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NFL Week 9 Power Rankings

NFL week 9 power rankings plus ratings for each week of the 2011-12 NFL season by Cappers Picks nfl betting experts and nfl week 9 betting site…

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. 

Best performance from previous week

Philadelphia – No team was more desperate coming into the week than the Eagles.  A loss would have ended their season but instead we saw a sterling performance in all aspects of the game, from start to finish, against a Cowboys team that has been playing everybody close.  The Eagles team we saw on Sunday can compete with any team in the league…anytime.

Worst performance form previous week

New Orleans – The Saints have looked so good but also downright awful at times this year.  They were playing a winless team and spotted them the first 24 points.  It was too big a hole for Drew Brees to get out of and has really bunched up the NFC South.

Best game of current week.

New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills – I was inclined to choose the Packers visit to San Diego as a possible end to their perfect season but after watching the Monday nighter that seems like a real longshot.  This one might have more meaning anyway.  The Bills were very sharp last week while the Jets were healing up during their bye.  Buffalo can create some important separation with a win while a Jets victory will make it really tight at the top of the AFC East.  There might not be room for two wild cards from this division so it will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

Week 9 Power Ratings

1. Green Bay (7-0) – Even though they didn’t play last week I can see no reason to knock the Packers off the top spot.  A visit to San Diego could be a tough challenge…if Phillip Rivers can play well which is no guarantee this year.

2. San Francisco (6-1) – The just keep rolling.  Not a total domination of the Browns but winning by 10, even when you are expected to, isn’t exactly easy in the NFL.

3. Pittsburgh (6-2) – Tom Brady had owned the Steelers before this game.  It was a great performance to rise above the hype and win.  The defense seems to be getting better each week.  Should be a fun one against Baltimore this weekend.

4. Baltimore (5-2) – Ravens had a great comeback even if it was a bit shocking to see them fall so far behind Arizona.  They might have been looking ahead to this week’s war against the Steelers who will be out for revenge after the Ravens crushed them in the opener.

5. Buffalo (5-2) – One of the more impressive wins of the week but I can’t run them up to the very  top too quick.  These are the Bills after all butI like what I am seeing.  Huge tilt this week against New York that could land them in the top three.

6. New England (5-2) – No shame in losing at Heinz Field even if you have had success there before.  Brady was just average and with that defense they need him and the offense to be a lot better than that to beat the good teams.

7. Detroit (6-2) – After last weekend the bye couldn’t have come sooner but after shellacking Denver I am sure they are saying bring on the Packers already.  They get to rest up for a visit to an angry Bears squad looking for revenge in a couple of weeks.

8. Atlanta (4-3) – I am sure the Falcons were surprised, just like the rest of us, to see the Saints flop.  This opened the door for Atlanta and they have the perfect easy win after a bye in the Colts on Sunday.

9. New Orleans (5-3) – Hey, wha’ happen’d?  The Saints took their eye off the prize and payed the price.  This team is developing an uncomfortable Jekyll and Hyde complex this year.  Tampa on Sunday is a revenge spot so hopefully that will get their full attention.

10. New York Giants (5-2) – Lucky to have escaped last week with a victory against Miami after they spotted them points early.  With the way that Philly looked on Sunday night the G-Men better keep racking up the victories to keep the pressure on.

11. New York Jets (4-3) – Jets hopefully didn’t lose momentum on the bye week as they have a huge game at Buffalo on Sunday.  I like this team right now but I am not sure they can win a shootout with the Bills.  Can they slow them down enough?

12. Houston (5-3) – Sure they are in command in the AFC South but I am not going to get too excited about a win over Jacksonville.  Cleveland is next so they should have little trouble adding another to the win column.  They have really weathered the Andre Johnson injury nicely.

13. Cincinnati (5-2) – They still have all four of their games against Baltimore and Pittsburgh left to play which means they have to win all of their others to stay in the race.  This week at Tennessee will only be slightly tougher than last week at Seattle.

14. Philadelphia (3-4) – What a show on Sunday night by the Eagles.  It is hard to remember a more complete game played by anyone all season long, especially given Dallas’ penchant for keeping games close.  This is a team to watch out for over the second half of the season.

