Post Your Ten Best 2012 NFL Teams (1 Viewer)

[BassNBrew]

Numbers in paren are last weeks position

1. Green Bay (2) - Tie with Denver for longest current winning streak

2. Houston (3) - Impressive against the Bears

3. Denver (5) - Defense playing better

4. Atlanta (1) - Others will have them lower, NO isn't horrible

5. New England (6) - Three game win streak

6. Chicago (7) - Moved up one with a loss speaks more to the teams around them

7. Baltimore (10) - Jekyl and Hyde

8. NY Giants (4) - I think they'll turn it around

9. San Fran (8) - Seriously, tied the Rams

10. Pittsburgh (9) - Injuries continue to mount, holding on by a thread

Also receiving votes - NO, Sea, Tampa, Indy, Minny

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

1-Houston

2-Green bay

3-Atlanta

4-Nepats

5-Baltimore

6-Chicago

7-Denver

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8-NYG

9-SF

10-Pitt

these bottom 3 teams are struggling

 

[BobbyLayne]

This one goes to 11.

[*]Texans

[*]Bears

[*]Broncos

[*]Patriots

[*]49ers

[*]Packers

[*]Seahawks

[*]Falcons

[*]Giants

[*]Ravens

[*]Buccaneers

Not impressed with Pittsburgh, but if Troy starts playing this week that should elevate their play. Lousy o-line last night and lots of injuries ATM.

ETA: 2 c's - who knew?

 

[ImTheScientist]

1-Seattle

2-NYG

3-Atlanta

4-Green Bay

5-Chicago

6-Houston

7-Denver

8-Baltimore

9-SF

10-Saints

 

[Rick James]

1-Seattle2-NYG3-Atlanta4-Green Bay5-Chicago6-Houston7-Denver8-Baltimore9-SF10-Saints

I just don't get it w/ the Giants. They're 6-4 and look awful.

 

[Phenix]

1 - Green Bay

2 - Houston

3 - Atlanta

4 - New England

5 - Baltimore

6 - Denver

7 - Chicago

8 - New Orleans

9 - San Francisco

10 - N.Y. Giants

 

[BassNBrew]

1 - Green Bay2 - Houston3 - Atlanta4 - New England5 - Baltimore6 - Denver7 - Chicago8 - New Orleans9 - San Francisco10 - N.Y. Giants

Just curious...why Denver behind Balt...why NYG behind SFSemi agree on NO, just couldn't kick Pitt off the list since they keep winning.

 

[Ghost Rider]

1 Hou

2 Atl

3 GB

4 Den

5 Chi

6 SF

7 NE

8 Balt

9 Pitt

10 NYG

 

[BassNBrew]

This one goes to 11.

[*]Texans

[*]Bears

[*]Broncos

[*]Patriots

[*]49ers

[*]Packers

[*]Seahawks

[*]Falcons

[*]Giants

[*]Ravens

[*]Buccaneers

Not impressed with Pittsburgh, but if Troy starts playing this week that should elevate their play. Lousy o-line last night and lots of injuries ATM.

ETA: 2 c's - who knew?

Pretty generous on Seattle. You do realize the GB has beaten both the Bears and Texans and Chicago has lost to both. I can't see any case for Chicago at #2.

Chicago is now 28th in offense and 5th in defense based on yards.

 

[Shlon]

1. Houston (Even though they got humiliated by the Packers at home, they look like the most balanced team).

2. Atlanta (Should've beaten New Orleans but Matt Ryan is playing like an MVP).

3. Green Bay (Looked bad in the beginning of the season and also for much of the game against Jacksonville but turning it around).

4. Denver (Playing Better and they look like they're going to be a tough out).

5. New England (Don't trust their defense but very dangerous team).

6. Baltimore (Looked terrible against the Texans but competitive in every other game).

7. San Francisco (I don't trust their offense to comeback if they're down early in a game).

8. Chicago (Great Defense but I don't trust Jay Cutler and their 30th ranked passing offense).

9. Pittsburgh (Should be better on defense when Polamalu returns but they're a bit Jekyll & Hyde, beat Giants lose to Titans & Raiders).

10. New York Giants (Eli is looking like Mark Sanchez this year but they can turn it around).

 

[Banemorth]

1-Seattle2-NYG3-Atlanta4-Green Bay5-Chicago6-Houston7-Denver8-Baltimore9-SF10-Saints

I just don't get it w/ the Giants. They're 6-4 and look awful.

Seems like they always do this time of year.

