2012 NFL Power Rankings

Arizona Cardinals: Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#30)

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Last week: 30 (+0)

Record: 1-0

Consider me unimpressed by the Cardinals’ win over the Seahawks. The Seahawks were a poor road team starting a rookie 3rd round quarterback on the road in his 1st start with no offensive supporting cast, except a running back who was hurt. I had the Cardinals winning 3 games before the season and picked them to win this weekend. Nothing surprised me. Nothing changed.

Studs

LE Darnell Dockett: 3 quarterback hits and 7 quarterback pressures on 45 pass rush snaps, 6 solo tackles, 1 assist, 6 stops, and 2 missed tackles on 25 run snaps

MLB Daryl Washington: 9 solo tackles, 7 stops, and 2 missed tackles on 29 run snaps, 1 sack, 1 quarterback pressures on 13 blitzes, allowed 3 completions for 36 yards on 3 attempts

Duds

QB John Skelton: Completed 14 of 28 for 149 yards and 1 interception, 2 hit as throwns, 3 batted passes, 1 drop, adjusted QB rating of 60.2, pressured 13 times

LT D’Anthony Baptiste: 1 sack and 5 quarterback pressures allowed on 42 pass block snaps, 2 penalties, run blocked for 4 yards on 2 attempts

RG Adam Snyder: Allowed 1 quarterback hit and 3 quarterback pressures on 42 pass block snaps, run blocked for 4 yards on 3 attempts

RB Ryan Williams: 9 yards (6 after contact) on 8 carries, 1 fumble, 2 catches for 17 yards on 3 targets, 1 quarterback pressure allowed on 2 pass block snaps

LOLB O’Brien Schofield: 1 quarterback hit and 1 quarterback pressure on 37 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles, 2 assists, 2 missed tackle, and 1 stop on 27 run snaps

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Oakland Raiders: Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#31)

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Last week: 31 (+0)

Record: 0-1

It’s tough to learn much about the Raiders for their first game, except that they seem to be unable to not shoot themselves in the foot. An injury to their long snapper did them in as they went on to bungle 3 punts (1 blocked, 2 fumbled snaps), but they might have lost anyway. They only gave up 9 points off their 3 mistakes and they lost by 8. There’s no guarantee they would have held them scoreless on all 3 of those drives and 8 of their points game on a garbage time touchdown against prevent defense. It was an ugly game all around. The Chargers will get better as the season goes on. They’re always like this when the season starts. But that probably won’t be the case for the Raiders and I saw no reason to move them up from the bottom end of my Power Rankings.

Studs

ROLB Phillip Wheeler: Allowed 7 completions for 41 yards on 8 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 6 solo tackles and 4 stops on 22 run snaps, 1 quarterback pressure on 8 blitzes

MLB Rolando McClain: Allowed 1 completion for 4 yards on 1 attempt, 4 solo tackles, 3 assists, 4 stops on 22 run snaps, 2 quarterback pressures on 6 blitzes

Duds

RT Khalif Barnes: Allowed 1 sack and 4 quarterback pressures on 54 pass block snaps, run blocked for 1 yard on 1 attempt

LG Cooper Carlisle: Allowed 1 quarterback hit and 2 quarterback pressures on 54 pass block snaps, run blocked for 12 yards on 5 attempts

RG Mike Brisiel: Allowed 1 quarterback hit and 3 quarterback pressures on 54 pass block snaps, run blocked for 0 yards on 1 attempt

WR Rod Streater: 4 catches for 27 yards and a touchdown on 9 targets, 1 drop

CB Ronald Bartell: Allowed 4 catches for 73 yards on 4 attempts, 3 solo tackles and 1 missed tackle on 6 run snaps

DT Tommy Kelly: 0 sacks, quarterback hits, or quarterback pressures on 26 pass rush snaps, 3 solo tackles and 3 stops on 18 run snaps, 2 penalties

MLB Travis Goethel: 2 fumbled snaps, 1 missed tackle on special teams

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Cleveland Browns: Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#32)

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Last week: 29 (-3)

Record: 0-1

Yikes. 12 of 35 for 118 yards and 4 interceptions. That is one of the worst quarterback performances I’ve ever seen. It’s pretty clear, Weeden, despite his age, is not a nearly finished product. It wasn’t all his fault; his supporting cast sucks. He’ll also probably improve as the season goes on, but this offense is incredibly young and will have many growing pains, to say the least. They started a rookie at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and on the offensive line, as well as a 2nd year player in the at wide receiver and a 2nd year player on the offensive line. Also, the Browns just lost their best defensive player, Joe Haden, for 4 games. Wins are going to be hard to come by for this team.

