MY NFL Team Power Rankings
(Week Three)
Here’s this week’s look at my top 10; not a lot of changes from a week ago. The Falcons creep into the top 10 at number eight with an impressive road win over the Saints. Sure they beat the Saints, but let’s not forget Hartley’s missed field goal that should have ended the game. Nonetheless, the Falcons scoot and the Saints drop. The Packers also fell on Monday night to what is starting to look like a strong Bears team. With Da Bears, the Steelers and Chiefs also remained undefeated with impressive wins last weekend. The Colts and Saints do not look quite as dominant as they did a year ago, but then again when we look at our top 10 here, everything really isn’t quite what is appears.
Here’s how they rank;
Top 10
1. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0): Without Big Ben, the Steelers look like they just might be cut above the rest. A bruising ground game and punishing defense, sounds like the familiar ingredients to a championship recipe.
2. Chicago Bears (3-0): The Bears made huge strides on Monday night with a big home win over their divisional rivals, but this season still has a long way to go. Let’s not start hanging any championship banners, they still have to travel to Minnesota and Lambeau.
3. Green Bay Packers (2-1): The Packers did everything to give Monday night’s matchup away except hand the game over on a silver platter. Regardless of how much talent Green bay has, they will never overcome two turnovers, 18 penalties, and surrendering a punt return for six.
4. New Orleans Saints (2-1): The Saints have been walking the tight wire all season, averaging just 21 points per game and forcing a mere five turnovers in three games. Last season the Saints averaged over 30 points per game and recorded 39 takeaways; not quite the same as a year ago.
5. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0): It’s hard to just on this band wagon just yet, with two wins over the Browns (0-3) and the sinking Niners (0-3) that’s not saying a lot. They do have their season opening Monday win over the Chargers, but San Diego is not looking like much right now either. We’ll have to wait and see how the Chiefs do when they hit the road.
6. Indianapolis Colts (2-1): The Colts have officially rebounded from their week one embarrassing 34-24 loss to the Texans, with back-to-back strong performances for victory. In their last two wins, Manning and company have outscored their opponents 65-27.
7. New York Jets (2-1): The Jets have now got their ships flying straight with another strong division win this past Sunday. Led by the Sanchise, the Jets handled the Dolphins last Sunday night and looked strong in doing so; a huge improvement from week one.
8.Atlanta Falcons (2-1): The Falcons and their quarterback Matt Ryan just keep showing everyone why they are a team to reckon with. Their only loss this season came on the road and at the hands of the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers and they only mustered three field goals in that game. Since week one, they have scored 68 points, including eight touchdowns.
9. Miami Dolphins (2-1): Despite the loss at the hands of the Jets, Tony Sparano has his troops playing and acting like winners. They look strong on both sides of the ball and they will continue to get better as the season progresses. The AFC East is far from being decided.
10. Houston Texans (2-1): The Texans suffered a tough loss last week to a winless Cowboys team, but a team that was much better than their 0-2 record. The loss exposed a few chinks in the Texans armor; a poor pass defense (ranked last in the league), no pass rush, and poor pass protection (11 sacks allowed this season).
The Rest of the league
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1)
• New England Patriots (2-1)
• Cincinnati Bengals (2-1)
• Baltimore Ravens (2-1)
• Philadelphia Eagles (2-1)
• Tennessee Titans (2-1)
• Minnesota Vikings (1-2)
• Dallas Cowboys (1-2)
• Seattle Seahawks (2-1)
• Arizona Cardinals (2-1)
• San Diego Chargers (1-2)
• Washington Redskins (1-2)
• Jacksonville Jaguars (1-2)
• Denver Broncos (1-2)
• Oakland Raiders (1-2)
• New York Giants (1-2)
• St. Louis Rams (1-2)
• San Francisco 49ers (0-3)
• Carolina Panthers (0-3)
• Detroit Lions (0-3)
• Cleveland Browns (0-3)
• Buffalo Bills (0-3)
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