NFL Power Rankings - Week 9

1. New England Patriots
Well, I picked the Colts and I was wrong. But this team is beatable. Unfortunately, there are only a few teams who are capable of doing it.

2. Indianapolis Colts
They played hard, but they made too many mistakes late in the game. I'm sure they'll bounce back.

3. Green Bay Packers
They keep finding ways to win. I bet they wish they could have that Chicago game back.

4. Dallas Cowboys
I'm still not completely sold on this team. Don't get me wrong, they're very good, but I think they often don't play to their potential.

5. Pittsburgh Steelers
Well that was impressive. They probably should be 8-0, but they lost two games to teams they should have never lost to. We'll see what they're made of when they play the Pats.

6. New York Giants
This team has a history of struggling late in the season. I'm still picking them over the Cowboys this week.

7. Detroit Lions
They have a tough road ahead, but if the defense plays as well as it did Sunday, they should win 10 games no problem.

8. Tennessee Titans
Their offense is miserable and that has to change if they want to make the playoffs.

9. New Orleans Saints
I probably have them way too high, but I sure as heck wouldn't want to play this team right now.

10. Cleveland Browns
So the Browns and the Lions are both in the top 10? Who would have thought? Looking at this teams schedule, there's no reason they shouldn't make the playoffs.

11. Washington Redskins
This team is still weak at the quarterback position, but they play hard and overachieve.

12. Jacksonville Jaguars
That was a beatdown on Sunday. With Marcus Stroud gone for 4 weeks, that's not a good thing. The good news is David Garrard should be back this week.

13. San Diego Chargers
What the heck was that? They got pounded by the Vikings? That was pathetic.

14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Even with all of the injuries, this team continues to battle. I definitely have to give Jon Gruden credit for that.

15. Buffalo Bills
Just imagine if this team beat Denver and Dallas. They'd be on their way to a wildcard spot.

16. Seattle Seahawks
This team plays like they don't care. Good thing they're in the NFC West.

17. Carolina Panthers
Their offense has to play better. They aren't scoring any points.

18. Kansas City Chiefs
Losing Larry Johnson isn't a good thing, even if he hasn't been playing that great. We'll see what Priest Holmes has left.

19. Baltimore Ravens
I probably have them too low, but that was one of the worst games by a "playoff caliber" team I've ever seen in my 19 years of watching NFL football.

20. Minnesota Vikings
Well this team is showing some life, but when it comes down to it, they only have one offensive weapon.

21. Houston Texans
I don't think this team is going to win too many more games, especially without Andre Johnson.

22. Arizona Cardinals
Why did Edgerrin James only run the ball 9 times against a team that has had a hard time stopping the run?

23. Chicago Bears
Let's see what a week off does for this team.

24. Philadelphia Eagles
I'm still not sure how they beat the Lions by as much as they did.

25. Denver Broncos
They better hope Jay Cutler isn't out too long. Somehow, this team still has a shot at the playoffs.

26. Atlanta Falcons
I give them credit for playing hard on Sunday. That may be the last game they win.

27. Cincinnati Bengals
I'm not sure how a team with so much firepower can't win a game. I guess having the worst defense in the league is a good way to offset that.

28. Oakland Raiders
They are a boring team. I say let Russell play.

29. New York Jets
They blew a lead and lost in overtime. Good thing Clemens was playing.

30. San Francisco 49ers
A lot of people thought this team would make a run for the playoffs. They can't even score 20 points on the Falcons. They stink.

31. St. Louis Rams
Even at 0-8, the Rams could still technically win their division.

32. Miami Dolphins
This team may win 1 game. Maybe.