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1 | Week 8 AR Power Rankings | ||||||
2 | Rank | Team | Record | Last Wk. | This Wk. | Trending | Comments |
3 | 1 | 6-0 | W 30-23 vs NYJ | vs MIA | -- | Tom Brady continues to do it all even at 38 years old. Brady threw the ball 54 times for 355-yards on Sunday and was the team's leading rusher with 15-yards and a touchdown. | |
4 | 2 | 6-0 | Bye | @ PIT | -- | Toughest game of the year on Sunday for Andy Dalton and the Bengals. Division rival Pittsburgh and the possible return of QB Ben Roethlisberger. | |
5 | 3 | 6-0 | Bye | @ DEN | -- | Buckle your chinstraps for Packers vs. Broncos on Sunday. Should be a great one between two undefeated teams. | |
6 | 4 | 6-0 | Bye | vs GB | -- | The stiffling Denver defense has had two weeks to prepare for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Wonder if they'll be ready? | |
7 | 5 | 6-0 | W 27-16 vs PHI | vs IND | -- | Despite a QB Rating of 78.4, 28th in the NFL, Cam Newton has the Panthers sitting atop the NFC South, undefeated. Atlanta is hot on their heels though. | |
8 | 6 | 5-2 | W 26-18 vs BAL | @ CLE | 3 | Reason for the Cardinals success? Veterans, particularly on offense. Carson Palmer, Chris Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald lead the Cardinals at their respective positions. | |
9 | 7 | 6-1 | W 10-7 @ TEN | vs TB | -- | An ugly win against a bad Titans team, but the Falcons are one of just six teams with six wins after seven weeks. | |
10 | 8 | 4-2 | L 30-23 @ NE | @ OAK | 2 | Jets have OAK, JAC, BUF, HOU and MIA the next five weeks, which means they could be 9-2 when the play fellow MetLife Stadium occupant the New York Football Giants in Week 13. | |
11 | 9 | 4-2 | W 28-19 @ DET | @ CHI | 1 | Minnesota may have only beaten Detroit (twice), Kansas City and San Diego, but at 4-2, they are one of six NFC teams above .500. | |
12 | 10 | 4-3 | L 23-13 @ KC | vs CIN | 2 | Big game with the Bengals coming to Pittsburgh on Sunday. Even bigger news is that QB Ben Roethlisberger might be back. | |
13 | 11 | 4-3 | W 27-20 vs DAL | @ NO | 2 | Next two at NO and at TB. The Giants should be 6-3 heading into a Week 10 game at home against the Patriots. | |
14 | 12 | 3-3 | W 24-6 vs CLE | vs SF | 3 | RB Todd Gruley has run for 433-yards the past four games and if I'm the Rams, I continue to give the ball to the rookie. | |
15 | 13 | 3-4 | W 20-3 @ SF | @ DAL | 3 | Watch out NFC. The Seahawks have the Romo-less Cowboys this week, followed by three home games against ARI, SF and PIT. Seahawks can still make a run. | |
16 | 14 | 3-3 | W 44-26 vs HOU | @ NE | 7 | Miami has 937-yards of total offense and has scored 82 points the last two weeks. Just how good are they? We'll find out Thrusday when they visit the Patriots. | |
17 | 15 | 3-3 | W 37-29 @ SD | vs NYJ | 3 | The David Carr/Amari Cooper connection is going to be fun to watch against Darrelle Revis and the Jets this weekend. | |
18 | 16 | 3-4 | L 34-31 vs JAC | Bye | 2 | Not only has Rex Ryan's defense given up 68 points the last two games, but EJ Manuel has looked awful at quarterback. A much needed bye will hopefully get Tyrod Taylor healthy and give Rex time to fix the defense. | |
19 | 17 | 3-4 | L 27-21 vs NO | @ CAR | 5 | The only good news for the Colts is they are still in first place at 3-4 and have three more games against the AFC South. | |
20 | 18 | 3-4 | L 27-16 @ CAR | Bye | 7 | If you've figured the Eagles out, please let me know. No clue where this team is going. Maybe they'll figure it out during the bye week. | |
21 | 19 | 2-4 | L 27-20 @ NYG | vs SEA | 2 | Tony Romo cannot come back soon enough. Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel have combined to throw 3 TD and 5 INT in his absence. The Cowboys are also 0-4 since Romo got hurt in Week 2. | |
22 | 20 | 3-4 | W 31-30 vs TB | Bye | -- | As up and down as the Redskins have been in 2015, they're still only a game back in the NFC East. | |
23 | 21 | 2-4 | Bye | vs MIN | 1 | Great running back matchup in the Windy City on Sunday. Matt Forte vs. Adrian Peterson. | |
24 | 22 | 3-4 | W 27-21 @ IND | vs NYG | 3 | Who had rookie WR Willie Snead (Ball St.) as the Saints leading receiver through seven games? | |
25 | 23 | 2-5 | L 37-29 vs OAK | @BAL | 4 | With the Chargers defense giving up 28.3 ppg, QB Philip Rivers may have a shot at breaking the single-season passing record. He's on pace for 5,605-yards, which would break the record of 5,477-yards. | |
26 | 24 | 2-5 | L 24-6 @ STL | vs ARI | 1 | Next three for Cleveland, vs ARI, @ CIN, @ PIT. At least the Browns aren't in last place, yet. | |
27 | 25 | 2-5 | W 23-13 vs PIT | vs DET | 5 | RB Charcandrick West ran for a career-high 110-yards against the Steelers on Sunday. Might be a guy to look at for you fantasy owners out there. | |
28 | 26 | 2-5 | W 34-31 vs BUF | Bye | 6 | Jaguars almost squandered a 27-3 lead against the Bills in London, but they held on. Remarkably, they're tied for second place in the AFC South at 2-5. | |
29 | 27 | 2-5 | L 20-3 vs SEA | @ STL | 3 | 142-yards of total offense and an absymal eight first downs against the Seahawks last Thursday. That won't win you many games in the NFL. | |
30 | 28 | 2-5 | L 44-26 @ MIA | vs TEN | 2 | A 41-0 halftime deficit is just embarrassing, however, not as embarrassing as QB Ryan Mallett missing the team's charter flight to Miami and having to fly commercial. He was cut on Tuesday. Ryan Mallett, "C'mon Man!" | |
31 | 29 | 2-4 | L 31-30 @ WSH | @ ATL | 2 | Up 24-0 in the second quarter and 479-yards of offense wasn't enough as the Bucs blew another lead. | |
32 | 30 | 1-6 | L 26-18 @ ARI | vs SD | 2 | Only thing left for the Ravens to due in 2015 is figure out who to bring back for next year. | |
33 | 31 | 1-6 | L 28-19 vs MIN | vs KC | 2 | Lions continue to lose, but a trip to London against a bad Chiefs team may help the team get back on track. | |
34 | 32 | 1-5 | L 10-7 vs ATL | @ HOU | 1 | Hard to believe, but at 1-5, the Titans are only two games out of first in the AFC South. Season's not over yet. If you haven't noticed by my comments already, the AFC South is really bad. | |
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