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Continue reading →: Houston Texans: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#1)
Last week: 1 (+0) Record: 9-1 They’re still the #1 team, but maybe only by default. I’m still not sold on any one team right now and maybe they’re just keeping this seat warm for the 49ers, who I’ll be sold on in a way I’m sold on no other…
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Continue reading →: San Francisco 49ers: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#2)
Last week: 6 (+4) The 49ers would be #1 in these Power Rankings if I knew, first that Colin Kaepernick was going to be their starter for the rest of the season and second that his performance on Monday Night was not a fluke. We’ll know the answer to both…
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Continue reading →: New England Patriots: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#3)
Last week: 4 (+1) Record: 7-3 The Patriots suffered a serious injury last week, losing Rob Gronkowski for at least 4 weeks with a broken arm. Gronkowski is an incredible football player and one of the top offensive players in the NFL and his absence obviously hurts. However, no one…
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Continue reading →: Chicago Bears: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#4)
Last week: 2 (-2) Record: 7-3 I think we can all agree Jay Cutler is pretty valuable. He doesn’t put up huge numbers, but his ability to succeed in spite of a horrific offensive line and avoid sacks is so valuable to this team. Jason Campbell isn’t a terrible backup.…
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Continue reading →: Atlanta Falcons: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#5)
Last week: 3 (-2) Record: 9-1 Michael Turner is so useless. He’s averaging 3.1 YPC over his last 5 games with just one carry longer than 13. On the season, he’s failed to convert on goal-to-go carries over 75% of the time. He’s also only caught 10 passes on the…
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Continue reading →: Denver Broncos: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#6)
Last week: 5 (-1) Record: 7-3 Right now, this is one of 6 upper echelon teams right now. They could be higher, but I’m putting Atlanta ahead of them because they won head-to-head and have a 2 game better record than them, but I think if these teams were to…
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Continue reading →: Baltimore Ravens: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#7)
Last week: 7 (+0) Record: 8-2 The Ravens are 8-2, but I’m still not sold. They’re only +61 in points differential and most of that came from two wins against Cincinnati and crappy Oakland. They’re 6-1 in games decided by a touchdown or less and they haven’t had a particularly…
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Continue reading →: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#8)
Last week: 11 (+3) Record: 6-4 In order to go on a run, you have to be able to win ugly and win a game that you probably weren’t supposed to win. They have now won 5 of 6 since the bye and this close win wasn’t a fluke. It…
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Continue reading →: Indianapolis Colts: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#9)
Last week: 9 (-1) Record: 6-4 The Colts’ loss to the Patriots last week was a definite sign they haven’t quite arrived yet. They’ve beaten up on a bunch of bad teams and only have 1 win by more than a touchdown and that was against a 1-win Jacksonville team…
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Continue reading →: Pittsburgh Steelers: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings (#10)
Record: 6-4 Last week: 9 (-1) I have no idea what Mike Tomlin was thinking leaving Byron Leftwich out there when he was clearly hurt. There’s no real difference in talent level between him and Charlie Batch; in fact, I thought Batch should have been the starter in the first…