Week Seven Power Rankings

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1. Chiefs (7-0; No. 2):  With the Browns coming in on Sunday, the Chiefs will be in this spot for at least as many weeks as they had wins last season.

2. Seahawks (6-1; No. 3):  When Percy Harvin returns, can there be a position higher than No. 1?

3. Colts (5-2; No. 6):  So which team will Andrew Luck be playing for when he makes his return to Indy in 14 years?

4. Broncos (6-1; last week No. 1):  So when does Von Miller’s suspension end?

5. Saints (5-1; No. 5):  The biggest question this week is whether Jimmy Graham’s bye will extend to two weeks.

6. 49ers (5-2; No. 7):  Fewer and fewer teams have it better than them.

7. Packers (4-2; No. 8):  There’s only one injury that would derail this team’s run at another division title.

8. Bengals (5-2; No. 13):  Maybe Pacman Jones is now 100 percent convinced that Andy Dalton can lead them to a Super Bowl win.

9. Patriots (5-2; No. 4):  It wasn’t the first time Bill Belichick misinterpreted the rules, but this one was slightly less costly.

10. Cowboys (4-3; No. 15):  No DeMarcus, no DeMarco?  No DeProblem!  (“No DeFunny.”)

11. Chargers (4-3; No. 16):  What’s more impressive, two straight games with 100-plus yards for Ryan Mathews or two straight games for Ryan Mathews with no injuries?

12. Lions (4-3; No. 9):  The seat could soon be getting warm for Jim Schwartz and Martin Mayhew.

13. Jets (4-3; No. 20):  For the second straight year, a butt had a role in deciding a home game against the Jets.

14. Ravens (3-4; No. 11):  Joe Flacco needs to start earning his next contract.

15. Bears (4-3; No. 10):  If Jordan Palmer is the answer, I don’t know what the question is.

16. Dolphins (3-3; No. 12):  If Bryant McKinnie is the answer, I don’t want to know what the question is.

17. Panthers (3-3; No. 23):  Cam Newton is the answer, as long as the Panthers get a lead early.

18. Eagles (3-4; No. 14):  Matt Barkley is the answer, if the question is “who can throw three interceptions?”

19. Browns (3-4; No. 17):  Brandon Weeden is the answer, if the questions is “who won’t be playing for the Browns next year, or sooner?”

20. Bills (3-4; No. 24):  Mario Williams is playing well enough to afford a lot more six-figure engagement rings that his future former fiancee’s don’t give back to him.

21. Titans (3-4; No. 19):  Being the second best team in the AFC South suddenly isn’t the accomplishment it used to be.

22. Raiders (2-4; No. 22):  They could go 8-8 and still end up in the basement of their division.

23. Falcons (2-4; No. 26):  Maybe Harry Douglas is the one who should be the subject of trade speculation.

24. Steelers (2-4; No. 29):  When a 2-4 record is viewed as an encouraging sign, these aren’t your father’s Steelers.

25. Redskins (2-4; No. 27):  Barely beating an injury-ravaged team that was relying on a McCown brother at quarterback doesn’t count for much.

26. Cardinals (3-4; No. 21):  Bruce Arians has now officially seen the dominance of the 49ers and Seahawks.  And he’ll get to see it again later this year.

27. Rams (3-4; No. 18):  Well, at least their baseball team is good.

28. Texans (2-5; No. 25):  When losing by only one point to a team that won only two games last year is a sign of progress, it’s been a bad, bad year.

29. Giants (1-6; No. 31):  On Monday night, they looked good enough to beat a really bad team, but not good enough to beat anyone else.

30. Vikings (1-5; No. 28):  The team apparently took Jared Allen’s advice to “embrace the suck” a bit too literally.

31. Buccaneers (0-6; No. 30):  Even the ’76 Buccaneers think this team is pretty bad.

32. Jaguars (0-7; No. 32):  They should build those swanky new scoreboards in the end zones at EverBank Stadium; the Jaguars haven’t been using them.

148 responses to “Week Seven Power Rankings

  1. Want to set a comment record? Put the 9ers ahead of the Seahawks. Your server might literally explode.

  2. 27. Rams (3-4; No. 18): Well, at least their baseball team is good.

    The Rams own a baseball team?

  3. It’s an absolute joke that the Colts are higher than the Broncos. Yeah, they just lost, but the Broncos did everything wrong – between the special teams fumble to the safety to letting Manning get hit time and time again. The Colts have lost to the Chargers and the Dolphins, two just so-so teams. There’s no was they should be that high.

  4. 28. Texans (2-5; No. 25): When losing by only one point to a team that won only two games last year is a sign of progress, it’s been a bad, bad year.

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    That “team” is ranked #1 on your rankings…

  5. Love my Chiefs but I don’t know if they could score with Seattle or Indy. Of course with Wayne now out Indy’s season just got more difficult.

    Chiefs D is better than Indy’s so Denver should have their hands full with KC. Peyton’s ducks were flying high Sunday night. When Hali, DJ, and Houston lined up beside each other last weekend the Texans o-line gave up before the ball was even snapped. They knew they were SOL no matter how they tried to block that lineup.

