Top 12 After Week 10

[Ghost of AA62]

its a little premature, but I doubt tomorrow's game makes any significant contribution to the list.

1. Tennessee Titans AFC South (9-0 :eek::D:D:D).
- no team wins uglier than the Titans - but no team has won more games; Titans stay alive in 21-14 win over the Bears, despite rushing for only 15 net yards.

2. New York Giants NFC East (8-1)
- pulled a huge 36-31 win over the Eagles tonight, with offense, defense and special teams showing up.

3. Carolina Panthers NFC South (7-2)
- Delhomme was lucky the Cats were playing the Raiders today - any other team (except the Lions), would have capitalized on his 3 ints; Carolina beats Oakland 17-6.

4. Baltimore Ravens AFC North (6-3)
- since their loss to Indy, the Ravens have been on a bit of a winning streak and now poised to take on the Steelers for the AFC North; dumped the Texans 41-13.

5. Pittsburgh Steelers AFC North (6-3)
- they needed to win today, but the Steelers couldn't hold down Manning and crew in 20-24 loss - with their ever-growing list of injuries and remaining schedule (San Diego, @ New England, Dallas, @ Baltimore, @ Tennessee), things could go south very quickly.

6. New England Patriots AFC East (6-3)
- beat the Bills (at home) 20-10; even with their injuries (Brady, Mulroney, Harrison etc), the Pats are finding ways to win - a testament to their film sta...I mean coaching staff.

7. Washington Redskins NFC East (6-3)
- bye week; showdown with Dallas next week.

8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC South (6-3)
- bye week.

9. Atlanta Falcons NFC South (6-3)
- the Birds put on an impressive performance today in 34-20 beating of New Orleans; Matt Ryan is making a case for OROY.

10. New York Jets AFC East (6-3)
- Favre and company laid a smackdown on the Rams today 47-3; have quietly made their way to the top of the AFC East; showdown in Foxborough with arch-rival Pats, determines who takes the division.

11. Arizona Cardinals NFC West (5-3)
- play the 49ers tomorrow; I'm not kidding when I say they could win two more games and clinch the AFC West (a division that should be dissolved).

12. Indianapolis Colts AFC South (5-4)
- the NFL's lithium case just churned out one of its best wins of the season in 24-20 victory over the Steelers...in Pittsburgh;of the Colts 7 remaining games, only 1 is against a team with a winning record, so things are looking up.

If the playoffs started tomorrow

AFC
1. Tennessee
2. Pittsburgh
3. New England
4. Denver
5. Baltimore
6. New York Jets

NFC
1. New York Giants
2. Carolina
3. Arizona
4. Chicago
5. Washington
6. Tampa Bay

[Elias_Devil]

Decent list. I would switch a few of the 6-3 three teams though, but it's such a cluster that it's too hard to really make a good list.

[Hardcore Legend]

What amazes me is that while both teams have won since their meeting, in that Indy/Baltimore game, Indy looked like the team of the last 4 years that could score at will and the Ravens looked old and beaten.

Since? The Colts have stolen some games while looking old and the Ravens have been punishing their opponents again on defense.

[RUI23MJ]

yea gotta agree with that list....for now. GMEN will take the #1 spot sooooooon

[Ghost of AA62]

yea gotta agree with that list....for now. GMEN will take the #1 spot sooooooon

we won't play you until Feb 1st ;)

[ToightLikeATiger]

Giants are clearly the #1 team in the NFL right now. Id put the Steelers, Patriots and Skins ahead of the Panthers as well. Panthers are a team that when you fall in love with them they will let you down. The other teams would beat the Panthers head to head at this point.

[Ghost of AA62]

I'd say Carolina is on par with Pittsburgh (but has the better record and the momentum)...better than New England and Washington.

[sprig0701]

Pittsburgh's play calling was horrible today! Another game they should have won but threw away! They totally got away from what works best. Tried to out pass the Colts and got too flashy on defense. They're going from an AFC powerhouse to a stepping stone. Run the ball and pass rush!

[cflames89]

Giants are clearly the #1 team in the NFL right now. Id put the Steelers, Patriots and Skins ahead of the Panthers as well. Panthers are a team that when you fall in love with them they will let you down. The other teams would beat the Panthers head to head at this point.

And the Bucs already have, who are lower than all of those teams.