What do you think of my personal NFL Top 10 Rankings after Week 6?
1.New Orleans Saints- they went out there and destroyed a Super Bowl contender in the Giants. Have also beaten the Eagles on the road this season. Playing the best football in the NFL right now and the offense doesn't look like it can be stopped
2. Indianapolis Colts- after 2 close games Week 1 they haven't been challenged by their opponents. Offense was on fire before the bye and is putting up huge numbers with the defense playing well as well.
3.Denver Broncos- Have gotten wins over the Patriots and Cowboys with a win on the road at a 4-2 Bengals team. They're 6-0 up to this point. No doubt they are a legit team and their defense is coming up big.
4.Minnesota Vikings- undefeated and a very well-rounded team. Have had some close calls but survived.
5.Atlanta Falcons- only 1 loss on the season in New England. The Falcons have been playing some great football and better than any 1-loss team right now. They can challenge the Saints in the division
6.New York Giants- fall to 6th after that debacle in New Orleans on defense. They looked really good first few weeks but played against week competition. Still a terrific team but last week got exposed on defense.
7.Pittsburgh Steelers- after a slow start the defending Super Bowl Champs are back and got Troy Polamalu back. You knew the Steelers weren't going to just fall apart. They're going to make a claim to defend their title again.
8.New England Patriots- everything went right for them in their 59-0 shallacking of the Titans. A much better team at home in Foxboro.
9.Cincinnati Bengals-despite a loss to the Texans have still played really well this season. One of there 2 losses was on a heartbreaking miracle play. Still have road wins at Green Bay,and Baltimore and defeated the Steelers at home as well. Losing Antwan Odom who has 9 sacks will be a killer though.
10.Chicago Bears-despite losing remain in the Top 10 barely over the Eagles had a loss to a far worse Raiders team. The Bears have played some great Football so far and had plenty of chances to win that game against the Falcons but just fell short. The Bears are contenders in the playoff race this year and finally found a QB.
What do you think of my rankings?
Rob K2009-10-20T08:20:45Z
Favorite Answer
Good rankings; here's mine.
1. New Orleans Saints -- The clear #1 pick at the moment, and looking to be the best team on paper in the NFL with easily the best offense; and a much improved defense. With this team going on all cylinders, they'll be tough to take down with so many weapons.
2. Minnesota Vikings -- Winning tough games, in the final minutes of the game is the sign of a good team. Favre has done his role properly; and their Wide Receivers are fairly underrated. One issue of concern is the pass defense, which is mediocre. But that run defense is nasty.
3. Indianapolis Colts - Drop a spot only due to the bye week; but they're looking deep as usual. In a division that was thought to be competitive; and now has been exposed as rather weak, they should have no problems holding on to it.
4. Denver Broncos -- Could this be the best defense in the NFL? Sure looking like it; as they have only allowed 10 second half points the WHOLE year. That is flat out impressive. Brian Dawkins and Champ Bailey are ageless. Josh McDaniel is the real "protege" of Bellicek. A great story.
5. New England Patriots -- I don't care who the opponent is; when you put up 59 points on anyone, thats impressive. Welker looks healthy, and Brady is firing off bullets downfield. Running game has actually looked much better in the past few weeks as well.
6. Atlanta Falcons -- Quietly having a very solid year so far. Matt Ryan is coming into his own as expected; and the addition of Tony Gonzalez is possibly the best of any offseason move made by any team.
7. New York Giants -- Was a little shocked their defense was lit up as bad as it was versus a very good Saints team in New Orleans. Eli Manning's foot is a concern, and Brandon Jacobs has been outplayed badly by counterpart Ahmad Bradshaw who might see an increase in carries.
8. Pittsburgh Steelers -- Reworked themselves back into the mix to nobody's surprise. They need to be consistent on the run, and versus the run, as both have been issues at times this year. I fully expect them to contend when it matters most.
9. Cincinnati Bengals -- Tough loss to the high powered Texans offense; but they still played a tough game; not to mention the other wins they've had this year put them here by default. Losing Odom could prove costy; as he was their best defensive player this year.
10. Baltimore Ravens -- Very tough loss in Minnesota; in which they were a missed field goal away. I might be the only person to think this; or not. But their defense looks increasingly mediocre now. Other then a "good" Ray Lewis and a "very good" Ed Reed; they now look thin in places, especially on the front line and the corners spot, as they've been actually bad at times versus the pass. Shockingly, their offense has clicked extremely well and Joe Flacco has played out of his mind.
The steelers at 7? They barely beat the browns and haven't beaten a good team yet. Any feeling that the titans or chargers are good have been answered this weekend. Steelers haven't been a top 10 team yet - I would also say that the Giants are better than the falcons and the vikes. Granted they lost bad to the saints, but the saints would mop the floor with those two teams as well.
They're not bad rankings. I might put the Ravens in there (who despite their 3 losses, could easily be 6-0 as they were in all 3 games, and lost them to very very good teams. They've had the toughest schedule for the first 6 weeks). I'd also rank the Patriots ahead of the steelers and falcons, and the giants ahead of the falcons.
Oh and Minnesota has beaten some very good teams. With their dominating defense and suddenly prolific offense, I think they're 3rd, if not second. Still, you could take the top 4 teams and put them in any order you want and have a legit argument.
Sorry bro, but not liking it. I honestly don't think the Patriots deserve to be up there. If anything the Falcons should be in their spot. They have looked as good, if not better than New England. I also think the 49ers deserve a spot, maybe where the Eagles are. They've made a massive turn around this season, and the Eagles haven't done a ton of things to impress me. Rest is all sweet.
I am tossed between the Colts and the Saints at #1. Right now I still think it could go either way. Broncos and Vikings are another one that's too close to for me to call. The top 4 could be: 1. Colts 2. Saints 3. Vikings 4. Broncos #5 I'd slot for the Giants 6. Falcons 7. Patriots 8. Steelers 9. Bengals 10. Cardinals
Your rankings are great, just thought I'd mix it up.