  6. We KNOCKED those on the Bears out during the game so that’s a foolish thing to write for the Redskins. But it’s all good, I respect the PFT staff. You guys are the best writers/website in Professional Football. Don’t be surprised if Rak and Kerrigan rough up Manning. If the Rookie of the Year runner up beat Denver, the Rookie of the Year winner will THROTTLE them. #WhatsstoppingaRedskinsChiefSuperbowl

  7. A Schiano man would never tolerate being winless through week 7… Oh wait, nevermind.

  8. 9. Patriots (5-2; No. 4): It wasn’t the first time Bill Belichick misinterpreted the rules, but this one was slightly less costly.

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    Such a hater Mike. The head of officiating had a video saying the interpretation was the same way Belichick interpreted it. If the refs interpret it that way, why shouldn’t the coaches. The media should be hounding the NFL to ask they why the officials changed their interpretation way the rule should be applied suddently. Not comparing a 15 yard penalty to spygate.

  9. So you have the Seahawks higher than the Colts….perhaps you didn’t see the game where the Colts BEAT the Seahawks….rankings kinda work like that…..

  10. Amazing that at times the Chiefs were last in the ranking last year and now are first this year. Remarkable turnaround.

  11. After last night shouldn’t the Vikings be lobbing calls to Brett Favre and Jeff George? I mean they can’t be any worse than what they have right?

  12. How are the Jets ranked #13? They were literally handed two games because of stupid penalties. The Pats’ defense sucks and they should have beat the Jets with even Brady having a horrible day. Geno is is overrated and this will become apparent when he faces a tough Bengals defense. Also, the Jets have NO RUNNING GAME except for Geno…who’ll eventually get lit up RG3, EJ Manuel ETC. style….there is no way the Jets make the playoffs.

  13. “32. Jaguars (0-7; No. 32): They should build those swanky new scoreboards in the end zones at EverBank Stadium; the Jaguars haven’t been using them.”

    The Jags should use their endzone screens to show the movie “Rocky” during the game. At least give the ticket holders something for their money.

    Can you imagine going to a Jags game? For what?

  14. I guess you almost have to put the Chiefs at #1 being the only undefeated left. Still, considering they have only between one team over .500 (The Cowboys barely count) I am still not yet convinced.

  15. jiveturkeygobbler says:Oct 22, 2013 11:12 AM

    Want to set a comment record? Put the 9ers ahead of the Seahawks. Your server might literally explode.
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    See, the problem with that is, well, this is awkward, but the niners just aren’t as good as the Seahawks. It’s been proven over the last two games. So, as fans, we just can’t do it. Sorry that you wanted to stir the pot and all, but better luck next time. Maybe the niners should try actually beating them on the field before they beat them in the power rankings…you think?

  16. Love my Lions but that’s still too high for them. Until we get a coach that knows the rules then the best they can be is middle of the pack.

  17. 7. Packers (4-2; No. 8): There’s only one injury that would derail this team’s run at another division title.

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    Matt Flynn has proven otherwise………

  18. Hawks and Chiefs are definitely the best all around clubs in the NFL, both great on defense and good on offense. Wilson will be much better when Harvin returns and his offensive line plays better.

  19. Seems like Chip Kelly gave Vick a fair chance to be the leader of his offense. Now that Foles is out, give Barkley some time to come up to speed.

    The QB flux in Filly is causing the team to lurch around.

  20. jiveturkeygobbler says:
    Oct 22, 2013 11:12 AM
    Want to set a comment record? Put the 9ers ahead of the Seahawks. Your server might literally explode.

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    49er fans are so obsessed with the Seahawks. Typical little brother syndrome.

  21. “Cowboys and chargers jumping so high is a joke. Same chargers that lost to the Texans. Detroits spot seems right though.”

    well…..the jets jumped more than either, and they got trashed by Pittsburgh and the titans

  22. 28. Texans (2-5; No. 25): When losing by only one point to a team that won only two games last year is a sign of progress, it’s been a bad, bad year.

    So which team did the Texans lose to?

    – The team that only won two games last year

    or

    – The team you have ranked #1 this year

    Which is it?

  23. To an untrained eye, the Chiefs record makes it look like they’re the best team in the league. Anybody who’s watched their games knows Alex Smith can’t throw the ball more than 10 yards and that they lucked out playing the Titans and Texans while they were starting new QBs. It’s only a matter of time before someone gets a 2 TD lead on them and they actually have to pass to win the game… and then the losses come.

  24. natelan69 says:
    Oct 22, 2013 11:16 AM
    Typo: You meant to put Raiders at 32, not 22.

    Oh, and my Chargers are probably too high at 11.
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    A dolts fan just called out the Raiders’ ranking… lol

  25. I should have stopped reading at 1. The Chefs (yes i spelled it right) would get stomped by most of the teams in the top 5. #goNINERS #nobodyhasitbetter.

