Tuesday, October 31, 2006

It was a wild week in the NFL. Let's sort through the rubble...

1. Bears (1) - Another week, another dominant victory for Da Bears.
2. Colts (2) - The Colts may have actually benefitted from losing Edge and going to more of a split carry backfield.
3. Broncos (3) - It's certainly not Jake Plummer's fault the Broncos lost to the Colts.
4. Chargers (5) - Phillip Rivers has been able to step in and lead the offense just as well as Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger did in their first years.
5. Patriots (6) - Speaking of Tom Brady, he and his Pats are ready to host the Colts (again) in what could be the game of the season.
6. Giants (7) - It looks like the only team capable of keeping the Bears from going to the Super Bowl is the Giants.
7. Bengals (4) - Note to the Bengals: you must protect that house!
8. Jaguars (11) - Could the Jaguars be better off with Gerrard in the line-up? I still don't think so, but I've been driving the Leftwich bandwagon ever since his days at Marshall, so maybe someone else should decide.
9. Cowboys (12) - That QB switch sure smelled like desparation, but you can't argue with the results (so far).
10. Eagles (8) - Like the Bengals, the Iggs appear to be having problems at home. Might be all the booing. Or perhaps my causality is reversed.
11. Panthers (9) - Defense took the third quarter off.
12. Seahawks (10) - Not bad for a team missing the League MVP and their starting QB.
13. Ravens (17) - Made the Cinderella Story of the season look absolutely mediocre.
14. Falcons (18) - Is Michael Vick really making the Leap? The beginning of Steve Young's career was very similar to the beginning of Vick's...
15. Chiefs (16) - I continue to be really impressed by the way Damon Huard has stepped in in place of Trent Green.
16. Vikings (14) - You can't crap the bed at home like that - you got paying customers to worry about.
17. Steelers (13) - Ben Roethlisberger has thrown two more TD passes to Raiders players than Aaron Brooks has.
18. Saints (15) - Emotion can only carry you so far - have the Saints hit that wall?
19. Rams (19) - Host the Chiefs this week in the Battle for Missouri Bragging Rights.
20. Buccaneers (20) - After two magical weeks, the Bucs came crashing back down to Earth - hard.
21. Redskins (22) - It's now or never for the Skins as they play host to the greatest rivalry in professional sports.
22. Jets (21) - Just when you thought they might make a backdoor playoff run, they go and lose in Cleveland.
23. Browns (24) - The Browns showed why they were a trendy darkhorse pick, but the rest of the season shows they still have a season or two to go before they can contend.
24. Dolphins (23) - Even a week off can't stop the Dolphins' descent.
25. Packers (27) - Ok, so their 3 wins haven't exactly come against the cream of the crop, but this season is proving to be quite a bit less miserable than the last one.
26. Titans (29) - Vince Young appears to be ready to contribute already.
27. Bills (25) - Host the Packers, who have become the sharks of the bottom of the barrel.
28. 49ers (26) - The Bears got the roll-over version of the 49ers.
29. Raiders (31) - Screw Steve Smith; the Raiders are 1-0 since the return of Jerry Porter to the line-up.
30. Texans (28) - Now Texans fans can hate the front office for skipping Vince Young as much as they hate them for skipping Reggie Bush.
31. Cardinals (30) - The Matt Leinart Era hasn't exactly got off to a glowing start, but you can't pin that on him.
32. Lions (32) - The Matt Millen Era has been a total disaster, and you can completely pin that on him.

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