Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Rankings

After Week 6 there is further proof that the NFL has turned into a mush of mediocre teams. Whether they are mediocre relative to each other or the NFL of 10, 20, or 30 years ago, I'm not sure. But there sure aren't any clear cut favorites so far, and only a couple teams are out of it.

1. Tennessee Titans: The bye week was good to a couple teams. The Titans should go into their Monday Night Football match up with Indianapolis 6-0.
2. Pittsburgh Steelers: Three of my top five teams had byes this week. Shows how quickly things change.
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Very impressive win, even if I think the Panthers have been overrated so far.
4. New York Giants: Not a good loss, but the Giants still are in control of a tough division.
5. Buffalo Bills: At five for now, but they could have a losing record a month from now. Next four games: SD, at MIA, NY Jets, at NE.

18. Chicago Bears: The Bears could open a nice NFC North lead if they can take care of Minnesota and Detroit at home in their next two games (with a bye sandwiched between).
19. Minnesota Vikings: A win is a win in this league. They are right there in the middle of things, with some big divisional games coming up.
20. Green Bay Packers: Good job taking care of a lesser team. That is something that shouldn't be taken for granted in the NFL.

28. Oakland Raiders: The Saints needed a win, and they took out some frustration on the Raiders
29. Seattle Seahawks: Hard to imagine things getting much better for this team.
30. St. Louis Rams: Good win, but I'm not moving them up yet. I still remember their September.
31. Cincinnati Bengals: They look pretty good for an 0-6 team, but they still are 0-6.
32. Detroit Lions: Score was close, which is a step in the right direction. But they only gained 212 yards, and couldn't maintain drives.

The Experts:
ESPN.com: G.B.-19, CHI-20, MIN-21, DET-32
CBS Sportsline: G.B.-16, CHI-21, MIN-22, DET-32
Michael Silver (Yahoo!): G.B.-14, MIN-15, CHI-16, DET-32
Jeff Sagarin (USA Today): CHI-8, MIN-18, G.B.-22, DET-32

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