  26. jax9113 says:
    Oct 22, 2013 11:14 AM
    It’s an absolute joke that the Colts are higher than the Broncos.

    Maybe… but name one other team that has beaten the 49ers, Seahawks, and Broncos this year. Fairly impressive.

  27. jax9113 says:
    Oct 22, 2013 11:14 AM

    “The Colts have lost to the Chargers and the Dolphins….”
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    AND have beaten the three best teams in the NFL…49ers, Seahawks and Broncos…they deserve their ranking

  28. I don’t care that the chiefs are 7-0 and Seahawks are 6-1, the Seahawks would THROTTLE the chiefs!

  29. I still think the Seahawks are the best team in the NFL, with their only loss coming to the Colts, who are a very close 2nd due to the opponents they have beaten.

    Chiefs are good but their schedule has been fairly easy so far (Of course that is due to playing a 4th ranked schedule). I have them at 1a if you will.

  30. Jbaxt, I agree with you, I think we should be ranked about 6 or 7. My chiefs are a good team, just not completely convinced they are a Super Bowl caliber team this year….maybe if they can get the offense jump started.

  31. The 6 remaining teams who legitimately have a chance to win the Super Bowl. All others are pretenders.

    1. New Orleans
    2. Seattle
    3. Denver
    4. San Francisco
    5. Green Bay
    6. Indianapolis

    KC is doing great but has beat one team with a record above .500.. I worry they may need to score more than 20 pts in the playoffs to win which is difficult for them.

  32. The Chiefs are the 5th best team…….in the AFC. On a neutral field, they would not be favored to beat New England, Denver, Indy, or Cincy.

    Facts suck.

  33. jetsjetsjetsnow says: Oct 22, 2013 11:16 AM

    I don’t care if they are undefeated Chiefs haven’t played anyone to warrant the #1 spot.

    Also the Cowboys above the Jets….. Please!!!
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    K.C hasn’t played anyone? What about the Bronco’s? Do you feel the same way?

    KC has played:
    Jacksonville
    Dallas
    Philly
    Giants
    Titans*
    Raiders
    Houston*

    Denver has played:
    Baltimore*
    Giants
    Raiders
    Philly
    Dallas
    Jacksonville
    Indy*

    After seven games they’ve played five common opponents.

  34. The Chiefs may have a good defense, but there is no chance in hell their offense can even come close to scoring with the Broncos. Even if they think the defense can match up with them, they can’t contain them. The only offense the Chiefs have is Jamal Charles. Shut him down, and the Chiefs aren’t going to win. Denver has the number one defense in stopping the run. It will be a good game, but I am telling you now, the Chiefs are just like the 2009 Broncos. They will NOT make the playoffs.

  35. 49er fans are so obsessed with the Seahawks. Typical little brother syndrome. ………

    Lol! #questfor1

  36. Love me some Hawks, but I don’t know about being #2…in the top 5 for sure, but we got work on the offensive miscues and get the O-line up to speed. Looking forward to Monday night. Go HAWKS!

  37. Obviously, Minnesota will be one of the 1st 5 drafting in 2014. I guess they won’t have to worry about trading up in the 1st round. They have the tough part of their schedule coming up so I don’t see many/any Wins coming out of it.

  38. Florio,

    You do recall just a few weeks ago, the Bengals beat a damn-near full strength Packer team, right?

    That’s all.

  39. @juliusanonymous

    As I understand it the Niners were Division Champs last two years running and not by going 7-9. Making it to the NFCC twice and the Super Bowl.

    What have you done? Oh thats right, beat us twice at your home which you consider your Super Bowl because we are a much better franchise with a prouder history.

    Don’t be delusional and invert stuff, you only lead the NFC West by one game and its only mid season, you will fall and fall hard. As you always have, and always will.

  40. This feels more like a poll than a power ranking. Denver has been the most impressive team by far this year…and they lose one game on the road in an unusual atmosphere and they fall this far?

  41. somethingsmellsrotten says:
    Oct 22, 2013 11:43 AM
    You mean the Raiders that spanked ‘your’ Chargers natelan69?

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    Yup, you won your superbowl for the year. Congrats! With talent like that, your team just might have a winning record sometime next decade!

  42. It pains you to move the Bengals up to 8 from 13. A spot that they should have never been in to begin with. But still can’t place them above the Packers. Even though they’ve beat them as well. Keep hating. They’ll just keep winning.

  43. kingcasper says: Oct 22, 2013 11:26 AM

    Also, the Jets have NO RUNNING GAME except for Geno…who’ll eventually get lit up RG3, EJ Manuel ETC. style….

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    1) Geno Smith is not a mobile QB like RG3.

    2) Chris Ivory rushed 104 yards against the Pats.

    3) They also have Bilal Powell who is top 5 in AFC yardage.

  44. themagicman1223 says:
    Oct 22, 2013 11:30 AM
    Hawks and Chiefs are definitely the best all around clubs in the NFL, both great on defense and good on offense. Wilson will be much better when Harvin returns and his offensive line plays better.
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    Chiefs good on offense? No! Their defense is good for their offense. Still overrated.

