Our second to the last Power Rankings has the Arizona Cardinals remaining on top
While the rest of the four teams all shifted, the Arizona Cardinals remain at the top of our Power Rankings for a number of reasons. The biggest of which is there just isn’t any quit in this team. Looking at games against the Vikings, the Ravens and the Packers this past Saturday, no matter how the team wins, it finds a way to put themselves in a position to really lace up the shoes and pull out a win.
The rest of the rankings has great teams, all one and two seeds, that could all win this weekend and win the Super Bowl. It may not come down to how great you are, but which great team makes a small mistake. At this point in the season, that’s what we’re playing with, who makes the mistake first, and does the other team capitalize on it.
The Playoff see Heisman Candidates, Winners, first overall picks, college champions, veterans, rookies, and everything in between. This is going to be a great weekend of football, one can only hope for the best Super Bowl possible, and from an entirely biased standpoint, the Cardinals have all the weapons and tools to do so.
Denver Broncos. 4. team. 45. The Broncos come in to yet another game against the Patriots with it all on the line. Peyton Manning was great against the Steelers but not awesome. The defense, and a forced fumble, kept them in that game, and gave them the keys to the car. If that fumble didn’t happen could the Denver offense come back from two scores? Ehhhhh.. (13-4). Previous: 2nd
3. team. 87. The Panthers destroyed the Seahawks in the first three minutes of the game, but something happened in the second half, something that has happened in a few games this season for this team, they let the opposition get back into it. Granted Seattle never got closer than a score at the end, but they came back from 31-0 and simply ran out of time, with another six or seven minutes it could have been another team on top. Carolina needs to have a second half fire if it hopes to tangle a team that traditionally starts slow and then turns it on after half time (or in overtime). (16-1). Previous: 4th. Carolina Panthers
New England Patriots. 2. team. 47. The Patriots look like themselves after a bye and getting some guys back to being healthy, and that can only mean bad things for just about everyone else in the league, especially the Broncos. Tom Brady is the quarterback we all know and (maybe love) but Gronkowski is just ridiculous, the Denver defense will have its hands full all day next Sunday.. (13-4). Previous: 3rd
32. Bias? Maybe a little, but a team that can keep it together, through everything they’ve been through this season, every game they’ve nearly won, and every game they HAVE won in such ridiculous fashions, they have what it takes to win it all, can they do it? That’s the ultimate question.. (14-3). Previous: 1st. Arizona Cardinals. 1. team