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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Week 12 NFL Power Rankings

It's time for the weekly NFL Power Rankings brought to you by mattmclear.com. Let's not even waste any time, let's jump right to it.

1) Atlanta Falcons (9-2) (prev 1) No need to move them from the top spot until they lose. As long as Matt Ryan plays at home not sure they will lose.

2) New England Patriots (9-2) (prev #2) They win again but face a tough Jets team this week. Should be a good game.

3) NY Jets (9-2) (prev #4) They keep getting it done. HUGE AFC match-up this weekend. Let's see how good they really are.

4) Baltimore Ravevns (8-3)(prev. #5) They had a good win vs a good TB team. Big match-up vs the Steelers. Hoping for a good ole fashion Steelers beat down. We will see.

5) Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3) (prev. #3) Should have lost to the Bills so I dropped them. Should drop them more prolly. Win vs Baltimore has them climb again.

6) Chicago Bears (8-3) (prev #9) Played well vs Vick and the Eagles. D is for real only giving up 172 points this year, and when Cutler plays smart they look ok. Let's see if they can stay hot.

7) New Orleans Saints (8-3) (prev #8) Have to show the defending champs some love and respect that they could make it back to the "ship.

8) Green Bay Packers (7-4) (prev #7) Had to drop them but not far. They lost to a good Atlanta team, on the road. Rogers is good so never count them out.

9) Philadelphia Eagles (7-4) (prev #6) They lost to a good Bears team and maybe they fell a little far but you should beat Cutler if you want to stay towards the top 5.

Last spot and there are several deserving team's but since I can only pick one I went with...



10) San Diego Chargers ( 6-5) (prev. NR) They are on a 4 game winning streak and I don't think there are many team's that want to play Phillip Rivers when he is hot like this. With a home game vs Oakland I expect their streak to continue.

Honorable mentions:
New York Giants (7-4)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-4) (prev. #10)
KC Chiefs (7-4)
Indianapolis Colts (6-5)
Jacksonville Jaguars (6-5)
Miami Dolphins (6-5)
Houston Texans (5-6)
Oakland Raiders (5-6)
St Louis Rams (5-6)
Washington Redskins (5-6)
Tennessee Titans (5-6)
Seattle Seahawks (5-6)


And for the bottom feeders of the NFL

10) Minnesota Vikings (4-7) They are showing signs of life and Favre wants to go out ummm not on a stretcher?

9) Cleveland Browns (4-7) Beat some good teams, lost to some "bad" team's. When they "good" Browns show up they can be dangerous.

8) San Francisco 49er's (4-7) Still only a game back to make playoffs. Sad I know. Losing Gore will not help.

7) Buffalo Bills (2-9) Nobody circles the wagon like the Buffalo Bills. They continue to find a way to lose. Big shout out to Stevie Johnson for dropping that ball. Why so serious? Because you lost the game.

6) Denver Broncos (3-8) Usually good at home, but not last week. Good trade sending Hillis away for Brady Quinn.

5) Arizona Cardinals (3-8)2 games back to make playoffs and their QB will be a Coors Light commercial soon. At least something is looking up for him.

4) Dallas Cowboys (3-8) Just when they were streaking they ran into the defending champs and blew the game.

3) Detroit Lions (2-9) Some bright spots, some not so bright spots. That's what rebuilding is all about.

2) Cincinnati Bengals (2-9) 8 straight losses can't be good for moral.

1)Carolina Panthers (1-10) No surprise here. Maybe they will draft another QB or 3?


Well thanks for checking out this weeks edition of the NFL power rankings. Let me know what you think.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Week 11 NFL Power Rankings

Well it's time for another edition of the Week 11 NFL power rankings. The NFC took over the power rankings with 6 team's. A couple top ten team's fell to honorable mention status.

Alright let's do this...

1)Atlanta Falcons (8-2) (prev. #1) They are on a 4 game win streak and look pretty solid. Matt Ryan to Roddy White is dangerous. They play host to GB this weekend and should be good test to see how good they really are, again.

2)New England Patriots (8-2) (pre. #2) They beat Peyton which is not always easy to do. Their D isn't quite Super Bowl winning worthy but their offense is good, and personally I think better than they were with Moss. They play Thanksgiving Day vs the Lions. Expect them to be here next week unless Atlanta loses.

3)Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3) (prev. #4) I am putting them above the Jets because they should have lost a game in the last couple weeks to team's they on paper should beat easily. Plus Steelers destroyed a hot Raiders team. Big Ben looked good.

4)NY Jets (prev. #3) (8-2) They find ways to win games. When it looks like they are done and finally lose, they somehow fight back and get it done. Big thanks to the Steelers for letting Holmes go because he is good.