  45. jetsjetsjetsnow says:Oct 22, 2013 11:16 AM

    I don’t care if they are undefeated Chiefs haven’t played anyone to warrant the #1 spot.

    Also the Cowboys above the Jets….. Please!!!
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    Yes, the Cowboys are above the Jets. Dallas is in first place in the NFC easy (pun intended), and are 3-0 in their division. Their offense was the number 2 scoring going into that game. The Pats were number 16, and you barely contained them. Dallas shut down the number 4 offense (Philly), imgaine what they would do to your number 23 ranked offense. I like the Jets too, but lets not get carried away. Dallas is hands down a better playing team than the Jets are right now.

  46. logicalvoicesays says: Oct 22, 2013 11:21 AM

    We KNOCKED those on the Bears out during the game so that’s a foolish thing to write for the Redskins. #WhatsstoppingaRedskinsChiefSuperbowl________

    What’s stopping them might be your inability to write a coherent sentence.

  47. Dolphins ahead of Bills? Really?

    What a shake-up is coming when Buffalo marches into NO and takes down the Saints.

    Come try to get your ‘thumbs-down’ back next Tuesday…

  48. Not sure how the Bengals are behind the Packers. Not hating on the Packers, but the Bengals did beat them and have a better record than them as well.

  49. Funny you would say that jjackwagon, you know it’s true obviously. The opponents they have “beat” have a combined 15 wins out of a possible 105.

  50. God Florio: Can’t you show your disappointment with the Broncos another way……to drop them to 4th is crazy!!!!!!

  51. I can’t understand the whole back and forth with who should be on first or who should be second.

    I mean, doens’t everybody know that these rankings really don’t serve any purpose other than to rile up traffic on this site? I do enjoy reading articles and do find the exchanges hell-a-funny but come on guys, take it easy. Some folks are so adamant that they make it seem that the SB depend on these weekly rankings.

    Also, whatever happened to the old addage, “you are what your record say you are?” I think until the Chiefs, and I am neither a Reid nor a KC fan, lose a couple or a few games, or even are eliminated from the playoffs, they deserve some respect right now.

  52. So Chiefs are #1 haha.
    Chiefs are on of the worst teams in The NFL. Anybody who is not a chiefs fan or does not work for ESPN knows this. They just got by a 3rd string rookie QB .They beat 1 average team in the cowboys. The only reason why they beat The Raiders was the fans. The Chiefs did not beat the Raiders The CHIEFS FANS beat the Raiders. If that game is played in Oakland Raiders blow KC out. Just wait until they play Denver, it will be ugly.. I really believe KC will go 8-8

  53. Didn’t the Bengals (#8) beat the Packers (#7) and made Aaron Rodgers play one of his worst games in recent memory? Plus the Bengals have one more win? Ok………………..

    Of course these rankings are meaningless and we’ve all established the top 10 teams in football right now are (in no particular order)

    Denver, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Seattle, San Francisco, Green Bay, New Orleans, New England, and probably Dallas.

  54. braceyourselffor12 says: Oct 22, 2013 12:00 PM

    @juliusanonymous

    As I understand it the Niners were Division Champs last two years running and not by going 7-9. Making it to the NFCC twice and the Super Bowl.

    What have you done? Oh thats right, beat us twice at your home which you consider your Super Bowl because we are a much better franchise with a prouder history.

    Don’t be delusional and invert stuff, you only lead the NFC West by one game and its only mid season, you will fall and fall hard. As you always have, and always will.
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    Yep, Seattle did win the division at 7-9. So the question should be, why didn’t the 9ers muster up an 8-8 record that year?

  55. If you have the Colts above the Broncos, then they need to be above the Seahawks as well. Both lost their games against the Colts and have been unbeaten otherwise, but the Broncos have done it in a much more dominating fashion. Either both the Broncos and Seahawks should be ahead of the Colts because of their better records, or both should be behind them for losing the head to head match.

  56. braceyourselffor12 says:Oct 22, 2013 12:00 PM

    @juliusanonymous

    As I understand it the Niners were Division Champs last two years running and not by going 7-9. Making it to the NFCC twice and the Super Bowl.

    What have you done? Oh thats right, beat us twice at your home which you consider your Super Bowl because we are a much better franchise with a prouder history.

    Don’t be delusional and invert stuff, you only lead the NFC West by one game and its only mid season, you will fall and fall hard. As you always have, and always will.
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    Your post is nothing but hate. The fact is that Seattle has beaten you handily the last two times (or ever since Kaep has been your QB if you want to see it that way), and they have the division lead and the tie breaker vs frisco. Seattle’s remaining schedule gets weaker as the season go on while the Hawks themselves get healthier and stronger. If by some miracle frisco wins at home in December, and match records with them, Seattle is still destroying it in the point differential column which will come into play in that scenario. And with Harvin coming back soon, that differential is only going to widen. You’re not as close as you think.

