This week’s power rankings stay pretty stable at the top, with only Baltimore dropping a little bit, which is what happens when you get lucky to beat Buffalo at home and get torched by the Bills passing game.  There’s more movement at the bottom, where Denver got blasted by Oakland, and Dallas finds out just how overrated Tony Romo was.

  1. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-1). We have a scrum near the top of the rankings, but I did not see indisputable visual evidence that any team surpassed them this week.
  2. New York Jets (5-1). The Jets have been out of the spotlight too long, I forgot they existed.
  3. New England Patriots (5-1). Be thankful that Kris Brown is the worst late-game kicker in league history.
  4. Tennessee Titans (5-2). Your 2010 NFC East Champion Titans.
  5. Indianapolis Colts (5-2). The Colts just inquired if I was available to play receiver with Clark out for the year and Collie injured. Go ahead and book me for 1,000 yards.
  6. New York Giants (5-2). I’ve had them as the best team in the NFC for a few weeks now, and no reason to change after winning in Dallas despite numerous turnovers.
  7. Baltimore Ravens (5-2). When you get lucky against Buffalo, you fall.
  8. Atlanta Falcons (5-2). This team has a path to the #1 seed with their remaining schedule, but needs to shore up the pass defense.
  9. Kansas City Chiefs (4-2). So can I get you to board the KC wins the West train yet?  I’m calling for the division to be over before the Week 17 games with Chiefs’ easy schedule and dominant running game.
  10. Green Bay Packers (4-3). Aaron Rodgers simply can’t win games decided by 3 points or less, so it was good that the Packers had a 4 point lead.
  11. Philadelphia Eagles (4-3). Some weeks, this team looks like one of the best, and others, they disappear.  Mike Vick is due back in next game.
  12. Houston Texans (4-2). It’s early, but Texans really need a Colts sweep for tiebreakers as they battle for playoffs; AFC chase for wildcards will be tight.
  13. Washington Redskins (4-3). Now people will mistakenly think DeAngelo Hall is a good cornerback and elect him to a pro bowl.
  14. Seattle Seahawks (4-2). Mike Williams has had a career path like no other, but seems to have found a home with his old college coach.
  15. New Orleans Saints (4-3). I’m waiting for Tony Dungy to call out Drew Brees, because for the first time in the history of the sport, a quarterback not named Romo had a bad game with turnovers.
  16. Miami Dolphins (3-3). Gene Steratore will be sleeping with the fishes.
  17. San Diego Chargers (2-5). I think we need to have a game where we try to come up with the way the Chargers will lose, and if no one gets it right that week, everyone has to drink.  I bet no one would have had the “backwards lateral fumble no one picks up + fumble when receiver is not touched and just leaves the ball + Kris Brown missed field goal at end” trifecta.
  18. Minnesota Vikings (2-4). Brett, Brett, Brett passed to Moss; Brett, Brett, Brett passed to Percy;  No, Brett, No, Don’t Pass to That!
  19. Chicago Bears (4-3). Here’s an idea.  When you throw four interceptions to one player, even if you were targeting that player because he is overrated, just shut up.  He’s obviously still better at his job than you are at yours.
  20. Cleveland Browns (2-5). I’ve been on Team Cleveland as a value play all year, and they paid off in New Orleans.
  21. Detroit Lions (1-5). Just think what this division would look like if they had not been robbed in week one at Chicago.  They get all three teams in division at home still.
  22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2). Close game heroics again for the Bucs.
  23. Oakland Raiders (3-4). Looking forward the Chiefs-Raiders game now.
  24. St. Louis Rams (3-4). The Rams couldn’t quite finish for their first road win.
  25. Cincinnati Bengals (2-4). Some weeks, Palmer looks terrible.  And when he doesn’t, the defense looks terrible.
  26. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-4). Free Todd Bouman.
  27. Arizona Cardinals (3-3). Max Hall is going to average a concussion a game the way he plays.
  28. Dallas Cowboys (1-5). This ranking is based on the current QB situation.  Romo, overrated?  Yeah, we’ll see how that works out with a 38-year old journeyman, a bad offensive line, and no running game.
  29. Denver Broncos (2-5). Well, that didn’t quite go according to plan.
  30. San Francisco 49ers (1-6). London is not ready for Mike Singletary.
  31. Carolina Panthers (1-5). I’m sorry, but you don’t go any higher when you need David Carr to enter the game in order to win a close one at home.
  32. Buffalo Bills (0-6). Remember that thing I said about Buffalo’s pass defense? You don’t. Good. Because Fitzpatrick is actually playing well, but Bills can’t stop anyone.

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