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Continue reading →: Baltimore Ravens: 2013 Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#10)
Last week: 11 The AFC North remains clear as mud after 2 weeks. Cincinnati and Baltimore are the only two teams that have won games and between them I’d still pick my pre-season pick of Baltimore because of Cincinnati’s recent inability to beat playoff caliber opponents. They don’t seem to…
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Continue reading →: Atlanta Falcons: 2013 Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#11)
Last week: 12 The Falcons built a big early lead against the Rams and eventually won, improving to 1-1, but the way they played after they lost regulars with injuries has to be concerning going forward. Asante Samuel will probably be back this week, but Steven Jackson, Kroy Biermann, and…
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Continue reading →: Houston Texans: 2013 Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#12)
Last week: 13 The Texans pulled another win out of their ass, winning in overtime at home for Tennessee. They are now 7-0 in games decided by a touchdown or less since the start of last season. That’s not going to be unsustainable and it’s concerning that 3 of those…
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Continue reading →: Kansas City Chiefs: 2013 Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#13)
Last week: 14 The Chiefs have already matched their win total from a year ago with their 2-0 start. The lesson, as always, fire Romeo Crennel. The upgrade from Crennel to Andy Reid is enormous as is the upgrade from Brady Quinn to Alex Smith. Smith isn’t the greatest quarterback…
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Continue reading →: Carolina Panthers: 2013 Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#14)
Last week: 5 The Panthers are now 2-14 since 2011 in games decided by a touchdown or less. Part of my reasoning for them having a big season was that their record in close games would even out, as it always does in the long run, but it’s very possible…
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Continue reading →: Cincinnati Bengals: 2013 Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#15)
Last week: 17 The Bengals beat the Steelers this week, but I wasn’t that impressed by them, especially if Pittsburgh is really as bad as they’ve looked in the first two weeks of the season. It was a close game and I feel like the Steelers would have won if…
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Continue reading →: New York Giants: 2013 Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#16)
Last week: 15 The Giants’ -8 turnover margin to start the season is probably more of a fluke than anything. That type of thing tends to be really inconsistent on a week to week basis. Teams that previously had a +4 turnover margin and teams that previous had a -4…
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Continue reading →: Tennessee Titans: 2013 Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#17)
Last week: 19 The Titans were one of the real wild cards for me this season, as they were 8th in opponent’s scoring in 2011 and 32nd in 2012 with essentially the same unit. They had a very impressive week 1 performance in Pittsburgh and after hanging with the Texans…
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Continue reading →: Pittsburgh Steelers: 2013 Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#18)
Last week: 16 I tweeted before Pittsburgh/Cincinnati that I could see the loser of the game still making the playoffs after starting 0-2 and I still feel Pittsburgh could sneak in, even after losing. It was a pretty competitive game either way. If David Paulson doesn’t fumble in field goal…
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Continue reading →: Miami Dolphins: 2013 Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#19)
Last week: 21 The Dolphins are 2-0 and could definitely be 3-0 in a week if they beat the banged up Falcons in Miami, but they’re more likely to be this year’s Arizona (4-0 in 2012) or Buffalo (3-0 in 2011) than a legitimate playoff contender. I don’t think they’re…