5)Baltimore Ravens (7-3) (prev. #5) They beat Carolina. They play a tough TB team at home so let's see how they do. Go TB.

6)Philadelphia Eagles (7-3)(prev. #6) I wanted to jump them up because they are playing well and beat a fast falling Giants team. But every other top 5 team won so had to leave them here. Vick is good but doesn't help Eli is not smart.

7)Green Bay Packers (7-3) (prev. #7) 4 game winning streaks are on the line this week vs Atlanta. Matt Ryan just doesn't lose at home, but could he this week? We will see.

8)New Orleans Saints (7-3)(prev. #10) 3 game winning streak and their D is playing well. We know their offense is good and they won again with not running game. Bush was supposed to be back but wasn't able to go. It's weird to say this but they will have a tough game Thanksgiving day vs Dallas.

9)Chicago Bears (7-3)(prev. NR) Their defense is a vintage Bears d. They have given up a league low 146 points this year. When Cutler doesn't throw the ball to the other team, they are good. They play a tough Eagles team in Philadelphia. A win here show's they are a NFC contender.

Last spot....

10)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-3)(prev. NR) They are 7-3 and do what it takes to win. They are young but have beat some good teams. What's impressive is they are 4-1 on the road and 3-2 at home. The home win's will start to fall in place if they can keep winning on the road they have a chance to win the division believe it or not. A win in Baltimore this weekend would not only make me happy but would prove to people they could be for real.

Honorable Mentions
Indianapolis Colts (6-4)
Kansas City Chiefs (6-4)
NY Giants (6-4)
Jacksonville Jaguars (6-4)
San Diego Chargers (5-5)
Miami Dolphins (5-5)
Washington Redskins (5-5)
Oakland Raiders (5-5)
Tennessee Titans (5-5)
Seattle Seahawks (5-5)
Houston Texnans (4-6)

The bottom 10

10)Dalls Cowboys (3-7)(prev. #5) They are 2-0 with their new coach and are playing decent football. Tough one this weekend vs the Saints. This will show how good they really are.

9)Buffalo Bills (2-8) (prev. #4) Big jump comes with 2 wins. Yes a winning streak for the Buffalo Bills. They are going to lose this weekend and might drop, but they are playing decent football. Plus Cowboys and Bills (wow seeing those two team's together brings back days when they were good in super bowls) are only teams with winning streaks in bottom 10.

8)Cleveland Browns (3-7) (prev. #10) Two heart breaking loses for the Browns. Hillis is good. Not really to much else to say I guess.

7)San Francisco 49er's (3-7)(prev. #9) Put together a couple good previous weeks but fell last week. 3 wins and they are only 2 back and still alive. Man the NFC West sucks.

6)Denver Broncos (3-7) (prev. #6) Sometimes they show sign's of life, sometimes they show you why they are not good. Tim Tebow I don't like you therefore Denver I don't like you.

5)Minnesota Vikings (3-7) (prev. #8) Childress is gone now, maybe they will win? Favre do yourself a favor silver fox, RETIRE.

4)Detroit Lions (2-8) (prev. #2) Yes the lost again but even with Shaun Hill they are still a better team than the bottom 3.

3)Arizona Cardinals (3-7) (prev. #7) They are on a five game losing streak. They don't know who should be their QB or RB. I think they have a RB don't they? Not sure if they know.

2)Cincinnati Bengals (2-8)(prev. #3)Longest losing streak in the NFL and lost to the Bills after having a nice lead. They are not good.

No surprises here...

1)Carolina Panthers (1-9) (prev. #1) They are awful. They brought a stay at home dad to be their QB. Didn't work for him or them. Good luck Carolina. Get a win and I will move you up just because you won, I swear.


Thanks for checking out my week 11 NFL power rankings. Let me know what you think.


Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Week 10 NFL Power Rankings

Well it's time again for the weekly edition of the NFL power rankings Matt McLear style. Things are going to be mixed up from the last because some team's looked good, and well some looked really bad. Here we go...

Top 10

1) Atlanta Falcons (7-2 prev. #3) They beat a solid Baltimore team and Matt Ryan has only lost once at home. They are starting to impress me. Still not sold on being Super Bowl contenders, but they are my #1 team in football right now. With a game vs a hit or miss Ram's team I expect them to be 8-2. Hope I don't jinx you.

2) New England Patriots (7-2 prev. #7) Beating a tough Steeler's team helps jump you up and make people forget you lost vs the Browns. Although the Browns have been impressive as of late. Brady is good, but when fired up, he's lights out.

3)New York Jet's (7-2 prev. #5) A win is a win. These guys are certainly not blowing people out, but they are finding ways to win. That's what good team's do. Another tough game this week vs a struggling Texans.