Studs

DT Ahytba Rubin: 4 quarterback hits, 3 quarterback pressures on 51 pass rush snaps, 1 assisted tackle on 26 run snaps

MLB D’Qwell Jackson: Allowed 3 catches for 28 yards on 7 attempts, 1 interception, 2 pass deflections, 3 solo tackles, 3 stops, 1 missed tackle on 30 run plays, 1 quarterback pressure on 8 blitzes

ROLB Craig Robertson: 8 solo tackles, 3 stops on 13 run plays, allowed 4 completions for 47 yards on 6 attempts, 1 interception, 1 pass deflection, 1 quarterback hit on 5 blitzes

RE Juqua Parker: 3 quarterback hits and 2 quarterback pressures on 36 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles and 2 stops on 12 run snaps

ROLB LJ Fort: 1 sack on 4 blitzes, 1 stop on 18 run plays, wasn’t thrown on, 1 interception, 1 pass deflection

WR Josh Cribbs: 6 punt returns for 78 yards, 3 kickoff returns for 91 yards

Duds

QB Brandon Weeden: 12 of 35 for 118 yards, 4 interceptions, 2 thrown aways, 3 drops, adjusted QB rating of 21.9, pressured 13 times

RG Shawn Lauvao: 1 sack and 3 quarterback pressures allowed on 40 pass block snaps, run blocked for 6 yards on 2 attempt

RT Mitchell Schwartz: Allowed 2 quarterback hits and 1 quarterback pressure on 40 pass block snaps, run blocked for 0 yards on 1 attempt

WR Greg Little: Played 33 pass snaps, did not catch a pass, targeted 4 times, once for an interception, 1 drop

LE Jabaal Sheard: 0 sacks, quarterback hits, or quarterback pressures on 45 pass rush snaps, 1 batted pass, 1 solo tackle, 1 stop on 26 run snaps

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2012 NFL Power Rankings- Late August

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Schedules taken into account. Not a parrot back of what happened last season. Predictions for the 2012 season based strongly on the fact that an average team’s record changes by 3 wins per season in either direction. This might be my final update before week 1 (barring injuries and whatnot).

32. Jacksonville Jaguars

31. Oakland Raiders

30. Arizona Cardinals

29. Cleveland Browns

28. Cincinnati Bengals

27. Miami Dolphins

26. Minnesota Vikings

25. Seattle Seahawks

24. Kansas City Chiefs

23. New York Jets

22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

21. Carolina Panthers

20. Detroit Lions

19. San Francisco 49ers

18. Indianapolis Colts

17. Dallas Cowboys

16. Washington Redskins

15. Baltimore Ravens

14. New York Giants

13. Denver Broncos

12. St. Louis Rams

11. Buffalo Bills

10. San Diego Chargers

9. Atlanta Falcons

8. Tennessee Titans

7. Pittsburgh Steelers

6. New Orleans Saints

5. Chicago Bears

4. Philadelphia Eagles

3. New England Patriots

2. Houston Texans

1. Green Bay Packers

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2012 NFL Power Rankings- August

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Schedules taken into account. Not a parrot back of what happened last season. Predictions for the 2012 season based strongly on the fact that an average team’s record changes by 3 wins per season in either direction.

