Week 9 NFL Power Rankings
by Tim Lynch on Oct 29, 2008 4:22 PM MDT
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After a Week off, the Power Rankings have returned to Mile High Report.
Here are the Main Stream Media(MSM) Power Rankings around the web this week. Below that you can find MHR's own Power Rankings for Week 9. Feel free to discuss and even post your own rankings for this week.
Yahoo! Sports -- Ranked 16th, Two weeks ago 10th
Sporting News -- Ranked 14th, Two weeks ago 8th
ESPN -- Ranked 15th, Last Week 18th
Fox Sports -- Ranked 13th, Last Week 10th
CBS Sportsline -- Ranked 20th, Last Week 15th
Sports Illustrated, Dr. Z -- Ranked 18th, Last Week 18th
Our average ranking is about 16th right now.
NOTE: The total points for the year is how each team is ranked. If you want to know how each team fared for this week, check the smaller number in the parenthesis beneath the yearly total. You can also see the trends for each team from a week to week basis. Because of the break I took on the Bye week, the point totals were combined for the last two weeks.
MHR's Week 9 Power Rankings
| RANK | LOGO | TEAM | PTS | COMMENTS | TREND |
| 1. (1) |
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TEN 7-0 |
443 (160) |
The only undefeated team in the NFL *STILL* deserves the credit. ~HT |
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| 2. (2) |
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NYG 6-1 |
431 (152) |
A couple of ugly wins, but this team is doing a fine job defending its title. ~Zappa |
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| 3. (5) |
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BUF 5-2 |
386 (141) |
It will be interesting how this team will handle the next two divisional games after losing its first last week. ~Zappa |
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| 4. (4) |
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PIT 5-2 |
384 (138) |
This team will be in the playoffs. ~HT |
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| 5. (3) |
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WAS 6-2 |
382 (129) |
Hard time with Detroit. That's a demerit. ~HT |
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| 6. (7) |
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CAR 6-2 |
375 (143) |
The toughest team left on Denver's schedule. ~HT |
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| 7. (8) |
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TB 5-3 |
356 (134) |
This talented team hit a speed bump in Dallas, but still held the 'boys to just 13 points. ~Zappa |
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| 8. (6) |
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DAL 5-3 |
338 (103) |
If you own stock in the Dallas Cowboys, SELL SELL SELL! ~Zappa |
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| 9. (16) |
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ARI 4-3 |
300 (136) |
It's easy to look good in a terrible division. ~HT (Zappa note: You would think so, but look at Denver! lol) |
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| 10. (9) |
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DEN 4-3 |
294 (81) |
See Cowboy's comment, losing 3 out of 4 is not a good way to win your division. This Sunday will speak volumes of this team's character. ~ Zappa with a little HT thrown in. |
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| 11. (17) |
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NE 5-2 |
284 (120) |
If Cassel plays well, this team is good enough. ~HT | |
| 12. (11) |
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PHI 4-3 |
282 (110) |
Forget McNabb, this team is only as good as Brian Westbrook. Period. ~Zappa |
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| 13. (20) |
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CHI 4-3 |
270 (100) |
Racing with Green Bay to see who gets pummeled in the first round. ~HT |
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| 14. (14) |
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NO |
267 (93) |
Suspensions are going to take a toll. ~HT Yeah, not to mention injuries! ~Zappa |
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| 15. (15) |
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BAL 4-3 |
253 (88) |
Good defense, young QB. This team may have a future. ~HT |
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| 16. (19) |
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ATL 4-3 |
249 (100) |
People forget that this was a playoff team before Mike Vick got caught doing evil things. Just goes to show that this team wasn't all about Mike Vick. ~Zappa |
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| 17. (13) |
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SD 3-5 |
240 (72) |
For all of the love the media gives this team about how talent laden it is and how great it is, the Chargers are nothing more than a paper tiger as I predicted they would be. ~Zappa |
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| 18. (18) |
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JAX 3-4 |
233 (77) |
Had their chance this year with Indianapolis looking so bad. ~HT |
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| 19. (14) |
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IND 3-4 |
233 (66) |
It has been almost a decade since I have seen this team in such disarray. ~Zappa |
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| 20. (20) |
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GB 4-3 |
214 (91) |
Racing the New York Jets for bragging rights. ~HT |
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| 21. (21) |
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NYJ 4-3 |
172 (55) |
Favre getting booed in New York. I love it!! ~HT |
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| 22. (22) |
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MIA 3-4 |
163 (57) |
Beats the best teams in the NFL, loses to everyone else. Weird! ~HT |
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| 23. (23) |
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MIN 3-4 |
152 (49) |
I thought this team would be playoff bound, but now it just looks like they are homeward bound. ~Zappa |
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| 24. (26) |
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CLE 3-4 |
131 (65) |
The Browns are back and on a roll. Denver better come out with their A game next Thursday. ~Zappa |
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| 25. (24) |
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SF 2-6 |
112 (24) |
Walsh is in heaven watching Montana reruns. ~HT |
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| 26. (25) |
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SEA 2-5 |
100 (27) |
The great Seagull is on the move. Slightly North! ~Zappa |
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| 27. (27) |
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OAK 2-5 |
93 (31) |
Fans should start dressing like teletubbies. ~HT |
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| 28. (28) |
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HOU 3-4 |
81 (35) |
Along with Cleveland, the Texans are on a three game win streak and are moving rapidly up the ladder after a horrible start. ~Zappa |
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| 29. (29) |
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KC 1-6 |
61 (15) |
Harry S. Truman would be ashamed if he were alive today. ~HT |
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| 30. (31) |
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STL 2-5 |
57 (38) |
These guys are playing tough for their new coach and even if they lose next week I foresee a jump up above the lowly Chefs. ~Zappa |
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| 31. (30) |
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CIN 0-8 |
34 (10) |
The Radio City Rockettes posing as a football team. ~HT (Zappa note: I just love these gems from Hoosierteacher this week! Classic!) |
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| 32. (32) |
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DET 0-7 |
18 (5) |
Forget the Millen firing. Let's just shut down the franchise. ~HT |
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Zappa
Re the Eagles – don’t you mean Brian Westbrook?
