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Power Rankings (week 9)

October 29, 2014 by Steel Haven


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1. 1. Denver Broncos 6-1 Regular season dominance no surprise, anything short of a Lombardi Trophy a major disappointment.
2. 4. Arizona Cardinals 6-1 Off to their best start since '74. Palmer threw TD passes of 80 and 75 yards to put a stake in the heart of the Eagles.
3. 7. New England Patriots 6-2 Gronkowski is back.
4. 3. Philadelphia Eagles 5-2 Couldn't overcome red zone turnovers in Arizona.
5. 2. Dallas Cowboys 6-2 Praying Romo's back is OK.
6. 10. Detriot Lions 6-2 Tate continues to dominate with Megatron sidelined.
7. 12. Seattle Seahawks 4-3 Did they right the ship in Charlotte? Defense certainly played better.
8. 13. Cincinnati Bengals 4-2-1 Saved by a questionable offensive pass interference penalty on Smith Sr. during what would have been an 80 yard TD pass with under a minute remaining.
9. 5. Indianapolis Colts 5-3 Vinatieri is the first kicker with 200 or more FGs with 2 different franchises.
10. 6. Green Bay Packers 5-3 Lacy's career best 182 yards from scrimmage was not enough in the Big Easy.
11. 11. San Francisco 49ers 4-3 Should be interesting to see how they perform the rest of the way with all the rumors swirling around Harbaugh.
12. 8. San Diego Chargers 5-3 Gates passed Bambi as the franchise's all-time leader in receiving yards.
13. 9. Baltimore Ravens 5-3 Swept by the Bengals.
14. 14. Kansas City Chiefs 4-3 Charles has combined for 25 rushing and receiving TDs in 2013/14, the most in the league.
15. 15. Pittsburgh Steelers 5-3 Roethlisberger is the first QB in franchise history to throw 6 TD passes in a game, the first in league history with a pair of 500 yard passing games in his career. He joins Brady, Montana and Bradshaw as the only QBs with 100 wins in their first 150 starts.
16. 17. Buffalo Bills 5-3 Journeyman Orton has stabilized the offense which quite frankly reflects incredibly poorly on Manuel.
17. 18. Miami Dolphins 4-3 Sluggish offense didn't matter in Jacksonville thanks to a pair of interceptions returned for TDs.
18. 22. New Orleans Saints 3-4 Everybody knows they can play at home. Can they win a divisional road game outdoors in Charlotte?
19. 19. New York Giants 3-4 Need at least 2 wins in the next 4 weeks against the Colts, Seahawks, 49ers and Cowboys to be considered legitimate playoff contenders. It won't be easy.
20. 20. Cleveland Browns 4-3 Entire AFC North is over .500.
21. 21. Houston Texans 4-4 Dangerous as long as Foster and Watt stay healthy.
22. 16. Carolina Panthers 3-4-1 Lead their division with a sub-.500 record.
23. 26. Washington Redskins 3-5 McCoy came up big against all odds in his return to Texas, RGIII still can't return quick enough.
24. 27. Minnesota Vikings 3-5 First rounder Barr forced a fumble and returned it for a TD for a rare defensive walk off OT victory.
25. 23. Chicago Bears 3-5 Emblematic of the complete disaster in Foxboro was Houston tearing his ACL celebrating a sack of Garoppolo down 48-23 in the fourth quarter.
26. 24. St. Louis Rams 2-5 Loss of Long to torn ACL and Quick to torn labrum bigger blows than loss in Kansas City.
27. 25. Atlanta Falcons 2-6 Blew a 21 point halftime lead to lose their 6th straight, Smith is a Dead Man Walking.
28. 28. Tennessee Titans 2-6 Whisenhunt era off to an abysmal start.
29. 29. Jacksonville Jaguars 1-7 Should they start to worry about Bortles?
30. 30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1-6 Jettisoned Barron and Casillas at the deadline as Lovie starts to rebuild in earnest.
31. 31. New York Jets 1-7 Geno replaced by Vick after throwing 3 first quarter interceptions, Vick then lost a pair of his 4 fumbles and threw a pick of his own.
32. 32. Oakland Raiders 0-7 Tough remaining schedule gives them a legitimate chance to go winless.


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