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Week 14 power rankings
Posted by Mike"Mailing in another post"Foolio on December 12, 2017
1. Steelers (11-2; last week No. 2): They keep playing down to the level of the competition, but they also keep beating the competition.
2. Patriots (10-3; last week No. 1): The Patriots have a clear winning-in-Miami problem, even if Bill Belichick won’t admit it.
3. Eagles (11-2; No. 4): It’s up to Nick Foles and/or Nate Sudfeld to keep them in the top three.
4. Vikings (10-3; No. 3): Glass half full, the Vikings never gave up on Sunday. Glass half empty, the injuries are piling up.
5. Jaguars (9-4; No. 9): A bye week isn’t a pipe dream.
6. Panthers (9-4; No. 10): A bye week isn’t a pipe dream.
7. Saints (9-4; No. 6): A bye week isn’t a pipe dream.
8. Rams (9-4; No. 5): Missing the playoffs isn’t out of the question. :fuelfire:
9. Seahawks (8-5; No. 7): If their game on Jacksonville had been played in prime-time, Michael Bennett and Quinton Jefferson wouldn’t be playing this weekend.
10. Chargers (7-6; No. 12): The playoffs don’t begin on Saturday night for the Chargers — they continue.
11. Falcons (8-5; No. 13): They still have a chance to blow a fourth-quarter lead in the playoffs.
12. Ravens (7-6; No. 11): Their fourth-quarter blown lead may keep them out of the playoffs.
13. Cowboys (7-6; No. 15): Zeke’s looming return will make for an intriguing finish.
14. Titans (8-5; No. 8): So much for “winning the games they’re supposed to win.”
15. Bills (7-6; No. 16): The Bills would like to build their next stadium at the North Pole.
16. Packers (7-6; No. 18): “Well . . . . We’re waiting.”
17. Lions (7-6; No. 17): The inevitable failure to make the playoffs has been delayed.
18. Chiefs (7-6; No. 19): The inevitable failure to make the playoffs has been delayed.
19. Dolphins (6-7; No. 22): The inevitable failure to make the playoffs has been delayed.
20. Raiders (6-7; No. 14): The inevitable failure to make the playoffs has arrived.
21. Jets (5-8; No. 20): They’d be crazy not to bring back Josh McCown.
22. Cardinals (6-7; No. 24): They’d be crazy to bring back Blaine Gabbert.
23. Washington (5-8; No. 21): They remain crazy.
24. Bengals (5-8; No. 23): They’re involuntarily tanking.
25. 49ers (3-10; No. 27): The team has found its best Italian quarterback since Giovanni Carmazzi. (Then again, Jimmy G. is the team’s only Italian quarterback since Gio.)
26. Bears (4-9; No. 28): Nothing like a few late-season wins to screw up the path to a great draft pick.
27. Broncos (4-9; No. 30): Nothing like a few late-season wins to screw up the path to a great draft pick.
28. Buccaneers (4-9; No. 25): Chucky is coming home on Monday. Will he stay?
29. Texans (4-9; No. 26): Bill O’Brien has a home. Will he stay?
30. Colts (3-10; No. 29): Chuck Pagano should go ahead and sell his home.
31. Giants (2-11; No. 31): Eli Manning can screw things up for the Eagles by winning at home.
32. Browns (0-13; No. 32): Hue Jackson will be the Browns coach in 2018. At least on the first day of 2018.
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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...ngs-week-15-pittsburgh-steelers-hit-no-1-spot
#5 Rams
Tough loss for the Rams, as a play here or there would have altered the outcome at the L.A. Coliseum. Call it a missed opportunity for Sean McVay's group, who -- with the Vikings and Saints both losing -- could have made a push for home-field, especially with Nick Foles in for Carson Wentz over the last handful of drives on Sunday.
Now Jared Goff and Co. must shake off the late missteps and refocus on the division. It's Seahawks week. A win in Seattle means the race is likely over, as the Rams would own a two-game lead, with the Seahawks going on the road to face the Cowboys (and a reinstated Ezekiel Elliott) the next week. Goff must have a hastier internal clock than he did against those pesky Eagles.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...and-into-the-top-spot/?utm_term=.02532765d92b
#9. Los Angeles Rams
The Rams are 1-2 thus far during their four-game, late-season test against the Vikings, Saints, Eagles and Seahawks (with a victory over a lesser team, the Cardinals, thrown into the mix). That stretch concludes Sunday in Seattle. If the Rams lose to the Seahawks, there will be little choice but to conclude that they aren’t quite ready yet to be on even terms with the NFC’s other top contenders.
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http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/pag...steelers-unseat-new-england-patriots-no1-spot
#4 Rams
The Rams averaged 14.0 points per game in 2016. This year they are averaging more than twice that (30.5). Jared Goff's improvement has been notable, but Todd Gurley II has been the catalyst. He has accounted for 34 percent of the team's yards from scrimmage, highest in the NFL.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...patriots-dethroned-top-spot-article-1.3692845
#5. Rams
The guys in La-La Land remain in the Top 5 after a shoot-out loss to Philly. A colossal showdown in Seattle awaits with first place in the NFC West at stake.
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https://www.sbnation.com/2017/12/12...wer-rankings-week-15-steelers-patriots-eagles
#9 Rams
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https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/powerrankings/
#8 Rams
They have to find a way to win the games against the best of the NFC. Now comes a big division game with Seattle.
