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Bleacher Report writers come together each week for the NFL season and decide on who belongs where for the “Bleacher Report NFL Power Rankings.” Writers vote teams up or down to come up with an unbiased, no-bull, to-the-point ranking system...

Bleacher Report NFL Power Rankings: Week Seven

by Shaun Ahmad (Columnist)

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October 15, 2008


Bleacher Report writers come together each week for the NFL season and decide on who belongs where for the “Bleacher Report NFL Power Rankings.” Writers vote teams up or down to come up with an unbiased, no-bull, to-the-point ranking system. 

The four-digit numbers beside each team are computed based on votes and show readers just how strong each team’s position is. Want to know how close your team was to being ranked in the top five, or how far ahead they are of the next guy? Simply look at the difference in the numbers to find out.

 

WEEK SEVEN

Just when everyone gets on the bandwagon about the NFC East being so far superior to everyone else, we have the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys both fall to NFC West teams, and the undefeated New York Giants lose to a one-win Cleveland Brown team. This is the NFL.

The Dallas Cowboys are clearly in dangerous waters now. Tony Romo is out for a month, Adam Jones is out forever (probably), Jerry Jones traded 27 draft choices for a wide receiver that he didn’t need and failed to get a corner–which he did need-Terrell Owens is holding his anger in to the point where every time I see him, I think that he is literally going to combust, and Wade Phillips has the leadership ability of—well, Wade Philips. 

Old-timers like Kerry Collins, Kurt Warner, and Jeff Garcia continue to impress, as each has their team in the top seven. The Falcons are a young, confident, and dangerous team.  The Dolphins are a scrappy squad that fights till the end, and the Detroit Lions are the Detroit Lions.

Word has it that Cincinnati Bengals fans are openly selling their tickets on places like Stubhub for well below the face value. Can’t say that I blame them.

The New England Patriots are not very good, and Matt Cassel is not going to live out the fairy tale of “career backup to NFL superstar” after all, despite the optimistic hopes of many in the Boston area.

Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison have resurrected their potent connection–at least for a week, and last but not least...Las Vegas owns my soul thanks to the ridiculous upsets from last week’s games. 

On to the rankings!

 

1 (2) Tennessee Titans (.9688) – The lone undefeated team gets the first-place nod. (Alex McVeigh)

 

2 (5) Pittsburgh Steelers (.9241) – The week off came at the right time. Some good rest and relaxation, followed by a practice game against the Bengals. (Angel Navedo)

 

3 (1) New York Giants (.8929) – The ghost of Eli Manning’s past happened to rear its ugly head Monday Night in Cleveland. (Shane Howard)

 

4 (7) Buffalo Bills (.8482) – Buffalo’s season hopes clearly hinge on Trent Edwards.  We’ll see how he and the Bills stand after a visit from San Diego this week. (Eric Gomez)

 

5 (11) Tampa Bay Bucs (.8125) – Memo to Jon Gruden: Keep Jeff Garcia in. This Bucs team could very well be 7-2 come Nov. 3. (Eric Gomez)

 

6 (3) Washington Redskins (.7679) – Pete Kendall really shoved it in Casey Rabach's face, showing that he's not the only O-Lineman who can blow a game. (Alex McVeigh)

 

7 (15) Arizona Cardinals (.7188) – Raise your hand if you thought a Kurt Warner-led team would be 4-2 at this juncture. Now lower your hand if you forgot this was 2008 and not 2001. (Eric Gomez)

 

8 (4) Dallas Cowboys (.7098) – Picking up Roy Williams might prove helpful on offense, but last I checked, that wasn’t the problem. With Adam Jones suspended indefinitely, who is going to play corner? Oh yeah, two rookies. Good trade, Jerry Jones.  (Shaun Ahmad)


9 (8) Denver Broncos (.7054) – There are signs that the Broncos are evening out as a team, and a win on Monday night will help them. (Alex McVeigh)

 

10 (6) Carolina Panthers (.6696) – A week after getting everyone’s attention, the Panthers disappoint with a no-show performance against Tampa Bay. My wallet didn’t appreciate that loss very much. (Shaun Ahmad)

Author Poll

Which top ten team will lose their week seven matchup?

  • Buffalo Bills (vs San Diego)
  • Carolina Panthers (vs New Orleans)
  • Washington Redskins (vs Cleveland)
  • Denver Broncos (at New England)
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Author Poll Results

Which top ten team will lose their week seven matchup?

