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 Amid all the controversy of missed calls that cost gamblers millions and NFL veterans not knowing the simplest NFL rules, a few things stood out in Week 11.
(1) The Steelers are tough as nails; (2) the Titans are really good; and (3) the Giants are even better. Sorry, Tennessee fans. It's me not you. Check out the rest of the NFL Power Rankings:
1. New York Giants (9-1 LW 2) New York is building a dynasty. But the Giants need to find a way to hang on to Spagnuolo—a feat which seems more impossible than beating the ’07 Patriots right now.
2. Tennessee Titans (10-0 LW 1) After watching the Giants manhandle Baltimore, I decided I had to move them up, no matter the result of the Jags game. And then Kerry Collins made the decision incredibly tough for me with that impressive comeback. I’m sorry T-See, there’s nothing you could have done to convince me the Giants aren’t better.
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3 LW 6) This is the third best team in football. And it’s not really close. Polamalu made two of the most incredible plays I’ve ever seen a DB make on Sunday—and yes, the second should have lost Vegas $65 million.
4. Carolina Panthers (8-2 LW 3) You rush for 264 yards and still need to eke one out against the Lions? Color me unimpressed.
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-3 LW 4) With Earnest Graham out, Clifton Smith better figure out how to hold on to the football. Gruden ought to go Darnell Jefferson on him.
6. Indianapolis Colts (6-4 LW 9) Addai and Peyton are getting healthy…look out behind you, Tennessee.
7. Arizona Cardinals (7-3 LW 11) It’s official. Give Kurt Warner two Pro Bowl-caliber WRs, and he is the best QB of all time. Hall of Fame is lock after this year.
8. New York Jets (7-3 LW 13) Wow…a huge game against a huge rival and Brett Favre didn’t throw a huge pick. Maybe he will be a good QB in this league some day.
9. Dallas Cowboys (6-4 LW 16) When you are up four with one minute left, it takes guts to go for it on fourth down rather than kick the field goal. It takes a little less guts when you have Marion Barber in the backfield.
10. New England Patriots (6-4 LW 8) When you have a team at third-and-fifteen at their own 15 in OT, and Favre throws a 14-yard pass to Dustin Keller, Meriweather has to make a good tackle…before the sticks.
11. Washington Redskins (6-4 LW 5) If Jim Zorn’s boys are held to one TD again in Seattle, it’s time to panic.
12. Baltimore Ravens (6-4 LW 7) Maybe Ray-Ray will keep his mouth shut and just play ball from here on out.
13. Green Bay Packers (5-5 LW 15) Where have you guys been hiding Ryan Grant all season?
14. Miami Dolphins (6-4 LW 18) Five of the Dolphins six wins have been by nine or fewer points…you paying attention, Andy Reid?
15. Denver Broncos (6-4 LW 20) Can Spencer Larsen play cornerback too?
16. Atlanta Falcons (6-4 LW 10) If Roddy White catches that ball, experts are touting Matt Ryan as MVP.
17. Chicago Bears (5-5 LW 12) How do you completely shut down the Titans run game one week and then cede over 200 rushing yards the next? You’d like to call it a letdown game, but it was the frickin’ Packers.
18. Minnesota Vikings (5-5 LW 14) Does Brad Childress realize that running backs are allowed to run the ball and catch it? He must not…why else would A. Pete be on the sideline for the Vikes’ final drive of the game?
19. New Orleans Saints (5-5 LW 23) It was a good career, Deuce. You will be missed.
20. Cleveland Browns (4-6 LW 24) Did Braylon run out of stick’em?
21. San Diego Chargers (4-6 LW 21) If this were horseshoes or hand grenades, I’d move you guys up.
22. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-6 LW 19) When Justin Gage torches your corners for 147 yards and two TDs, perhaps it’s not your year.
23. Buffalo Bills (5-5 LW 22) Is it me…or were the MNF announcers inappropriately jabbing Buffalo fans with that “wide right” talk before Lindell’s kick? There should be some sort of anti-jinx announcing code. That was all kinds of wrong.
24. Philadelphia Eagles (5-4-1 LW 17) OK, Donovan. Here we go: A touchdown is worth six points, a field goal is three, and if you get 10 yards (30 feet) in four downs you get another four downs. Let me know if you have any questions.
25. San Francisco 49ers (3-7 LW 25) Who would have thought the Niners would have the chance to take it easy on an opponent this year? Welcome to the wonderful NFC West.
26. Houston Texans (3-7 LW 27) The only good thing that has come out of this debacle of a season in Houston: Steve Slaton is the truth.
27. Seattle Seahawks (2-8 LW 29) Can you blame Hasselbeck? Is there a man among us who hasn’t puked from watching the Seahawks play this season?
28. Kansas City Chiefs (1-9 LW 26) Could Tyler Thigpen actually be the guy? The Chiefs still aren’t winning, but Thigpen is starting to look like an NFL QB.
29. Cincinnati Bengals (1-8-1 LW 28)Word is Ocho Cinco broke into the Eagles’ warm-up lines and caught a ball from Donovan McNabb. Maybe they’ll be together in Chicago in ’09…
30. Oakland Raiders (2-8 LW 30) Doesn’t this Fassel thing come off as a bit desperate? Even stalker-ish?
31. St. Louis Rams (2-8 LW 31) Dane Looker at QB might not be the worst long-term plan…
32. Detroit Lions (0-10 LW 32) "I'm really upbeat with what I'm doing today, that's all I can tell you," Rod Marinelli said after losing for the 10th time in 10 games. It’s a great attitude to have…if the Lions end up losing all 16, Marinelli might explode with joy.
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Message Edited by Lee_Russakoff on 11-19-2008 01:25 PM
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