Patriots Number 2 in ESPN'S NFL Power Rankings Week 1

by Mike-Dub on Sep 8, 2009 9:12 PM EDT

2009 NFL Power Rankings: Week 1Week: SelectPre1 ESPN.com The 2009 NFL season does not kick off officially until Thursday, but we've already got a rising team -- that is, according to the latest poll of our experts. If the Seattle Seahawks continue to skyrocket the ESPN.com NFL Power Rankings at the rate they've been climbing this year, expect them to be our No. 1 team by, say, Week 3. The Seahawks, 4-12 during an injury-riddled 2008 campaign, are No. 15 in the Week 1 edition of our rankings. So what, you say? In May, the Seahawks ranked 22nd. In our Training Camp edition published in July, the birds in blue were 18th. They finished last season ranked 28th. Instead of 12 experts weighing in weekly, we have four who will cast their votes. See the glossary below for details. The first four spots remain unchanged from our Training Camp edition. The San Diego Chargers and Indianapolis Colts flip-flopped the Nos. 5-6 spots.

Wow I actually tend to agree with ESPN on the Pats spot in their Week 1 Power Rankings... If Tom didn't get hurt last year as we all know the Pats would be 1 and NOT THE STEELERS!

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What's up Mike

I just joined Pats Pulp It. Wee. >_>

Yeah, we won 11 games last year without Brady. That may say something more about our schedule, but the bottom line is we did very well towards the end of the regular season, and we could’ve done some significant damage to some teams if we made the playoffs.

If our D is has good as it was last year, we’re still a SB contender. I’m ready!

by Tai on Sep 11, 2009 5:14 PM EDT reply actions