Week 14 power rankings
Posted by Mike"Mailing in another post"Foolio on December 12, 2017
1. Steelers (11-2; last week No. 2): They keep playing down to the level of the competition, but they also keep beating the competition.
2. Patriots (10-3; last week No. 1): The Patriots have a clear winning-in-Miami problem, even if Bill Belichick won’t admit it.
3. Eagles (11-2; No. 4): It’s up to Nick Foles and/or Nate Sudfeld to keep them in the top three.
4. Vikings (10-3; No. 3): Glass half full, the Vikings never gave up on Sunday. Glass half empty, the injuries are piling up.
5. Jaguars (9-4; No. 9): A bye week isn’t a pipe dream.
6. Panthers (9-4; No. 10): A bye week isn’t a pipe dream.
7. Saints (9-4; No. 6): A bye week isn’t a pipe dream.
8. Rams (9-4; No. 5): Missing the playoffs isn’t out of the question. :fuelfire:
9. Seahawks (8-5; No. 7): If their game on Jacksonville had been played in prime-time, Michael Bennett and Quinton Jefferson wouldn’t be playing this weekend.
10. Chargers (7-6; No. 12): The playoffs don’t begin on Saturday night for the Chargers — they continue.
11. Falcons (8-5; No. 13): They still have a chance to blow a fourth-quarter lead in the playoffs.
12. Ravens (7-6; No. 11): Their fourth-quarter blown lead may keep them out of the playoffs.
13. Cowboys (7-6; No. 15): Zeke’s looming return will make for an intriguing finish.
14. Titans (8-5; No. 8): So much for “winning the games they’re supposed to win.”
15. Bills (7-6; No. 16): The Bills would like to build their next stadium at the North Pole.
16. Packers (7-6; No. 18): “Well . . . . We’re waiting.”
17. Lions (7-6; No. 17): The inevitable failure to make the playoffs has been delayed.
18. Chiefs (7-6; No. 19): The inevitable failure to make the playoffs has been delayed.
19. Dolphins (6-7; No. 22): The inevitable failure to make the playoffs has been delayed.
20. Raiders (6-7; No. 14): The inevitable failure to make the playoffs has arrived.
21. Jets (5-8; No. 20): They’d be crazy not to bring back Josh McCown.
22. Cardinals (6-7; No. 24): They’d be crazy to bring back Blaine Gabbert.
23. Washington (5-8; No. 21): They remain crazy.
24. Bengals (5-8; No. 23): They’re involuntarily tanking.
25. 49ers (3-10; No. 27): The team has found its best Italian quarterback since Giovanni Carmazzi. (Then again, Jimmy G. is the team’s only Italian quarterback since Gio.)
26. Bears (4-9; No. 28): Nothing like a few late-season wins to screw up the path to a great draft pick.
27. Broncos (4-9; No. 30): Nothing like a few late-season wins to screw up the path to a great draft pick.
28. Buccaneers (4-9; No. 25): Chucky is coming home on Monday. Will he stay?
29. Texans (4-9; No. 26): Bill O’Brien has a home. Will he stay?
30. Colts (3-10; No. 29): Chuck Pagano should go ahead and sell his home.
31. Giants (2-11; No. 31): Eli Manning can screw things up for the Eagles by winning at home.
32. Browns (0-13; No. 32): Hue Jackson will be the Browns coach in 2018. At least on the first day of 2018.
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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...ngs-week-15-pittsburgh-steelers-hit-no-1-spot
#5 Rams
Tough loss for the Rams, as a play here or there would have altered the outcome at the L.A. Coliseum. Call it a missed opportunity for Sean McVay's group, who -- with the Vikings and Saints both losing -- could have made a push for home-field, especially with Nick Foles in for Carson Wentz over the last handful of drives on Sunday.
Now Jared Goff and Co. must shake off the late missteps and refocus on the division. It's Seahawks week. A win in Seattle means the race is likely over, as the Rams would own a two-game lead, with the Seahawks going on the road to face the Cowboys (and a reinstated Ezekiel Elliott) the next week. Goff must have a hastier internal clock than he did against those pesky Eagles.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...and-into-the-top-spot/?utm_term=.02532765d92b
#9. Los Angeles Rams
The Rams are 1-2 thus far during their four-game, late-season test against the Vikings, Saints, Eagles and Seahawks (with a victory over a lesser team, the Cardinals, thrown into the mix). That stretch concludes Sunday in Seattle. If the Rams lose to the Seahawks, there will be little choice but to conclude that they aren’t quite ready yet to be on even terms with the NFC’s other top contenders.
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http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/pag...steelers-unseat-new-england-patriots-no1-spot
#4 Rams
The Rams averaged 14.0 points per game in 2016. This year they are averaging more than twice that (30.5). Jared Goff's improvement has been notable, but Todd Gurley II has been the catalyst. He has accounted for 34 percent of the team's yards from scrimmage, highest in the NFL.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...patriots-dethroned-top-spot-article-1.3692845
#5. Rams
The guys in La-La Land remain in the Top 5 after a shoot-out loss to Philly. A colossal showdown in Seattle awaits with first place in the NFC West at stake.
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https://www.sbnation.com/2017/12/12...wer-rankings-week-15-steelers-patriots-eagles
#9 Rams
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https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/powerrankings/
#8 Rams
They have to find a way to win the games against the best of the NFC. Now comes a big division game with Seattle.
