Power Ranking Notes The Baltimore Ravens are averaging 34 points per game? Joe Flacco is has thrown over 300 yards in two games? What about Baltimore’s trademark defense? It just recovered against Cleveland and is ready to go against New England, Cincinnati and Minnesota. The Colts, who snuck out of Baltimore in Mayflower moving trucks in the middle of the night on March  29, 1983 moved to Indianapolis and took all of the team records with them. Johnny Unitas is listed in the NFL Hall of Fame as an Indianapolis Colt. In Baltimore, a place where the Colts are vilified, the scoreboard in M&T Bank Stadium usually has the name of the team next to the score (ex. Bengals, Vikings) but when Indianapolis plays in Baltimore it simply says, “Indy.” The Giants’ fluke Super Bowl win two years ago is now beginning to look like Divine Intervention. They’re good but not that good. Injuries plaguing their secondary could pose a threat if Eli Manning’s arm stops working so well. The Saints are the NFC’s Real Deal. They put up points like the Ravens and play defense like the Ravens used to play offense before Joe Flacco. The NFC will come down to four teams: the Eagles, the Giants, the Vikings and the Saints. Brett Favre makes the game pretty. He makes it fun. And he can almost make you forgive him for retiring 18 times, adopting a dog, giving it away and then adopting it again. Super Bowl contender? I think so. The J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets look like strong AFC competitors at this point. QB Mark Sanchez isn’t a bust it seems. Rex Ryan’s grafting of the Baltimore Ravens onto the Jets is working just fine too. Explosive defensive plays combined with the dedication and work ethic of Bart Scott and Jim Leonhard make the Jets look like a clear favorite in the AFC East. Not to mention they beat the Patriots. What’s missing? The Steelers are 16th after losing to the Bengals. Band-Aids don’t make enough bandages a year to heal the wounds in Pittsburgh. The Broncos are 3-0? The Packers (10) and the Vikings (5) are meeting for the first time this coming weekend. There’s gonna be Favre jerseys everywhere. I want one in blue. The Lions are up to 28th from 32nd in the league after scoring their first win since December 2007. They don’t look threatening but at least we can stop talking about how bad they are….never mind. The Browns are awful, the Chiefs are awful, the Bucs are awful, the Rams are awful. How is an 0-3 team ranked 18th in the league right now? (Titans) Click here for ESPN’s Week 4 Power Rankings

Power Ranking Notes

  1. The Baltimore Ravens are averaging 34 points per game? Joe Flacco is has thrown over 300 yards in two games? What about Baltimore’s trademark defense? It just recovered against Cleveland and is ready to go against New England, Cincinnati and Minnesota.
  2. The Colts, who snuck out of Baltimore in Mayflower moving trucks in the middle of the night on March  29, 1983 moved to Indianapolis and took all of the team records with them. Johnny Unitas is listed in the NFL Hall of Fame as an Indianapolis Colt. In Baltimore, a place where the Colts are vilified, the scoreboard in M&T Bank Stadium usually has the name of the team next to the score (ex. Bengals, Vikings) but when Indianapolis plays in Baltimore it simply says, “Indy.”
  3. The Giants’ fluke Super Bowl win two years ago is now beginning to look like Divine Intervention. They’re good but not that good. Injuries plaguing their secondary could pose a threat if Eli Manning’s arm stops working so well.
  4. The Saints are the NFC’s Real Deal. They put up points like the Ravens and play defense like the Ravens used to play offense before Joe Flacco. The NFC will come down to four teams: the Eagles, the Giants, the Vikings and the Saints.
  5. Brett Favre makes the game pretty. He makes it fun. And he can almost make you forgive him for retiring 18 times, adopting a dog, giving it away and then adopting it again. Super Bowl contender? I think so.
  6. The J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets look like strong AFC competitors at this point. QB Mark Sanchez isn’t a bust it seems. Rex Ryan’s grafting of the Baltimore Ravens onto the Jets is working just fine too. Explosive defensive plays combined with the dedication and work ethic of Bart Scott and Jim Leonhard make the Jets look like a clear favorite in the AFC East. Not to mention they beat the Patriots.

What’s missing?

  • The Steelers are 16th after losing to the Bengals. Band-Aids don’t make enough bandages a year to heal the wounds in Pittsburgh.
  • The Broncos are 3-0?
  • The Packers (10) and the Vikings (5) are meeting for the first time this coming weekend. There’s gonna be Favre jerseys everywhere. I want one in blue.
  • The Lions are up to 28th from 32nd in the league after scoring their first win since December 2007. They don’t look threatening but at least we can stop talking about how bad they are….never mind.
  • The Browns are awful, the Chiefs are awful, the Bucs are awful, the Rams are awful.
  • How is an 0-3 team ranked 18th in the league right now? (Titans)

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