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 8 Power Rankings
Week 8 Power Rankings | ||||
This Week | Last Week | Record | Comment | |
1 | 1 | New Orleans | 6–0 | Darren Sharper has made an immense difference in the secondary |
2 | 2 | Indianapolis | 6–0 | Quietly and unobtrusively, Jim Caldwell is pushing all the right buttons |
3 | 5 | Denver | 6–0 | Key to season is dominance in second halves of games |
4 | 3 | Minnesota | 5–1 | You knew he was 40 when you signed him, Brad |
5 | 6 | New England | 5–2 | All the way to London for that? |
6 | 7 | Pittsburgh | 5–2 | Looks like it’s about over for Willie Parker. |
7 | 4 | New York Giants | 5–2 | Eli Manning: Three interceptions vs. Saints |
8 | 9 | Cincinnati | 5–2 | Offensive line helping Cedric Benson emerge as elite runner |
9 | 8 | Atlanta | 4–2 | Falcons defense starting to give up big plays |
10 | 13 | Green Bay | 4–2 | A writer in Green Bay is urging fans to cheer, not boo, Favre. Like that’s gonna happen |
11 | 14 | New York Jets | 4–3 | Jets can deliver knockout punch with win over Dolphins and make the AFC East a 2-horse race |
12 | 15 | Philadelphia | 4–2 | Maybe there are big plans for Michael Vick, but so far he’s been a non-factor |
13 | 16 | Dallas | 4–2 | Finally a good win against a good opponent |
14 | 17 | Arizona | 4–2 | Cardinals eliminated lots of doubts with that win over Giants |
15 | 20 | Houston | 4–3 | Division is out of reach, but Texan fans need to start sizing up wild card competition (Jets, Chargers, Bengals) |
16 | 10 | Chicago | 3–3 | Bears fans are hoping and praying that Cutler is not the new Delhomme |
17 | 12 | Baltimore | 3–3 | Ravens have to start figuring out a way to win close games |
18 | 18 | San Diego | 3–3 | Second verse, same as the first — just like last season, Chargers started slow and have to play catchup |
19 | 11 | San Francisco | 3–3 | Maybe these guys aren’t as good as we figured |
20 | 19 | Miami | 2–4 | Did anyone get the plate number on that truck that hit the Dolphins on Sunday? |
21 | 21 | Jacksonville | 3–3 | J-Ville is fish-dead last in the league in sacks |
22 | 22 | Seattle | 2–4 | Amid the gloom, Hasselbeck is telling anyone who’ll listen that the season isn’t over |
23 | 23 | Buffalo | 3–4 | Capable of losing to anyone but can’t beat good team…not enough talent |
24 | 24 | Carolina | 2–4 | Fox sticks with Delhomme, who leads the NFL in interceptions thrown |
25 | 25 | Oakland | 2–5 | Russell can’t understand why he got benched? Then he’s the only one in the country who can’t figure it out |
26 | 26 | Kansas City | 1–6 | Bye week comes at a good time…lick some wounds and focus on winning a few games after the break |
27 | 27 | Washington | 2–5 | Defeats pile up like cordwood for one of the league’s richest but poorly-run franchises |
28 | 28 | Detroit | 1–5 | Will Stafford play? Lions aren’t saying |
29 | 29 | Cleveland | 1–6 | Mangini says he’ll stick with Anderson at QB? Is that your final answer? |
30 | 30 | Tennessee | 0–6 | Titans owner Bud Adams says he wants Vince Young to start at QB. If I was the coach, that would be good enough for me |
31 | 31 | St. Louis | 0–7 | No wins and lots of injuries — not exactly playing out the way new coach Steve Spagnuolo had it scripted |
32 | 32 | Tampa Bay | 0–7 | If nothing else, these guys play hard. Unfortunately the NFL does not award style points |
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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.
3 replies on “NFL Week 8 Power Rankings”
My top 5 would be:
Indianapolis
New Orleans
Denver
New England
Pittsburgh
Teams that have won before know how to stay on top. New Orleans and Denver are new to the party so we will have to see how they hold up come November and December.
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