{"id":15036,"date":"2009-10-27T17:26:52","date_gmt":"2009-10-27T22:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=15036"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:46","slug":"week-8-power-rankings-271009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nfl\/week-8-power-rankings-271009\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 8 Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

2009 NFL Football Power Ratings<\/h2>\n

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<\/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.<\/p>\n

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

Its with this knowledge that we can then deliver to you The NFL Power Rankings!<\/p>\n

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Week 8 Power Rankings<\/h3>\n

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Week 8 Power Rankings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This Week<\/strong><\/td>\nLast Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nRecord<\/strong><\/td>\nComment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Orleans<\/strong><\/td>\n6–0<\/strong><\/td>\nDarren Sharper has made an immense difference in the secondary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\nIndianapolis<\/strong><\/td>\n6–0<\/strong><\/td>\nQuietly and unobtrusively, Jim Caldwell is pushing all the right buttons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\nDenver<\/strong><\/td>\n6–0<\/strong><\/td>\nKey to season is dominance in second halves of games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\nMinnesota<\/strong><\/td>\n5–1<\/strong><\/td>\nYou knew he was 40 when you signed him, Brad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\nNew England<\/strong><\/td>\n5–2<\/strong><\/td>\nAll the way to London for\u00a0that<\/em>?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\nPittsburgh<\/strong><\/td>\n5–2<\/strong><\/td>\nLooks like it’s about over for Willie Parker.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Giants<\/strong><\/td>\n5–2<\/strong><\/td>\nEli Manning: Three interceptions vs. Saints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\nCincinnati<\/strong><\/td>\n5–2<\/strong><\/td>\nOffensive line helping Cedric Benson emerge as elite runner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\nAtlanta<\/strong><\/td>\n4–2<\/strong><\/td>\nFalcons defense starting to give up big plays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\nGreen Bay<\/strong><\/td>\n4–2<\/strong><\/td>\nA writer in Green Bay is urging fans to cheer, not boo, Favre. Like that’s gonna happen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Jets<\/strong><\/td>\n4–3<\/strong><\/td>\nJets can deliver knockout punch with win over Dolphins and make the AFC East a 2-horse race<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\nPhiladelphia<\/strong><\/td>\n4–2<\/strong><\/td>\nMaybe there are big plans for Michael Vick, but so far he’s been a non-factor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\nDallas<\/strong><\/td>\n4–2<\/strong><\/td>\nFinally a good win against a good opponent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong><\/td>\n17<\/strong><\/td>\nArizona<\/strong><\/td>\n4–2<\/strong><\/td>\nCardinals eliminated lots of doubts with that win over Giants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/strong><\/td>\nHouston<\/strong><\/td>\n4–3<\/strong><\/td>\nDivision is out of reach, but Texan fans need to start sizing up wild card competition (Jets, Chargers, Bengals)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\nChicago<\/strong><\/td>\n3–3<\/strong><\/td>\nBears fans are hoping and praying that Cutler is not the new Delhomme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\nBaltimore<\/strong><\/td>\n3–3<\/strong><\/td>\nRavens have to start figuring out a way to win close games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Diego<\/strong><\/td>\n3–3<\/strong><\/td>\nSecond verse, same as the first — just like last season, Chargers started slow and have to play catchup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Francisco<\/strong><\/td>\n3–3<\/strong><\/td>\nMaybe these guys aren’t as good as we figured<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\nMiami<\/strong><\/td>\n2–4<\/strong><\/td>\nDid anyone get the plate number on that truck that hit the Dolphins on Sunday?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/strong><\/td>\nJacksonville<\/strong><\/td>\n3–3<\/strong><\/td>\nJ-Ville is fish-dead last in the league in sacks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/td>\nSeattle<\/strong><\/td>\n2–4<\/strong><\/td>\nAmid the gloom, Hasselbeck is telling anyone who’ll listen that the season isn’t over<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/strong><\/td>\nBuffalo<\/strong><\/td>\n3–4<\/strong><\/td>\nCapable of losing to anyone but can’t beat good team\u2026not enough talent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\nCarolina<\/strong><\/td>\n2–4<\/strong><\/td>\nFox sticks with Delhomme, who leads the NFL in interceptions thrown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/strong><\/td>\n25<\/strong><\/td>\nOakland<\/strong><\/td>\n2–5<\/strong><\/td>\nRussell can’t understand why he got benched? Then he’s the only one in the country who can’t figure it out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/strong><\/td>\nKansas City<\/strong><\/td>\n1–6<\/strong><\/td>\nBye week comes at a good time\u2026lick some wounds and focus on winning a few games after the break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nWashington<\/strong><\/td>\n2–5<\/strong><\/td>\nDefeats pile up like cordwood for one of the league’s richest but poorly-run franchises<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/strong><\/td>\n28<\/strong><\/td>\nDetroit<\/strong><\/td>\n1–5<\/strong><\/td>\nWill Stafford play? Lions aren’t saying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/strong><\/td>\nCleveland<\/strong><\/td>\n1–6<\/strong><\/td>\nMangini says he’ll stick with Anderson at QB? Is that your final answer?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/strong><\/td>\nTennessee<\/strong><\/td>\n0–6<\/strong><\/td>\nTitans owner Bud Adams says he wants Vince Young to start at QB. If I was the coach, that would be good enough for me<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/strong><\/td>\n31<\/strong><\/td>\nSt. Louis<\/strong><\/td>\n0–7<\/strong><\/td>\nNo wins and lots of injuries — not exactly playing out the way new coach Steve Spagnuolo had it scripted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/strong><\/td>\n32<\/strong><\/td>\nTampa Bay<\/strong><\/td>\n0–7<\/strong><\/td>\nIf nothing else, these guys play hard. Unfortunately the NFL does not award style points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\nLawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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