  57. The 3 occasions the Peyton-era Broncos played an elite team on the road (Atlanta 2012, NE 2012, Indy 2013) they trailed 27-7, 31-7 and 33-14 in the second half. And lost all 3 games. Can it be said that these Broncos are a tad overrated?

  58. Extremely pleased to see the Colts @ 3, but…

    That’s the treatment you give the Colts after that massive win? You went with the “below the belt” route? Interesting. You also placed them immediately below a comment fawning over the Seahawks who you should be reminded that the Colts recently beat too.

    #FlorioLogic

  59. See, the problem with that is, well, this is awkward, but the niners just aren’t as good as the Seahawks. It’s been proven over the last two games. So, as fans, we just can’t do it. Sorry that you wanted to stir the pot and all, but better luck next time. Maybe the niners should try actually beating them on the field before they beat them in the power rankings…you think?……..

    Harbaugh is 3-2 vs you guys. Nice try from one of our little sister’s fan.

  60. Cowboys jump 5 spots for beating the Eagles with a concussed qb, Skins get joked on for beating the Bears whose backup didn’t score 41 points like everyone is saying.

  61. Broncos lost to the colts because of their own mistakes. When the time comes they’ll take out KC! Alex Smith couldnt even throw 1 TD against Houston LOL. KC isnt on De nver’s level. Even our bad games we still put up over 30 pts!

  62. jiveturkeygobbler says:Oct 22, 2013 12:51 PM

    See, the problem with that is, well, this is awkward, but the niners just aren’t as good as the Seahawks. It’s been proven over the last two games. So, as fans, we just can’t do it. Sorry that you wanted to stir the pot and all, but better luck next time. Maybe the niners should try actually beating them on the field before they beat them in the power rankings…you think?……..

    Harbaugh is 3-2 vs you guys. Nice try from one of our little sister’s fan.
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    Lmao! Well, I guess “little sister” owns you now.
    That must be really embarrassing at family functions.

  63. Someone wondered how many comments this board would get if they ranked SF over Seattle.

    I would guess either 42,013, or 29,003.

  64. Why is it so hard to understand that Power Ranking are a reflection of the current season to date?

    If the Chiefs lose their next game they probably won’t be #1 anymore.

    If the season ended today the Chargers would be in the playoffs with the 6th seed. Why are they ranked too high TODAY at #11 in some people’s opinion?

  65. how are the chiefs ranked #1? they’ve only beaten 1 decent team this year which was the cowboys and they beat them by 1 point 17-16. every other team they beat are bottom dwellers who wont sniff the playoffs. and there next 2 games are also against garbage teams who wont sniff the playoffs either…cleveland and buffalo. thats 8 teams who are under .500 who wont make the playoffs. i think the colts with 2 losses are more deserving of the #1 spot because of who they’ve beaten so far…49ers, seahawks, broncos.

  66. If it wasn’t for the Ronnie Hillman fumble Broncos probably win that game(maybe not on some late Luck heroics …but safe to say the Broncos still score 40) … So they went from 1 to 4 in the PR’s playing there worst game of the year but still (fumble aside) essentially scoring 40pts… and you think those teams above them are going to be able to keep up with that? KC really? Alex Smith is afraid to throw the ball more than 15yds downfield… See what I’m saying this was by far there WORST game all year and they were a fumble on the 2yd line from still scoring 40. So the “formula” for beating the Broncos is … Get 4 turnovers, one resulting in a safety and one essentially a TD. Then have PM play his worse game and your D play lights out like they haven’t done all season … oh yeah and then also score 40 and hold on for dear life because at some point they are going to make a run… If that’s the formula… well all I have to say is good luck to everyone…Oh yeah not every team has a “Luck” to make plays on the other side like that… so…again good luck peeps…

  67. Andy Reid took over a 2-14 team & has them at 7-0.
    Chip Kelly took over a 4-12 team & has them at 3-4.

    Andy Reid went out & traded for a QB. Chip Kelly is still starting a career turnover machine that possesses a 2-3 career playoff record & was/is very responsible for his team’s 4-12 season in 2012.
    Andy is #1 in the PFT power rankings.
    Chip is #18.

    Great move Philly!! 1960 SAYS IT ALL.
    #PhillyisthehouseofPAINwithVICKatQB

  68. I think my Vikings are 1 probably 2 spots too high on these rankings.

    Can’t wait for the circus to come back to town Sunday night! Who’s gonna start Freeman? Ponder? Jeff George??

  69. LMAO at guy who thinks KC will win one more game. While I hope they win 12 more this year I don’t see how they can lose to choke land, I see a split with SD, Denver will beat them once, probably twice, the colts will likely beat them, but they have the browns and the bills. So I see them going 5-4 to finish the season.

    Probably lose to Baltimore or NE in the 1st round. But, if they can somehow get a buy, and host a game, I see them winning at home. But what offense is good enough to beat KC in KC? Denver’s ceiling is tapped, Indy lost Wayne, and KC should progress through the season.

    Shock the world KC, but even if they don’t, they were 2-14 last year. Things are looking good in KC, deal with it.

  70. The Pack at number 7 – seems about right. Now IF they can weather this storm and get relatively healthy by the end of the season, I think they can compete with anyone.

