Official NFL Power Rankings: Week 10

     Playoff races, cold weather… this is the time of year we live for.  The Colts and Saints still appear locked into a collision course; at least if we, as fans, are lucky.  The last winless team is gone, and the separationan of conteders and pretenders is beginning to firm.  Here, now… your week 10 NFL Power Rankings.

1. Indianapolis Colts (8-0) (last wk #2)

Knocked off a decent team in the Texans; again, passed a tough test.

2. New Orleans Saints (8-0) (last wk #1)

Struggled a bit against the Panthers; still won by double digits and put up ‘only’ 30.

3. Minnesota Vikings (7-1) (last wk #3)

A very well timed week off for Favre and the Vikes… a breather before the stretch run.

4. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) (last wk #5)

Steelers starting to roll; must be November.

5. Dallas Cowboys (6-2) (last wk #7)

Romo proving naysayers wrong. 

6. New England Patriots (6-2) (last wk #6)

If you were ready to write off the Pats…

7. Cincinnati Bengals (6-2) (last wk #9)

OK, I’m convinced.  Now if they manage to beat the Steelers this week…

8. Atlanta Falcons (5-3) (last wk #12)

The cream of the middle of the pack.

9. Philadelphia Eagles (5-3) (last wk #4)

You gotta win the big ones at home.

10. Arizona Cardinals (5-3) (last wk #18)

This isthe team that almost won the Super Bowl last year… finally starting to look like it.

11. San Diego Chargers (5-3) (last wk #13)

Kind of hard to tell if they’re that good; they haven’t beaten a team with a winning record besides the struggling Giants.

12. Baltimore Ravens (4-4) (last wk #8)

I’m sure I’ll catch hell for having them this high, but their 4 losses were to the Pats, Vikings, and twice to the Bengals, and all but this week were by less than a TD.

13. Denver Broncos (6-2) (last wk #10)

I’ve been hollering ‘overrated’ all damn year…

14. Houston Texans (5-4) (last wk #11)

Gave the Colts all they could handle.

15. Tennessee Titans (2-6) (last wk #31)

2-6 and #15?  Am I drunk?  Mark my words… in a month we’ll be talking about the Titans as a playoff contender.  This is the Titans team we expected before the season started.

16. Miami Dolphins (3-5) (last wk #15)

Best 3-5 team I’ve ever seen; or at least the most resilient.

17. Green Bay Packers (4-4) (last wk #14)

Possibly the worst coached team in the NFL.  If McCarthy pulls his head out of his ass and goes to some form of a quick hit offence to counteract the sad O line, this would be a playoff team.

18. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-4) (last wk #24)

Somehow this team is still in the picture…

19. New York Jets (4-4) (last wk #20)

We now find out just how cool Sanchez is.

20. San Fransisco 49ers (3-5) (last wk #16)

Looks like they were still a year away after all.

21. New York Giants (5-4) (last week #17)

Were we actually thinking this was one of the NFL’s best a month ago?

22. Carolina Panthers (3-5) (last wk #21)

They did go toe to toe with the Saints…

23. Chicago Bears (4-4) (last wk #19)

They aren’t necessarily bad…they just can’t beat good teams.

24. Seattle Seahawks (3-5) (last wk #25)

It was the Lions, but when you suck you take wins where they come.

25. Kansas City Chiefs (1-7) (last wk #29)

At least they’re competitive most weeks.

26. Tampa Bay Succaneers (1-7) (last wk #31)

They’re still not very good, although Freeman looks promising.  The get their B back… Succaneers no more.

27. Buffalo Bills (3-5) (last wk #23)

Next in line for the Titans revival tour.

28. Washington Redskins (2-6) (last wk #28)

Only a plethora of bad NFL teams this year keeps them from sitting at the bottom.  May not win another game.

29. Oakland Raiders (2-6) (last week #30)

Jamarcus is the QB of the future… a dismal future.

30. St Louis Rams (1-7) (last week #26)

Might give up a hundred against the Saints.

31. Detroit Lions (1-7) (last wk #27)

At least they’re not as bad as last year.

32. Cleveland Browns (1-7) (last week #32)

Even their one win was an embarrassment.