situation last season. Their defense has been destroyed by injuries and ranks 26th in yards per game allowed, while the offense ranks just 19th, producing more than 40 yards per game less than their defense allows and because of Joe Flacco’s inconsistencies, they remain a unit that cannot be relied on weekly to win the game for them if the defense isn’t playing well. They rank just 9th in yards per play differential and 19th in rate of sustaining drives differential. Every year one team goes from a first round bye to out of the playoffs. This team looks like the favorite right now.
Studs
QB Joe Flacco: 15 of 24 for 153 yards and a touchdown, 1 throw away, 2 drops, 102.5 adjusted QB rating, pressured on 4 of 25 drop backs (1 sack, 2 of 3, 1 throw away)
LG Bobbie Williams: Did not allow a pressure on 26 pass block snaps, run blocked for 28 yards on 5 attempts
WR Anquan Boldin: Caught 5 passes for 57 yards on 5 attempts on 23 pass snaps, 1.4 YAC per catch
FS Ed Reed: Allowed 1 catch for 3 yards on 2 attempts, 1 interception, 2 pass deflections, 4 solo tackles, 2 assists, 2 stops, 1 missed tackle
MLB Dannell Ellerbe: 5 solo tackles, 1 assist, 5 stops, 1 missed tackle, 1 sack, 2 quarterback hits, and 2 quarterback hurries on 7 blitzes, 1 penalty, didn’t allow a completion on 2 attempts
MLB Jameel McClain: 4 solo tackles, 5 assists, 2 stops, 1 penalty, allowed 1 catch for 11 yards on 4 attempts
Duds
WR Torrey Smith: Caught 4 passes for 46 yards and a touchdown on 9 attempts on 25 pass snaps, 5.8 YAC per catch, 2 drops
CB Jimmy Smith: Allowed 4 catches for 37 yards on 5 attempts, 1 penalty, 7 solo tackles, 2 stops, 2 missed tackles
LOLB Courtney Upshaw: Didn’t record a pressure on 29 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles, 2 stops, 1 missed tackle
RE Haloti Ngata: 2 quarterback hurries on 36 pass rush snaps, 1 solo tackle
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San Diego Chargers: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings (#15)
Last week: 15 (+0)
Record: 4-4
I was not impressed with their showing at home against the crappy Chiefs last week. If not for two defensive touchdowns, that could have easily been at the very least an embarrassingly close win to an inferior opponent for a team that held a 3 game losing streak coming in. They can’t keep relying on their defense to score like that every week. I am, however, ranking them about 4 or 5 spots higher than I otherwise would have because I like the combination of their weak conference and the fact that they always go on a late season run. They need to play better though, starting this week on the road in Tampa Bay against the upstart Buccaneers.
Studs
QB Philip Rivers: 18 of 20 for 220 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception, 1 throw away, 122.8 adjusted QB rating, pressured on 6 of 21 drop backs (1 sack, 4 of 5, 1 interception)
RG Louis Vasquez: Did not allow a pressure on 22 pass block snaps, run blocked for 8 yards on 1 attempt
LG Tyronne Green: Did not allow a pressure on 22 pass block snaps, run blocked for 17 yards on 3 attempts
MLB Donald Butler: 10 solo tackles, 1 assist, 6 stops, allowed 2 catches for 29 yards on 2 attempts
Duds
LT Jared Gaither: Allowed 1 sack and 1 quarterback hurry on 22 pass block snaps, 3 penalties, run blocked for 21 yards on 3 attempts
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