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Sports Central November 2, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings The Pittsburgh Steelers have won five in a row, and they're playing like the top team -- who they just happen to face this week. And those upstart Houston Texans have pushed themselves into the top-ten ranking. |
Sports Central December 27, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Technically, Colts still lead power pack... Patriots won last four by double-digits... Pittsburgh Steelers peaking at the right time... Broncos undefeated at home... Giants have reason for pessimism... etc. |
Sports Central October 5, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings No change in the top four rankings, and little elsewhere. But the Falcons, Steelers, Giants and Chargers showed significant forward progress, while the Ravens, Panthers, Packers and Titans dropped back a few notches. |
Sports Central December 3, 2003 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The league MVP race is too close to call right now. And with a third of the season left to play, that makes sense. The Philadelphia Eagles climb to the top of the rankings as the NFC's Super Bowl front-runner. |
Sports Central November 12, 2007 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2007 Midseason Report Card The Patriots look unstoppable... The Colts' worry has to be injuries... Dallas Cowboys just below the Colts... Dolphins won't go 0-16... |
Sports Central October 13, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 6 Palmer gets the best of McNair... Ravens spoil Dilfer's homecoming... Tampa defense confuses Miami... Chicago wins a close one... Cowboys produce another stellar defensive effort... Raiders' Moss makes a difference... etc. |
Sports Central September 6, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings These power rankings are based on how the teams are ranked right now, not necessarily how they're going to finish. |
Sports Central October 6, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 5 Baltimore @ Detroit... Chicago @ Cleveland... Miami @ Buffalo... etc. |
Sports Central September 7, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The first Sports Central power rankings of the 2004 NFL season are topped by a team that will benefit heavily from stringent enforcement of the league's illegal contact rule. |
Sports Central December 30, 2003 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings |
Sports Central November 17, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 11 Warner and Bulger each break 300 yards passing... Bears vs. Panthers could have playoff implications... Despite their record, Dolphins are only two games out... Steelers face difficult road test... Chargers jump on the Bills early... etc. |
Sports Central December 6, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The Colts aren't just 12-0... Chargers QB having a sensational year... Bengals defense exposed further every week... Buccaneers in the driver's seat for NFC's top wildcard... Vikings definitely a playoff contender... Some key Patriots players coming back... etc. |
Sports Central January 4, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Super Bowl XLV: New England Patriots over Atlanta Falcons. For the second season in a row, we get the matchup everyone wants to see. |
Sports Central December 26, 2008 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 17 Atlanta can still win the NFC South... The Ravens will take early control of the Jaguars... All-or-nothing situation for the Patriots?... The Bears remain alive in the playoff race... etc. |
Sports Central October 12, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings Check out the power rankings for week five in the NFL. |
Sports Central December 7, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The Philadelphia Eagles rule the roost in the NFC. but the AFC's New England Patriots are a complete football team and, right now anyway, no one is better -- not even the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Indianapolis Colts. |
Sports Central December 28, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Surprising Pro Bowl selections (and non-selections)... Strange calls in Monday night's St. Louis Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles game... And, the weekly rankings... |
Sports Central December 9, 2003 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings Philadelphia, Miami, Baltimore, and Tampa Bay all have good defenses this season, but I think New England's has to be the best of them all. |
Sports Central December 16, 2003 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings The Eagles and their AFC counterparts in New England may be due for a letdown in the next two weeks, but I wouldn't read much into it. Both teams will be just fine -- especially if they can secure homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. |
Sports Central January 4, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The fourth team in history to finish 15-1, the Pittsburgh Steelers are the best bet in the field of an AFC postseason that should be among the best ever. Andy Reid has been badly outcoached in two consecutive postseasons, and the Philadelphia Eagles are 0-2 without Terrell Owens. |
Sports Central October 27, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 8 Cowboys head to bye week with a win... The Lions win another defensive struggle... Could be Texans' week... Raiders offense clicks to a win... Tomlinson leads Chargers over Chiefs... Saints win at "home"... Tampa Bay scuttles Minnesota... etc. |
Sports Central October 4, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings Current division leaders: Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Miami, Denver, Chicago, Tampa Bay, Washington, Seattle. That will change before the end of the season, but I guarantee that no one picked those eight teams. |
Sports Central October 20, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 7 Detroit picks up a rare road win for the NFC North... Green Bay cruises to a win over Minnesota... Cincinnati edges Pittsburgh... Vinny and the Jets can't keep up... etc. |
Sports Central October 24, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings NFL team rankings for the upcoming week. |
Sports Central November 18, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings After 11 weeks of play, the Tennessee Titans are still on top. Here, the rest of the league is ranked. |
