N8Dogg's Week 10 NFL Power Rankings

The Elite:
1. (1) New England Patriots(9-0)
2. (2) Indianapolis Colts(7-1)
3. (3) Dallas Cowboys(7-1)
4. (4) Green Bay Packers(7-1)
5. (5) Pittsburgh Steelers(6-2)
6. (7) Tennessee Titans(6-2)
7. (6) New York Giants(6-2)
8. (10) Detroit Lions(6-2)
9. (12) Cleveland Browns(5-3)
10. (8) Jacksonville Jaguars(5-3)
If I had told you last year that at this point the Lions and the Browns would both be in the top 10, everyone would have laughed hysterically, followed by me saying "I was only joking, there's no way that could EVER happen." Well, both teams have the last laugh now (but Detroit has a tough second half schedule). As for the rest of the top 10, the Pats and Colts will probably never leave their positions the rest of the season. The Steelers however, won't be in 5th for long. They are almost back to the point where they should be in consideration for being equal to the Pats and Colts (this means watch out Patriots in week 14). Jacksonville is in 10th because nobody else fit the bill, and playing Tennessee this week, they should either be there or not, and we will find out.

The Hopefuls:
11. (13) Tampa Bay Buccaneers(5-4)
12. (15) Washington Redskins(5-3)
13. (21) New Orleans Saints(4-4)
14. (9) San Diego Chargers(4-4)
15. (11) Seattle Seahawks(4-4)
16. (16) Kansas City Chiefs(4-4)
17. (17) Carolina Panthers(4-4)
18. (22) Houston Texans(4-5)
19. (24) Buffalo Bills(4-4)
20. (25) Minnesota Vikings(3-5)
21. (14) Baltimore Ravens(4-4)
22. (19) Arizona Cardinals(3-5)
New Orleans (who started 0-4) is going 12-4. They only play one winning team on out and just annihilated Jacksonville. Another 4-4 playoff contender is Buffalo. They started 1-4 but had a very tough schedule. Ironically, New Orleans and Buffalo play St. Louis and Miami this week. But Buffalo has New England after that. We'll see what they can do with a 4 game winning streak against the Pats (my guess: not much, but we'll see). Minnesota also scoots out of the bottom 10 with a win over San Diego, but face the Packers in Lambeau this week so they could be headed back down.

The Wannabes:
23. (20) Philadelphia Eagles(3-5)
24. (23) Chicago Bears(3-5)
25. (18) Denver Broncos(3-5)
26. (26) Cincinnati Bengals(2-6)
27. (27) Oakland Raiders (2-6)
28. (30) Atlanta Falcons(2-6)
29. (28) San Francisco(2-6)
30. (29) New York Jets(1-8)
31. (31) Miami Dolphins(0-8)
32. (32) Saint Louis Rams(0-8)
I feel bad for the Eagles. They were forced down here because of Buffalo and Minnesota. Maybe they deserve it though. Who knows, they play Washington this week. Denver makes a dive into the bottom 10. Because they suck. Only the Rams have a worse points for/against ratio (the Broncos were 4th worst before their beating in Detroit, just edging out San Fran this week). Then there's the Jets. Weren't they 10-6 last year? Didn't they make the playoffs? Didn't I pick them to win their division this year? Yes....yes....sadly, yes....

Biggest rise: New Orleans (21 to 13)
Biggest drop: Baltimore (14 to 21) and Denver (18 to 25)