NFL Power 10: Buffalo Bills Make Their Debut, NFC East Represents

I couldn’t have been more impressed with what the Bills did to the Seahawks. If the Bills can go to Jacksonville next week and win, they will officially go from AFC East competitor to AFC East favorite.

That’s assuming they’re not already the favorite.

8 (-) Saints 1-0

My lone remaining Super Bowl pick (OK, the Pats aren’t eliminated, but seriously) was able to ride a hot Drew Brees and a resurgent Reggie Bush to a huge victory over the defending NFC South champions.

It wasn’t the cakewalk I expected, but it was impressive nonetheless. The NFC may be better than we think. The Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Saints, and Packers are all good enough to beat anyone in the AFC.

9 (3) Colts 0-1

The Colts are the only one-loss team in this week’s Power-10. It’s hard to read too much into their offensive performance. Peyton Manning was clearly rusty, and the Bears took advantage by basically daring him to throw while shutting down the running game.

If they try that same gameplan in November or December, the Colts will torch them. It’s not time to jump off the Indianapolis bandwagon; after all, it wasn’t Peyton Manning’s knee that Bernard Pollard destroyed over the weekend. And as long as he’s playing, the Colts will win more than they lose.

10 (-) Broncos 1-0

OK, it was the Raiders. And the Raiders are terrible beyond words. I understand that.

But the Raiders have a great secondary, and the Broncos made them look silly. Eddie Royal looks like a real steal. When Brandon Marshall comes back next week, they’ll make a tremendous one-two punch at the wide-receiver position.

The Raiders’ offense made the Broncos’ defense look better than it really is, so don’t get too carried away. But Jay Cutler may be the real deal after all. If he really is the next John Elway, the Broncos may be able to give the Chargers a run for their money in the AFC West.

Dropped Out

(9) Jaguars 0-1

Offense looked completely pedestrian in their loss to the Titans.

(7) Browns 0-1

Completely outclassed by the Cowboys.

(10) Redskins 0-1

Not too early to admit I overrated the Redskins after the Jason Taylor trade.

(2) Chargers 0-1

Losing to the Panthers without Steve Smith, then losing Shawne Merriman for the season makes for a real bad weekend.

Bottom Three:

30. Rams 0-1

The Eagles are pretty good, but that was a beat-down of epic proportions.

31. Raiders 0-1

Dear Raider fans,

You deceived me. Your team still sucks.

-Sean

PS: You didn’t really deceive me, I was just playing along.

32. Lions 0-1

How, in God’s name, do you get blown off the field by the Atlanta Falcons? Seriously? The Lions are the worst defensive team I’ve ever seen.

Ever.

Sean Crowe is a Senior Writer and an NFL Community Leader at Bleacher Report. You can email him at scrowe@gmail.com. His archive can be found here. You can find everything he writes, including articles for other publications, here.

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