Sports Central October 11, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings Bad luck is starting to pour in for some teams, and some preseason contenders are starting to look pretty beaten up. Injuries are starting to mount, and good teams are starting to distance themselves from the field. |
Sports Central January 28, 2009 Andrew Jones |
Owning Up to 2008 NFL Predictions One sports writer owns up to poor pre-season NFL predictions. |
Sports Central November 10, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 10 Cardinals' kicker perfect in losing effort... The Colts take out the Texans... Chiefs to buffalo the Bills... New England rebounds in Miami... etc. |
Sports Central November 16, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings Predictions of what could happen in the NFL. |
Sports Central October 18, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Colts defense shows some cracks... Denver Broncos posts five straight victories against top teams... San Diego faces a fascinating matchup in Philadelphia... Eagles' problems are the same as last year... At Tampa Bay Cadillac is back, Griese may be gone... etc. |
Sports Central September 5, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings How each team will look in Week 1 of the new season. |
Sports Central November 29, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings Indianapolis Colts overcome season-high in penalties to dominate Steelers... Denver Broncos have outscored their opponents 273-156... Pittsburgh Steelers haven't looked really impressive since Week 6... Jacksonville Jaguars can still make the playoffs... etc. |
Sports Central December 30, 2004 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 17 The Carolina Panthers attempt to become the first team in history to start 1-7 and make the playoffs. Then, Sunday night brings us the anticlimax of the 6-9 Dallas Cowboys against the 5-10 New York Giants. |
Sports Central September 29, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 4 Saints beats Bills in second home-away-from-home game... Jaguars break Broncos with field goals... Cadillac drives Bucs to victory over Lions... Bengals say, 'Houston you've got a problem'... In Tennessee, Colts finally win with offense... etc. |
Sports Central November 8, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings The Indianapolis Colts haven't won by fewer than 17 points since Week 3... Denver Broncos can put itself in great position in the AFC West with a win this week... The Pittsburgh Steelers are clearly not the same team without Ben Roethlisberger... etc. |
Sports Central September 20, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger better than last season?... Colts have an obvious hole... Patriots lose a game they could have won... Bills loss against Tampa a team effort... etc. |
Sports Central December 30, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans and the Dallas Cowboys slip in the ratings as the Baltimore Ravens climb into first place in the final week of the regular season. |
Sports Central November 25, 2003 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings New England currently owns the NFL's longest winning streak, seven games. The longest losing streak belongs to Buffalo, which has lost four-straight. The Eagles are simply the hottest team in the NFL right now. |
Sports Central September 10, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked on their strength after the first week of the regular season. |
Sports Central October 25, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings The Colts still lead, but suddenly their run defense is suspect... Second-ranked Steelers will breeze through next three games... Chargers rank high even with a losing record... Eagles wont' run, or can't?... Washington is good again... etc. |
Sports Central September 21, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings See how the NFL teams are being ranked at the end of week two. |
Sports Central December 9, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 14 Chicago shows Steelers what real defense is all about... Jaguars have the blueprint for slowing down the Colts... Carolina knocks the Bucs two games out of division lead... Alexander rushes and the Seahawks roll... etc. |
Sports Central October 20, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 7 Panthers face the suddenly reeling Bengals... Jets' Pennington to have a huge day... Eagles hold on for a win... Raiders end their winless streak... etc. |
Sports Central September 15, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 2 For Buffalo @ Tampa Bay, defense will determine the winner... Jacksonville @ Indianapolis doesn't worry Peyton Manning... For Minnesota @ Cincinnati, look for "Rudi, Rudi, Rudi" in a tight loss... In New England @ Carolina, Belichick's offense exploits another weak D-line... etc. |
Sports Central December 14, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings The Philadelphia Eagles outscore the New England Patriots for the top ranking this week, making it safe to say: Super Bowl XXXIX, Eagles over Colts! Meanwhile, the Carolina Panthers are clawing their way to a playoff berth. |
Sports Central December 19, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings San Diego Chargers: How about a little love for special teams?... Baltimore Ravens boast the second-stingiest run defense in the NFL... Dallas Cowboys will be dangerous in the postseason, but will have a tough road to the Super Bowl... etc. |
Sports Central September 28, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings FOX consistently offers terrible camera angles on purpose, particularly on special teams. No one likes that. Just show us an angle so we can see the play. |
Sports Central October 21, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Could Tennessee send two running backs to the Pro Bowl?... Tampa Bay's [5] backfield injuries starting to mount... Next week's New York Giants at Pittsburgh game will be decided by the defensive coordinators... etc. |
Sports Central September 22, 2005 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 3 If Vick is out, or in, Atlanta @ Buffalo is in trouble... At Cincinnati @ Chicago, defense (again) keeps bears in the game... Oakland @ Philadelphia may be week's most-watched game... For New England @ Pittsburgh, Cowher-ball will be clicking... etc. |
Sports Central October 19, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Philadelphia is still first, and Miami still last. But there are a few surprises between the two. Like Seattle's five-spot drop, and quick upshots from Houston and Cleveland. |