 

[Khy]

1. Houston - Really don't think this can be in question right now. The loss to the Packers would've been a much closer game if not for the MNF anger.

2. Green Bay - They started off awful but they're finally coming into old form.

3. Chicago - I honestly feel like this is still too high, but their record doesn't lie. To me they pick on the bad teams and lose to the real teams.

4. Atlanta - Same as Chicago, they'll probably lose in the first round of the playoffs again. Either way though, they were still 20 yards from 9-0.

5. NY Giants - 6-4, really terrible last two weeks. Regardless, we all know that at their peak they might be the best team in the NFL. I think the bye week does wonders for them.

6. Seattle - Numbers may or may not show it, but I think right now they have the best defense in football. Also with Marshawn Lynch being an animal and Russell Wilson coming on, they could go far.

7. Denver - Not sure yet if they are for real or not. The only over .500 team they've beaten is the Steelers (who in my opinion are the worst .500+ team).

8. New England - Same concept as Denver, the only .500+ team they've beaten was Denver. So if I'm questioning if Denver is for real, that same question comes of the Patriots.

9. Baltimore - See above insert New England.

10. San Francisco - Blown out by the Vikings and the Giants and tied with the Rams. I can't see how they win a game behind more than 14 points, don't care if they are down 14 points 1 minute into the game. They can't recover.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

1 GB 1

2 NE 2

3 HOU 4

4 CHI 8

5 DEN 9

6 NO ur

7 ATL 3

8 SF 5

9 Bal 10

10 TB UR

Dropped Pit 6

Dropped NYG 7

 

[butcher boy]

1 Houston Texans

2 Denver Broncos

3 Baltimore Ravens

4 New England Patriots

5 Atlanta Falcons

6 San Francisco 49ers

7 Green Bay Packers

8 Chicago Bears

9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

10 New York Giants

There's no way the Giants should be in anyone's top 5 considering how they've looked recently.

 

[Donnybrook]

1-Seattle2-NYG3-Atlanta4-Green Bay5-Chicago6-Houston7-Denver8-Baltimore9-SF10-Saints

I just don't get it w/ the Giants. They're 6-4 and look awful.

Seems like they always do this time of year.

Exactly. I still think the Giants will change gears come playoff time.

 

[BassNBrew]

1 GB 12 NE 23 HOU 44 CHI 85 DEN 96 NO ur7 ATL 38 SF 59 Bal 1010 TB URDropped Pit 6Dropped NYG 7

Chicago loses and you move them up 4 slots? Pitt wins, albeit to a bad team and they drop 5+ spots?

 

[sho nuff]

1. Houston (Even though they got humiliated by the Packers at home, they look like the most balanced team).2. Atlanta (Should've beaten New Orleans but Matt Ryan is playing like an MVP).3. Green Bay (Looked bad in the beginning of the season and also for much of the game against Jacksonville but turning it around).4. Denver (Playing Better and they look like they're going to be a tough out).5. New England (Don't trust their defense but very dangerous team).6. Baltimore (Looked terrible against the Texans but competitive in every other game).7. San Francisco (I don't trust their offense to comeback if they're down early in a game).8. Chicago (Great Defense but I don't trust Jay Cutler and their 30th ranked passing offense).9. Pittsburgh (Should be better on defense when Polamalu returns but they're a bit Jekyll & Hyde, beat Giants lose to Titans & Raiders).10. New York Giants (Eli is looking like Mark Sanchez this year but they can turn it around).

1. Agree here...I just can't put GB ahead of them yet...would be a great rematch if they both made it to the SB.2. NE...the offense is that good.3. GB...right behind NE...both with suspect Ds4. Chicago...defense is there...Cutler's head will determine alot.5. Denver...D getting better and I am not one who bets against a guy like Manning.6. San Fran...have similar concerns about their offense...but with that run game, they are still a force.7. Atlanta...I have not believed in them yet and I won't start til they do something when it really counts.8. Pitt...tentatively...all depends on Ben's health.9. New Orleans...playing quite hot right now and Brees is darn good.10. Seattle...just edging out Balt for me right now.

 

[BobbyLayne]

This one goes to 11.

[*]Texans

[*]Bears

[*]Broncos

[*]Patriots

[*]49ers

[*]Packers

[*]Seahawks

[*]Falcons

[*]Giants

[*]Ravens

[*]Buccaneers

Not impressed with Pittsburgh, but if Troy starts playing this week that should elevate their play. Lousy o-line last night and lots of injuries ATM.

