NFL Power Rankings

Week 7 was a great week for me (Andrew). My picks and points were dominating (won by 11), my favorite teams both won (Bears and Colts), and for the first time in three weeks I watched a good amount of football on Sunday.

The big movers up the board this week were the Colts and Saints who each moved up six spots after nice wins. The biggest losers were the Ravens (8 spots) and Bills (7 spots). The Ravens though fell from elite in our eyes to extremely average. Below are the rankings through week 7:

NFL Power Rankings

Week 7

Andrew – 526 Points (61-43) – Winner of Week 7

Greg – 516 Points (60-44)

NOTE: Last week’s rank is noted in the first parenthesis. Current team record noted in the second parenthesis.

1. (1) Atlanta Falcons (6-0) – Nothing happened this week, in my opinion to knock them from the top spot. They are still the only undefeated team in football. – Greg

2. (5) Houston Texans (6-1) – Houston looked on Sunday like they have for most of the season: dominant! They made a good, but beat up, Ravens team look like they were still in high school. – Andrew

3. (2) Chicago Bears (5-1) – Offense didn’t do much outside of an early TD. But with the defense doing their thing again, it didn’t matter. They have forced 21 turnovers so far this season, which is the most in the NFL. – Andrew

4. (3) New York Giants (5-2) – Won a tough game against the 'Skins this week, and Rodney Harrison proclaimed Eli Manning the "best QB in the NFL right now". Hard to argue with him at this point. – Greg

5. (6) Green Bay Packers (4-3) – You know who they are reminding me of right now? The Packers from last year! That’s a bad sign for the rest of the league. – Andrew

6. (7) San Francisco 49ers (5-2) – Ran the ball extremely well against the Seahawks, and were dominant on defense.  Should be a very interesting NFC playoff race with the Falcons, Bears, Giants, 49ers, and Packers solidly ahead of the pack right now. – Greg

7. (10) New England Patriots (4-3) – The 2012 offense has been all about running. But vs. the Jets it was a flashback to 2011 where Gronk was getting the Td’s! – Andrew

8. (9) Denver Broncos (3-3) – If they played a full game against anyone, they might be 6-0. They seem to only play 2 quarters, and that has to change. – Greg

9. (13) Minnesota Vikings (5-2) – Christian Ponder played a historically bad game on Sunday, and they still came away with the win. Percy Harvin and Adrian Peterson could be garnering some MVP votes early in the season. – Greg

10. (12) Pittsburgh Steelers (3-3) – Win a game on the road-Check. Play defense that resembles the Pittsburgh Steelers-Check. Run the ball effectively-Check. – Greg

11. (8) Seattle Seahawks (4-3) – Seattle does a couple of things well. First, they run it effectively. Second, they play tough defense. This week the 49ers just did those things better, but they are right there in the wildcard race. – Andrew

12. (4) Baltimore Ravens (5-2) – The wheels are coming off and their play is spiraling downhill fast. On Sunday, the defense looked like it was missing pieces (they are), and the offense looked out of whack (cause it is). – Andrew

13. (14) Philadelphia Eagles (3-3) – Andy Reid's teams are undefeated following the bye week, so expect a win this week. – Greg

14. (11) Washington Redskins (3-4) – RGIII made all the clutch plays on Sunday. But the defense couldn’t hold Eli from scoring. – Andrew

15. (15) Miami Dolphins (3-3) – The week off should have given them a chance to get a little bit healthy. – Greg

16. (19) Dallas Cowboys (3-3) – The offense moved the ball decent enough, but they didn’t put it in the endzone. That will need to change going forward to continue winning. – Andrew

17. (16) Arizona Cardinals (4-3) – Losers of three straight games and in bad need of some offensive consistency. – Greg

18. (20) San Diego Chargers (3-3) – Still can’t get a feel for this team. Will they establish an identity after their bye? – Andrew

19. (25) Indianapolis Colts (3-3) – The Colts continue to win at home. They need to put their show on the road though. You can tell that Andrew Luck will be special. – Andrew

20. (26) New Orleans Saints (2-4) – Drew Brees has to be spectacular for them to win. They do get Joe Vitt back this week, which could make a difference. – Greg

21. (21) New York Jets (3-4) – Played a good game against the Patriots, and the idea of Tim Tebow at RB is not that crazy. He could be very successful there. – Greg

22. (18) Detroit Lions (2-4) – Just when the fixed their special teams issues they discovered that they have turnover issues. Notice I am using the word “issues” a lot? That’s not something you want to here. – Andrew

23. (27) Tennessee Titans (3-4) – Can we start calling Chris Johnson CJ2K again? And am I alone in thinking Hasselbeck should start ahead of Locker even when Locker is healthy again? – Andrew

24. (17) Buffalo Bills (3-4) – Inexplicably lost this week. Ryan Fitzpatrick made some really dumb decisions that cost this team the game. Where is the defensive improvement we all expected? – Greg

25. (22) St. Louis Rams (3-4) – They stayed with the Packers for a while, then allowed them to pull away, and then brought it close again at the end. A full 60 minutes would do them wonders. – Andrew

26. (23) Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) – Need a bit of desperation right now. They're in a free fall. Luckily, the rest of the division isn't running away from them. – Greg

27. (24) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-4) – Played a good enough game to win this week, but their pass defense, especially at corner and middle linebacker need improvement. – Greg

28. (29) Oakland Raiders (2-4) – The good news is that they got a win this week. The bad is that it was an OT win over a crappy team. – Andrew

29. (28) Cleveland Browns (1-6) – Same old, same old. They do some things well and some things not so well. Bad outweighs the good in football. – Andrew

30. (30) Carolina Panthers (1-5) – Their win/loss record this year is a lot like Cam Newton's press conference sweater.... Just Ugly! – Greg

31. (31) Kansas City Chiefs (1-5) – Big News this week: Brady Quinn is now the Chiefs starting QB. They now, officially, will not win another game this season. – Greg

32. (32) Jacksonville Jaguars (1-5) – Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse, MJD gets injured. They will compete with the Chiefs all year for the worst team in the league. – Andrew

By: The Sports Guys