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Originally published Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 7:08 PM
Danny O'Neil's NFL power rankings
Danny O'Neil's NFL power rankings Last week's rankings in parentheses Team Comment 1. Atlanta (1) Red flag? Hardly. Falcons have been penalized...
| Danny O'Neil's NFL power rankings | |
| Last week's rankings in parentheses | |
| Team | Comment |
| 1. Atlanta (1) | Red flag? Hardly. Falcons have been penalized a league-low 18 times. |
| 2. Houston (2) | Can you literally run a player into the ground? Texans seem to be trying with Arian Foster. |
| 3. San Francisco (6) | Niners have held three of their last four opponents without a touchdown. |
| 4. Chicago (4) | Jay Cutler one of the only players in the league unafraid to be Suh'd. |
| 5. N.Y. Giants (5) | Who boos Cruz? No one in New York. Victor tied for league lead with seven TD catches. |
| 6. Denver (8) | Broncos 3-0 when they score more than 30, 0-3 when they don't. |
| 7. Green Bay (7) | Packers running low on healthy receivers, a problem since they're playing catch-up. |
| 8. Baltimore (3) | Injuries to Ray Lewis and Lardarius Webb don't explain why Joe Flacco played so poorly. |
| 9. New England (9) | Patriots have been outscored 34-6 in the fourth quarter of their past three games. |
| 10. Seattle (10) | Wrestlemania came to Seattle. Once. Russell-mania may be here to stay. |
| 11. Philadelphia (11) | Has anyone checked to see if Michael Vick has a fork stuck in him? He looks done. |
| 12. Miami (17) | Dolphins receivers may not be the best, but they do have a Bess. Davone Bess. |
| 13. Washington (13) | RG III an indisputably superior sequel to last year's RG at QB: Rex Grossman. |
| 14. Minnesota (12) | That stinker of a game Thursday enough to make you ponder Christian's ability. |
| 15. Dallas (19) | Cowboys' three victories have come by a total of 18 points, their three losses by 38. |
| 16. Pittsburgh (22) | Remember when Troy Polamalu starred in football games, not commercials? Me neither. |
| 17. Arizona (15) | Now that's the train wreck of an offense we expected when this Cardinals season began. |
| 18. Detroit (14) | Lions may be king of the jungle, but not in Detroit. Tigers currently own that honor. |
| 19. San Diego (16) | Difference between traffic cones and the Chargers' O-line? Cones are more durable. |
| 20. Tampa Bay (24) | Giants' game-winning TD last week showed Bucs don't come equipped with Cruz control. |
| 21. St. Louis (20) | TE Matthew Mulligan just sounds like someone who wants more chances. |
| 22. Cincinnati (18) | Bengals outscoring opponents 102-72 in 1st half, getting outscored 115-64 in 2nd. |
| 23. Tennessee (21) | A statement that's about more than spelling: There's no 'D' in Tennessee. |
| 24. N.Y. Jets (23) | The Jets need a tent for their circus: They should try one of Rex Ryan's old shirts. |
| 25. Indianapolis (27) | The devil may care? Reggie Wayne has 666 yards receiving through six games. |
| 26. New Orleans (26) | Filing order: "Too little" followed by "Saints comeback" followed by "Too late." |
| 27. Buffalo (25) | Ryan Air = Irish airline. Ryan err = Fitzpatrick's crucial INT last week. |
| 28. Oakland (28) | Some guy named Brandon Myers is leading the Raiders in receptions. |
| 29. Kansas City (30) | Brady Quinn's promotion means the Chiefs' Matt Cassel is no longer under seige. |
| 30. Carolina (29) | Sure looked like Cam Newton wore a Snuggie to last week's postgame press conference. |
| 31. Cleveland (31) | Browns' sale turned out to be a Banner day in Cleveland. Joe Banner, new CEO. |
| 32. Jacksonville (32) | A game of inches? Jags more concerned with a foot. Maurice Jones-Drew's foot. |
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