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The Ultimate Source for your Ph.D. in Pigskin |
| 2008
Week Three Power Rankings Well, another interesting week in the National Football League. Because of that, there is once again a lot of movement in the ol' power rankings. Of course, some things stay the same: Dallas is the best team in football, the Rams are absolutely repulsive, and Denver is the best "young" team in the league. Other than that, everything's different. Good luck figuring it all out. |
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Dallas (3-0) | With the hated Redskins coming to town, the 'Boys are firing on all cylinders. | |
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Philadelphia (2-1) | With a gimpy Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook, I'm amazed they beat Pittsburgh. | |
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Pittsburgh (2-1) | With a gimpy Ben Roethlisberger and Willie Parker, I'm amazed they almost beat Philly. | |
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New York Giants (3-0) | They would have been above Pittsburgh had they not looked so average against the Bengals. | |
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Denver (3-0) | Upon deep reflection....or just thinking about it for a little bit, Brandon Marshall might be the best wide receiver in football right now. | |
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Tennessee (3-0) | It may be an unpopular opinion, but the Titans are definitely better with Kerry Collins. He simply doesn't make the mistakes Vince Young does. | |
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San Diego (1-2) | The way Darren Sproles is playing, they just might not miss Michael Turner after all. | |
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New England (2-1) | Everyone's entitled to a bad day. Unfortunately, there's came against one of the worst in professional football. | |
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Buffalo (3-0) | Trent Edwards, Marshawn Lynch, Lee Evans - if they were a stock, I'd buy as much as possible while they're on the ground floor. | |
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Washington (2-1) | They could fall rather quick if Jason Taylor misses significant time. | |
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Jacksonville (1-2) | Now that's more like the Jaguar team I thought I'd see - 236 rushing yards averaging 4.9 a carry. | |
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Green Bay (2-1) | You don't fall too far when you lose to the best team in football. They better figure out how to fix that running game, though - and quick. | |
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Indianapolis (1-2) | As long as Peyton Manning was playing, I never thought I'd see the day the Colts would only score 49 points in a three game stretch. | |
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Carolina (2-1) | With their next two games against the Falcons and Chiefs at home, I don't expect them to be this low for long. | |
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Arizona (2-1) | I can almost guarantee that this team will lose every game in which it doesn't score at least 20 points. | |
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Tampa Bay (2-1) | Just when I think Brian Griese's career is over, he comes up with a game like he played in Chicago. | |
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Minnesota (1-2) | If their defense continues to play like that, holding a good Carolina offense to 205 yards, they'll win a lot of games. | |
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Baltimore (2-0) | They've won two games and we still don't really know how good this team is. We'll find out this weekend in Pittsburgh. | |
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New Orleans (1-2) | This team's success will depend on the health of Drew Brees and his arm. And as we saw in Denver, even that won't work sometimes. | |
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Chicago (1-2) | They've lost two heartbreakers in a row and they're games they'll need while chasing the Packers and Vikings. | |
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San Francisco (2-1) | Frank Gore really is one of the more underrated players in this league. | |
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Atlanta (2-1) | Sure, the two teams they've beaten are really bad, but they did it convincingly and that will do wonders for Matt Ryans' confidence. | |
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New York Jets (1-2) | Brett Favre is looking a lot more like the 2006 version than that of 2007. | |
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Houston (0-2) | I don't know how much of that performance was due to the distraction of Hurricane Ike, but that's two stinkers in a row. | |
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Oakland (1-2) | They may not stay up here for long, but they deserved a raise after a valiant effort in Buffalo. | |
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Seattle (1-2) | Beating up on the Rams is hardly a reason to celebrate....or move up significantly in the power rankings. | |
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Cleveland (0-3) | There is no doubt in my mind that they are by far the most disappointing team of the young season. | |
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Miami (1-2) | That was one of the more innovative game plans that I've seen in the NFL in a while. However, I don't think Ronnie Brown can play quarterback all year. | |
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Cincinnati (0-3) | They put together a great effort against the champs, but I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the first two games. | |
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Detroit (0-3) | Even though I didn't care for the job Matt Millen had done either Lions' fans, I still think the players and coaches should shoulder most of the blame. | |
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Kansas City (0-3) | As young as they are, the Chiefs may be down here for a couple of years....or at least until they get a real quarterback. | |
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St. Louis (0-3) | Something tells me Trent Green won't really make a difference. |
