Week 6

As explained in the archive section of this blog, these rankings make no claim to represent the accurate order of team quality. The Broncos have stood atop these ranking for two straight weeks but the Saints, Colts or possibly some other team might very well be the best team in football. However, since these rankings are determined based on wins, losses, and strength of schedule they do bring interesting facts to light; they help make observations that might otherwise go unnoticed.

For example, the 4-2 Steelers are sitting at 15th in our rankings, which is below the 2-3 Dolphins. Certainly, any self respecting Steelers fan would be forgiven for considering that placement ridiculous. But it forces us to examine why they are placed where they are. The Steelers have beaten the 1-5 Browns, 0-6 Titans, 2-3 Chargers, and the 1-5 Lions—not exactly a portfolio that should cause anyone to be impressed. So as you look at these rankings and you don’t agree take a moment to look at the schedules of the teams to figure out why they are placed where they are. Now, on to some of the Week 6 changes.

The Bengals tried to roar but all that was heard was a purr when the Texans came to town dropping the Bengals from 2nd to 5th in our rankings. Meanwhile, the Texans jumped 6 spots to take the 20th position. The Falcons moved a few spots from 8th to 5th as they picked up three ranking points, and some respect in the NFC, with their win against the Bears on Sunday night. Possibly the most surprising outcome of the day caused the Eagles to fall from 14th to 18th with their loss to the seemingly hopeless Raiders. For the Raiders part, they gained a few spots from 25 to 22. The Titans actually moved up from 30th to 29th only because they had the luxury of getting beat by the Patriots, a better team than the Rams, Redskins and Buccaneers were beat by, that is little consolation when the final score is 59 to 0.

I hope you enjoy.