4)Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3 prev. #2) They lost to a good New England team and did not play well on either side of the ball. They will have to rebound vs the Raiders. Good team's win on the road and they are 4-1 when not at home. Oddly they are 2-2 at home, they won't lose again at home.

5)Baltimore Ravens (6-3 prev. #4) They played alright but lost to a tough Atlanta team. It was their first out of conference game so it will be interesting to see how the do playing another out of conference team in Carolina. I'm expecting them to dominate but I will be a Panthers fan come Sunday.

6)Philadelphia Eagles (6-3 prev. Not Ranked) They dominated the Redskins. Vick was unreal. The way they are playing on offense makes them a tough team to play. They are in the spotlight Sunday night vs the G-men who are coming off a tough loss to Dallas. We will see what both are made of and who will lead the division.

7)Green Bay Packers (6-3 prev. #8) They were on a bye and didn't lose. So that helped. They did get some rest and let some people who are banged up heal. They are on a 3 game win streak and travel to play Favre and the Vikings. I expect them to win and continue their hot streak with no running game. Expect them keep on moving up.

8)Indianapolis Colts (6-3 prev. #9) They won, that's all that matters. They got off to a nice start on the Bengals but let them stick around. Peyton is good but he needs a running game to help his passing game flourish. They play a tough New England team this weekend, should be exciting.

Two spots to go....

9) New York Giants (6-3 prev. #1) Funny how a week can change how you think about a team. The Giants are good but they have all the potential of losing a couple in a row like they always do. Fell to previously 1 win Cowboys and have to take on a tough and hot Eagles team Sunday night. With a win Sunday night expect them to rise. With a loss.... who know's.

The 10 spot is a tough spot. There are 2 or 3 team's that could easily be here. But the one I put here I thought about putting 8 or 9 so they win.

10)New Orleans Saints (6-3 prev. #6) They were on a bye week so it's tough to say how they will play after a week off. I expect them to be scary good. Should have Bush back, should be rested. If their defense plays like it has been last couple of weeks, good luck NFC. They play an Up and Down Seattle team at home so I expect them to keep on rolling. But hey never know, it's the NFL

Here is this week's honorable mentions:
Chicago Bears (6-3)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3)
Oakland Raiders (5-4)
Tennessee Titans (5-4 prev. #10)
Kansas City Chiefs (5-4)
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4)
Houston Texnas (4-5)
Miami Dolphins (5-4)
San Diego Chargers (4-5)
Seattle Seahawks (5-4)
St Louis Rams (4-5)
Washington Redskins (4-5)

Now for the bottom 10...

10)Cleveland Browns (3-6 prev. honorable mention) They are only bottom 10 because of their record. They have been playing well. With a win vs Jacksonville they will be out of bottom 10.

9)San Fransisco 49er's (3-6 prev #6?ish) They are on a nice little 2 game winning streak and are playing decent football with Troy Smith. Tough game vs TB this Sunday but a game they can win.

8)Minnesota Vikings (3-6 prev. # Honorable Mention) They fell here because they lost again. They are probably one of the best 3-6 team's on paper, but not on the field. Favre is hurt let the saga begin yet for another week. Plus he says this is it. Suuuuuuure.

7)Arizona Cardinals (3-6 prev #5) They are only here because they are 3-6. They are on a 4 game losing streak and play a KC team that needs a win. Let the losing streak continue? I think so.

6)Denver Broncos (3-6 prev #9) Not confident they are all that good. They did play really well vs KC but away from home in that thin mountain air, they struggle. A win vs SD Monday night will help them rise up from the bottom dwellers.

5)Dallas Cowboys (2-7 prev #1) They looked like a football team. They beat the NYG at home and deserve to get some love for that. Do I think they are back? No, but a nice win Sunday.

4)Buffalo Bills (1-8 prev #3) Finally got that win. They have been playing decent football all year losing close games vs good teams. Game vs Cincy this week could actually see a winning streak from this team.

3)Cincinnati Bengals (2-7 prev #8) They just keep losing. They played an OK 2nd half vs the Colts but if you can't win might as well get a reality show or two.

2)Detroit Lions (2-7 prev #10) I was convinced they were going to play good football and get some more wins. Then Stafford got hurt, again. Good luck fighting for the #1 pick. At least you are used to being a top pick in the draft.

And the worst team in the NFL....

1)Carolina Panthers (1-8 prev #2) They might be on their 3rd string QB Tony Pike, a rookie, replacing another rookie. Things are not looking good for them. I sure hope somehow though, they can beat the Ravens.


