The
2007 NFL Week 11 Power Rankings. Click
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| Rank |
Team |
Power
Ranking Comments & Notes Coming Soon... |
| 1. |
New
England Patriots |
After
a Week 10 bye, the Patriots' road to
perfection begins with the Buffalo Bills
on Sunday night. Can they continue to
baffle oddsmakers like they did in the
first eight of nine weeks? |
| 2. |
Dallas
Cowboys |
Former Chicago
Bear Tank Johnson will be a force on
the Cowboys' defense for the rest of
the year. He had three tackles and one
sack in Week 10. |
| 3. |
Indianapolis
Colts |
No
Marvin Harrison, two missed field goals
from future HOFer kicker Adam Vinatieri
and six picks from Peyton Manning? It's
clear that God wanted the Colts (and
bettors) to lose on Sunday. He must be
sick of Manning's commercials. |
| 4. |
Green
Bay Packers |
All year, the Packers'
performance ATS hung its hat on Brett
Favre gunslingin' like it was his 100th
farewell game. But Sunday's contest versus
Minnesota had a bit of everything. Running
back Ryan Grant ran for 119 yards, and
the defense held Adrian Peterson to just
45 rushing yards. |
| 5. |
Pittsburgh
Steelers |
Pittsburgh
didn't cover and had to come back from
a 12-point deficit to beat the Browns.
But Ben Roethlisberger is becoming an
explosive part of this formerly conservative
Steelers attack. That should help ATS
as the season continues. |
| 6. |
Jacksonville
Jaguars |
The Jags beat the
Titans - one of the best teams on the
ground and one of the best run defenses
- with their running game and run defense.
When David Garrard comes back, they could
easily be the fourth-best team in the
NFL. |
| 7. |
New
York Giants |
A
lot of analysts are jumping off the Giants'
bandwagon for a couple of reasons: One,
their first six opponents have a combined
record of 15-39. Two, last year they
went 2-6 straight up and 2-5-1 ATS from
Week 10 on. I'll give them another week
before I hop off. |
| 8. |
Tennessee
Titans |
Albert Haynesworth
made himself money on Sunday, and he
didn't even play. The soon-to-be restricted
free agent was out with a sore hamstring,
and the Titans' defense looked pedestrian
against the Jaguars' rushing attack. |
| 9. |
San
Diego Chargers |
The
Chargers are the most perplexing team
of the year. They've looked horrible
against the Vikings one week but are
able to pick off the Colts six times
the next. However, no one can deny that
when the defense is on, they cover. Luckily,
they face four of the most offensively
inefficient teams in the NFL over the
next four weeks – Jacksonville,
Baltimore, Kansas City and Tennessee. |
| 10. |
Detroit
Lions |
Buyers beware:
Arizona may have been the Lions' best
chance to cover for the rest of the regular
season. Their remaining opponents have
a combined ATS record of 37-19-7. |
| 11. |
Cleveland
Browns |
I
would've bet my mortgage on Cleveland
keeping up with the Steelers as 10-point
underdogs, and they nearly won outright.
Their offense can hang with any team
in the NFL. |
| 12. |
Tampa
Bay Bucs |
The Bucs have a
favorable schedule for the rest of the
season. Other than Atlanta and Washington,
every opponent is under .500 ATS. |
| 13. |
Seattle
Seahawks |
I
like the new pass-happy philosophy in
Seattle, but Monday's double-digit cover
over the worst offense in the
NFL shouldn't prove much to bettors. |
| 14. |
Washington
Redskins |
A Redskins receiver
finally caught a TD this year and was
a WR who I thought was out of the league
since his days in Philly – James
Thrash. The Skins' air attack looked
better on Sunday, but it still wasn't
enough. They've lost ATS for the fourth-straight
week. |
| 15. |
Buffalo
Bills |
The
Bills haven't lost ATS since their 0-3
start. But I'm still concerned about
J.P. Losman at quarterback. He's either
a hit or a miss, and when he misses,
he misses big (12-23 with 157 yards and
one INT against the Miami Dolphins in
Week 10). |
| 16. |
New
Orleans Saints |
Was Week 10's 37-29
loss versus St. Louis just a "trap game" performance?
Are the Rams better now that they're
healthy at the skill positions, or are
the Saints regressing again? I'm really
not sure. We'll know if the Saints can
be trusted after they visit Houston as
+1 underdogs. |
| 17. |
Philadelphia
Eagles |
The
Eagles' performance ATS since Week 3
has been win, loss, win, loss, win, loss,
win. How about this, Philly? I only bet
on you every second week. |
| 18. |
Denver
Broncos |
Sure they covered,
but shutting down a Larry Johnson-less
Chiefs team is nothing to get excited
about. We'll see how they fare against
the run-heavy Tennessee Titans on Monday
Night Football. |
| 19. |
Arizona
Cardinals |
The
one-armed bandit Kurt Warner may move
like a drugged-up elephant, but he seems
to be the key to the Cardinals' cover.
The Cards are 5-1 ATS this year when
the passing attack throws for more than
220 yards. |
| 20. |
Kansas
City Chiefs |
According to Herm
Edwards, we will officially enter the
Brodie Croyle era in Kansas City this
Sunday. I really don't know what they
see in this guy. It's going to take me
a couple of games before I trust a QB
who looks as frail and pale as Ichabod
Crane. |
| 21. |
Chicago
Bears |
Will
the Bears go with Brian Griese or Rex
Grossman? It doesn't matter. They're
losers as long as Cedric Benson is running
for 3.0 yards per carry. |
| 22. |
Houston
Texans |
The Texans are
coming off a Week 10 bye but will be
playing a Saints team who should be pissed
after being embarrassed in St. Louis.
Pro-Bowl wide receiver Andre Johnson
should be healthy to contribute. |
| 23. |
Carolina
Panthers |
Things
have officially hit rock bottom in Carolina
after a 20-13 loss to Atlanta. Amazingly,
they could still win the NFC South. |
| 24. |
Cincinnati
Bengals |
The Good: The Bengals'
defense was able to hold its opponent
to just seven points on Sunday. The Bad:
It was the Baltimore Ravens. The Ugly:
Rudi Johnson had 22 carries but just
46 yards. The defense and run game has
to be better for the Bengals to be a
bettable team. |
| 25. |
Baltimore
Ravens |
You
almost have to feel sorry for Steve McNair.
The guy sacrificed his body so many times
early in his career that he looks like
he should be playing bocce ball in an
old folk's home. Brian Billick should
be fired if he continues to start him. |
| 26. |
Atlanta
Falcons |
Your friends will
laugh at you when you take the Atlanta
Falcons ATS. But remind them that this
laughing stock of a football team has
covered five of the last six weekends. |
| 27. |
Minnesota
Vikings |
When
Adrian Peterson limped off the field,
the Vikings instantly became both unwatchable
and unbettable. |
| 28. |
San
Francisco 49ers |
Realistically,
the Niners can't start over at the quarterback
position when their No. 1 pick has had
just three years to develop. But it's
undeniable, this guy is a flop. |
| 29. |
Oakland
Raiders |
Lane
Kiffin, it's time to start JaMarcus Russell. |
| 30. |
St.
Louis Rams |
The Rams' offense
was healthy on Sunday, and they beat
the Saints handily. They may catch oddsmakers
off guard in their final seven games. |
| 31. |
New
York Jets |
This
team looked promising with Kellen Clemens
under center in Week 9, but they've get
the unlucky task of facing Pittsburgh
next. |
| 32. |
Miami
Dolphins |
Their Week 13
game against the New York Jets can't
come any sooner. That's probably their
last chance at avoiding "perfection." |
