2009 NFL Football Power Ratings
Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the NFL Power Rankings have changed.
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Week 17 Power Rankings
| Week 17 Power Rankings | ||||
| This Week | Last Week | Record | Comment | |
| 1 | 1 | Indianapolis | 14–1 | Imagine spending a whole week’s salary from the John Deere plant on Colts tickets and they don’t try to win |
| 2 | 3 | Philadelphia | 11–4 | Win Sunday in Dallas gives Eagles their 6th NFC East title of the decade |
| 3 | 4 | San Diego | 12–3 | Best December team over the last few years…ring will move Rivers into Brady-Manning QB territory |
| 4 | 2 | New Orleans | 13–2 | Saints might be heading into the playoffs with three straight losses |
| 5 | 5 | Dallas | 10–5 | In last two games (both must-have), Romo was 47 for 72 for 597 yards |
| 6 | 7 | Arizona | 10–5 | Cards had not won as many as 10 games in a season in 33 years |
| 7 | 8 | Green Bay | 10–5 | Best record in the NFL ATS — 10-4-1 |
| 8 | 10 | New England | 10–5 | Pats games have covered the over only once since Oct. 18 |
| 9 | 6 | Minnesota | 11–4 | Last two Decembers for Favre — 1-3 with Jets, 1-3 with Vikings |
| 10 | 9 | Cincinnati | 10–5 | Bengals and Patriots in same boat — rest regulars or go 100 percent in final game? |
| 11 | 15 | Pittsburgh | 8–7 | The switch might have been flipped on too late |
| 12 | 12 | Denver | 8–7 | Win over Kansas City in final might not be enough |
| 13 | 13 | Baltimore | 8–7 | Is it in the Ravens’ DNA to complain about penalties every time they lose a big game? |
| 14 | 20 | Houston | 8–7 | Winning season depends on whether Pats rest Brady in Week 17 |
| 15 | 17 | Atlanta | 8–7 | Falcons can postfirst back-to-back winning seasons ever, but defense still needs lots of work before they can bhang with the iron |
| 16 | 19 | New York Jets | 8–7 | Jets have gone more than a month (11/22) since playing a team that was motivated (Panthers, Bills, Bucs, Falcons, Colts and (Sunday) Bengals |
| 17 | 14 | Tennessee | 7–8 | Chris Johnson needs 234 yards vs. Seattle to break NFL single-season rushing record |
| 18 | 11 | New York Giants | 8–7 | Remember that loss in Denver when the Giants said afterward it was no big deal? They weren’t saying the same thing after Sunday’s loss |
| 19 | 18 | Miami | 7–8 | Dolphins came up flat in most important game of the season |
| 20 | 16 | Jacksonville | 7–8 | Next stop: Los Angeles |
| 21 | 23 | Carolina | 7–8 | Is Matt Moore the answer at QB? If so, what to do with Jake Delhomme and his fat contract? |
| 22 | 22 | San Francisco | 7–8 | Niners have good young talent, but future pretty much will be determiend by how much progress Alex Smith makes |
| 23 | 24 | Chicago | 6–9 | Victory over Vikes applied some makeup to cover up lousy season |
| 24 | 21 | Oakland | 5–10 | Loss to Browns probably will cost Tom Cable his job |
| 25 | 25 | Seattle | 5–10 | Let the rebuilding start in the Great Northwest. This team needs to turn over 50 percent of the roster and start again |
| 26 | 26 | Buffalo | 5–10 | Bills start and finish the decade in last place in the AFC East |
| 27 | 27 | Washington | 4–11 | Leo Durocher was right about nice guys finishing last. Jim Zorn would be the perfect coach at a D-III college |
| 28 | 29 | Cleveland | 4–11 | Strong finish might not save Mangini’s job, but fact he has three years left on contract might |
| 29 | 28 | Tampa Bay | 3–12 | Three wins (including one over the Saints) isn’t bad considering the lack of talent and an inexperienced head coach |
| 30 | 30 | Kansas City | 3–12 | Lots of stops and starts in the building process — 41 points allowed to the Browns, then 17 the next week to Bengals |
| 31 | 31 | Detroit | 2–13 | Injuries to Stafford prevented Lions from figuring out just what they have |
| 32 | 32 | St. Louis | 1–14 | Seattle newspapers are trying to drum up a Stephen Jackson-to-Seahawks trade |
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Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.
One reply on “NFL Week 17 Power Rankings”
I’m with you with Philly and San Diego, my two picks to meet in the Super Bowl. A win by the Eagles in Dallas on Sunday would send a cold shiver through the city of New Orleans and Indy may end up too well rested to handle the Philip Rivers show.