15. Tampa Bay (4-3) – They are going to get a very ornery New Orleans team this weekend.  The Bucs have already beat the Saints once this year but it is different going into the Superdome.  Hopefully the extra time was put to good use and not spend resting on their laurels.

16. Chicago (4-3) – I don’t understand this Bears team…but I do understand that they might have the worst timing with their visit to Philadelphia for Monday Night Football.  I expect this team to lose the next 4 games knocking them out of the race.

17. Oakland (4-3) – Looks like the future of their season will depend on how well they used this extra time to integrate Carson Palmer into the offense.  Last week was a horror show so they can only go up from there.  Home versus Denver this week is a nice spot to see how things might look.

18. Dallas (3-4) – A big ouch on Sunday but they are still tied with Washington and Philly and have a shot in the NFC East.  It seems like with so many bad teams out there there is always a soft landing spot on the schedule this year.  For the Cowboys it is a visit from hapless Seattle. [soliloquy id=”82219″]

19. Kansas City (4-3) – The Chiefs got some luck and ran their winning streak to 4 games.  More importantly they tangle up the AFC West in the process by beating San Diego.  Records aside this is still not a very impressive team.

20. San Diego Chargers (4-3) – I don’t know how many more times I am going to let these guys disappoint me.  They are especially dreadful in end of game situations where nothing seems to go right.  They are now locked in a dead heat with Oakland and K.C and I am not sure they are the horse to bet on.

21. Tennessee (4-3) – They won but it was against Indy so it was to be expected.  Chris Johnson is still absent and the schedule stiffens over the next several weeks.  This is my top fade team right now.  The only reason they are this high is because of the wins they already have not the wins I think they will get.

22. Cleveland (3-4) – They weren’t embarrassed at San Francisco which I thought was definitely a possibility.  This is a fighting team they are just undermanned right now.  Especially on offense where they have nothing to fear.

23. Carolina (2-5) – Tough loss for Carolina against Minnesota.  Watching Cam Newton is a treat which is part of the reason I rate this team ahead of others with similar records.

24. Washington (3-4) – If Tennessee is my #1 fade team than the Redkins are my #2.  I don’t think this team has much talent but a few early wins has some out there believing they do.   I see two maybe three wins left on their schedule and this week against San Francisco isn’t among them.

25. Minnesota (2-6) – Minnesota hung in there and eventually beat the Panthers.  Not bad on the road, and their own rookie QB, Christian Ponder, is starting to look like not such a terrible choice after all.

26. Denver Broncos (2-5) – Bad Tebow, Worse Tebow! You never know what you are going to get with this gutty kid.  Against Detroit he was bad, so bad the Broncos are looking at getting Orton back in the lineup.  On the road at Oakland it might not make much difference.

27. Jacksonville (2-5) – After back to back games against hard hitting Baltimore and Pittsburgh it was expected that the Jaguars might be a little lifeless last week.  They didn’t disappoint but now have a chance to regroup over their bye week.

28. St. Louis (1-6) – An impressive win against New Orleans that has made a mess of things in the NFC. How does a team that hasn’t been closer than a TD in any game this year all of a sudden beat a good team by ten with their backup QB?  Is there any more magic left.

29. Seattle (2-5) – There are going to be lots of ugly games this year and the Seahawks trip to Big D should be among them.  This team is a total disaster but they escape the bottom with those two victories.

30. Arizona (1-6) – The Cardinals had the Ravens last week but lost in a somewhat epic collapse.  Ever since they made it to the Super Bowl it seems like nothing has gone right for this franchise.  The Kevin Kolb play, which seemed so smart in August, isn’t looking like it so much right now.

31. Miami (0-7) – It is getting harder and harder to tell the difference between these teams at the bottom.  Since Miami has played with the lead before losing the last two weeks my gut tells me they might be better than the Colts…although probably not better than Alabama or LSU.

32. Indianapolis (0-8)  – The Colts definitely need a break after an 0-8 start but they still have to wait two more weeks until the bye.  A visit from an improving Atlanta team might be just as ugly as their sojourn to New Orleans a couple of weeks ago.

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