  • Buffalo Bills (vs San Diego)

    26.0%

  • Carolina Panthers (vs New Orleans)

    20.8%

  • Washington Redskins (vs Cleveland)

    11.6%

  • Denver Broncos (at New England)

    41.6%
  • Total votes: 346
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22 comments Last one added 8 months ago — Leave a Comment

  1. Bob Cunningham 8 months ago

    haha good stuff.

    i am confused tho as to how the eagles win and drop 2 spots?

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    • Shaun Ahmad 8 months ago

      Yeah I agree with you Bob. The only sense I can make of it is because Atlanta, San Diego and Indy all had impressive wins - taking away from Philly's quiet win over San Fran.

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    • Shane H. 8 months ago

      San Fran isn't that scary so that win by Philly wasn't impressive really. Not like Indy dismantling Baltimore.

      Always appreciate the rankings. Keep up the good work Shaun. Don't know how you do this every week but I love it

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  2. Ray Bogusz 8 months ago

    Nice rankings. Obviously I'm a bit at odds with the b/r community on how high a few teams should be or not be but each has his own criteria right?

    How does one participate in it btw?

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  3. daniel cox 8 months ago

    man, i gotta say, i don't know if this was your idea solely shaun, but i love the power rankings so much every week!

    i almost wish i could comment on each ranking, just a second-liner to all the incredibly clever one-liners.

    thanks so much including me in the ranking shaun, even though i wasn't able to get in on the action this week. i wish i could have read the emails you got from all the guys just for the laughs.

    this is easily one of the best power-rankings on the web. easily.

    i love it!!!!!

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  4. MJ Kasprzak 8 months ago

    I don't know why y'all are rating the PAckers the best in the NFC North: we have no run defense, little pass rush, and no running game.
    Here are my votes: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/68664-nfl-power-poll-week-six

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  5. Buddy Smith 8 months ago

    I love this piece. It's very well put together.

    Bravo!

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  6. Bob Baumbarger 8 months ago

    I agree with your picks but if the Panthers want to even stay in the top 10 they better win this sunday or there year just might be over becouse not sure they can win the south or even get a playoff spot being 1 - 2 in the south.but it is still early yet and if they have any hope at all to make the playoffs they need to win at least 6 of the next 10 games and I'm not sure that will even be enuf.there will be a 10-6 team in the NFC that will be sent home this year just like the Browns last year.
    GO PANTHERS!!

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    • Shaun Ahmad 8 months ago

      As an NFC East guy, I'm hoping the Panthers and the rest of their division beat themselves up because the one team that scares me more than anyone else outside of the East are the Panthers. I don't want to see them late in the season or in the playoffs. Unfortunately, I think they'll be there!

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    • Bob Baumbarger 8 months ago

      Thanks Shaun you might be right but we will see. the NFC South has to be an eye opener this year with all 4 teams .500 or better who would have thought that.one thing is they are closing in on the NFC East for sure.I hope the Panthers are there in the end but I think they need to take it one day at a time and need to get bye the Saints if they want some hope of making the Playoffs.still early yet but we will see.
      Thanks again

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  7. Craig Nuzzo 8 months ago

    Shaun,

    This is great! This is why I love the NFL! Always changing, at times hard to predict.

    How do I get involved?

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  8. Eric Gomez 8 months ago

    San Diego's claiming a Top 5 spot next week. I had them at 9 already.

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  9. Mark Russo 8 months ago

    1) New York Giants
    2) Tennesse Titans
    3) Buffalo Bills
    4) Dallas Cowboys
    5) Pittsburgh Steelers
    6) Atlanta Falcons
    7) Indianapolis Colts
    8) Washington Redskins
    9) Philadelphia Eagles
    10) Arizona Cardinals

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  10. Chuck Valentine 8 months ago

    The only reason Garcia and the anemic Bucs offense generated points was the field position handed them by the defense and special teams. Consider that when they play the better teams with QB's that can find the holes in the Tampa2, you know the smart ones, like uh Peyton and uh, uh.

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  11. Tommy 8 months ago

    Good rankings, however I think the Giants should be number 2. Although they did lose last week, it was a game they should have won and a classic Giants loss (they came into the game thinking they had an easy win, and look what happened... it happens to them every damn year..)

    Pick of the Day.

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  12. Shane House 8 months ago

    hahaha I told you the cardinals were for real. lol

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