{"id":13142,"date":"2009-09-15T10:33:36","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T15:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=13142"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:45","slug":"week-2-power-rankings-150909","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nfl\/week-2-power-rankings-150909\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 2 Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2009 NFL Football Power Ratings<\/h2>\n<p>Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we&#8217;ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the <a title=\"NFL Power Rankings\" href=\"\/nfl\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NFL Power rankings<\/strong><\/a>. 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.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>NFL Power Rankings will be updated by Friday every week. Be sure to visit our home page for more articles and NFL analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Its with this knowledge that we can then deliver to you The NFL Power Rankings!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/banners.affcorner.com\/aspx\/affiliateGetImage.aspx?ID_SC=761&amp;ID_I=483\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Week 2 Power Rankings<\/h3>\n<p><!--start_raw--><\/p>\n<table border=\"2\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"15\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Last Week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Record<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"555\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Comment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Pittsburgh<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">OK, he&#8217;s tough\u2026.but can Ben Roethlisberger survive getting whacked 8-10 times a game?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>New York Giants<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">With this defense and running game, Manning doesn&#8217;t have to be good<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>New England<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Obvious that offense will have to bail out a mediocre defense every week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Indianapolis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Colts are already in control of the AFC South<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Philadelphia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">If McNabb can&#8217;t go, the Eagles had Jeff Garcia sign on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Tennessee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Kerry Collins is just good enough to not screw things up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Atlanta<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Looks like clear sailing for Falcons in a weakened NFC South<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Baltimore<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Vs. KC: 43 passes, 41 rushes\u2026.what&#8217;s going on here?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>San Diego<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Chargers will win the West; staying focused game to game is the concern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>New Orleans<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Not enough D to go deep in playoffs, but they&#8217;ll be fun to watch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>New York Jets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Safe bet that Tom Brady was studying all those blitz schemes Jets used vs. Texans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Minnesota<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Doesn&#8217;t get too dicey for Vikes and Favre until mid-October<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Dallas<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Biggest number was 0 (interceptions by Romo) vs. Bucs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Green Bay<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Good sign when you can beat a decent opponent when your offense is at 75 percent efficiency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Arizona<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Cardinals can forget about a cakewalk in the NFC West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Miami<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Could get ugly: Indy at home this coming week, then at San Diego<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Carolina<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Same team as last year&#8217;s, but there&#8217;s something missing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Houston<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Texans are in desperate need of a bye week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Washington<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Defenses will overload line of scrimmage against risk-averse Redskin offense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Seattle<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Interesting NFC West division game Sunday at San Francisco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Chicago<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">They lose to Pack; they lose Urlacher; and Pittsburgh is next<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>San Francisco<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry, Mr. Crabtree. Mr. Singletary is in a meeting and can&#8217;t take your call.&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Jacksonville<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Jags deserve credit on near-miss in Indy and are actually favored over Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Buffalo<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">One fumble away from what would have been Bills&#8217; biggest victory of the decade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Oakland<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Outplayed San Diego for 59 minutes and 42 seconds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Denver<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>1&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Josh McDaniels&#8217;s luck may be starting to change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>St. Louis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Low expectations for Rams, and they met them<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>28<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>28<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Detroit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Lions are on a pace to give up 720 points this season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>29<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>29<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Kansas City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Problems on the offensive line will take a toll every game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Cincinnati<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Probably not a good idea for unlucky Bengals to hit the casino or buy lottery tickets any time soon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Cleveland<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Mangini declined to say that Brady Quinn played QB against the Vikings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"75\" height=\"12\" align=\"center\"><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"73\" align=\"center\"><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>Tampa Bay<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" align=\"center\"><strong>0&#8211;1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"555\">Hard to see how the Bucs move up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--end_raw--><\/p>\n<h3>Grab yourself a 100% FREE PLAY bonus today at BetPhoenix.com Sportsbook! 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