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Continue reading →: Atlanta Falcons: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings (#3)
Last week: 2 (-1) Record: 6-0 I know what you’re thinking. Atlanta is the last undefeated team in the NFL. Why are they #3? Well, they simply haven’t been impressive enough. They haven’t beaten a single team with a winning record. They’ve won their last 3 games by a touchdown…
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Continue reading →: Baltimore Ravens: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings (#4)
Last week: 3 (-1) Record: 5-1 The Ravens might have won the battle, but lost the war last week, losing Ray Lewis and Lardarius Webb for the season from an already struggling defense. They rank 22nd against the pass and 13th against the run already, which is unheard of for…
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Continue reading →: New England Patriots: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings (#5)
Last week: 5 (+0) Record: 3-3 I already talked about the Patriots’ recent inability to close at length here so now I’ll focus on the good. They may be 3-3, but they’ve lost 3 games by a combined 4 points, all against good teams. The AFC sucks and the Patriots, given…
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Continue reading →: New York Giants: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings (#6)
Last week: 13 (+7) Record: 4-2 The Giants making a big jump this week is more indicative about how tightly packed this league is than it is indicative of anything else. If they lose to an underrated Washington team who could easily catch them off guard this week off a…
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Continue reading →: San Francisco 49ers: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings (#7)
Last week: 6 (-1) Record: 4-2 Last year, the San Francisco 49ers had a turnover differential of +28, 4th highest in NFL history. I said all offseason that would be unsustainable, mentioning that since 2002, teams with a turnover differential of +15 or more, on average, have a turnover differential…
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Continue reading →: San Diego Chargers: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings (#8)
Last week: 8 (+0) Record: 3-3 Last week, Norv Turner was the 1st Head Coach to lose to an Interim Interim Head Coach and this week, he was the first to blow a 24 point halftime lead since 1992. And yes, I have the Chargers 1 spot ahead of the…
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Continue reading →: Denver Broncos: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings (#9)
Last week: 9 (+0) Record: 3-3 In the first half against San Diego, you had to wonder if Peyton Manning was questioning his decision to join this team. He was meeting or exceeding his career averages across the board and yet his team was 2-3. He was playing a good…
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Continue reading →: Seattle Seahawks: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings (#10)
Last week: 15 (+5) Record: 4-2 Wow this team is tough at home. Since 2007, they are 15-4 ATS as home underdogs and this might be their most talented overall team ever in that stretch, having knocked off Dallas, Green Bay (sort of), and New England. They might not lose…
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Continue reading →: Minnesota Vikings: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings (#11)
Last week: 11 (+0) Record: 4-2 Was their loss to the Redskins a bump in the road or a sign that they weren’t for real? I think it’s more the latter. The Redskins are an underrated squad who hasn’t lost to anyone by more than a touchdown. It’s not an…
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Continue reading →: Miami Dolphins: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings (#12)
Last week: 18 (+6) Record: 3-3 Are the Dolphins the 12th best team in the NFL? Maybe not, but someone has to grab that 6th seed in the AFC. After Houston, Baltimore, and New England, the AFC is really lacking good teams and I don’t even know how good those…