ETA: 2 c's - who knew?

Pretty generous on Seattle. You do realize the GB has beaten both the Bears and Texans and Chicago has lost to both. I can't see any case for Chicago at #2.

Chicago is now 28th in offense and 5th in defense based on yards.

Beatpaths is one way to look at it, as is quality of wins. How about quality of losses? Losing to Indy (who really haven't stopped anyone all season) knocks down the Packers in my mind. Obviously I'm in the minority on that one. As for the Bears, they have allowed the 2nd fewest points and are 1st in points differential. I like their chances in January because they are built for playoff football IMO. This is a tough week for them, but I could see them running the table after that. 13-3 is HFA and should get them to the NFCC - anything can happen there.

 

[CapnJB]

This one goes to 11.

[*]Texans

[*]Bears

[*]Broncos

[*]Patriots

[*]49ers

[*]Packers

[*]Seahawks

[*]Falcons

[*]Giants

[*]Ravens

[*]Buccaneers

Not impressed with Pittsburgh, but if Troy starts playing this week that should elevate their play. Lousy o-line last night and lots of injuries ATM.

ETA: 2 c's - who knew?

Pretty generous on Seattle. You do realize the GB has beaten both the Bears and Texans and Chicago has lost to both. I can't see any case for Chicago at #2.

Chicago is now 28th in offense and 5th in defense based on yards.

Pretty generous on Green Bay.You do realize the SEA has beaten both the Packers and the Patriots and Chicago has good pizza. I can't see any case for GB at #6.

Green Bay is now 22nd in offense and 13th in defense based on yards.

 

[sho nuff]

This one goes to 11.

[*]Texans

[*]Bears

[*]Broncos

[*]Patriots

[*]49ers

[*]Packers

[*]Seahawks

[*]Falcons

[*]Giants

[*]Ravens

[*]Buccaneers

Not impressed with Pittsburgh, but if Troy starts playing this week that should elevate their play. Lousy o-line last night and lots of injuries ATM.

ETA: 2 c's - who knew?

Pretty generous on Seattle. You do realize the GB has beaten both the Bears and Texans and Chicago has lost to both. I can't see any case for Chicago at #2.

Chicago is now 28th in offense and 5th in defense based on yards.

Pretty generous on Green Bay.You do realize the SEA has beaten both the Packers and the Patriots and Chicago has good pizza. I can't see any case for GB at #6.

Green Bay is now 22nd in offense and 13th in defense based on yards.

Based on yards...hilarious.Can't see a case for a team that beat both Chicago and Houston at #6? I know you are just parroting what he stated for Chicago...but come on.

 

[BobbyLayne]

This one goes to 11.

[*]Texans

[*]Bears

[*]Broncos

[*]Patriots

[*]49ers

[*]Packers

[*]Seahawks

[*]Falcons

[*]Giants

[*]Ravens

[*]Buccaneers

Not impressed with Pittsburgh, but if Troy starts playing this week that should elevate their play. Lousy o-line last night and lots of injuries ATM.

ETA: 2 c's - who knew?

Pretty generous on Seattle. You do realize the GB has beaten both the Bears and Texans and Chicago has lost to both. I can't see any case for Chicago at #2.

Chicago is now 28th in offense and 5th in defense based on yards.

Pretty generous on Green Bay.You do realize the SEA has beaten both the Packers and the Patriots and Chicago has good pizza. I can't see any case for GB at #6.

Green Bay is now 22nd in offense and 13th in defense based on yards.

Based on yards...hilarious.Can't see a case for a team that beat both Chicago and Houston at #6? I know you are just parroting what he stated for Chicago...but come on.

CHI - GB NFCCG would be epic.

 

[sho nuff]

CHI - GB NFCCG would be epic.

Could be...again...hopefully with the same outcome as the last several meetings between those two teams.Id rather go to Chicago to play them than end up playing in NY (and I have NY either unranked or lower right now...just hate seeing that team in the playoffs).

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

1 GB 12 NE 23 HOU 44 CHI 85 DEN 96 NO ur7 ATL 38 SF 59 Bal 1010 TB URDropped Pit 6Dropped NYG 7

Chicago loses and you move them up 4 slots? Pitt wins, albeit to a bad team and they drop 5+ spots?

Chicago lost a tight one to Houston with a Cutler injury thrown in. The big drop for the stillers is about Big Ben not the close win over KC.

