The
2007 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings. Click your favorite team for their NFL
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| Rank |
Team |
Power Ranking
Comments & Notes Coming Soon... |
| 1. |
Indianapolis
Colts |
Peyton
Manning and the defending champion Indianapolis Colts dominated
in the season-opener with a 41-10 win over the New Orleans Saints
Thursday night at the RCA Dome. Payton looks primed for a title
defense. |
| 2. |
New
England Patriots |
Randy
Moss had an impressive Patriots' debut Sunday, as he hauled in
nine passes for 183 yards with a touchdown in the New England Patriots
38-14 win over the New York Jets, but, did they cheat? We'll find
out more this week. |
| 3. |
San
Diego Chargers |
LaDainian
Tomlinson threw a touchdown pass and also rushed for 25 yards with
a touchdown Sunday to lead the San Diego Chargers past the Chicago
Bears 14-3. Rivers 22-31 performance scares me just a little
for this week. |
| 4. |
Denver
Broncos |
Jason
Elam connected on a 42-yard field goal as time expired Sunday afternoon,
to give the Denver Broncos a 15-14 win over the Buffalo Bills.
That was an amazing ending to a crazy game. Props to Jason Elam
for gettin er done! |
| 5. |
Cincinnati
Bengals |
The
Cincinnati Bengals intercepted the ball in their own end zone to
secure a 27-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens in their season-opener
at Paul Brown Stadium. 85 and Whoseyourmama looked pretty good
against a tough Ravens D. |
| 6. |
Pittsburgh
Steelers |
Ben
Roethlisberger threw for 161 yards with four touchdown passes Sunday
to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers past the Cleveland Browns 34-7.
If the Steelers keep averaging 365 YPG, they'll win the AFC North
hands down. |
| 7. |
Seattle
Seahawks |
Finally an NFC team. Shaun
Alexander rushed for 105 yards with a touchdown Sunday, as the
Seattle Seahawks defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-6, and look
to defend their NFC West title for the 4th year in a row. |
| 8. |
Dallas
Cowboys |
Tony
Romo passed for 345 yards with four touchdowns, while also running
in for a score Sunday night to lead the Dallas Cowboys past the
New York Giants 45-35, but the D lost Jason Ferguson for the season,
and injuries to Newman could hurt the boys even more in Week 2. |
| 9. |
Carolina
Panthers |
Jake
Delhomme completed 18-of-27 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns
Sunday, as the Carolina Panthers defeated the St. Louis Rams 27-13.
Surprisingly Delhomme looked confident, and the Panthers could
be on track for a bounce back year. |
| 10. |
Green
Bay Packers |
Mason
Crosby kicked a 42-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter Sunday,
as the Green Bay Packers edged the Philadelphia Eagles 16-13. The
Packers defense is the most underrated unit in the NFL. |
| 11. |
Tennessee
Titans |
Vince
Young completed 11-of-18 passes for 78 yards with an interception,
while also running in for a touchdown Sunday, as the Tennessee
Titans edged the Jacksonville Jaguars 13-10, and for the first
time in a couple years can say they're in a tie for the lead in
the AFC south. (Until next week) |
| 12. |
Washington
Redskins |
Shaun
Suisham kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime Sunday to give
the Washington Redskins a 16-13 win over the Miami Dolphins, and
Jason Campbell proved that he belongs leading the Skins attack
for Coach Gibbs. |
| 13. |
San
Francisco 49ers |
The
San Francisco 49'ers endured some tense moments, but held on for
a 20-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals Monday night in their season-opener
at Monster Park. All I can say is I fell asleep during this game,
but I think the Niners D looked awesome. |
| 14. |
Minnesota
Vikings |
Adrian
Peterson rushed for 103 yards on 19 carries, while also catching
a 60-yard touchdown pass Sunday, as the Minnesota Vikings blasted
the Atlanta Falcons 24-3. AP HAS to be named starter for
Week 2 or I'll go crazy. |
| 15. |
Detroit
Lions |
Jon
Kitna threw for 289 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions
Sunday, as the Detroit Lions defeated the Oakland Raiders 36-21.
