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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 October 13, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 5 Power Rankings New England Patriots are on top of the rankings this week. |
Sports Central December 15, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 14 Power Rankings The Pro Football Hall of Fame is clueless and tone-deaf. On Sunday, Matt Stafford set some made-up record that no one cares about. |
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. |
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 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 December 23, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans jump into first place in this week's rating of NFL teams. |
Sports Central December 8, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 13 Power Rankings I think there's broad agreement that the quality of officiating in the NFL has been subpar this season. |
Sports Central November 3, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 8 Power Rankings A number of prominent players suffered notable injuries on Sunday. Here's a look at some of the key players affected. |
Sports Central November 25, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced this year's semifinalists. |
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 October 26, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings The Steelers and Jets stay on top of this week's list of best NFL teams. |
Sports Central September 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The Steelers claim the top spot in this week's rankings as the Saints fall to eighth place. |
Sports Central December 8, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings Indianapolis Colts see-sawing with New Orleans for the top spot... New Orleans Saints didn't win; Washington lost... Green Bay Packers win a strange, ugly game... etc. |
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 December 4, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The Hall of Fame has announced this year's semifinalists, a good group. My preferences (not predictions) to advance: Larry Allen, Morten Andersen, Tim Brown, and Cris Carter among others. |
Sports Central September 30, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings Comments are offered on the Miami Dolphins, the Kansas City Chiefs, and Pittsburgh Steelers as well as other teams. |
Sports Central October 12, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings There are no undefeated teams in the NFL. Here's how the 32 teams rank after 5 weeks of play. |
Sports Central November 24, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 11 Power Rankings Thursday night color rush uniforms: better this week than last week. The Titans looked almost normal. The Jaguars looked ridiculous. |
Sports Central October 23, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Robert Griffin III has rushed for 468 yards and 6 TDs, putting him on pace for 1,070 yards and 14 TDs. That would break Michael Vick's QB rushing record and tie Cam Newton's TD record. |
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 September 27, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings I hate the way NFL pre-game shows distort the word upset. Look, if four of your five analysts pick a team to win, that's obviously not an upset. Come on, let's see these guys go out on a limb. |
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 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 December 29, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Starting quarterbacks with more TD passes than sacks: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Carson Palmer, Eli Manning, Derek Carr, Andy Dalton, and Cam Newton. |
Sports Central October 28, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Week 8 was awesome -- six games decided on lead changes in the final two minutes or overtime, and maybe the two best games of the year so far, in Arizona/Philadelphia and Dallas/Washington. |
Sports Central October 9, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings The Chiefs rank 32nd in turnover differential. What's stunning is that their -15 is worse than the 30th- and 31st-ranked teams combined (Dallas and Philadelphia, both -7). |
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 December 7, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The New England Patriots are rewarded for "masterful gameplan and execution," and claim the number one spot this week. |
Sports Central October 7, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked based on their performance in the first five weeks of the season. |
Sports Central November 11, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans again top the list in this week's NFL team ratings. |
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 November 22, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings The Hall of Fame has announced this year's semifinalists. My preferences to advance: Steve Atwater, Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Don Coryell, Terrell Davis, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Will Shields, Paul Tagliabue, Steve Tasker, Aeneas Williams, Ron Wolf. |
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 14, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings Here's how the 4-9 Arizona Cardinals win the NFC West and make the playoffs. They win all their remaining games and finish 7-9. The 49ers lose at San Diego. The Rams and Seahawks lose both of their next two, then tie in Week 17. |
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 September 22, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings The New York Giants top the list of NFL teams after the second week of the regular season. |
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 22, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 15 Power Rankings Congratulations, Nike: the Steelers' bumblebee outfits aren't the worst uniforms in the NFL any more. Whoever decided to dress the Rams as bananas should have to play against Odell Beckham when he's angry. |
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 22, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings Don't bury a team before the game is over. Plus, the Colts lead the NFL in this week's power rankings. |
Sports Central November 4, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked after nine weeks of play. |
Sports Central September 18, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings After only two games, Houston DE J.J. Watt has 3 sacks, 5 pass deflections, and a fumble recovery. Wow. |
Sports Central October 4, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings I know that we're spoiled as television viewers. But broadcasters have the capability now to deliver a nearly perfect product, and it's not unreasonable to expect the networks to do things like show replays. |
Sports Central September 25, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings Last week, the NFL lost one of the greatest people ever associated with the sport. I wrote last week about Steve Sabol, and it was wonderful to see people around the league honor him in Week 3. |
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 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 October 16, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Calvin Johnson admits that he returned to the field after a concussion in Week 4. The NFL needs to step up its concussion monitoring. That should never happen. Ever. |
Sports Central November 20, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings I don't understand how great coaches can screw up so badly on gameday. Andy Reid is one of the most successful coaches of this generation, but he seems incapable of game-day adjustments. The same was true of Tony Dungy. Right now, Exhibit A is the Steelers' Mike Tomlin. |
Sports Central September 19, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Bengals start strong with double-digit wins... Colts show good offense, but defense can't keep up... Bears show balanced offense and defense... Chargers face harder schedule after bye week... Titans win battle for last place... etc. |