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Sunday, December 02, 2001

Curnutte's NFL power ratings




By Mark Curnutte
The Cincinnati Enquirer

        1. Rams .. 8-2 .. 1 .. Kurt Warner has thrown for 3,000 yards on the nose

        2. Steelers .. 8-2 .. 2 .. Kordell Stewart has gone 155 passes without an INT

        3. Raiders .. 8-2 .. 4 .. Looking strong for return trip to AFC title game

        4. Bears .. 8-2 .. 5 .. Lucky or good? 6-0 in games decided by 7 points or fewer

        5. Packers .. 7-3 .. 3 .. Favre, Green, Freeman continue to post big numbers

        6. 49ers .. 8-2 .. 6 .. Have won four in a row for first time since 1998

        7. Ravens .. 7-4 .. 9 .. 20-4 after October under Brian Billick

        8. Eagles .. 7-4 .. 7 .. 5-0 on road this season; 3-1 all-time on Thursday night

        9. Jets .. 7-3 .. 8 .. Lead league with plus-22 in turnovers

        10. Dolphins .. 7-3 .. 10 .. Half of Fiedler's 12 TD passes have come in fourth quarter

        11. Browns .. 6-4 .. 13 .. Allowed NFL fewest touchdowns (11), two in past three games

        12. Buccaneers .. 5-5 .. 17 .. Will they play to level of competition today?

        13. Patriots .. 6-5 .. 19 .. They don't need Terry Glenn to win

        14. Saints .. 5-5 .. 11 .. 91-14 edge in third quarter. As for rest of game. ...

        15. Broncos .. 6-5 .. 12 .. 8-0 when Mike Anderson runs for 100, but might not play

        16. Giants .. 5-6 .. 14 .. Has Jim Fassel guaranteed a playoff berth yet?

        17. Redskins .. 5-5 .. 24 .. First to win five in a row after losing first five

        18. Falcons .. 6-4 .. 23 .. Dan Reeves has team on rise, winning 3 in a row, 4 of 5

        19. Seahawks .. 5-5 .. 15 .. Shaun Alexander has taken heat off QB Hasselbeck

        20. Chargers .. 5-6 .. 16 .. Tied for second in AFC with 31 sacks

        21. Titans .. 4-6 .. 18 .. They're down, but still a dangerous opponent

        22. Vikings .. 4-6 .. 20 .. 0-4 on road, outscored 89-31 in last two away from home

        23. Colts .. 4-6 .. 22 .. Mora's mad because 5 of 16 interceptions returned for TDs

        24. Bengals .. 4-6 .. 21 .. One touchdown in past three games, all losses

        25. Jaguars .. 3-7 .. 25 .. Four of past five losses by four points or fewer

        26. Cardinals .. 4-6 .. 26 ..Coming off big road win at San Diego

        27. Chiefs .. 3-8 .. 27 .. Another Arrowhead loss emptied the seats early

        28. Cowboys .. 2-8 .. 28 .. 12 turnovers in last four games, resulting in 41 points

        29. Bills .. 1-9 .. 29 .. About to cement a top 5 draft pick

        30. Panthers .. 1-10 .. 30 .. At least they're really good at interceptions with 18

        31. Lions .. 0-10 .. 31 .. Painfully close to a win, but not on the road

       



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