Originally published Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 8:04 PM
Danny O'Neil's NFL power rankings
Danny O'Neil's NFL power rankings Last week's rankings in parentheses Team Comment 1. Houston (1) Leg up? Arian Foster on pace to rush the...
| Danny O'Neil's NFL power rankings | |
| Last week's rankings in parentheses | |
| Team | Comment |
| 1. Houston (1) | Leg up? Arian Foster on pace to rush the ball an NFL-record 422 times. |
| 2. San Francisco (3) | 49ers have outscored their past two opponents 79-3. |
| 3. Atlanta (2) | High five: Falcons are 5-0 for the first time in franchise history. |
| 4. Baltimore (4) | Six quarters and counting since the Ravens allowed a touchdown. |
| 5. Chicago (12) | Bears' D has scored as many TDs off interceptions as it has allowed passing, five apiece. |
| 6. New England (7) | Pats' 76 points over past 6 quarters more than Cowboys, Raiders and Jags have all season. |
| 7. Minnesota (13) | It's so very disappointing that Minny has no Cooper on its roster. |
| 8. Arizona (8) | Tag him and bag him: Kevin Kolb sacked 17 times in the past eight quarters of play. |
| 9. Philadelphia (5) | Michael Vick might require surgery to remove the butter from his fingers. |
| 10. N.Y. Giants (10) | Giants' defense excels in fire safety with (Justin) Tuck and (Antrel) Rolle. |
| 11. Green Bay (6) | Where's the replacement ref when you need him to blame for a loss? |
| 12. Seattle (14) | You'll have a devil of a time running against Seahawks, who allow 66.6 yards rushing. |
| 13. Cincinnati (11) | Deep thoughts: A.J. Green's four TD catches are tied for third-most in the league. |
| 14. San Diego (9) | Mediocrity thy name is Norv Turner. |
| 15. Denver (15) | Broncos have been outscored 74-42 in the first half this season. |
| 16. St. Louis (17) | Secondary importance: Rams haven't allowed a passing TD in past three games. |
| 17. Dallas (18) | Cowboys just assumed Giants' Sergio Romo would blow that playoff game, but he didn't. |
| 18. Washington (16) | Sorry, city is taking a Nationals holiday from another debacle of a football season. |
| 19. Indianapolis (27) | Colts' next five opponents: Jets, Browns, Titans, Dolphins, Jags, who are collectively 7-19. |
| 20. Miami (23) | A fortune-teller could read Dolphins' offense since Brian Hartline is team's top receiver. |
| 21. Tennessee (26) | Matt Hasselbeck beat Ben Roethlisberger Thursday, which was only seven years too late. |
| 22. Pittsburgh (19) | Steelers have age-appropriate color scheme: Black and Ol' Yeller. |
| 23. N.Y. Jets (20) | Thought the Jets hit rock bottom? Nope. Pro wrestler John Cena honorary captain Sunday. |
| 24. Detroit (21) | A joke that writes itself. Ndamukong Suh getting sued by the Packers, Gregory and Laura. |
| 25. Tampa Bay (24) | Greg Schiano's team played to final whistle again last week, dominating its bye. |
| 26. New Orleans (31) | Wow. Never saw Roger Goodell's rubber-stamped re-issuing of that punishment coming. |
| 27. Oakland (25) | Road-ent control: Raiders outscored 72-19 in their two away games this season. |
| 28. Buffalo (22) | A Bill fold? Buffalo has allowed 90 points its past six quarters. |
| 29. Carolina (29) | Kitty litter: Panthers have scored fewer than 15 points in three of five games this year. |
| 30. Kansas City (28) | Chiefs Romeo Crennel can appear out of his depth at times, but never out of his width. |
| 31. Jacksonville (30) | Jags and Chiefs area the only teams in the league without a first-quarter touchdown. |
| 32. Cleveland (32) | Eleven consecutive regular-season losses, but who's counting. |
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