So there you have it. Let me know what you think and if you would rank anyone differently.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Week 9 Power Rankings

Well week 9 has come and gone and with that it means it's time for my power rankings. Little bit of a mix-up this week with my #1 team falling the Cleveland?!?!?! Yes I said no Moss no problem's but clearly something is a problem. Look for them to lose again this Sunday night to the Steeler's. Alright here we go my top 10.

#1 The NY Football Giants (prev. #3)- They look good. Not the first time they have started off hot and flopped. Let's see if they can keep it going vs a god awful Dallas team or get jinxed my the #1 spot.

#2 Pittsburgh Steelers (prev. #2)- Offensive line got beat up last night, but their D is that good. Plus Big Ben is getting better every week. Big game vs Pat's Sunday night.

#3 Atlanta Falcons (prev. #7)- Time to show the dirty bird's some love. They are 6-2 and beat a good TB team. Matt Ryan is not too shabby and Turner can be a beast. Still not sold they are a Super Bowl contender.

#4 Baltimore Ravens (prev. #5)- Beat a pretty good Miami team this week. They are a legit threat to win the AFC North and make a playoff run. Although they have not played a NFC team yet and take on a tough Atlanta team this week it will be a good test.

#5 NY Jets (prev. #6)- They were down and battled back for a gritty win. Even though it was against a Lions team it still showed they have what it takes to get it done. Lions are a better team than most people think in my opinion. Thanks to his week 1 reverse of TD it cost my fantasy team some good points on a ruling that took away an Arian Foster TD.

#6 New Orleans Saints (prev. #9)- Everyone always talks about their offense. It's good now without a RB, but what's winning them games is their D. It's nasty right now. Getting back some RB's after their bye week they are going to be a tough game week in and week out. It's easy to see why they are reigning champs.

#7 New England Patriots (prev #1)- Maybe it's a little harsh but they got dominated vs the Cleveland Browns and have to play a tougher AFC North team in week 10, the Steeler's. A win will boost them up I promise Pat's fans.

#8 Green Bay Packers (prev. #10)- Destroyed the Cowboys to put together a nice 3 game winning streak heading into their bye week. They are playing well thanks to Aaron Rodgers. Little rest will do them well.

#9 Indianapolis Colts (prev. #4)- Lost to Michael Vick and the Eagles in a close game to fall to 5-3. Tough division, tough schedule and a running game that does not exist. They have Peyton Manning so will always be top 10.

#10 Tennessee Titans (prev. Not Ranked)- Defense is tough, offense just got better. They had a bye week and got Randy Moss. If Vince is healthy a three headed monster of him, Chris Johnson, and Randy Moss not to mention Nate Washington makes them someone I wouldn't want to play.

Honorable mentions:
Philadelphia Eagles
Oakland Raiders (yes the Raiders)
Kansas City Chiefs
San Diego Chargers
Chicago Bears
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Teams that are not bad enough to be in 10 worst but not good enough to get honorable mentions.

Miami Dolphins
Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Washington Redskins (can't believe that is still a football name)
Minnesota Vikings (not on the bandwagon don't worry)
Cleveland Browns



So with the good always comes the bad. Here they are, starting from best of the worst to the worst of the worst.

#10 Detriot Lions (prev #7)- Yes I know they lost again and only have two win's but they have been in almost every game with a different starting QB it seems every week. Not many people show them some love so I did this week.

#9 Denver Broncos (prev #4)- Bye week made it so they didn't lose and fall, but they are on the verge of getting worst. No running game doesn't help Orton any.

#8 Cincinnati Bengals (prev #9)- They didn't look good vs the Steeler's. I wasn't sure if it was because they played the Steeler's or because they just don't play well. Ochocinco is not happy and TO is. Things are weird and are going to get worst for the Bungles.

#7, #6, #5, #4 The NFC West- Little harsh? Maybe. But when Your best is 4-4 and worst is still in it at 2-6 you are not good. They will continue to beat up on each other and unfortunately someone from that division has to make playoffs. It's a shame I know, but rules are rules.

#3 Buffalo Bills (prev #2)- How can they lose and be 0-8 and move up? Well, because they could beat the other two team's. They have been in some close games vs some good team's the last couple of weeks. They will get at least 1 win.

#2 Carolina Panthers (prev #3)- They lost their "starter" Matt Moore for the year so things will rely on Jimmy Clausen. Things won't get much better. They can avoid being #1 if Cowboys continue to suck.

With that being said...

#1 Dallas Cowboys- Over paid, outplayed and probably on their way to some sort of reality show. This team is so screwed up it can't even remember to renew it's website. I should of tried to buy dallascowboys.com, damn. Who knows what will Jerry Jones will do next. He's in desperation/ plan for next year mode. Should be interesting.

Well thanks for checking out my power rankings. Let me know what you think.