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Continue reading →: Houston Texans: 2013 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#13)
The Texans’ comeback was impressive, but it was just another instance of them barely beating an inferior opponent. They won all 5 of their games decided by a touchdown or less last season, 3 of which came against the Jets, Jaguars, and Lions, who were among the worst teams in…
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Continue reading →: Kansas City Chiefs: 2013 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#14)
Sure, it was just the Jaguars, but the Chiefs’ defense looked really impressive. As bad as the Jaguars were last season, they were never shut out offensively. Shutting out any NFL team is impressive. The Chiefs already had a bunch of talented players on that unit, but if Dontari Poe…
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Continue reading →: New York Giants: 2013 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#15)
Obviously, turning the ball over 6 times is not what you want to do, but the Giants very impressively kept it within 5 despite that. Since 1989, teams are 6-142 and lose by an average of 17.6 points per game when losing the turnover battle by 5. The Giants had…
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Continue reading →: Pittsburgh Steelers: 2013 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#16)
I had the Steelers making the playoffs in the strength of their defense, which would be helped by the return of Troy Polamalu and, to a lesser extent, Ike Taylor from injury. They had a solid start, holding the Titans to 16 points. However, they can’t make the playoffs if…
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Continue reading →: Cincinnati Bengals: 2013 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#17)
Andy Dalton was 1-11 against future playoff teams in his career, completing 250 of 445 (56.2%) for 2934 yards (6.6 YPA), 12 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. The Bengals lost week 1 in Chicago to the Bears, a team that could be a playoff team. Andy Dalton played better in a…
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Continue reading →: Philadelphia Eagles: 2013 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#18)
Chip Kelly’s offense looked very good in its first real test against Washington, but I’ll need to see it against a better defense. Washington might have the worst secondary in the NFL. I believe the offensive line can’t continue its dominance as long as it’s healthy and that both LeSean…
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Continue reading →: Tennessee Titans: 2013 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#19)
In 2011, the Titans were 8th in the NFL in opponent’s scoring. In 2012, they were 32nd and I couldn’t exactly figure out why. They were one of the true wild cards of this season for me for that reason. They certainly looked closer to 2011 than 2012 in Pittsburgh,…
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Continue reading →: Washington Redskins: 2013 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#20)
Robert Griffin threw 4 interceptions all last regular season. Now he has 4 interceptions in his last 2 games combined, including the playoff loss to Seattle. It’s worth noting that Tom Brady had one of the worst seasons of his career in the season after returning from his ACL tear…
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Continue reading →: Miami Dolphins: 2013 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#21)
I’m sticking with my prediction that Mike Wallace doesn’t last beyond 3 years of his monster 5-year, 60 million dollar deal with the Dolphins. Wallace held out long into Training Camp last off-season, putting himself above the team and was not the same all season. He caught just 55.2% of…
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Continue reading →: St. Louis Rams: 2013 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#22)
As I said in the Cardinals’ write up, the Rams and Cardinals are more evenly matched than maybe any teams in the NFL and that if they were to play in Arizona, the Cardinals would win by a field goal. Sam Bradford looks much improved thanks to an improved receiving…
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