We admire in the sea’s rages the total lack of reason and justice, the blindness to all but the laws of it’s own nature;
And quite naturally, since similar feelings and desires lurk deep inside our own minds. A wrecking sea is part of what we all dream ourselves to be every night.
John Fowles
by bradley on Oct 29, 2008 4:39 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
what did I say? lol
Michael Westbrook…why does that name sound familiar?
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
by Tim Lynch on Oct 29, 2008 5:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Former CU Buff
and he beat the snot outta Stephen Davis when they both were on the Skins
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on Oct 29, 2008 5:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you. lol
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
by Tim Lynch on Oct 29, 2008 5:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not exactly sure we should be a spot above the Patriots..
I mean… well, you know.
I’d put us at about #15 right now, but if Shanny can light a fire under our team’s collective asses and get us off to a winning streak, then a top 10 finish (and, most importantly, a division title and a home playoff game) would be in order.
*Breathes into bag. At least I'm not a Chiefs fan. At least I'm not a Chiefs fan. At least I'm not a Chiefs fan. At least I'm not a Chiefs fan.
by papigrande on Oct 29, 2008 4:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
The Patriots look good
I would rank us 12th
Playoff bound!
by 53guys on Oct 29, 2008 5:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
look at the point level in paranethesis. The Broncos have just 81 points...compared to the others.
The Broncos actually ranked 18-19th in points over the past two weeks…which is why they get the double down arrow. These are the overall rankings for the entire year, not really based on the week by week basis. But the Broncos are indeed falling hard and fast, it just hasn’t started to show yet.
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
by Tim Lynch on Oct 29, 2008 5:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
All we can do
is hope that turns around. Hopefully getting healthy on offense and Train can make a difference.
Playoff bound!
by 53guys on Oct 29, 2008 5:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Point levels?
I have never really paid too much attention to them until now. What are they and how did we get 81?
"It doesn't dissipate" ~ Mike Shanahan
Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 4
by weazel on Oct 29, 2008 5:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
The point levels are the combined total (minus the high and low) of each score received from the MHR staff contributers.
So for the past two weeks, there were 7-8 totals to combine. So 1st place gets 32 points, last gets 1 point. I take away the high and the low and add up the rest. 81 would work out to about 16 points per vote…which puts the Broncos at about 17th in the overall rankings for the past two weeks. Then I add that 81 points to the yearly total which was an inflated 213 points…meanwhile, the Patriots had a yearly total of only 164 points, but they got a massive 120 point bump to put them just 10 points away from passing us.
I found the slower road adds to the accuracy in the long run. I got tired of seeing wild swings every week and it seems based on pure emotion rather than logic. So now it takes a week or two for a team to fall from grace rather than just one blowout loss. Or two in our case. lol
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
by Tim Lynch on Oct 29, 2008 5:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Bro
This makes much more sense when analyzing the rankings.
"It doesn't dissipate" ~ Mike Shanahan
Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 4
by weazel on Oct 29, 2008 5:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
How are the points established? What are they besed on?
by metalman5050 on Oct 29, 2008 7:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
they are based on the collective rankings of
Guru, styg50, hoosierteacher, mdierk and myself.
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
by Tim Lynch on Oct 30, 2008 8:46 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, look at the trends. You will notice that the Patriots are rapidly rising while we are rapidly falling...
by next week the Broncos will NOT be ranked above the Patriots. So long as the Pats win, but even if they lose it will be close.
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
by Tim Lynch on Oct 29, 2008 5:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're 4-3 right now...........13-3 is still possible.
The best defense is a good offense!
