Sunday, January 06, 2002
NFL power ratings
By Mark Curnutte
The Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Rams 13-2 - 28 points will mean 500 for third straight year
2. Steelers 12-3 - Better hope loss to Bengals was aberration
3. Bears 12-3- First 12-win season since 1988
4. Packers 11-4 - Favre 20-2 in December starts at Lambeau Field
5. 49ers 11-4 - More wins this season than last two combined
6. Raiders 10-5 - 4-4 in last eight because of rush offense, defense
7. Patriots 10-5 - At least one more (playoff) game at Foxboro Stadium
8. Eagles 10-5 - 9-1 after losses under Andy Reid
9. Dolphins 10-5- NFL-best fifth straight playoff berth
10. Buccaneers 9-6 - Prediction here of late-season collapse was wrong
11. Ravens 9-6-
Defending champs should get into the playoffs
12. Jets 9-6 - Win or tie gets them into playoffs
13. Seahawks 8-7 - Dilfer has won last 14 starts, three in Seattle
14. Giants 7-8 - Michael Strahan needs 1 sack for record
15. Broncos 8-7-
Cap could make this Terrell Davis' last Denver game
16. Redskins 7-8 - A .500 record would be great after 0-5 start
17. Titans 7-8-
Injuries have made them league's worst pass defense
18. Saints 7-8 - Three consecutive losses knock them from playoffs
19. Falcons 7-8 - Michael Vick has 242 rushing yards on 25 carries
20. Browns 7-8 - Great job by Butch Davis and staff
21. Cardinals 7-8 - NFL's youngest team coming of age
22. Jaguars 6-9 - Players starting to criticize Coughlin in media
23. Cowboys 5-10- Emmitt Smith needs 56 for record 11th straight 1,000-yard season
24. Chiefs 6-9 - Pro Bowl RB Priest Holmes needs 62 yards for 1,500
25. Vikings 5-10- Dennis Green's purple reign ended at 97-62
26. Bengals 5-10 - Kitna vindicated as AFC Offensive Player of Week
27. Colts 5-10 - Allowed league-high 476 points
28. Chargers 5-11 - First done with season, first to fire head coach
29. Bills 3-12 - Alex Van Pelt looks like QB of future
30. Panthers 1-14 - Pro Bowl punter Todd Sauerbrun got lots of practice
31. Lions 1-14 - After 27 years, Lions close Pontiac Silverdome
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Reds Q & A with John Fay
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UC 72, East Carolina 62
Maxiell fills in just fine
Martin suspended for violence again
Xavier 66, Dayton 59
Sato settles down, then soars
Miami 100, Central Michigan 94
Mississippi St. 74, Kentucky 69
Sanders sets record in NKU victory
NKU women beat SIU-Edwardsville
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Cyclones 9, Richmond 2
Mighty Ducks 3, Cleveland 0
Perfect Drift wins Turfway Prevue
Slominski retires as Fairfield golf pro
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Cincinnati girls basketball roundup
Princeton beats No. 2 Hamilton
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Ohio boys basketball scores
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N.Ky. boys basketball roundup
N.Ky. girls basketball roundup
Kentucky boys basketball scores
Kentucky girls basketball scores
Indiana boys basketball scores
Indiana girls basketball scores
This week's boys basketball schedule
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Madeira wins own wrestling tourney
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