 

[BassNBrew]

1 GB 12 NE 23 HOU 44 CHI 85 DEN 96 NO ur7 ATL 38 SF 59 Bal 1010 TB URDropped Pit 6Dropped NYG 7

Chicago loses and you move them up 4 slots? Pitt wins, albeit to a bad team and they drop 5+ spots?

Chicago lost a tight one to Houston with a Cutler injury thrown in. The big drop for the stillers is about Big Ben not the close win over KC.

I not dropping a team for missing their QB a few weeks if he'll be back for the playoffs.

 

[xrayveggin]

Football outsiders rankings after week 10 by DVOAFootball outsiders rankings after week 10 by DVOA, I can't argue with the rankings very much...

1 DEN - Only team with top 5 offense and top 5 defense, the best pocket QB the league has ever seen, the remnants of a top 3 run game (OL is great, McGahee is the back most underrated by the media) and the homefield advantage of 5000' of altitude.

The next 5 teams are essentially tied, I'll just leave them in FO DVOA order

2 NE - Their defense is better than the raw numbers indicate, and might just turn a corner if Talib is utilized as a man cover corner right away (take longer to establish good rapport in a zone scheme)

3 SEA - Someone made the argument that if Wilson had been playing this well since the start of the season, the Hawks likely win each of the games they lost, and would've had the Green Bay game well out of reach by the 4th quarter so the Touchception wouldn't have mattered anyway.

4 GB - Unsteady on defense, offense is still an acceptable run game away from being the behemoth we all think it should be

5 CHI - Wow that's a crappy offense. Is it the OL? the playcalling? lack of talent past Cutler, Forte, and Marshall? yes to all three.

6 SF - Smith is at his ceiling, and their WRs are all a bunch of guys that seem like they should be outstanding, but are only good. Teams game plan for Vernon Smith

Standing on their own at #7

7 HOU - The passing game looks like a major flaw. And I'm saying that comparing it to teams like Sea and SF ahead of them. If Tate comes back truly healthy, I think it makes a big difference to the team.

These next three teams are essentially tied for 8-10

8 BAL - Aging defense, don't give the ball to Ray Rice enough.

9 NYG - Flawed secondary, flawed pass protection.

11 ATL - Turner has fallen off the cliff. He's done. They should've dropped him with Edwards. The question is can JR carry the run game on his own - if he can, ATL jumps back up into the 2-6 tie group

On the radar

10 DAL - Will they ever get it together for three weeks in a row?

13 TB - Looks like they have gotten in together...

16 NO - Did they get it together too late?

17 STL - This team is a bit of a dark horse scary good team. Travel to SF, shoot yourself in the foot multiple times in the 4th Q and OT and walk away with a tie. Fisher has the defense playing at a top 10 level by DVOA, and the offense is a different beast with Amendola. At 3-5-1, they have to win out to make the playoffs (unlikely), but this is one of those teams that could hand out a few upsets, and knock out a few playoff hopefuls, on their way to the draft.

 

[BassNBrew]

This one goes to 11.

[*]Texans

[*]Bears

[*]Broncos

[*]Patriots

[*]49ers

[*]Packers

[*]Seahawks

[*]Falcons

[*]Giants

[*]Ravens

[*]Buccaneers

Not impressed with Pittsburgh, but if Troy starts playing this week that should elevate their play. Lousy o-line last night and lots of injuries ATM.

ETA: 2 c's - who knew?

Pretty generous on Seattle. You do realize the GB has beaten both the Bears and Texans and Chicago has lost to both. I can't see any case for Chicago at #2.

Chicago is now 28th in offense and 5th in defense based on yards.

Pretty generous on Green Bay.You do realize the SEA has beaten both the Packers and the Patriots and Chicago has good pizza. I can't see any case for GB at #6.

Green Bay is now 22nd in offense and 13th in defense based on yards.

Seattle has won one road game and Carolina had to gift wrap that game for them. They could move into my top ten with a win in Miami this week but will need to beat Chicago on the road to get my respect. A team with rookie Russell Wilson at QB isn't a neutral site favorite against Atlanta, NYG, or Balt.

