Sunday, October 28, 2001
Curnutte's NFL power ratings
By Mark Curnutte
The Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Rams 6-0 1 Nobody else is even close to them.
2. Raiders 4-1 3 Have won nine in a row against NFC teams
3. Packers 4-2 2 Ahman Green's 756 scrimmage yards lead NFL
4. Eagles 3-2 8 McNabb again a serious MVP candidate
5. Steelers 4-1 12 Joey Porter (5 sacks) could be next Pro Bowl LB
6. 49ers 4-1 10 Mariucci is 3-1 after byes
7. Bears 4-1 16 Best Chicago team since da days of da coach, Ditka
8. Browns 4-2 17 Take that, Art. Cleveland rocks
9. Chargers 4-2 18 Double threat with Tomlinson, Flutie
10. Ravens 3-3 4 Super Bowl champs 0-2 in Ohio this year
11. Dolphins 3-2 11 Goals are AFC East title, playoff bye
12. Giants 3-3 5 Too many field goals, not enough TDs
13. Saints 3-2 6 Loss at home to Falcons hurts going into St. Louis
14. Colts 3-3 14 Can anybody in Indianapolis play defense?
15. Broncos 3-3 7 Outscored 61-31 by Seattle and San Diego in 2 weeks
16. Buccaneers 2-3 9 Steelers' Lee Flowers called Bucs paper champions
17. Jets 3-3 13 Welcome to the fat, mediocre middle of NFL parity
18. Vikings 3-3 20 Demolition of Packers at home could jump-start season
19. Bengals 3-3 15 Which Bengals will show up, good or bad?
20. Patriots 3-3 23 Drew who? QB Tom Brady is 3-1, 5 TDs, 0 picks
21. Seahawks 3-2 22 Shaun Alexander has 318 rushing yards last two games
22. Falcons 3-3 24 Chandler's arm keeps Vick in wings
23. Titans 2-3 19 Weakness in rush offense shows even in win
24. Jaguars 2-3 21 Maybe Tom Coughlin has overstayed his welcome
25. Cardinals 2-3 26 Jake Plummer throwing fewer picks
26. Bills 1-4 28 They'll see nine former Bills employees in San Diego
27. Chiefs 1-6 25 Nice 0-4 start at home, where Chiefs went 65-15 in 1990s.
28. Panthers 1-5 27 Rookie Weinke leads NFC with 10 interceptions
29. Cowboys 1-4 29 Thanks to Emmitt, they can at least run the ball
30. Lions 0-5 30 This team is dangerously close to winning, Bengals fans
31. Redskins 1-5 31 Beat Panthers at home, but still league's worst team
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