NFL Power Rankings 2010

1. New England Patriots (13-2, –) Securing home-field advantage was obviously very important to the Patriots, as they looked as good as they have all year against the Bills. They forced seven turnovers and committed none and have become …

1. New England Patriots (12-2, –) New England has a tendency to make young quarterbacks look like Joe Montana, and that’s what they did with Matt Flynn on Sunday. It’s possible the Packers would have won if Rodgers played, but …

1. New England Patriots (11-2, –) The Patriots dominated the Bears in a snowstorm, but that’s understandable because they’re a cold weather team. Oh wait, so is Chicago. Tom Brady is playing the best football of his career and the …

1. New England Patriots (10-2, –) The Patriots are on their own planet after Monday night’s 45-3 victory over the Jets. If anyone tells you they saw that coming, they’re lying. With the win, New England put itself in prime position …

1. New England Patriots (9-2, –) The Patriots avoided a letdown in Detroit with a monster second half. Rookie Devin McCourty looks like he could turn into one of the best cover corners in the league. The NFL couldn’t have asked for better …

1. New England Patriots (8-2, –) Back-to-back wins over the Steelers and Colts secure the Patriots’ standing as the team to beat in the NFL. Their defense is creating timely turnovers and their offense looks even better without Randy …

1. New England Patriots (7-2, +3) We didn’t want to drop the Pats too far down the list after their loss to the Browns, assuming it was a hiccup. They proved it was nothing but by going into Heinz Field and dominating the Steelers. Tom Brady …

1. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2, +1) The Bengals almost came from behind to beat the Steelers. That would have been Pittsburgh’s second straight loss with a match-up against the Patriots looming. They hung on for the win and appear to be the more …

1. New England Patriots (6-1, +2) I don’t think many people expected the Patriots to be 6-1 after their first seven games when the schedules came out. They definitely didn’t think they’d have the best record in the NFL three games …

1. New York Jets (5-1, –) Nothing drastic enough happened that would dethrone the New York Jets over their bye week. They’ll have a chance to prove they deserve it this Sunday against a Packers team that will only get stronger as it keeps …

1. New York Jets (5-1, –) The Jets continue to look very, very good. A win on the road against the Broncos in a tough environment improves their road record to 3-0. Road games are a good test of where a team’s at, and New York has aced …

1. New York Jets (4-1, +1) Mark Sanchez has gotten very good at managing games and the defense continues to play the way we expected it to. Many expected the Vikings to go off after acquiring Randy Moss, but the Jets were able to beat them in a huge …

1. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1, –) Jeff Reed missed two field goals otherwise they probably would have beaten the Ravens, and that was with Charlie Batch as quarterback. They get Ben Roethlisberger back for their next game and that will result in …

1. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0, +3) There’s no question right now that this is the top defense in the NFL. We said before that if they could survive and go 2-2 in Roethlisberger’s absence they’d be okay. If they can beat the Ravens …

1. New Orleans Saints (2-0, –) The defending champs had a close call with the 49ers on Monday Night but have earned our respect. Their offense has done enough against two good defenses and they’ve held opponents to low scores as well. 2. …

1. New Orleans Saints (1-0) I’m respecting the champs here.  They kicked off 2010 by beating one of the best teams in the NFC.  I’m not going to bump them down based solely on the fact that it’s tough to repeat. 2. Green Bay Packers …