32. Jacksonville Jaguars

31. Oakland Raiders

30. Cleveland Browns

29. Arizona Cardinals

28. Cincinnati Bengals

27. Minnesota Vikings

26. Kansas City Chiefs

25. Indianapolis Colts

24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

23. Miami Dolphins

22. New York Jets

21. Carolina Panthers

20. Dallas Cowboys

19. Detroit Lions

18. San Francisco 49ers

17. Seattle Seahawks

16. Tennessee Titans

15. Atlanta Falcons

14. Baltimore Ravens

13. New York Giants

12. St. Louis Rams

11. Denver Broncos

10. Buffalo Bills

9. Washington Redskins

8. San Diego Chargers

7. New Orleans Saints

6. Philadelphia Eagles

5. Pittsburgh Steelers

4. Chicago Bears

3. New England Patriots

2. Houston Texans

1. Green Bay Packers

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2012 NFL Power Rankings- July

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Schedules taken into account. Not a parrot back of what happened last season. Predictions for the 2012 season based strongly on the fact that an average team’s record changes by 3 wins per season in either direction.

32. Jacksonville Jaguars

31. Oakland Raiders

30. Cleveland Browns

29. Arizona Cardinals

28. Kansas City Chiefs

27. Minnesota Vikings

26. Cincinnati Bengals

25. New York Jets

24. Indianapolis Colts

23. Miami Dolphins

22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

21. Dallas Cowboys

20. Carolina Panthers

19. San Francisco 49ers

18. Detroit Lions

17. Seattle Seahawks

16. Tennessee Titans

15. Baltimore Ravens

14. Atlanta Falcons

13. New York Giants

12. St. Louis Rams

11. Buffalo Bills

10. Denver Broncos

9. Washington Redskins

8. San Diego Chargers

7. New Orleans Saints

6. Chicago Bears

5. Houston Texans

4. Philadelphia Eagles

3. New England Patriots

2. Pittsburgh Steelers

1. Green Bay Packers

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2012 NFL Power Rankings- June

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Not my final predictions, but preliminary Power Rankings to form the order of the early 2013 NFL Mock Drafts. In depth season predictions coming in July. Schedules taken into account.

32(32). Cleveland Browns

31(31). Minnesota Vikings

30(29). St. Louis Rams

29(26). Jacksonville Jaguars

28(30). Oakland Raiders

27(27). Miami Dolphins

26(25). Arizona Cardinals

25(24). Indianapolis Colts

24(23). Carolina Panthers

23(22). Cincinnati Bengals

22(19). Tampa Bay Buccaneers

21(20). Dallas Cowboys

20(13). New York Giants

19(21). San Diego Chargers

18(17). Seattle Seahawks

17(28). Buffalo Bills

16(18). Tennessee Titans

15(12). Atlanta Falcons

14(16). Baltimore Ravens

13(11). Detroit Lions

12(15). Kansas City Chiefs

11(8). Denver Broncos

10(10). Washington Redskins

9(9). San Francisco 49ers

8(14). New York Jets

7(5). Houston Texans

6(6). Chicago Bears

5(4). New Orleans Saints

4(7). Pittsburgh Steelers

3(3). Philadelphia Eagles

2(2). New England Patriots

1(1). Green Bay Packers

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2012 Power Rankings- May

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Not my final predictions, but preliminary Power Rankings to form the order of the early 2013 NFL Mock Drafts. In depth season predictions coming in July.

32. Cleveland Browns

31. Minnesota Vikings

30. Oakland Raiders

29. St. Louis Rams

28. Buffalo Bills

27. Miami Dolphins

26. Jacksonville Jaguars

25. Arizona Cardinals

24. Indianapolis Colts

23. Carolina Panthers

22. Cincinnati Bengals

21. San Diego Chargers

20. Dallas Cowboys

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

18. Tennessee Titans

17. Seattle Seahawks

16. Baltimore Ravens

15. Kansas City Chiefs

14. New York Jets

13. New York Giants

12. Atlanta Falcons

11. Detroit Lions

10. Washington Redskins

9. San Francisco 49ers

8. Denver Broncos

7. Pittsburgh Steelers

6. Chicago Bears

5. Houston Texans

4. New Orleans Saints

3. Philadelphia Eagles

2. New England Patriots

1. Green Bay Packers