 

[Warrior]

1-Seattle 2-NYG 3-Atlanta4-Green Bay5-Chicago6-Houston 7-Denver8-Baltimore9-SF10-Saints

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Numbers in paren are last weeks position1. Green Bay (2) - Tie with Denver for longest current winning streak2. Houston (3) - Impressive against the Bears3. Denver (5) - Defense playing better4. Atlanta (1) - Others will have them lower, NO isn't horrible5. New England (6) - Three game win streak6. Chicago (7) - Moved up one with a loss speaks more to the teams around them7. Baltimore (10) - Jekyl and Hyde8. NY Giants (4) - I think they'll turn it around9. San Fran (8) - Seriously, tied the Rams10. Pittsburgh (9) - Injuries continue to mount, holding on by a threadAlso receiving votes - NO, Sea, Tampa, Indy, Minny

Again, I'd say move ATL & CHI down due to their schedules. Falcs and Bears both played decent teams finally.... and lost. Also, that Green Bay "loss" in Seattle needs to be treated like a W.I'd have it as:1. GB2. Houston - lost to GB, take the next seat over 3. BAL - beat NE, but did they really?4. NE5. DEN - lost to NE6. CHI - no shame in losing to HOU, but they lost7. SF - no Smith this week?8. PIT - Wow, maybe they should be lower because Ben is out and Byron is in and that ain't good9. ATL - hey they're 8-1, but they did in fact just lose to NO and they can't do jack in the playoffs, we know that10. NYG - currently, not good, but they get credit11. Tampa - they may be better than ATL right now, let's see, they play in 2 weeks12. Indy - TB has a run game, they don'tSeattle is in truth a 5-5 team; the Saints are sub-.500 with a turrrible D, and Minny can't pass (I think they finish 8-8)And it might be a worthwhile topic at some point to look at how the Seahawks-Packers debacle will continue to affect the playoff race for the rest of the year. It's a problem and it's out there.

 

[Rick James]

Apparently people are not giving Atlanta any credit for beating Denver.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

that Green Bay "loss" in Seattle needs to be treated like a W. Seattle is in truth a 5-5 teamAnd it might be a worthwhile topic at some point to look at how the Seahawks-Packers debacle will continue to affect the playoff race for the rest of the year. It's a problem and it's out there.

To your first point, BS. Green Bay actually did lose that game and Seattle is in truth a 6-4 team.To your second point, I hope that by debacle you are referring to all 4 egregious blown calls in the 2nd half of that game, 2 going against each team, all 4 likely affecting the outcome. Obviously, no one is remembering the 3 blown calls that lead up to that terrible last call. The blown call on the last play of the game may not have even mattered if the officials had not botched it on the PI call on Green Bay's potential game winning TD drive. We'll never know. I've been hearing from Steeler fans (and others) for years to quit #####ing about the atrocious calls that may have affected the outcome of Super Bowl 40---and after much therapy and a lot of gin, I have. Now it's time for Packer fans to quit #####ing about one bad call (amongst a flurry of bad calls against both teams) in an early regular season game. Just keep playing well and it won't be a problem and it won't be out there.At this point I think Green Bay is the best team in the NFC. I expect Seattle to make the playoffs and I hope they get to play each other again.

 

[Khy]

Again, I'd say move ATL & CHI down due to their schedules. Falcs and Bears both played decent teams finally.... and lost.

Also, that Green Bay "loss" in Seattle needs to be treated like a W.

I'd have it as:

1. GB

2. Houston - lost to GB, take the next seat over

3. BAL - beat NE, but did they really?

4. NE

5. DEN - lost to NE

6. CHI - no shame in losing to HOU, but they lost

7. SF - no Smith this week?

8. PIT - Wow, maybe they should be lower because Ben is out and Byron is in and that ain't good

9. ATL - hey they're 8-1, but they did in fact just lose to NO and they can't do jack in the playoffs, we know that

10. NYG - currently, not good, but they get credit

11. Tampa - they may be better than ATL right now, let's see, they play in 2 weeks

12. Indy - TB has a run game, they don't

Seattle is in truth a 5-5 team; the Saints are sub-.500 with a turrrible D, and Minny can't pass (I think they finish 8-8)

And it might be a worthwhile topic at some point to look at how the Seahawks-Packers debacle will continue to affect the playoff race for the rest of the year. It's a problem and it's out there.

I fail to see how GB gets first just because they beat Houston. They also lost to Indy and Seattle. As for the Seattle is actually 5-5 thing, that's completely ridiculous. Seattle won that game fair and square. Sure there was a bad call that led to the game winning TD, however there was also the phantom PI call on Seattle when GB drove down for the game winning drive. Take both of those penalties away and Seattle still likely wins that game. As Marco said, the entire game is a debacle not just that last play.

