Nick’s ClanRam 2012 NFL Power Rankings: Week 8

[Nick]

Another week in the books, so another set of Power Rankings. Let's get to it!!


NICK'S POWER RANKINGS – WEEK EIGHT

Rank -- Team -- Last Week's Ranking

1. Atlanta Falcons (1)
-Win vs Eagles was rarely in question.

2. New York Giants (2)
-Close, but they held off Dallas.

3. Houston Texans (3)
-Bye week.

4. Green Bay Packers (4)
-A bit more trouble w/ Jacksonville than you'd like to see.

5. San Francisco ***** (5)
-Arizona presented little trouble.

6. Baltimore Ravens (6)
-Bye week.

7. New England Patriots (8)
-A top notch performance across the pond.

8. Chicago Bears (7)
-I hate dropping teams that win, but this one was almost a loss.

9. Pittsburgh Steelers (9)
-RG3? Not a problem.

10. Denver Broncos (16)
-Little trouble with the Saints; watch out for the Broncos.

11. Detroit Lions (14)
-Record of this team doesn't reflect their talent.

12. Dallas Cowboys (12)
-Nearly knocked off my #2 team.

13. Minnesota Vikings (10)
-Hey, at least Peterson looked good.

14. Seattle Seahawks (11)
-Led at one point in the fourth quarter.

15. Miami Dolphins (21)
-Big AFC East win for the Fish.

16. Oakland Raiders (24)
-Big jump for beating up on KC, but a lot of teams ahead of them lost.

17. Arizona Cardinals (13)
-Awful showing, but it was against one of the best.

18. New Orleans Saints (15)
-This defense... ugh.

19. Indianapolis Colts (25)
-Colts are 4-3 and finding ways to win.

20. Buffalo Bills (20)
-Bye week.

21. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (27)
-Did everyone get their invitation to the Doug Martin coming out party?

22. Philadelphia Eagles (18)
-Matt Ryan looked unstoppable against this Eagles D.

23. St. Louis Rams (17)
-Worst performance of the year for the Rams.

24. Tennessee Titans (22)
-Rough overtime loss to a division rival.

25. Cleveland Browns (30)
-Hey, a 7-6 win is still a win, isn't it?

26. Cincinnati Bengals (26)
-Bye week.

27. San Diego Chargers (19)
-Losing to Cleveland? Hide your head in shame, Chargers.

28. Washington Redskins (23)
-Eight yards and zero touchdowns rushing for RG3.

29. Carolina Panthers (29)
-Nearly pulled out the win against Chicago.

30. New York Jets (28)
-The Sanchize is coming unglued.

31. Jacksonville Jaguars (31)
-A better showing, but not enough to rise up the rankings.

32. Kansas City Chiefs (32)
-Just awful right now. Quinn threw four passes, and one was picked.

[Rambos]

Arizona Cardinals have lost four in a row soon to be five after the Packers route them. After starting 4-0 after Sunday they will be under .500. They should be in the bottom five IMO.