For the second week in a row, the same 10 teams make up the NFL Power 10. But for the first time since week 6, we have a new number 1. I’m sure you can guess who that is…
1 (2) New York Giants (10-1-0): Power 10 Points: 213
For weeks I’ve thought that the Giants were a better team, but the Titans just kept winning. And as long as they remained undefeated, they were going to stay at the top of the Power 10. But the Giants are just plowing through everyone, ’85 Bears style.
One can only hope that the bring back the Super Bowl shuffle…
2 (1) Tennessee Titans (10-1-0): Power 10 Points: 199
If I’m running the Tennessee Titans, I’m shipping LenDale White to Detroit this offseason.
LenDale, you’re on a 10-1 football team. You lose your first game of the season and you’re bitching to reporters after the game? Are you kidding me?
The Titans just don’t scare me anymore. It’s not because they lost either. This has been brewing for a few weeks now. They’re just not very impressive. Defensively, they can stop anyone. But the time will come (like last week) when they fall behind. Their offense just isn’t good enough to bring them back against even marginally good defenses (read: everyone except the Broncos).
3 (5) New York Jets (8-3-0): Power 10 Points: 163
OK, I give up. They’re for real. They’re the best team in the AFC East right now. Heck, they’re the best team in the NFL right now. Brett Favre has morphed into Chad Pennington with a better arm. Thomas Jones has been possessed by Curtis Martin’s ghost.
It’s going to be an all New York Super Bowl. We might as well resign ourselves to this.
But hey, anything’s better than an all-Manning Super Bowl.
4 (7) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-3-0): Power 10 Points: 155
When Tampa Bay was down 17 to the Lions this weekend, was anyone worried that they were going to lose? Seriously, as boring as the Buccaneers are, there was no way they were losing to the Lions.
That said, falling behind by 17 points to the Lions is not good. Had they been playing a real NFL team, they would have been in some serious trouble.
5 (4) Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3-0): Power 10 Points: 149
Mike Tomlin (who I don’t like) and Hines Ward (who I do like) both spoke up last year about Belichick and Spygate. In response, the Patriots treated them like the unworthy gnats they were and pummeled them into submission. Something tells me the Steelers will have revenge on their mind in Foxboro this weekend.
Although, technically, “revenge” hasn’t helped them win a big game against the Patriots since 2001 (PS: don’t talk about their regular season victory in 2004…that doesn’t count because they were smoked in the playoffs a few months later)…
6 (3) Carolina Panthers (8-3-0): Power 10 Points: 137
Jake Delhomme has two terrible passing games, the Panthers win both games comfortably. He rebounds to have a pretty good day against the Falcons, the Panthers are beaten soundly. Interesting.
He suffered a cut on his elbow, and ended the game with a sore throwing elbow. Not a good sign for a guy who had Tommy-John surgery in the offseason.
7 (9) Atlanta Falcons (7-4-0): Power 10 Points: 133
I know. You pound the crap out of the Panthers, then find yourself one spot below them in the rankings. It’s not fair. Life isn’t fair. Etc., etc.
I’m not sure who’s going to win the NFC South, but I know which team I’d want to avoid in the playoffs if I were another NFC playoff team. The Falcons are scary. If they get into the tournament, they have the potential to do some damage.
8 (8) Baltimore Ravens (7-4-0): Power 10 Points: 131
Speaking of the potential to do some damage, the Baltimore Ravens are built to win in the playoffs. After completely destroying the Eagles and finally putting that ridiculously under-performing team out of its misery, the Ravens are tied with the Patriots and Colts
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