Zillawrath's NFL Rankings #5

[Seth Drakin of Monster Crap]

1. Indianapolis Colts - The Colts went to Denver as underdogs and came out of Denver winners.

2. Chicago Bears - With a bye week to get over the hard battle against Arizona, The Bears sent a message that they are not weak. The message was sent through the 49ers.

3. New England Patriots - On Monday Night, everyone was predicting a close game between New England and Minnesota. The end result: New England annihalates Minnesota.

4. Denver Broncos - For Denver, if it wasn't for the clutch kicking of Adam Vinetieri, the Broncos might have won.

5. Baltimore Ravens - As Brian Billick put it, the Ravens mugged Mother Teresa by beating the Saints in New Orleans.

6. New York Giants - After a stumble going into a bye week in Week 3, the Giants have never looked back in beating every team in their path. Tiki Barber is my pick right now for Most Valuable Player.

7. New Orleans Saints - It seemed a merry ole time down in New Orleans with the Saints, that was until the Ravens crashed the party.

8. Atlanta Falcons - It seems that Michael Vick has finally become the passing/rushing threat that teams have feared he would become years ago.

9. San Diego Chargers - San Diego moves back up the list after beating down the Rams. However, their best defensive player will be seeing some time on the bench after testing positive for steroids.

10. Jacksonville Jaguars - Even without the mighty lead of Byron Leftwich, the Jaguars were able to beat the Eagles.

11. Dallas Cowboys - The Tony Romo Era officially begins with a victory over the Carolina Panthers.

12. Kansas City Chiefs - Once again, Damon Huard proves why he is one of the best backup quarterbacks in the NFL by leading the Chiefs over the Seattle Seahawks.

13. Minnesota Vikings - The Vikings played an abysmal game against the Patriots.

14. Cincinatti Bengals - The debut of Chad Johnson's new personality Ocho Cinco, ends with a loss to the Atlanta Falcons. And a side note to Chad, the translation of number eighty five is ochenta cinco.

15. Seattle Seahawks - Without Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Alexander, the Seahawks are not the same team that won the NFC Championship last year.

16. St. Louis Rams - The Rams just became a showcase for Chargers linebacker Shawne Merrimen.

17. Carolina Panthers - After leading the Cowboys in the third quarter, the Panthers never showed up mentally for the fourth.

18. Philadelphia Eagles - After showing up T.O., the Eagles have not been able to win another game.

19. New York Jets - The Jets may have won if not for a contreversal play, but they lost to the Cleveland Browns.

20. Green Bay Packers - Brett Farve and the Packers have been storming through the weak part of their schedule.

21. Cleveland Browns - Browns Coach Romeo Crennel proved he was the better former Patriots Defensive Coordinator than Jets Coach Eric Mangini.

22. Tennessee Titans - Vince Young believed he should have been the #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft and made his case by beating the team with that pick, the Houston Texans.

23. San Francisco 49ers - The 49ers became a doormat for the Chicago Bears.

24. Oakland Raiders - The Raiders have taken advantage of two injured teams in the Arizona Cardinals (mentally injured) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (physically injured) and beat them.

25. Washington Redskins - The Redskins may have had a bye week this week. But that still doesnt mean they suck any less.

26. Buffalo Bills - The Bills are having a bad year, but they can look on the bright side. At least they arent the worst team in the AFC East.

27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - After a miracle last week, the Bucs were all out of lucky charms against the New York Giants.

28. Houston Texans - In a battle to determine who is not the worst in the AFC South, the Texans lost.

29. Pittsburgh Steelers - Pittsburgh has gotta start benching Ben Roethlisberger for his own good.

30. Detroit Lions - The Lions still suck, even after having a bye week.

31. Miami Dolphins - The Biggest Dissapointment in the NFL

32. Arizona Cardinals - Still havent gotten over the chokejob against the Chicago Bears. Dennis Green definately needs a pink slip at the end of this season.

[Seth Drakin of Monster Crap]

Sorry for it being late.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

I like that Denver is still in the top 5, but......they had to go into overhaul to even lose by 3 to the Colts(Denver's first game ALL season to go over 20 points for them). I think even though they lost, the fact that they traded leads with the Colts a total of SIX times in the second half alone, thus the total times was eight(the last lead change was when the Colts won), they should be placed above the Patriots. Mainly because, beating the Vikings doesn't deserve that much of a boost(no matter how much people think it would be close).

Infact, if the Pats weren't 6-1, but 5-2(like Denver), I think the Broncos would be ahead in your rankings. Stupid Pats and having 1 more win than the Broncos.........

[Seth Drakin of Monster Crap]

koda89 said:

I like that Denver is still in the top 5, but......they had to go into overhaul to even lose by 3 to the Colts(Denver's first game ALL season to go over 20 points for them). I think even though they lost, the fact that they traded leads with the Colts a total of SIX times in the second half alone, thus the total times was eight(the last lead change was when the Colts won), they should be placed above the Patriots. Mainly because, beating the Vikings doesn't deserve that much of a boost(no matter how much people think it would be close).

Infact, if the Pats weren't 6-1, but 5-2(like Denver), I think the Broncos would be ahead in your rankings. Stupid Pats and having 1 more win than the Broncos.........

You would be correct. If Denver and New England had the same record, I would put Denver ahead of them. Basically, Denver beat up New England very badly and since I am starting to count victories as tie breakers in close ones, they most certainley would deserve it. But Denver lost in a very close game and to the best team (according to my rankings) so they dont fall very fall. Also, they didnt choke it up like Arizona did so points on not choking it up. You can blame Vinetieri for this loss, but you would also have to join the club on that catagory (you are looking at a Panthers fan here so I know what its like to be burned by his field goals).

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

zillawrath said:

koda89 said:

I like that Denver is still in the top 5, but......they had to go into overhaul to even lose by 3 to the Colts(Denver's first game ALL season to go over 20 points for them). I think even though they lost, the fact that they traded leads with the Colts a total of SIX times in the second half alone, thus the total times was eight(the last lead change was when the Colts won), they should be placed above the Patriots. Mainly because, beating the Vikings doesn't deserve that much of a boost(no matter how much people think it would be close).

Infact, if the Pats weren't 6-1, but 5-2(like Denver), I think the Broncos would be ahead in your rankings. Stupid Pats and having 1 more win than the Broncos.........

You would be correct. If Denver and New England had the same record, I would put Denver ahead of them. Basically, Denver beat up New England very badly and since I am starting to count victories as tie breakers in close ones, they most certainley would deserve it. But Denver lost in a very close game and to the best team (according to my rankings) so they dont fall very fall. Also, they didnt choke it up like Arizona did so points on not choking it up. You can blame Vinetieri for this loss, but you would also have to join the club on that catagory (you are looking at a Panthers fan here so I know what its like to be burned by his field goals).

I'm not complaining about the loss, I'm actually HAPPY about it, because it took the COLTS to bring the Broncos' offense alive.

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

Patriots Number 3! Good call, man.

[Erik Majorwitz]

The Cowboys are way too high on this list.