Week 9 NFL Power Rankings
Welcome to our NFL Power Rankings for Week 9 of the regular season. We saw some big winners and losers this week, including the emergence of the Broncos as a top 10 team and the continued decline of the Cardinals.
| Team |
Record |
Ranking (LW) |
Summary |
| Atlanta Falcons |
7-0 |
1 (1) |
This team came out of the bye week strong and has a firm lead on the NFC South. They are far and away the best team in the NFL right now. |
| Houston Texans |
6-1 |
2 (2) |
Texans coming off of a bye usually spells trouble for opposing teams. They have the AFC South almost locked up – just need a couple more wins. |
| Chicago Bears |
6-1 |
3 (3) |
The Bears continue to win inspite of their quarterback play, not because of it. They are ok for now, but really need to play better on offense. |
| New York Giants |
6-2 |
4 (4) |
The Giants are starting to run away with their division. Nobody in the NFC East looks like they can hang with New York. |
| San Francisco 49ers |
6-2 |
5 (5) |
In case anyone forgot, the NFC West still goes through San Fran. The Niners statement win on MNF might have ruined the Cardinals dreams. |
| Baltimore Ravens |
5-2 |
6 (7) |
This team needs to find it’s identity quickly, now that their top defenders are out for the season. Time for Flacco to step up. |
| Green Bay Packers |
5-3 |
7 (9) |
This team has its flaws, but has been playing well despite key injuries. If they can get back to full strength, they are a top 5 team. |
| New England Patriots |
5-3 |
8 (10) |
We want to call their win last week dominating, which it was, but the problem is that nobody knows if they can back it up the following week. |
| Denver Broncos |
4-3 |
9 (14) |
Peyton has this offense in sync and the defense is stepping up their game as well. A win this week and we make them elite. |
| Minnesota Vikings |
5-3 |
10 (6) |
They’ve lost two straight, but the Vikings still have the essential elements of a playoff team – good defense and a good running attack. |
| Team |
Record |
LW |
Summary |
| Seattle Seahawks |
4-4 |
11 (8) |
Perhaps the Seahawks players spoke too soon after their win against New England. Back to back losses has the Seahawks looking “average.” |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
4-3 |
12 (17) |
Even with the pedestrian start, the Steelers are still in the AFC North hunt. They have been playing much better lately. |
| Miami Dolphins |
4-3 |
13 (18) |
This team quietly has one of the best defenses in the NFL. They are missing just a few pieces on offense, but they will get it together eventually. |
| San Diego Chargers |
3-4 |
14 (11) |
Losing to the Browns is the low point of a season that is quickly spiraling downard. They need a win against KC to get back on track. |
| Washington Redskins |
3-5 |
15 (15) |
This team’s defense is really letting them down as the season goes on. RG3 is great, but he can’t put up more points than the D allows and that’s bad. |
| Dallas Cowboys |
3-4 |
16 (16) |
No team does a better job at shooting themselves in the foot than the Cowboys. Penalties and Turnovers are sending this team into obscurity. |
| Arizona Cardinals |
4-4 |
17 (12) |
The Cardinals got posterized on national TV last week. Maybe this Cardinals team is who we thought they were at the beginning of the season. |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
3-4 |
18 (13) |
Is this the last week that Michael Vick starts a game for Philly? If the Eagles lose and he has a subpar game, his time is up. |
| Indianapolis Colts |
4-3 |
19 (22) |
This team is winning some thrilling games which has to make Chuck Pagano feel really good. We are starting to like this team a lot. |
| Detroit Lions |
3-4 |
20 (26) |
They aren’t happy with a 3-4 season to this point, but with how poorly Stafford & Megatron have played, 3-4 seems like a gift from the gods. |
| Team |
Record |
LW |
Summary |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
3-4 |
21 (27) |
One good game does not a season make; but we will agree that the Bucs are improving. Let’s see what happens this week in a should-win game. |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
3-4 |
22 (21) |
This team had a chance to make a move in the AFC North race, but that opportunity might have come and gone. |
| St. Louis Rams |
3-5 |
23 (20) |
The Rams got embarrassed in London. They need a bye week (or two) to sort themselves out. This season is turning ugly in a hurry. |
| Buffalo Bills |
3-4 |
24 (24) |
This team has a mediocre offense and a sub-par defense. It will help to have Mario Williams back against the Texans this week, though. |
| New Orleans Saints |
2-5 |
25 (19) |
And just like that, the Saints winning streak is over. This team’s defense is just horrible and you can’t expect Brees to play perfect every week. |
| New York Jets |
3-5 |
26 (23) |
This team is a circus and there’s no way that Rex Ryan is the coach of the Jets in 2013 unless he pulls a miracle out of his sweater vest. |
| Tennessee Titans |
3-5 |
27 (25) |
This team can’t seem to get anything in sync. They have looked decent in their wins and generally awful in their losses. |
| Oakland Raiders |
3-4 |
28 (28) |
As bad as this team has played, they are still just one game out of the AFC West. Not sure if that says more about Oakland or their division. |
| Cleveland Browns |
2-6 |
29 (31) |
Every single Browns game is close and sooner or later, they will figure out how to get close games to go their way more often. |
| Carolina Panthers |
1-6 |
30 (29) |
One throw from Cam turned a win into a loss. It doesn’t seem fair that he gets so much of the blame, but he’s the top dog down in Carolina. |
| Jacksonville Jaguars |
1-6 |
31 (30) |
It might be time for this team to race KC to the bottom of the league and the #1 pick in the draft that comes as a prize. |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
1-6 |
32 (32) |
There’s no way that the Chiefs can go an entire season without playing with a lead. Can they? |