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Week Three power rankings
Posted by Mike Florio on September 23, 2014
1. Seattle Seahawks (No. 1 last week; 2-1): Why couldn’t they have toyed with the Broncos like this in February?
2. Cincinnati Bengals (No. 5; 3-0): It’s a lot easier to be among the NFL’s best when there aren’t playoff games to win.
3. Denver Broncos (No. 2; 2-1): At least they won’t be intimidated if they play Seattle again in February.
4. Philadelphia Eagles (No. 7; 3-0): How long until Cary Williams is doing shirtless situps in his driveway?
5. New England Patriots (No. 3; 2-1): Given the way he secured the game-clinching interception, maybe Vince Wilfork should be moved to tight end.
6. Arizona Cardinals (No. 8; 3-0): Bruce Arians isn’t the coach of the year; he’s the coach of the century.
7. Baltimore Ravens (No. 10; 2-1): Given the way this team plays under duress, maybe the next conspiracy should be to start more conspiracies.
8. San Diego Chargers (No. 12; 2-1): It’ll be hard to keep winning games if they keep losing running backs every week.
9. Atlanta Falcons (No. 14; 2-1): They should have saved some of those points for later in the season.
10. Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 16; 2-1): At a time when the Panthers were becoming the Steelers, the Steelers showed the Panthers who the Steelers really are.
11. New Orleans Saints (No. 11; 1-2): Before Drew Brees was slammed to the ground, it looked like the Vikings were applying a sleeper hold to the Saints.
12. Detroit Lions (No. 17; 2-1): Stephen Tulloch’s injury proves that the Lions haven’t had nearly enough practice celebrating things.
13. Chicago Bears (No. 13; 2-1): Two non-convincing road wins are still a lot better than two non-convincing road losses.
14. Green Bay Packers (No. 4; 1-2): Maybe they just stink.
15. Carolina Panthers (No. 6; 2-1): Maybe they should reinstate Greg Hardy so he can play on the offensive line.
16. Indianapolis Colts (No. 15; 1-2): Yes, the Jaguars are so bad that blowing them out results in a one-spot drop in the rankings.
17. San Francisco 49ers (No. 9; 1-2): That “Who’s got it better than us?” chant could soon become, “Who doesn’t?”
18. Buffalo Bills (No. 18; 2-1): Yep, we know how the “Bills start strong in September” book ends.
19. Dallas Cowboys (No. 23; 2-1): This team is still a long way from glory whole.
20. Houston Texans (No. 19; 2-1): I have a feeling I won’t be hearing from many of the folks who had complained that the 2-0 Texans were only No. 19.
21. New York Jets (No. 20; 1-2): It’s just a matter of time before Mike Vick is playing enough to get injured again.
22. Cleveland Browns (No. 21; 1-2): The schedule softens considerably on the other side of the bye week.
23. Washington (No. 22; 1-2): When they trade RGIII, they probably won’t get three first-round picks and a second-round pick.
24. Kansas City Chiefs (No. 28; 1-2): With games against the Patriots and 49ers looming, that win at Miami likely helped avoid taking an 0-5 record into the bye week.
25. Miami Dolphins (No. 24; 1-2): Losing two games in a row after beating the Patriots has become a trend.
26. New York Giants (No. 30; 1-2): One win over a team with a fraudulent 2-0 record doesn’t mean everything is fixed.
27. St. Louis Rams (No. 25; 1-2): It takes a bad team to make the Cowboys look that good.
28. Tennessee Titans (No. 26; 1-2): Week One feels like it was a long time ago.
29. Minnesota Vikings (No. 27; 1-2): A season of quiet optimism has yielded to loud pessimism.
30. Oakland Raiders (No. 32; 0-3): Maybe they won’t go 0-16, after all.
31. Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 31; 0-3): With all the focus on the team’s crappy offense, it’s easy to forget they have a crappy defense.
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 29; 0-3): Last week’s performance in the team’s new uniforms could make fans forget about all the horrible performances in the team’s original uniforms.