  71. Fort hose thinking the broncos are more deserving than the chiefs at number 1, remember the Chiefs beat the Cowboys by 1, and the Denver beat them by 3. Denver may have a more powerful offense to say the least, but K.C. has a much better defense by far. So its simply a contrast in styles. Romo put up 16 points on K.C. and 48 on Denver. K.C. doesnt have to score 50 points to beat teams. They never will have to this season. The Chiefs are for real.

  72. I don’t see a problem with the Ravens being at #14 but to put the blame on Flacco is ludicrous and unfair. He is FAR from the problem on this team. Do you guys watch the same games as I do??? It has become fashionable to blame Flacco when in reality it’s the pieces around him that have sucked.

  73. OK, if you want to make the argument KC hasn’t beaten anyone, well who the hell has Denver beaten that is any good? The only two opponents that KC hasn’t played as well are the Ravens who suck, and the Colts who they lost too.

  74. “KC is doing great but has beat one team with a record above .500.. I worry they may need to score more than 20 pts in the playoffs to win which is difficult for them.”

    With legit special teams and a defense that is allowing less than 12 points per game, they’ll be fine. Not to worry…

  75. Andy Dalton needs to do it all season! 2 games doesn’t convince me…Turn up every game the rest of the season…You want to shut the media and haters up then do what Brady, Manning, Brees, Wilson, Flacco, Big Ben, Ryan and Rodgers did which was put up numbers like that for a season and win a playoff game! 2 good games is not enough…KEEP SHOWIN ME!

  76. @pfmforpres

    Better check your stats on Denver having the best defense. That is a joke. The Chiefs have already won 7 games and face the Brown and Bills in there next two games. Easily could see them 9-0. They would almost have to lose all of their remaining games to miss the playoffs. And you say if Jamaal Charles is out the Chiefs can’t win? Not true. The Chiefs have a defense Otto sustain them. However, if the Broncos lose Peyton Manning, which IS all their offense, you can bet the Broncos are done.

  77. Kansas City reminds me of the 6-0 Broncos team led by Kyle Orton and Josh McD a few years back…..they finished 8-8.

  78. Power Rankings are meant to put a list of the teams one would not want to play the most to the ones they would want to play every week. I agree that KC is one of the better teams, but doubt that anyone would argue that they are the most feared………Hard to argue the ranking until they lose but I think that the Broncos and Seahawks and Saints are those that I would fear the most. SF and Indy next with NE and KC in the next grouping.

  79. Really do these rating mean anything and I can’t wait for the Chefs to play a team that can score more than 16 points and are not missing their best RB and starting the third string Qb and are playing like crap from the start of the year. Andy Reid has how many Superbowl rings? The Chefs have not played in an AFC Division championship in how many years? If Smith was such a good Qb wouldn’t he still be playing for the niners.

  80. Someone wondered how many comments this board would get if they ranked SF over Seattle.
    ——————————————————-

    Just wait a few week ’til the Niners CRUSH the SeaHogs !!

    HA HA

  81. I don’t understand why some teams with less winning records are ranked a little higher than teams with better records, but whatever, don’t care too much coz rankings don’t hurt my team in all reality..

    To you all that are saying the Chiefs haven’t played anyone, You are crazy. Its the NFL and its hard to win.
    The Chiefs are good. I wish my team was 7-0 and I bet you would want your team have their record.
    Co’mon!

  82. The first poster was right, bring on the Chief haters. LOL

    I sometimes wonder if people post without looking at actual facts.

    “The Chiefs have only played one team that does not have a losing record”

    -Funny thing happens when you beat a team, you actually make their record WORST. Of the 7 teams that KC has beat, FOUR of them would be .500 or above if they had beat the Chiefs.

    “Chiefs don’t score enough to win.”

    -Actually they have the 3rd most points scored in the AFC.

    “All the Chiefs have is Jamal Charles, stop him and it is game over.”

    -The Chiefs have 14 TDs this season, 7 of them are rushing TDs, I will let you do the math to figure out how many WERE NOT rushing TDs.

    Finally, as for playing Denver. While I am not stupid enough to predict a sweep (Denver is very good), I will say that Manning has shown to waver in two situations.

    A) High pressure games (playoff choke after playoff choke and returning to Indy last week)

    B) When he gets hit……hard……and often.

    Honestly Manning did not bring the Broncos back last week, HIS RECEIVERS did. After Manning got nailed for a safety he was not the same. His throws looked terrible. It was great diving catches and adjustments made by his receivers that kept Denver in the game.

    Both those situations will be in full effect when they play KC. The Division will be on the line and KC is on record pace for getting sacks.

    As for the couple people that predicted that KC would miss the playoffs. That is just pure blind (and stupid) hatred.

    In the last 5 years the record to get the last wild card spot in the AFC are 11-5 (twice), 10-6, 9-7 (twice)

    So you are predicting that the Chiefs will go 2-7 the rest of the way? Just dumb.

