{"id":16858,"date":"2009-12-15T15:23:54","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T20:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=16858"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:47","slug":"week-15-power-rankings-151209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nfl\/week-15-power-rankings-151209\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 15 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 15 Power Rankings<\/h3>\n<p><!--start_raw--><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"1143\" height=\"20\"><strong> Week 15 Power Rankings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>This Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Last Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Record<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Comment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>New Orleans<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>13&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Saints have scored at least 24 points in every game this season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Indianapolis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>13&#8211;0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">How does backup Jim\u00a0 Sorgi, who never plays, get put on injured reserve?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>San Diego<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>10&#8211;3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Just 21st in the league against the run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Minnesota<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>11&#8211;2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Pat Williams rips the media for doubting Vikes after loss to Arizona two weeks ago. How unique<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Philadelphia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>9&#8211;4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Except for the top-flight QBs and Adrian Peterson, does any player have more impact on offense than DeSean Jackson?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Green Bay<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>9&#8211;4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Who are you guys and what have you done with the Packers&#8217; defense?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Cincinnati<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>9&#8211;4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Bengals have morphed into a run-first team as Palmer&#8217;s numbers fade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Denver<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>8&#8211;5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">21 catches from Marshall couldn&#8217;t get the job done in Indianapolis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Arizona<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>8&#8211;5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Worst team in the league at covering the O\/U &#8212; 4-9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>New England<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>8&#8211;5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Expect Randy Moss and Adalius Thomas to be looking for work in a few weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Dallas<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>8&#8211;5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Please please please, more shots of Jerry Jones in the owner&#8217;s box when the Coyboys turn the ball over<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Miami<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>7&#8211;6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Wildcat appears to have been placed in cold storage for the winter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>New York Jets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>7&#8211;6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Don&#8217;t count these guys out. Up next: Atlanta is wounded, and Indy and Cincy may be resting key players<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>New York Giants<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>7&#8211;6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">How would you like to be a telemarketer with Tom Coughlin on the other end of the line?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Jacksonville<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>7&#8211;6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Too bad the Jags can&#8217;t sell out home games. They&#8217;re 7-6 with 4-9 talent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Tennessee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>6&#8211;7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Chris Johnson needs 374 yards to break Eric Dickerson&#8217;s single-season rushing record<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Baltimore<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>7&#8211;6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Powerful ground game (Rice, McGahee, McClain) will serve Ravens well down the stretch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Pittsburgh<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>6&#8211;7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Almost seems like a misprint. 6-7? Reports indicate that the locker room is very edgy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Atlanta<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>6&#8211;7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ryan injury certainly hurt, but they need to do something about the defense in the offseason<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Houston<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>6&#8211;7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Come back and talk when you can start beating decent teams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>San Francisco<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>6&#8211;7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Inability to win on the road will cost these guys a playolff spot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Washington<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>4&#8211;9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Nice-guy QB Jason Campbell looks like he&#8217;s out as team scouts Jimmy Clauseon and Colt McCoy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Chicago<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>5&#8211;8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">From Jokes.com: New penalty for speeding in Illinois, they give you Bears tickets. Second offense, you have to actually use them<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Carolina<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>5&#8211;8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Panthers bragged about shutting down Moss, but they forgot about Welker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Oakland<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>4&#8211;9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Looks like JaMarcus Russell starts for the final 3 games. Pass the Excedrin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Seattle<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>5&#8211;8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">No team is more adept at mailing in road games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>28<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Buffalo<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>5&#8211;8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Bills cagtching Patriots at New England&#8217;s weakest moment of the season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>28<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Kansas City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>3&#8211;10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Doubts about Cassel starting to surface\u2026.4 INTs last Sunday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>29<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>29<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Tampa Bay<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>1&#8211;12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Jon Gruden is not walking through that door<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Cleveland<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>2&#8211;11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Browns spend much of their planning time figujring how to get the ball in the hands of Joshua Cribbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Detroit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>2&#8211;11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Interesting to see what Calvin Johnson could do with a decent quarterback throwing to him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>St. Louis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>1&#8211;12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Guard Rich Incognito looks like the reincarnation of Conrad Dobler<\/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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