Power rankings: Week Seven
The News' Mark Gaughan ranks the NFL top to bottom.
(Last week's ranking in parentheses)
1 New Orleans Saints. Average 38.4 points per game. (3)
2 Indianapolis Colts. Bobzilla Sanders is back. (2)
3 Minnesota Vikings. 6-0 for first time since "03. (4)
4 Denver Broncos. "D' was 29th last year. Now it's No. 2. (7)
5 New York Giants. Still having Drew Brees nightmares. (1)
6 New England Patriots. The big game in England today is ManU at Liverpool. (6)
7 Atlanta Falcons. No sacks allowed last four games. (9)
8 Pittsburgh Steelers. Lucky break. Winfield may sit out today. (10)
9 Baltimore Ravens. Seven of last 10 are tough games. (13)
10 Green Bay Packers. Tell me, who is worthy of No. 10 rating? (20)
11 Chicago Bears. Toss a coin among Nos. 10-19. (14)
12 Philadelphia Eagles. Why you don't bet NFL. Raiders defeat Eagles. (5)
13 Cincinnati Bengals. Benson has 813 yards in last seven games. (8)
14 Houston Texans. Houston covers more area than the state of Maryland. (21)
15 Miami Dolphins. Lucky for Bills Fish passed on Brees in '06. (12)
16 Arizona Cardinals. Cards have disdain for offensive balance. (18)
17 San Francisco 49ers. Nate Clements has 30 career INTs. (16)
18 Dallas Cowboys. Austin replaces Crayton at WR. (17)
19 San Diego Chargers. Ron Burgundy said S.D. founded by Germans. (15)
20 New York Jets. Loss of Kris Jenkins a killer. (11)
21 Seattle Seahawks. Rated the most literate city in U.S. (19)
22 Jacksonville Jaguars. Gold stars to fantasy players who took Mike Sims-Walker. (22)
23 Carolina Panthers. Steve Smith due for a TD. (23)
24 Cleveland Browns. Browns have 16 drops last two games. (27)
25 Buffalo Bills. T.O. also due for a TD. (28)
26 Oakland Raiders. No. 32 on offense. (30)
27 Kansas City Chiefs. Jerrel Wilson may have been better than Ray Guy. (31)
28 Washington Redskins. Bucky Harris was Senators' all-time manager. (24)
29 Detroit Lions. If Wayne Fontes is your winningest coach, your team is sad. (26)
30 Tennessee Titans. Jeff Fisher is 128-108. Not too shabby. (25)
31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Liverpool fans angrier than Bills fans. (29)
32 St. Louis Rams. Sixteen straight losses. (32)
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