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Continue reading →: Buffalo Bills: Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#12)
Last week: 21 (+9) Record: 1-1 This is why you don’t bail on predictions after one game. I had the Bills making it into the playoffs on the good defense, good running game, conservative offense, don’t make mistakes, easy schedule model, but after their week 1 loss, I overreacted and…
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Continue reading →: Baltimore Ravens: Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#13)
Last week: 14 (+1) Record: 1-1 The Ravens are overrated. We’ll see it this weekend. They rank just 12th in yards per play differential, despite playing one of their games against a banged up Bengals team that I think is one of the worst in the league. They clearly miss…
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Continue reading →: Washington Redskins: Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#14)
Last week: 16 (+2) Record: 1-1 There’s nothing wrong with losing by 3 to the Rams in St. Louis. I’ve said all along the Rams are underrated and the Rams and Redskins are pretty evenly matched. The bad news is on the injury front. The Rams lost three starters in…
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Continue reading →: Dallas Cowboys: Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#15)
Last week: 15 (+0) Record: 1-1 Coming off an emotional week 1 win, it was reasonable and predictable that the Cowboys would be flat in Seattle. However, they wouldn’t have even won week 1 if it wasn’t for Tony Romo bailing them out time after time, in spite of all…
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Continue reading →: New Orleans Saints: Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#16)
Last week: 7 (-9) Record: 0-2 Now it’s time to start pressing the button panic. The Saints haven’t been eliminated or anything, but they’re 0-2 and only 12% of teams that start 0-2 make the playoffs. They’ll get better as the season goes on as they get used to not…
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Continue reading →: New York Giants: Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#17)
Last week: 18 (+1) Record: 1-1 I already talked about how much of a disadvantage the Giants have this week as a road team on Thursday Night football, so I’ll say something about the Buccaneers/Giants game that I didn’t have room to say in the Buccaneers’ section. I agree with…
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Continue reading →: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#18)
Last week: 17 (-1) Record: 1-1 The Buccaneers have the league’s worst 2.2 yards per differential, allowing 7.2 yards per play and gaining 5.0 yards per play. So how are they 1-1 with a close loss to the Giants? Well, having the 2nd best turnover differential in the NFC, +3,…
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Continue reading →: New York Jets: Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#19)
Last week: 19 (+0) Record: 1-1 Yeah, how’s that Jets’ offense doing now? After scoring 48 in the opener in a heavily defense and special teams aided effort, the Jets scored just 10 points last week and Mark Sanchez, who was 19 of 27 for 266 yards, 3 touchdowns, and…
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Continue reading →: Indianapolis Colts: Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#20)
Last week: 20 (+0) Record: 1-1 That’s the reason they drafted him #1. After a rough opener against a strong Chicago defense, Luck was incredibly impressive in his 2nd start, passing for 224 yards on 20 of 31, despite minimal help from his supporting cast. Under pressure on 15 of…
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Continue reading →: Detroit Lions: Week 3 NFL Power Rankings (#21)
Last week: 22 (+1) Record: 1-1 I had the Lions much lower than most people to start the season because I thought they were one dimensional, had a bad defense, and a bad running game, and overall thought they were overall too reliant on their passing attack for wins (4…