Madman Mike has a ton of weapons, and the Lions may finish second
in the NFC north this year. (that's good right?) |
| 16. |
Houston
Texans |
Andre
Johnson caught seven passes for 142 yards and a touchdown Sunday,
as the Houston Texans pounded the Kansas City Chiefs 20-3. Add
in Schaub having a good first game, and a decent performance by
Ahmen Green and the Texans look great at the skill positions. |
| 17. |
Chicago
Bears |
Rex
Grossman completed only 12-of-23 passes for 145 yards and an interception
for the Bears, and to boot they lost 2 starters in Mike Brown and
Dusty Dvorachek. it's tough to get back to the Superbowl bears
fan. |
| 18. |
Baltimore
Ravens |
Steve
McNair was good on 20-of-34 pass attempts for 203 yards with one
interception, but turned the ball over way to much. Kyle Boller
actually threw a TD to Heap in the 4th qtr but some BS call went
against the Ravens in this game. Tough loss for them. |
| 19. |
Philadelphia
Eagles |
Donovan
McNabb completed 15-of-33 passes for 184 yards with a touchdown
and an interception for Philadelphia, and the Eagles actually
weren't that bad, but they either need to find a punt returner
or their Special teams coach needs to be fired. |
| 20. |
New
Orleans Saints |
Drew
Brees was picked off twice, and completed 28-of-41 pass attempts
for 192 yards. For the D, Jason David returned a fumble 55 yards
for the only TD in a losing effort. Will the real New Orleans Saints
please stand up? |
| 21. |
Jacksonville
Jaguars |
In
a losing effort David Garrard completed 17-of-30 passes for 204
yards with a touchdown for Jacksonville and Maurice Jones-Drew
was held to 32 yards on seven carries. There's something just NOT
right about this team. Broussard could emerge as this years Colston
on a positive note. |
| 22. |
New
York Giants |
How does a team get past the injuries that
the Giants picked up in this battle? Manning
completed 28-of-41 passes for 312 yards with four td's, before leaving
with a shoulder injury, and Plaxico Burress hauled in eight passes
for 144 yards with three touchdowns. Keep an eye on Mannings
injury status for Week 2. Lorenzen could start. |
| 23. |
Tampa
Bay Bucs |
Garcia
completed 19-of-27 passes for 201 yards with no touchdowns, in
a losing effort vs the Seahawks at Qwest Field. I feel so
bad for the Bucs. Garcia gets injured, the Cadillac gets put in
the garage and they still just don't have the depth to overcome
this. Gruden is steamed, but he'll right the ship. |
| 24. |
Arizona
Cardinals |
Matt
Leinhart completed 14-of-28 pass attempts for 102 yards with one
TD and two interceptions for the Cardinals. The enigma that
is the Cardinals though really did deserve a win vs the 49ers.
The D looks improved but if Leinart continues to struggle this
could be a long year. Memo to Fitzgerald there was a game on Monday
night. |
| 25. |
Buffalo
Bills |
J.P.
Losman threw for 97 yards with an interception on 14-of-21 passing
for Buffalo and Marshawn Lynch rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown
on 19 carries.This was a heartbreaking loss for the Bills
in more ways than one. Say a prayer for TE Kevin Everett, as he
recovers in Buffalo. |
| 26. |
St.
Louis Rams |
Preseason NFC west favorite (Sean Salisbury)
came out flat in their season opener, and if they're going to win
the NFC west they'd better show up on Sundays. Marc
Bulger completed 22-of-42 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown for
St. Louis, while Steven Jackson was held to 58 yards on 18 carries. |
| 27. |
Miami
Dolphins |
The
Miami D lost a safety this week but veteran Donovan Darius reports
for duty in Week 2. Did Ted Ginn Jr. play in week 1? Trent Green
completed 24-of-38 passes for 219 yards with a touchdown for Miami,
while Ronnie Brown was held to 32 yards in their Week 1 loss in
OT to the Redskins. |
| 28. |
New
York Jets |
I feel bad for the Jets. They could have won
this game if it wasn't for the Patriots cheating on the sidelines....LMAO! Jets
QB Chad Pennington completed 16-of-21 passes for 167 yards with two
touchdowns, on a bum ankle, and Laveranues Coles had seven catches
and a pair of TD's in the loss. |
| 29. |
Oakland
Raiders |
Guess
what? It looks like JaMarcus Rusell is coming to practice today.
Josh McCown completed 30-of-40 passes for 313 yards with two touchdowns
and two interceptions for Oakland, while Ronald Curry caught 10
passes for 133 yds in the loss to the Lions |
| 30. |
Atlanta
Falcons |
This team is just not going to have anything
easy go right for them this year. First its Vick, now its a week
1 loss to the Vikings where it looked like there was only 1 team
on the field. Falcons' quarterback
Joey Harrington struggled while completing 23-of-32 passes for 199
yards with two interceptions |
| 31. |
Cleveland
Browns |
Derek Anderson is the new
starting QB in Cleveland with the announced trade of Charlie Frye
to the Seahawks on Monday. If the Browns were my team I'd throw Brady
Quinn to the wolves, but hey, that's just me. Kellen
Winslow hauled in four passes for 83 yards and was the lone
bright spot on the day for the Browns. |
| 32. |
Kansas
City Chiefs |
Damon
Huard threw two interceptions, while Larry Johnson rushed for only
43 yards on 10 carries. The preseason mess that is the KC
Chiefs carried over into Week 1 with a disturbing loss to the Texans.
Herm Edwards needs to find some offense -- FAST! |
