Monday, December 20, 2010

The NFL Blog: 2010 Power Rankings (After Week 15)

Power Rankings After Week 15

1. New England 12-2 (1st)
2. Philadelphia 10-4 (3rd)
3. Atlanta 12-2 (4th)
4. Pittsburgh 10-4 (2nd)
5. Baltimore 10-4 (5th)
6. New Orleans 10-4 (6th)
7. San Diego 8-6 (8th)
8. Indianapolis 8-6 (9th)
9. Chicago 10-4 (10th)
10. New York Giants 9-5 (7th)
11. Kansas City 9-5 (11th)
12. Green Bay 8-6 (13th)
13. Jacksonville 8-6 (14th)
14. New York Jets 10-4 (15th)
15. Oakland 7-7 (16th)
16. Tampa Bay 8-6 (12th)
17. Dallas 5-9 (19th)
18. Buffalo 4-10 (22nd)
19. St. Louis 6-8 (17th)
20. Detroit 4-10 (23rd)
21. Cleveland 5-9 (18th)
22. Tennessee 6-8 (25th)
23. Houston 5-9 (20th)
24. Miami 7-7 (21st)
25. Minnesota 5-9 (24th)
26. Washington 5-9 (26th)
27. San Francisco 5-9 (27th)
28. Seattle 6-8 (28th)
29. Cincinnati 3-11 (29th)
30. Carolina 2-12 (30th)
31. Arizona 4-10 (31st)
32. Denver 3-11 (32nd)

-Previous week’s rankings in parenthesis;

Patriots Remain On Top. It was harder than expected, but the Pats held on to defeat the Packers (without Aaron Rodgers) at home, 31-27. With the win they improved to 12-2. They are still clearly the #1 team in the NFL.

Relative Stability. There was movement in my rankings this week, but nothing really major. Things are starting to become stabilized, and this is as it should be after 15 weeks.

The Bottom Stays Intact. The last 7 spots in my rankings this week stayed the same. It has become clear which teams are truly the worst, and there’s really not much difference between them.

Two by Four. Only one team climbed more than 3 spots in my rankings this week, and only one team fell by more than 3 spots. The Bucs gagged at home against the Lions, losing in overtime to fall to 8-6. Playing all of those close games caught up to the Bucs this week and the Lions were way overdue for a road victory. I moved Tampa down 4 spots in my rankings from 12th to 16th.

The Bills made the biggest move up my rankings this week following their victory over the Dolphins on the road. The Bills are only 4-10, but they have been much more competitive than the teams with similar records at the bottom of my rankings. Buffalo moved up 4 spots in my rankings from 22nd to 18th.

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