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Sports Central September 2, 2014 Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Preseason Power Rankings This season, I'm picking nine playoff teams to repeat, which is high, but in line with what we've seen the last few years. |
Sports Central September 3, 2013 Brad Oremland |
2013 NFL Preseason Power Rankings The numbered rankings below are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a forecast of each team's success over the course of the whole year. |
Sports Central September 4, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings Preseason predictions are intimidating. Since the NFL's expansion and realignment in 2002, a little less than half the playoff field from the previous year reaches the postseason again. |
Sports Central September 7, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2010 Preseason Power Rankings The NFL rankings here are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a forecast of each team's success over the course of the whole year. Brackets show predicted regular-season record. |
Sports Central September 8, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings These NFL rankings are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a prediction of each team's success over the course of the year. |
Sports Central September 6, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The lockout is over, the schedule didn't expand to 18 games, and the real games are about to start. |
Sports Central November 5, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2013 Midseason Report Card In this report card the Denver Broncos get an A and the Jacksonville Jaguars receive an F. |
Sports Central December 30, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Normally, I name the best announcers of the season in my final power rankings, but I really wasn't crazy about anyone this year. |
Sports Central September 22, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Highlights from week two include comments on the Chicago Bears, Oakland Raiders, and the New York Giants. |
Sports Central January 5, 2016 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers, rushed for 2 touchdowns, passed for 2 touchdowns, and only threw 5 incomplete passes. That's more incompletions than TDs, but barely. |
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 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 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 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 September 29, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 3 Power Rankings Let's proceed to the Week 3 NFL Power Rankings. Brackets indicate previous rank. |
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 January 28, 2009 Andrew Jones |
Owning Up to 2008 NFL Predictions One sports writer owns up to poor pre-season NFL predictions. |
Sports Central January 1, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The Cardinals' season-high for yards from scrimmage this season was 375. Every other team topped 400 at least once. The Cardinals even played two overtime games, and they never hit 400. Perhaps just as amazing, in their five wins, they never broke 300. |
Sports Central September 11, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The last seven Super Bowl champions all lost in Week 1. That double-counts the Steelers and Giants, but the Colts, Saints, and Packers also dropped their openers. |
Sports Central September 15, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The author offers rants and ratings for the first week of NFL competition. |
Sports Central January 5, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings An evaluation of end-of-season power in the NFL. |
Sports Central December 15, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings New Orleans Saints slowing down?... Indianapolis Colts win their 22nd straight regular-season game... San Diego Chargers probably should be ranked first... etc. |
Sports Central December 2, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings Is the AFC North really the best division in football? There are no bad teams in that division, but also no great ones. |
Sports Central September 9, 2014 Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The Seattle Seahawks are chosen for the number one spot this week in football power rankings. |
Sports Central January 3, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings If you took the 20 best highlights of this season, I bet two or three of them are Julio Jones. The Falcons gave up a lot to get him, and it looks to have been worth it. |
Sports Central December 30, 2003 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings |
Sports Central August 19, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2014 Week 1 Odds It's preseason. The real opener is still a few weeks away. But sports betting is a huge industry, and some people can't wait to get started. |
Sports Central October 20, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Last year, no team started 5-0. This year, five teams are still undefeated. |
Sports Central November 10, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 9 Power Rankings The idea that the NFL can and should decree multi-game suspensions for off-field incidents, but virtually ignore the violent behavior of players while they participate in actual NFL games makes no sense to me. |
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 6, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 4 Power Rankings The author ranks football teams starting with the New England Patriots at number one. |
Sports Central November 3, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Overview and comments on what football teams are up to. |
Sports Central December 11, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings New England Patriots -- The offense is always outstanding, but the defense showed up big time on Monday night. Vince Wilfork, Jerod Mayo, and Rob Ninkovich all played at all-pro level. |
Sports Central November 21, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings Chicago Bears still NFL's most dominant team ... Do the Indianapolis Colts have the resolve to be champions?... Baltimore Ravens the AFC Super Bowl favorites... San Diego Chargers playing "exciting football"... San Francisco 49ers have an outside shot at the playoffs... etc. |
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 11, 2009 Eric Engberg |
Why Your Team Will Not Win the Super Bowl This is the time of year where everyone thinks this could be the year their team wins it all. Here's why everyone is wrong. |
Sports Central December 27, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings During Sunday night's broadcast, announcers Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth repeatedly mentioned that the Packers have allowed more yards this season (6,010) than they have gained (5,932). It's an interesting statistic. |
Sports Central September 10, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Report I still look for interesting stats to point out, still go after coaches and announcers who do ridiculous things, still pepper in the occasional fantasy football advice or embarrassingly wrong prediction. Let me jump right in. |
Sports Central December 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings With one week of regular season play remaining, here's where each NFL team ranks. |
Sports Central November 29, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings Green Bay Packers -- On pace to score 556 points, which would tie the second-highest total in history. The Packers have scored a league-high 47 touchdowns this season. |
Sports Central September 20, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings We all have a tendency to overrate good offensive teams. Looking at my top two or three teams this week, I hope I'm not falling into that trap. |
Sports Central September 29, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings A team by team analysis of the latest developments in football. |
Sports Central October 14, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Eli Manning was sacked six times on Sunday night, only the fourth time in his career he's taken more than five sacks in a game. |
Sports Central November 18, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings Quiz time! Can you identify the rushing stats of (1) Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson and (2) the Oakland Raiders? |
Sports Central December 16, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings An opinion on the NFL's handling of Adrian Peterson, and the latest power rankings. |
Sports Central November 4, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings Five quarterbacks have a first down percentage over 40%: Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo, and Alex Smith. |
Sports Central December 13, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings A year ago, the Yankees overpaid Derek Jeter to keep him in pinstripes. A week ago, the Cardinals let Albert Pujols leave town rather than overpay him. Which team would you rather be a fan of? |
Sports Central December 26, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Passing yards are overrated. This week, Peyton Manning passed for a season-high 339 yards. That is the 58th-highest total this season. Chad Henne and Nick Foles have topped that mark twice each. |
Sports Central October 13, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 5 Power Rankings New England Patriots are on top of the rankings this week. |
Sports Central October 27, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 7 Power Rankings It is time to stop stumbling over and joking about Michael Hoomanawanui's last name. His name is pronounced phonetically. Hoh-oh-mah-nah-wah-noo-ee. |