2009 NFL Football Power Ratings
Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the NFL Power Rankings have changed.
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Week 16 Power Rankings
| Week 16 Power Rankings | ||||
| This Week | Last Week | Record | Comment | |
| 1 | 2 | Indianapolis | 14–0 | Like catnip, possible perfect season keeps Colts from resting Manning |
| 2 | 1 | New Orleans | 13–1 | Anyone start to feel a second wind? Me neither |
| 3 | 5 | Philadelphia | 10–4 | Peaking at the perfect time as they try to wrest playoff bye from Vikings |
| 4 | 3 | San Diego | 11–3 | Four straight division titles, but the rest of the AFC West always seems to be rebuilding |
| 5 | 11 | Dallas | 9–5 | Boys are 3rd in yards gained in NFL but only 12th in points scored |
| 6 | 4 | Minnesota | 11–3 | Will coach Favre also be making the defensive calls? |
| 7 | 9 | Arizona | 9–5 | Bettors beware. Cards mailed in games at end of last season |
| 8 | 6 | Green Bay | 9–5 | Nice late-season run, but Pack make too many mistakes to go deep in playoffs |
| 9 | 7 | Cincinnati | 9–5 | Bengals fans can calm down. Chiefs come to town on Sunday |
| 10 | 10 | New England | 9–5 | Brady is just not right, but Maroney and the running game are helping to compensate |
| 11 | 14 | New York Giants | 8–6 | Gave up an average of 34 points a game in their 6 losses |
| 12 | 8 | Denver | 8–6 | Just 1-6 in the last seven games |
| 13 | 17 | Baltimore | 8–6 | Best offensive team AND best defensive team in AFC North |
| 14 | 16 | Tennessee | 7–7 | Best AFC team that won’t make the playoffs |
| 15 | 18 | Pittsburgh | 7–7 | Wonder if Hines Ward is still questioning Roethlisberger’s toughness? |
| 16 | 15 | Jacksonville | 7–7 | .500 in a rebuilding year speaks to Del Rio’s coaching ability, but Jags could have made history if they held on against Indy |
| 17 | 19 | Atlanta | 7–7 | Falcons need impact players on defense to become a better road team in 2010 |
| 18 | 12 | Miami | 7–7 | Sparano predicts a 9-7 finish. That probably won’t be enough for a playoff spot |
| 19 | 13 | New York Jets | 7–7 | Jets just haven’t taken care of business at home (3-4) |
| 20 | 20 | Houston | 7–7 | Schaub can throw for 500 yards a game, but Texans won’t play meaningful games until they can man up and win in the AFC South |
| 21 | 25 | Oakland | 5–9 | Wins over Denver, Philly and Pittsburgh? Strange season for a strange team |
| 22 | 21 | San Francisco | 6–8 | Niner fans will spend the winter and spring wondering why the team abandoned its running game |
| 23 | 24 | Carolina | 6–8 | So the answer at quarterback was carrying a clipboard and wearing a baseball cap for the first 3 months of the season? |
| 24 | 23 | Chicago | 5–9 | Bears and their fans have seen enough. Season can’t end too soon |
| 25 | 26 | Seattle | 5–9 | Back to the drawing board. |
| 26 | 27 | Buffalo | 5–9 | There are building blocks on defense, but the offense is a mess |
| 27 | 22 | Washington | 4–10 | Say good-bye to good guy coach Jim Zorn |
| 28 | 29 | Tampa Bay | 2–12 | Nice road win on the West Coast, but it probably won’t save Raheem Morris’s job |
| 29 | 30 | Cleveland | 3–11 | Exactly where has Jerome Harrison been hiding all season? |
| 30 | 28 | Kansas City | 3–11 | Dorsey is not the defensive anchor they thought he’d be |
| 31 | 31 | Detroit | 2–12 | Think Lions fans will be happy when this decade ends? |
| 32 | 32 | St. Louis | 1–13 | Ouch. Rams have lost 12 straight at home and 23 of their last 24 in St. Louis |
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Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.
One reply on “NFL Week 16 Power Rankings”
My two preseason Super Bowl picks; Philadelphia and San Diego continue to rise up the charts with a bullet. Do not be surprised to see the Eagles land the #2 spot in the NFC to set up a possible rematch against New Orleans for the title.