NFL Power Rankings

[madinmaryland]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/09/23/week.3.1/index.html?eref=sihpT1

1 Baltimore Ravens (2-0)
It was a real debate on whether to elevate the Ravens or the Saints to the top spot this week. Both have featured dynamic offenses thus far, with defenses giving up about 25 points per game. But the Ravens get the nod, based on the quality of their Week 2 win. They won at San Diego against a healthy Philip Rivers. The Saints won at Philadelphia, with an injured Donovan McNabb playing spectator. And if you're wondering, I checked and the Ravens and Saints don't play this season. Unless it's in Miami in early February. Can I get a mulligan on my Super Bowl pick?

2 New Orleans Saints (2-0)
The Saints are averaging 46.5 points per game, which is more than a touchdown per game higher than the record-setting 2007 Patriots, who put up 36.8 points per game en route to a 589-point regular season. So, by my math, if the Saints average 35.5 points per game from here on out, they score 590 this season and break New England's two-year-old mark. Not that that's a necessity or anything. The last three teams to hold the one-season scoring mark didn't win the Super Bowl: 2007 Patriots, 1998 Vikings, 1983 Redskins.

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Interesting.

[NJmaverick]

1. I prefer to see the rankings from real experts

not the clowns at ESPN

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/The-NFP-Power-Rankings-2438.html


and to back up what I say, the National Football Post team:

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/about.html

[Auggie]

2. I don't see the point of power rankings except to create conversation...

Ask ten people and you'd get ten different opinions.

Fill me in if you know otherwise.

[BOSSHOG]

4. However, just for conversations sake,

After two weeks, if someone came along and said, hey the Ravens and the Saints are looking pretty powerful, I'd have to say, Yeah you right!

[DaveinMD]

3. Don Banks

is my least favorite NFL writer.