NFL Power Rankings: Week Three
By Scott Allen
Week Three is upon us. Some teams at 2-0 are surprising, such as Kansas City and Tampa Bay. Some surprising 0-2 teams include Minnesota and Dallas. What will this week bring us?
The No Chance To Win Division:
32. Buffalo Bills (0-2) – Ryan Fitzpatrick already taking over. Bad times in Buffalope.
31. Cleveland Browns (0-2)- You lost to Kansas City, at home. Thanks for coming out Cleveland.
30. St. Louis Rams (0-2) – Sam Bradford will be special. The rest of the team, not so much.
29. Oakland Raiders (1-1) – So much for the Jason Campbell experiment
28. Carolina Panthers (0-2) – Matt Moore was awful in throwing 3 end zone INT’s against the Bucs. Enter Jimmy Clausen. Ouch.
The 2-0 We Didn’t See This Coming Division:
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) – You beat Cleveland and Carolina. Congrats. Meet the Pittsburgh Steelers.
26. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) – Nice win against the Chargers but you struggled against the Browns.
The 0-2 We Didn’t See This Coming Division:
25. Minnesota Vikings (0-2) – Sorry, it’s all about the now and the now says the defense is good. Offense pitiful.
24. Dallas Cowboys (0-2) – Wade Phillips isn’t sleeping. I am sleeping just fine knowing the ‘Chips are 0-2.
23. San Francisco 49ers (0-2) – Nice effort on Monday night. They are killing themselves with mistakes.
The Doing Just as Expected Division:
22. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) – Home opener win. Check. Week 2 road blowout loss. Check.
21. Tennessee Titans (1-1) – Seven turnovers against Pittsburgh. Even Kerry Collins couldn’t save you.
20. Denver Broncos (1-1) – R.I.P Kenny McKinley.
19. Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) – You get the feeling this offense is just waiting to breakout.
18. Seattle Seahawks (1-1) – Good win at home all lost with poor loss in Denver. Still tied for 1st place in NFC West.
17. Arizona Cardinals (1-1) – I still think they are better than this. Ugly showing in Atlanta.
16. New York Giants (1-1) – Need an autograph? No problem, Brandon Jacobs has a helmet for you he’ll sign.
15. New York Jets (1-1) – Week 2 whole lot better. Now they need consistency.
14. Detroit Lions (0-2) – Ok, so I placed them here as a “moral” ranking. Jahvid Best may be Rookie of the Year.
13. Washington Redskins (1-1) – Should be 2-0. McNabb looks in rare form.
12. New England Patriots (1-1) – As Tom Brady put it “we just sucked” (against the Jets)
The Pretenders:
11. San Diego Chargers (1-1) – Ryan Mathews had better start performing. He’s making LT missed.
10. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) – Until they get a real quarterback…..until then, how about that defense?
9. Atlanta Falcons (1-1) – Manhandled the Cardinals. Jason Snelling, welcome to the NFL.
8. Baltimore Ravens (1-1) – Tough loss in Cincy. They need Joe Flacco to get on track.
The Contenders:
7. Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) – Welcome back Michael Vick
6. Miami Dolphins (2-0) – They have a real chance to take hold of the division against the Jets this Sunday night.
The Top Five:
5. Chicago Bears (2-0) – Jay Cutler still has a lot to prove to me, but winning in Dallas was a good start.
4. Indianapolis Colts (1-1) – Much better week. The real Colts showed up this week against the Giants.
3. Houston Texans (2-0) – Very nice comeback on Sunday. Can’t dig themselves out of a second half 17 point deficit every week.
2. New Orleans Saints (2-0) – Just wait till the offense really gets going. Loss of Reggie Bush hurts a little.
1. Green Bay Packers (2-0) – I will stop short of calling them flawless, but they about as close as it gets.