  83. 7. Packers (4-2; No. 8): There’s only one injury that would derail this team’s run at another division title.
    *************

    Yawn. Division titles… Can we go back to 2010 when an injury riddled regular season led to an insanely deep playoff squad/Super Bowl victory?

    Oh wait…

  84. jiveturkeygobbler says:
    Oct 22, 2013 11:54 AM
    49er fans are so obsessed with the Seahawks. Typical little brother syndrome. ………

    Lol! #questfor1

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    Every single game is a quest for #1. Right now. Nobody cares about the past except those who have nothing to cheer for in the present.

    Maybe if the 49ers understood that, they wouldn’t have been completely humiliated in front of a national audience and lost their division by Week 2. Keep talking about the past, though. I’m sure it helps you cope with the regular beatdowns your team is being handed by the Seahawks. I imagine it sucks pretty bad to always be the runt of the NFCW.

  85. turboimprt3 says: Seahawks are 37-0. 37 seasons, 0 rings.

    That’s kind of funny. I guess the 49ers are a better franchise since they were only O for 35 when they one there first championship. Of course the Seahawks did make it to a Superbowl after their 29th season so maybe they’re better. For a franchise with about a decade and a half of success in your 70 year history you sure think highly of yourselves. I’ve got to tell you this is not football’s version of the NY Yankees here. You do realize that Joe Montana and Steve Young are contemporaries of Jim Zorn and Dave Krieg don’t you? In other words ancient history.

    If your going to look at history then the only thing that really counts is the 11 years Seattle has been in the NFC West. In that time Seattle has won the west 6 times, SF 3 times, Arizona twice and St Louis once. Seattle, SF, and Arizona have each made it to 1 Superbowl and each lost. Not quite the big edge you guys claim. We’ll see you on Dec 8. It’ll be a good one.

  86. Chiefs should still be 5+ ranking. Despite their record, their offense is pathetic. They almost lose to Texas at home. They will fall apart once they play a somewhat decent team with a good defense.

  87. mmsierra says:
    Oct 22, 2013 4:21 PM
    Someone wondered how many comments this board would get if they ranked SF over Seattle.
    ——————————————————-

    Just wait a few week ’til the Niners CRUSH the SeaHogs !!

    ==========================

    Ba ha ha! A collective SEA 71, SF 16 in the last 2 meetings suggests the 49ers will be crushed.

  88. Many said to Broncos fans, wait until they play a good team, and sure enough they lost as soon as that happened. Next up for a reality check, Kansas City Kittys.

  89. Good for Chiefs’ fans! Even if the Seahawks and Broncos are actually better (and I think it’s pretty hard to argue they’re not) it has to be a lot of fun for them after last year. And the Chiefs are certainly in the top ten…. where truth be known, there’s only about a sprained ankle or somebody playing with a hangover that separates most of them.

  90. Sorry, can’t agree with the Chiefs being #1 even if they are 7-0.

    They are 7-0 because they haven’t played any of the Top 10 teams (except the Cowboys and the Cowboys weren’t in the Top 10 until this week), hell they haven’t even played anyone in the Top 15!!

    The offense stinks and the QB hasn’t thrown a touchdown in the last four wins.

    Overall they are NOT a #1 team. When they face a top offensive/defensive team–they will fold like a cheap deck of cards.

    Just wait and see…

  91. Dolphins ahead of Bills? Really?

    What a shake-up is coming when Buffalo marches into NO and takes down the Saints.

    Come try to get your ‘thumbs-down’ back next Tuesday…

    _____________________________

    You really think Buffalo is going to take down the Saints in their own house…come down off the ledge and quit dreaming.

    NOT HAPPENING!!

  92. The Broncos are overated. Even at 4 if you look at this team, its a paper champ. They have beaten up on bad teams, 2 of them being the worst in the NFL (Jags, Giants)They have the worst pass defense in the nfl. Having Von miller made no difference as Luck continually found wide open receivers and was rarely pressured. They turn the ball over all the time and on Sunday night they had 4 turnovers to the colts 1 so not only do they give the ball up, they also don’t create turnovers.

    Their line is as bad as ive seen in the NFL. They lost both of their starting tackles in Clady and Franklin, their center (Walton) and backup center (Koppen) and have suffered for it. the Jaguars and colts both were able to get to Manning and rattle him because they cant protect the edges and they have had to make a makeshift line.

    The pass defense is awful, not only are the schemes bad playing a weak zone mixed with a soft man to man but they are not able to create pressure without a 5/6 man blitz.

    2 things going for denver,
    Run defense is stout
    Pass offense is fanatastic but has declined with oline injuries.

    How the Colts at #3 only won by 6 after creating 4 turnovers and blitzing manining all night is beyond me. The Chiefs and Broncos both though have had a cakewalk schedule and will both choke in the playoffs when they play good teams.

