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Week 6 is in the books and the Patriots managed to pull off a win in the Razor. Other teams managed great wins and some others pulled off spectacular losses. Here's this week's rankings!
Biggest Faller: Kansas City Chiefs - They were screwed out of a win against Houston due to a terrible referee call, causing them to drop 9 spots in the rankings. They're still #1 in the AFC West.
Mentions: Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Spanked by a division rival, the Bucs are playing the level of football closer to their actual talent level. They dropped 8 spots.
Biggest Riser: New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles - All teams rose 7 spots after pulling off great wins. Saints won in a blow out, the Dolphins beat a playoff team and the Eagles romped over another playoff caliber team.
Mentions: Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks - The Titans blew out a division rival and the Seahawks beat a top NFC team in order to rise 5 spots in the rankings.
Carolina Panthers | (21.60) |
Buffalo Bills | (19.80) |
San Francisco 49ers | (0.97) |
Cleveland Browns | 20.53 |
Detroit Lions | 22.70 |
Dallas Cowboys | 23.20 |
Denver Broncos | 30.63 |
Oakland Raiders | 33.13 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 39.60 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 40.50 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 43.80 |
Minnesota Vikings | 49.80 |
See the rest of the rankings after the jump!
"Mediocre Middle" Tier
Arizona Cardinals | 50.00 |
St. Louis Rams | 53.33 |
San Diego Chargers | 53.47 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 73.20 |
Washington Redskins | 74.00 |
Houston Texans | 74.37 |
Green Bay Packers | 74.50 |
"Missing a Piece or Two" Tier
Miami Dolphins | 75.40 |
Seattle Seahawks | 80.20 |
New York Giants | 84.37 |
Baltimore Ravens | 89.53 |
Chicago Bears | 94.20 |
New Orleans Saints | 95.37 |
Atlanta Falcons | 96.53 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 97.20 |
Indianapolis Colts | 98.03 |
"Playoff Competitor" Tier
Tennessee Titans | 107.37 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 110.80 |
New England Patriots | 122.60 |
New York Jets | 122.97 |
There they are.
These are from the statistics. Keep in mind that each team in each respective tier are basically equal on neutral field and teams in higher tiers should beat lower tiered teams on neutral ground.
That said, if I had to switch some rankings, here's what I would do:
All teams from the Ravens up (so the Ravens, Bears, Saints, Falcons, Eagles and Colts) are playoff competitors. They just don't meet the 100 point total requirement for that tier. They're also all two loss teams, which drops them from the Steelers/Patriots/Jets trio in the point rankings.
I would drop the Titans down a tier because they've beaten up on bad teams and have lost to good teams. They're also a two loss team, but they've pounded on weak teams. However, they have potential due to their fantastic pass rush and their potentially potent offense. They're still second fiddle to the Colts.
My Quick and Dirty Rankings
32. Bills
31. Panthers
30. 49ers
29. Browns
28. Raiders
27. Lions
26. Cowboys
25. Bengals
24. Jaguars
23. Buccaneers
22. Cardinals
21. Vikings
20. Rams
19. Chargers
18. Seahawks
17. Broncos
16. Chiefs
15. Packers
14. Redskins
13. Texans
12. Dolphins
11. Titans
10. Giants
9. Bears
8. Saints
7. Falcons
6. Eagles
5. Colts
4. Steelers
3. Ravens
2. Patriots
1. Jets
There it is!