Week Three power rankings
Posted by Mike Florio on September 23, 2014
1. Seattle Seahawks (No. 1 last week; 2-1): Why couldn’t they have toyed with the Broncos like this in February?
2. Cincinnati Bengals (No. 5; 3-0): It’s a lot easier to be among the NFL’s best when there aren’t playoff games to win.
3. Denver Broncos (No. 2; 2-1): At least they won’t be intimidated if they play Seattle again in February.
4. Philadelphia Eagles (No. 7; 3-0): How long until Cary Williams is doing shirtless situps in his driveway?
5. New England Patriots (No. 3; 2-1): Given the way he secured the game-clinching interception, maybe Vince Wilfork should be moved to tight end.
6. Arizona Cardinals (No. 8; 3-0): Bruce Arians isn’t the coach of the year; he’s the coach of the century.
7. Baltimore Ravens (No. 10; 2-1): Given the way this team plays under duress, maybe the next conspiracy should be to start more conspiracies.
8. San Diego Chargers (No. 12; 2-1): It’ll be hard to keep winning games if they keep losing running backs every week.
9. Atlanta Falcons (No. 14; 2-1): They should have saved some of those points for later in the season.
10. Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 16; 2-1): At a time when the Panthers were becoming the Steelers, the Steelers showed the Panthers who the Steelers really are.
11. New Orleans Saints (No. 11; 1-2): Before Drew Brees was slammed to the ground, it looked like the Vikings were applying a sleeper hold to the Saints.
12. Detroit Lions (No. 17; 2-1): Stephen Tulloch’s injury proves that the Lions haven’t had nearly enough practice celebrating things.
13. Chicago Bears (No. 13; 2-1): Two non-convincing road wins are still a lot better than two non-convincing road losses.
14. Green Bay Packers (No. 4; 1-2): Maybe they just stink.
15. Carolina Panthers (No. 6; 2-1): Maybe they should reinstate Greg Hardy so he can play on the offensive line.
16. Indianapolis Colts (No. 15; 1-2): Yes, the Jaguars are so bad that blowing them out results in a one-spot drop in the rankings.
17. San Francisco 49ers (No. 9; 1-2): That “Who’s got it better than us?” chant could soon become, “Who doesn’t?”
18. Buffalo Bills (No. 18; 2-1): Yep, we know how the “Bills start strong in September” book ends.
19. Dallas Cowboys (No. 23; 2-1): This team is still a long way from glory whole.
20. Houston Texans (No. 19; 2-1): I have a feeling I won’t be hearing from many of the folks who had complained that the 2-0 Texans were only No. 19.
21. New York Jets (No. 20; 1-2): It’s just a matter of time before Mike Vick is playing enough to get injured again.
22. Cleveland Browns (No. 21; 1-2): The schedule softens considerably on the other side of the bye week.
23. Washington (No. 22; 1-2): When they trade RGIII, they probably won’t get three first-round picks and a second-round pick.
24. Kansas City Chiefs (No. 28; 1-2): With games against the Patriots and 49ers looming, that win at Miami likely helped avoid taking an 0-5 record into the bye week.
25. Miami Dolphins (No. 24; 1-2): Losing two games in a row after beating the Patriots has become a trend.
26. New York Giants (No. 30; 1-2): One win over a team with a fraudulent 2-0 record doesn’t mean everything is fixed.
27. St. Louis Rams (No. 25; 1-2): It takes a bad team to make the Cowboys look that good.
28. Tennessee Titans (No. 26; 1-2): Week One feels like it was a long time ago.
29. Minnesota Vikings (No. 27; 1-2): A season of quiet optimism has yielded to loud pessimism.
30. Oakland Raiders (No. 32; 0-3): Maybe they won’t go 0-16, after all.
31. Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 31; 0-3): With all the focus on the team’s crappy offense, it’s easy to forget they have a crappy defense.
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 29; 0-3): Last week’s performance in the team’s new uniforms could make fans forget about all the horrible performances in the team’s original uniforms.