  93. the jets are a bad football team. they have some young talent and i like geno, but they have the worst head coach in the nfl. rex is a great d coordinator but a terrible head coach. jets will end the year at 6-10. 7-9 at the very best. my steelers are having a down year but we will end up 8-8 or 9-7. ravens will be 7-9, brownies 6-10, cinci 9-7.
    top 10 is
    1 denver
    2 seattle
    3 kc
    4 no
    5 gb
    6 ne
    7 ind
    8 sf
    9 dal
    10cin
    11 chi
    12 det
    13 car
    14 pitt
    15 sd
    16 bal
    17 atl
    18 was
    19 miami
    20 ten
    21 jets
    22 phi
    23 bills
    24 oak
    25 stl
    26 hou
    27 az
    28 cleveland
    29 nyg
    30 min
    31 tb
    32 jax

  94. All this talk about playing teams with winning records had me wondering. So I took the 5 teams that have been thrown around as the top 5 teams on here.

    Chiefs
    Broncos
    Colts
    49’ers
    Seahawks

    And then took a look at their records against teams with winning records.

    So as mentioned several time in the comments the Chiefs have only beat 1 team with a winning record so far this year……..Chiefs 1-0

    Then the rest goes as follows:

    Broncos 1-1 (Strangely enough their only win happened against the same team as KC)

    Seahawks 1-1

    49ers 1-2

    Colts 3-1

    So that means, with the exception of Indy THEY ALL ONLY HAVE 1 WIN AGAINST A WINNING OPPONENT. Wonder how we overlooked that little fact.

    A strong case could be made that the Colts should be #1 since their 3 wins against winning teams are against 3 of the 5 mentioned here……….that is if it was not for the fact that they lost to Miami and San Diego (and looked bad doing it)

  95. For all you Raven’s fans saying Flacco isn’t the problem: Quarterback efficiency for 2013

    P.Manning
    P.Rivers
    M.Ryan
    D.Brees
    A.Rodgers
    M.Stafford
    T.Romo
    S.Bradford
    R.Wilson
    A.Dalton
    A.Luck
    J.Locker
    J.Cutler
    C.Kaepernick
    B.Roethlisberger
    N.Foles
    M.Vick
    C.Newton
    R.Griffin
    A.Smith
    E.J.Manuel
    M.Cassel
    B.Hoyer
    J.Flacco

    So you don’t have to count, Flacco is 24th…just what you’d expect from one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the league.

  96. I agree with the only one I care about. I agree that there is only one person who is irreplaceable on the Packers. Quarterback is the only position that we don’t have a proven commodity in a backup.

  97. graabgrabgrab I agreed with you without looking at your comment before I wrote mine. GO PACK GO!

  98. Maybe I am just bias, but how are the Packers 7th and the Bengals 8th if they are tied and the Bengals having the tie breaker? Just saying.

  99. pftfan: Chris Ivory 107 yards and Bilal Powell in the top 5 in rushing yards….are you high? Do you think this will last past week 8? From all the thumbs down on here I think Jets fans troll this site. Hey boys Geno’s a mongoloid and your team will NOT MAKE the playoffs. Bengals 38 – Jets 13

  100. Chiefs as number one? You must be smoking the blue meth. Starting in November the pitiful Chiefs are going to get a dose of cold reality. 7 and 0 now? By the end of the year they will be 10-6 and out of the playoffs in the first round. Mark my words.

  101. Okay, gonna brace myself for this because I know that everyone that responds will be harsh but I have to say it so I can get it off my chest. Several missed calls by the refs on Sunday night here in Indy. The Pat McAfee run and jump on the the tiny man and some very questionable other calls.

    And, here it comes, Reggie Wayne will find some way to blame his trip and fall injury on Peyton Manning. Always has had a bad mouth where Peyton is concerned and quite a big chip on that shoulder.

    There, I said it!

  102. To Colts fans that believe the Colt should be rated higher because they have beaten 3 top teams, please don’t conveniently forget to mention that the Colts have also lost to Miami (at home) and San Diego (road) and almost lost to the Raiders. Looking at the whole, rather than cherry picking games, this team is too inconsistent to be rated at the top. Colts need to put a winning string together.

  103. As a Bear fan I can only thank Mr. Florio for putting the Bears at 15 after the game against the Skins last weekend. Far far too generous but just wait until the next game and the Bears will show you that 25th or lower was the right call. The Bears are now so bad that I understand that Vegas is giving 6 on the spread to the Bears against this week’s bye.

    I take back everything I posted against Lovie

  104. Fins could lose to almost any team or beat almost any team. Right in the middle seems about right…

  105. Here is an interesting FACT:

    The Chiefs played three teams with a WINNING record in the pre-season and news flash…LOST to two of those teams…49ers and the Saints and beat GB.

    They also beat the Steelers but we know the Steelers do not have a winning record this season.

    Interesting…and that is FACT, not fiction.

  106. justamoguy: I beg to differ with you, but YOUR Top 5 was not compiled from the posts here on this page.

    The 49ers are NOT in the top 5. The fact that you conveniently left out the Saints whose record beats the 49ers smacks.

    Top 5 should be:

    Seahawks
    Chiefs (only because of their record, I don’t see them in the Top #5 period)
    Broncos
    Colts
    Saints

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