Wooo Boy! What a week in the NFL. There were a lot of hard decision to be made in this week’s power rankings — how good is Atlanta? Is Green Bay the third best team in the NFC? Can you make a case for New England as still the top team in the AFC? I’m hoping this week’s games start separating the wheat from the chaff.
| Rank (Pv) | Team | Record | Comment |
| 1 (2) |  |
8-1 | No let up after two big games but does this team have a Super Bowl in them? |
| 2 (2) |  |
8-1 | Still the team to beat in the AFC. Pittsburgh’s got all the momentum but New England’s experience comes through in playoffs. |
| 3 (3) |  |
8-1 | What’s the big deal about TO’s intro skit? Dennis Franz’s naked ass on NYPD Blue is ok but an implied naked Nicollete Sheridan is risque? FCC, please. |
| 4 (4) |  |
6-3 | A huge blowout win solidifies Indy as a dangerous team come playoff time. I’m looking for NE-Indy in the AFC Championship game. |
| 5 (8) |  |
7-2 | Week 10 and they almost have the division sewn up. They should cakewalk into the playoffs. |
| 6 (6) |  |
6-3 | If it comes down to Denver vs Marty for the division title, history tells us that the Chargers have no chance. |
| 7 (7) |  |
6-3 | Everybody who thought this team would contend this year, please raise your hand. |
| 8 (10) |  |
6-3 | Strong win in the Meadowlands means they feel much better about their wildcard chances. I don’t think this team has what it takes (ahem…Boller) to win their division. |
| 9 (5) |  |
6-3 | I know I said Quincy Carter stinks but what happened last week is on Herm Edwards and his game management. |
| 10 (15) |  |
5-4 | Gift call from the refs but GB completes their rise from the ashes to the top of the North. |
| 11 (9) |  |
5-4 | Slip sliding away, slip sliding away / You know the nearer the playoffs / The more you’re slip sliding away. |
| 12 (12) |  |
6-3 | Look, I’m sorry. I know they have a better record than GB and Minny but I’m just not convinced. |
| 13 (16) |  |
5-4 | How does a team that got beat by Miami (the absolute worst team in the league) end up at the top of the NFC West? |
| 14 (11) |  |
5-4 | Remember after the third game of the year, everyone was saying how great the Seattle Defense was? Yeah, I was wrong too. |
| 15 (25) |  |
4-5 | The Bears at one point were at the bottom of the rankings. Now, they have an outside shot of making the playoffs. |
| 16 (26) |  |
4-5 | The question is whether we’ve ranked Chicago and Arizona too high for beating the Giants. I guess the real question is whether the Giants fast start was a fluke. |
| 17 (13) |  |
5-4 | On any given Sunday… the Giants can stink up the joint. Matter of days before the grumbling about Coughlin starts up again. |
| 18 (18) |  |
4-5 | Winning two in a row is nice. But everyone beats the Daniel Snyders. |
| 19 (14) |  |
4-5 | After a promising mid point, they manage to drop two in a row to very good teams. They’re not ready to play with the big boys. |
| 20 (28) |  |
4-5 | There’s so much talent on this team and they can’t piece together any kind of win streak. |
| 21 (17) |  |
4-5 | (whisper) “bust”. (whisper) “bust”. (stage whisper) “bust”. Guess who they’re talking about. |
| 22 (19) |  |
3-6 | Are we going to have this Kelly Holcombe debate again? I thought Browns figured out last year that he wasn’t the answer. |
| 23 (20) |  |
3-6 | I know it’s overused but this was a must win game to have any shot at the division and they didn’t get it done. |
| 24 (21) |  |
3-6 | Drew Bledsoe deserves better. They’re going to replace him with Losman in the next 5 minutes. |
| 25 (22) |  |
3-6 | Maybe going around in circles was where Gibbs’ heart really was. We’ll give him more time but it looks like another Daniel Snyder hiring special. |
| 26 (23) |  |
3-6 | You think maybe addressing the defense in the offseason might be a good idea? |
| 27 (27) |  |
3-6 | What happened to the thinking of “Gannon going down was a blessing in disguise”? |
| 28 (27) |  |
3-6 | You get the feeling that Parcells is just going to give up one of these days? He’s very close to pulling a Dick Vermeil in his post game press conferences. |
| 29 (29) |  |
3-6 | Talk about not living up to expectations. I’d be suicidal as a Titans fan right now. |
| 30 (30) |  |
2-7 | “At least we’re not the Niners!” |
| 31 (31) |  |
1-8 | I was listening to the SF post game show and the commentator said Tim Rattay is a very good QB. What game did he watch? |
| 32 (32) |  |
1-8 | I love all the speculation about the next coach. Why would Spurrier want to jump onto this sinking ship? Wasn’t the Washington experience humbling enough? |