 

[Sabertooth]

I fail to see how GB gets first just because they beat Houston. They also lost to Indy and Seattle. As for the Seattle is actually 5-5 thing, that's completely ridiculous. Seattle won that game fair and square. Sure there was a bad call that led to the game winning TD, however there was also the phantom PI call on Seattle when GB drove down for the game winning drive. Take both of those penalties away and Seattle still likely wins that game. As Marco said, the entire game is a debacle not just that last play.

No, actually Seattle didn't win it fair and square. They won it, but it was on a mistake. Well documented. That was a fluke if I ever saw one. Heck it changed the league's entire labor relations with the refs. But it is what it is, they lost and moved forward. They've beaten the second and third best teams in the NFL, Bears and Texans. They pounded the #### out of the Texans. The lost to San Fran and I think that is their biggest threat in the NFC. The only AFC team that has a real shot against the Packers in the Super Bowl would be Denver. But Green Bay has taken on all comers for a month since the rocky start. They will continue to dismantle teams left and right and claim a first round bye week. They will go on to win the Super Bowl a few weeks later. The only thing that can really derail them is the mounting injuries. Those are tough to overcome. But as long as Aaron Rodgers is out there with a couple of wideouts who aren't called up from the practice squad, they'll continue to roll. They've now lost their two impact players on defense in Woodson and Matthews. So that is going to allow weaker teams to hang with them and anything can happen in a close game. The trump card remains Rodgers. Who has the ability to put 40 on anyone when he's hot. It won't matter who they trot out on defense if Rodgers is on his game.

 

[butcher boy]

1 GB 12 NE 23 HOU 44 CHI 85 DEN 96 NO ur7 ATL 38 SF 59 Bal 1010 TB URDropped Pit 6Dropped NYG 7

Chicago loses and you move them up 4 slots? Pitt wins, albeit to a bad team and they drop 5+ spots?

Chicago lost a tight one to Houston with a Cutler injury thrown in. The big drop for the stillers is about Big Ben not the close win over KC.

I not dropping a team for missing their QB a few weeks if he'll be back for the playoffs.

When I think of top 10 teams as of Week 11, I dont take future things into consideration like "they'll be better in time for the playoffs" or "the Giants may be bad now, but come playoff time they historically get really good".I also dont put a lot of weight in things that happened weeks ago. Teams can change quick. Some get hot, some get cold.None of those things tell me how good a team is right now, in week 11. Right now, in Week 11, if the Bears dont have Cutler I think they deservedly lose a couple spots.

 

[Donnybrook]

Don't understand how anybody could rank the Saints in the top 10. Teams like Seattle and Tampa Bay are better options IMO.

It wouldn't surprise me if Oakland beat them this week.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Don't understand how anybody could rank the Saints in the top 10. Teams like Seattle and Tampa Bay are better options IMO. It wouldn't surprise me if Oakland beat them this week.

Well one of the reasons NO is in my top 10 is because of their win over Tampa at Tampa just 4 weeks ago ...

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

1 GB 12 NE 23 HOU 44 CHI 85 DEN 96 NO ur7 ATL 38 SF 59 Bal 1010 TB URDropped Pit 6Dropped NYG 7

Chicago loses and you move them up 4 slots? Pitt wins, albeit to a bad team and they drop 5+ spots?

Chicago lost a tight one to Houston with a Cutler injury thrown in. The big drop for the stillers is about Big Ben not the close win over KC.

I not dropping a team for missing their QB a few weeks if he'll be back for the playoffs.

I seem to have a more negative feeling about this injury than most. If I am wrong and Ben is back in 2 weeks, then they'll be right back in.

 

[Deranged Hermit]

Was going to post last night, but the power went out. Here's my top 10:

1. Houston- They really impressed me. I honestly didn't think their defense was THAT good.

2. Atlanta- They were bound to lose eventually and I had a felling it would be this past weekend.

3. Denver- They're really hitting on all cylinders now. Could easily be the AFC rep in the SB.

4. Chicago- That defense is scary good. To hold a team like HOU the way they did despite the turnovers is impressive. If they had even an average o-line they'd be devastating.

5. NE- They can be scored upon, but they can also score. A lot. I think they get beaten by DEN or HOU if they played tomorrow on a neutral field (yes, I know NE beat DEN earlier).

6. GB- The litmus test will be the CHI game. The winner might climb to number two on this list.

7. Baltimore- They keep proving me wrong every week. I thought all the Defensive injuries would kill them, but I guess not.

8. SF- They aren't impressing me much lately. A loss to Chicago at home might drop them out of the top 10.

9. NYG- One more week to impress or they drop out.

10. TB- Tough choice, but Tampa has been impressing me.