NFL Week Eight Power Rankings: True Lies Exposed

The Steelers are still the team to beat in the AFC, as they wiped Minnesota from the unbeaten ranks, and moved back up to No. 2 in the AFC, and No. 3 overall.

Who in their right mind thinks Kyle Orton and the Denver Broncos can beat the Steelers in the playoffs?

I'm not sure if Peyton Manning can pull this off, but the Colts are undefeated, so they sit at No. 2.

New Orleans is still atop the rankings at the No. 1 overall spot in both the NFC and AFC  with a big comeback win and a huge second half against the feisty Dolphins.

New Orleans No. 1, Indianapolis No. 2, Pittsburgh No. 3, Denver, on a bye week, at No. 4, and Minnesota slips to No. 5.

The Giants, by virtue of a 5-2 mark, are No. 6, and have the Eagles in Philadelphia next week. The Giants can't lose that one, or they will slip further down. One side note. The Giants lost after preestime of this article and are really down to number 10 or so.

Cincinnati is at No. 7 with a 5-2 record, and a win in Pittsburgh later in the season could bump the Bengals up, although I doubt that will happen, with Troy Polamalu back in the line-up.

New England is at 5-2, also, and holds the No. 8 spot, and is looking to improve on that also.

Philadelphia, with a win against Washington on Monday, will hold the No. 9 spot with a 5-2 record, as well, but must beat the Giants next week at home to move up, or plummet with a loss.

Dallas has moved up to No. 10 with a good win over Atlanta and should be at 5-2 next week after the Cowboys take care of Seattle.

San Diego is at No. 11 after crunching Kansas City and should beat the Raiders at home next week to get to 4-3.

Houston has really moved up and is now in the 12 spot at 4-3 and is looking to make the playoffs for the first time ever. The Texans will beat Buffalo next week and get to  a 5-3 record.

Green Bay is at No. 13 and needs a win at home against the Vikings to gain credibility in the NFC. The Packers are at a nice 4-2 record but, as I said, need to beat the Vikings.

Atlanta slips to No. 14 with a bad loss to the Dallas Cowboys and also falls to a 4-2 record. Next they have New Orleans on the road. That's a big problem.

I thought the Falcons would be ready to contend for the NFC Championship this season, but New Orleans, Dallas, New York, and Philadelphia may all be too high hurdles to leap.

The best of the 3-3 teams appears to be Baltimore, but the Ravens have really slipped, dropping multiple games and falling to an average record of 3-3. Baltimore is dropping fast in the rankings and is currently No. 15.

The Arizona Cardinals are above ordinary at 4-2, after beating the   Giants,   in Week Seven. The Cardinals hold the No. 16 spot.

 The Cardinals beat The Giants after this article was written and are moving up next week. Lets hope they can beat Carolina and not disappoint us.

The San Francisco 49ers are sliding down and sit at No. 17, also with a 3-3 record.

The Jets are at No. 18 and need to beat the Dolphins to show they can be a factor this season.

The Bears are at No. 19 and are getting to be very ordinary as well. Injuries have hurt the Bears, especially on defense.

Jacksonville is at No. 20, the worst of the 3-3 teams. Tennessee should wake up and beat these guys next week, or maybe the Jaguars can move up a tad.

Detroit is at No. 21 and has shown a big improvement over last season, being the worst team of the league in 2008.

Seattle has dropped to No. 22 and will slide further if things don't start improving.

Miami is at No. 23 after a very bad collapse against the Saints. The Fins actually had me drinking the Kool-Aid after that first half, but you have to play four quarters, not two.

Buffalo is at No. 24 and can only beat bad teams.

Carolina is at No. 25, because the Panthers constantly lose to bad teams.

Washington is at No. 26 because they just suck.

Tennessee is at No. 27, but, although winless, is probably better than a lot of teams ahead of it in these rankings.

The Raiders are at No. 28 , but will probably not rise much higher this season. When do they just bench that quarterback and do something?

Kansas City is at No. 29 because the Chiefs lost to the Raiders.

Cleveland is at No. 30 and might win one more game this season.

Tampa Bay looks better than the Rams so the Bucs are not in the cellar at No. 31.

Then we have the Rams, the worst team in professional football.

Have a great week , and I hope your team improves, unless your a Saints fan, since New Orleans is numero uno at the moment.

Thomas [NFL Mikee] Moreland