NFL Power Ranks: Week 10

Is 2008 the year of the Dirty Bird? It is absolutely amazing to see what the 2 dirty bird teams, the Ravens and Falcons, are doing this season. Last year, they combined to win only 9 games, but this year, they already have 12 after only 9 games. Probably the most amazing part of all is that both teams are starting rookie quarterbacks. The Ravens dominant 4th win in a row over Houston (the game that was rescheduled) moved them up 8 spots all the way to 3rd in the ranks. The Falcons' win over the Saints moved them up 2 spots to #6. Can we see 2 teams that were often in the bottom 5 last season in the top 5 together next week? We'll just have to see.

The undefeated Titans hung onto their top spot, but now their lead is much smaller over the Giants, who got a nice win at former #3 Philadelphia this week. Despite losing, the Eagles only dropped 1 spot to #4 while the Panthers dropped 1 spot to #5 despite beating the Raiders. The Steelers loss to the up and down Colts dropped them all the way down to 13th since they fell back into the 6-3 pack.

Just when it looked like the Rams were back on the track, they lose 3 in a row, capped by a 47-3 loss to the Jets. They dropped 3 spots, back into the bottom 5 at #29. The Chiefs benefited from this and their narrow loss to the Chargers to jump a spot, while the Seahawks escaped the bottom 5, mostly thanks to the Rams and not much based on anything they did. The absolutely horrible bottom 3 remained intact.

The biggest gainers this week were the Ravens, who I already mentioned, and the Jaguars big win over the Lions rose them up 6 spots as they try to get back into the wild card hunt. The biggest losers were the Steelers, who I also already mentioned, and the Bears, who dropped 6 spots. Both teams fell is far as they did this week mostly because a lot of other teams have been very hot while these 2 teams have been kind of up and down. Here are the ranks:

1. Titans - 87.54 - Even
2. Giants - 84.89 - Even
3. Ravens - 69.95 - +8
4. Eagles - 69.19 - -1
5. Panthers - 67.65 - -1
6. Falcons - 67.25 - +2
7. Jets - 65.94 - +5
8. Buccaneers - 65.61 - -1
9. Cardinals - 64.05 - Even
10. Dolphins - 63.64 - +3
11. Patriots - 63.08 - +3
12. Bears - 57.74 - -6
13. Steelers - 57.22 - -8
14. Redskins - 57.15 - -4
15. Colts - 54.65 - +3
16. Packers - 53.76 - -1
17. Jaguars - 51.89 - +6
18. Vikings - 51.85 - -2
19. Saints - 48.31 - -2
20. Chargers - 46.38 - +4
21. Cowboys - 45.52 - +1
22. Bills - 44.51 - -3
23. Browns - 40.05 - -3
24. Texans - 38.09 - -3
25. Broncos - 37.84 - Even
26. Raiders - 29.28 - +1
27. Seahawks - 26.72 - +1
28. Chiefs - 24.39 - +1
29. Rams - 23.76 - -3
30. Bengals - 21.82 - Even
31. 49ers - 18.82 - Even
32. Lions - 12.64 - Even