I hope.
by Mike Clark on Oct 29, 2008 5:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
There is the Mike
we have been missing. Anything is possible, I still believe it will happen. (until they lose another game then I will root for 12-4)
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on Oct 29, 2008 5:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
br...sd Negative is out the door. (((((((((slam door hard))))))))))
The best defense is a good offense!
I hope.
by Mike Clark on Oct 29, 2008 5:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to be negative
Just thinking that when game 16 comes around and Denver is 12-3 they really wont need that game and will lose and end up 12-4
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on Oct 29, 2008 5:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll accept that--playoffs here we come!!
The best defense is a good offense!
I hope.
by Mike Clark on Oct 29, 2008 5:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
The schedule does get easier
As it looks now.
Playoff bound!
by 53guys on Oct 29, 2008 5:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
53---schedule does not get easier.
We are simply going to not drop the ball—we will not give another game away—we are Broncos.
The best defense is a good offense!
I hope.
by Mike Clark on Oct 29, 2008 5:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
The teams we play are worse
although we do have more road games left
Playoff bound!
by 53guys on Oct 29, 2008 5:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
in a sense you are correct
4 of the next 6 that the Broncos play do have losing records. But the last 3, 2 are division leaders right now. So it is and isnt
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on Oct 29, 2008 5:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check this out
http://www.fantasyfoldem.com/football/analysis/sos.php
Dallas is in trouble. Good news is Denver is in the bottom half
Playoff bound!
by 53guys on Oct 29, 2008 5:41 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOU GUYS KNOW.......
That NE beat us 41-7 right? And you rank us above them?
Michael Fabiano really knows nothing about football outside of regression analysis and stat extrapolation. If it doesn’t have to do with fantasy football, his opinion is worthless.
by kwool79 on Oct 29, 2008 5:21 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
kwool only all the experts think the AFC West is week---we know better--we are Broncos!!
The best defense is a good offense!
I hope.
by Mike Clark on Oct 29, 2008 5:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
kwool, please read my comment above about the points system I have devised.
And notice the trends. Denver is falling hard, NE is rising quickly. If you want to know where we ranked Denver THIS week…it was 18th. :)
The above rankings are a year long endeavor.
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
by Tim Lynch on Oct 29, 2008 5:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think of the Broncos are the stock market a month ago....
huge bubble that is popping. It takes time for it to deflate totally…give it some time. lol
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
by Tim Lynch on Oct 29, 2008 5:30 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zappa I really think our offense will step up
I’m really tired, as are you, of the fumbles and int’s that have killed us. Think of how our offense must feel. They know they need to score points, they know they gave up points the last four games, they will step up.
The best defense is a good offense!
I hope.
by Mike Clark on Oct 29, 2008 5:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I have stated before
They know they can move the ball……..just hold onto it.
"It doesn't dissipate" ~ Mike Shanahan
Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 4
by weazel on Oct 29, 2008 5:39 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
unlike the market nobody is willing to bail them out so they will recover on their own
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on Oct 29, 2008 5:41 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
And be stronger than ever
when they get over it.
Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.
by Jeremy Bolander on Oct 29, 2008 10:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to be a stickler
But why yearly rankings?
Playoff bound!
by 53guys on Oct 29, 2008 5:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
i just posted the answer above.
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
by Tim Lynch on Oct 29, 2008 5:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll buy that
I think ;)
Playoff bound!
by 53guys on Oct 29, 2008 5:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree, no way we should be ahead of the Pats
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
by Broncoman on Oct 30, 2008 3:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or anyone in the AFC East for that matter
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
by Broncoman on Oct 30, 2008 3:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
POLL:
Would you prefer I go back to WEEK-TO-WEEK rankings? Or do you want me to keep my current YEAR-TO-DATE rankings? It appears that what I am doing might be too confusing…
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
by Tim Lynch on Oct 30, 2008 11:33 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Keep up how it is
I enjoy it and appreciate the work you guys on the staff put into it
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on Oct 30, 2008 11:53 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only problem with year to date is...
that it does confuse people who are looking for a snapshot of where teams are right now. To get a gauge of where the teams are over the course of a season, one need only look at record. (I also imagine it is more work for you in the current form). In the current model, despite the up and down arrows, one may still get the idea that certain teams are “better” in the eyes of the staff when they actually aren’t. The skew occurs when the participants are choosing the teams based on where the teams are this week, but the methodology for assigning points has a different aim.
A good statistics method (and an easy one) to prevent too much fluctuation would be to just drop the top and bottom scores for each each team.
"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe
by Steve Nichols on Oct 30, 2008 12:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am starting to think you might be right....
if anything, my trial and errors this year will be worked out so that next season it will be consistent all year long. I apologize to all for the changes. lol
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
by Tim Lynch on Oct 30, 2008 1:39 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also question why we are ranked better then the Jags
They beat us in our house, rather convincingly as well.
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
by Broncoman on Oct 30, 2008 3:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
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