Here's another rankings page from ESPN.
Posted on 10/18/2005 11:22:27 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
1. Indianapolis (6-0; unchanged): It doesn't seem fair that the Colts can dominate on both sides of the ball, but that's why they're the best team in the league.
2. Denver (5-1; unchanged): It took five weeks for the Broncos to be reminded that Jake Plummer can be a pretty good quarterback.
3. Cincinnati (5-1; 5): With big-play defense complementing big-time quarterbacking by Carson Palmer, the Bengals are hard to beat.
4. Tampa Bay (5-1; 6): Michael Pittman picked up the slack at running back; now it's up to Chris Simms to do the same at quarterback.
5. Jacksonville (4-2; 7): The Jaguars get to rest with the comfort of successive hard-fought victories over Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
6. San Diego (3-3; unranked): As long as the Chargers let LaDainian Tomlinson do his running-catching-throwing thing, they'll continue to surge.
7. New England (3-3; 3): Even the Patriots have a hard time competing with no running game and not much of a defense.
8. Atlanta (4-2; unchanged): An electrified Monday Night Football crowd in the Georgia Dome should make the job of the Falcons defense that much easier vs. Vinny and the Jets.
9. Pittsburgh (3-2; 4): The Steelers can't get Ben Roethlisberger back healthy soon enough.
10. Dallas (4-2; 12): Back-to-back NFC East wins are impressive, but the Cowboys defense is in for a stern challenge at Seattle.
11. Philadelphia (3-2; 9): It doesn't get any easier for the Eagles with the Chargers coming to town.
12. Seattle (4-2; unranked): Shaun Alexander and the Seahawks could run away with the NFC West.
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NEED WORK (Listed alphabetically) Arizona Cardinals (1-4) Baltimore Ravens (2-3) Chicago Bears (2-3) Cleveland Browns (2-3) Detroit Lions (2-3) Green Bay Packers (1-4) Houston Texans (0-5) Minnesota Vikings (1-4) New Orleans Saints (2-4) New York Jets (2-4) Oakland Raiders(1-4) San Francisco 49ers(1-4) Tennessee Titans(2-4)
Man, the G-Men lost. They need to undo the sloppiness.
Oh well; it was a growing game. The Giants will bound back to beat the Broncos.
Here's another rankings page from ESPN.
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In the plus column, Bruschi's rejoining the team.
I have a belief that when it is all said and done this year, the biggest story will be the Colts defense.
My favorite teams.....the Steelers and whoever is playing the Nevermores (Ravens).
Tom Coughlin said it best after the game: "If you hold the other guy to 16 points, you should win every week."
But I personally believe the Jints will rebound convincingly against the Broncos.
Indy is the Alabama of the NFL..play nobodies and overateds and win...first time they play a time will a pulse we will see
All they need now is home field advantage and I think they will cruise through the playoffs.
If this guy thinks Seattle,Dallas and Jacksonville are better than Carolina then he needs a drug test
Jake Plummer a pretty good QB? We'll see.... a long way to go in this season.
The Chargers are better than that record, and they have had a very tough schedule, watch for them pull away in the second half. Nice to see the Bengals in the mix.
It's good to dream!
The Pats have had to play in succession Pittsburgh, San Diego, Atlanta, and Denver, three of them on the road. That is a tough schedule for any team!
Here's hoping they whup the Eagles this week!
And why was Eli so nervous in the first half??
BTTT
Patrick Pass actually had a decent game in place of Corey Dillon. It's their defensive secondary that's killing them.
They all have better defenses than Carolina.
It must s-ck to be a Houston fan though. At least the Astros may pull it off in another sport.
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