Marcus Aurelius: Don't you mean "NFL teams listed by their records", subby?

Except Dallas is above Detroit which makes no sense. Dallas not only has worse record but they lost to Detroit earlier on. And I say this as a Cowboys fan.

It makes me furious that the Cowboys are ahead of the Lions. FURIOUS!

Wow, the Bills are 5-5 now? I didn't know they were doing that bad.

Also, will you lose already Green Bay? I want that #1 seed!

Dang, apparently the Bears suck without Cutler....who knew?

Waiting all f*cking morning to see this weeks Jake winner and write up.

/go pack

Apples01: Wow, the Bills are 5-5 now? I didn't know they were doing that bad.

Also, will you lose already Green Bay? I want that #1 seed!

While I am not officially sanctioned to speak for the Packers, I don't believe they have any desire to lose.

/1-0 every week, baby.

And the Dolphins continue to stealthily sneak up in the rankings, like great orange and aqua ninjas.

My only wishes for this season are to have a record sucky enough to necessitate the firing of Sparano and Ireland (which I thought they already had accomplished, but apparently 7 straight losses just wasn't enough for Ross) and to get one more win: Over the Jets at home on the last game of the season. If that loss tips the Jests out of Wild Card contention it will be all the sweeter.

My only consolation this season is that as bad as the Jagwaggers are, the Colts this year are worse.

/still mad/amused about the Manning troll yesterday

This thread is useless without Di.

Lions should be ahead of the Cowboys and Bears. Not sure about the Texans.

That Reilly Monster: And the Dolphins continue to stealthily sneak up in the rankings, like great orange and aqua ninjas.

My only wishes for this season are to have a record sucky enough to necessitate the firing of Sparano and Ireland (which I thought they already had accomplished, but apparently 7 straight losses just wasn't enough for Ross) and to get one more win: Over the Jets at home on the last game of the season. If that loss tips the Jests out of Wild Card contention it will be all the sweeter.

fist bump!


/go phins

So the Ravens beat the Steelers twice, are undefeated in the division, control their own playoff fate, and would win the division and hold the #2 seed in the AFC if the season ended today, yet they're STILL ranked behind Rapey Ben and Co.? ESPN, c'mon man!

/I know, I know. Power rankings don't matter.
//Neither does logic, apparently.

CornDog in 2012: Its gonna be a raider/niner superbowl. Suck it east coast!

You misspelled packer. The "er" at the end was right, but somehow you kicked it off with "nin" when it should have been "pack"

No shame, we all make mistakes.

GimpyNip: BMoreBeowulf: So the Ravens beat the Steelers twice, are undefeated in the division, control their own playoff fate, and would win the division and hold the #2 seed in the AFC if the season ended today, yet they're STILL ranked behind Rapey Ben and Co.? ESPN, c'mon man!

/I know, I know. Power rankings don't matter.
//Neither does logic, apparently.

Well, the logic is "if these teams played now who would win". Would the Ravens win 3 in a row over the Steelers and are the Ravens a better overall team than the Steelers in other matchups?

/that said, I think ravens should be ahead of them but it isn't like there is no logic here

That's a fair point, and it's definitely worth discussing. I tend to think along the lines of "If a team beats you twice in a season, they're the better team, and they would probably beat you again." It was true in 08 when the Steelers beat the Ravens 3 times, and IMO it'd be true now. I hope they play again though, and if they do it'd likely be in Baltimore.

Swap the ravens and the steelers.

Love seeing the chefs/bolts down there. Just need the broncos to drop too.

prickly pete v2: CornDog in 2012: Its gonna be a raider/niner superbowl. Suck it east coast!

You misspelled packer. The "er" at the end was right, but somehow you kicked it off with "nin" when it should have been "pack"

No shame, we all make mistakes.

To be fair, the Niners are probably one of the best teams for matching up against the Packers. Oh, and they only have one loss in OT.

And my Jake nomination goes to!

Passing Cmp Att Yds TDs Ints
J. Skelton 6 19 99 0 3

Considering the Bears beat the ever living shiat out of the Lions less two weeks ago, in a game where Cutler barely had to complete a pass due to the pick-6 fest of Stafford and the punting the Hester, no, the Lions do not deserve to be ranked ahead of the Bears. Not even if Cade McNown was the Bears' starting QB next week.

BMoreBeowulf: GimpyNip: BMoreBeowulf: So the Ravens beat the Steelers twice, are undefeated in the division, control their own playoff fate, and would win the division and hold the #2 seed in the AFC if the season ended today, yet they're STILL ranked behind Rapey Ben and Co.? ESPN, c'mon man!

/I know, I know. Power rankings don't matter.
//Neither does logic, apparently.

Well, the logic is "if these teams played now who would win". Would the Ravens win 3 in a row over the Steelers and are the Ravens a better overall team than the Steelers in other matchups?

/that said, I think ravens should be ahead of them but it isn't like there is no logic here

That's a fair point, and it's definitely worth discussing. I tend to think along the lines of "If a team beats you twice in a season, they're the better team, and they would probably beat you again." It was true in 08 when the Steelers beat the Ravens 3 times, and IMO it'd be true now. I hope they play again though, and if they do it'd likely be in Baltimore.

That is a rarity. Usually the team that wins 2 in the regular season loses in the playoffs. I can't find a link on google but as a Cowboys fan I'm well aware of that after beating Giants twice in regular season only to lose to them in playoffs and have the Giants win the Superbowl.

I'd rank them #31.

Derp meant the Redskins should be #31.

According to the rankings Jay Cutler is the new Peyton Manning - 5 game win streak for the Bears, Cutler goes down and the Bears drop even though they have not lost a game yet - the toughest part of the season is behind them and when they make it to the playoffs Cutler will be back.

Jubeebee: For The Jake only cares about one thing:

16.7 points per turnover. Race to 100. High score takes The Jake of the week.

Can someone explain where that number (16.7) comes from? And what happens if two guys have the same number of INTs?

I am a Patriots fan. There is no way they are the best team in football right now.

p the boiler: According to the rankings Jay Cutler is the new Peyton Manning - 5 game win streak for the Bears, Cutler goes down and the Bears drop even though they have not lost a game yet - the toughest part of the season is behind them and when they make it to the playoffs Cutler will be back.

JAY CUTLER FOR MVP!

The Ravens should be in the bottom 5 for the rest of the season for their performance against Jacksonville alone.

I'm just not going to even bother looking for the Panthers on the list any more this season. They're going to try and win every game they play, but the franchise is in rebuilding mode and we're an ill-timed sneeze away from having to ask Dan Morgan to come back and play linebacker. Hopefully Cam uses the rest of the season to improve his reads and accuracy. It's at least fun to watch them play again.

I can't wait to see a 49ers-Packers NFC championship game.

Jubeebee: Incog_Neeto: And my Jake nomination goes to!

Passing Cmp Att Yds TDs Ints
J. Skelton 6 19 99 0 3

The Jake does not care for your nominations.

The Jake will not listen to your pleas.

The Jake is strict and unforgiving.

And yet The Jake is fair. It cares not for your team, your prestige, or even your position.

For The Jake only cares about one thing:

16.7 points per turnover. Race to 100. High score takes The Jake of the week.

It should take into account that Skelton did that in only 3 Quarters!

Will the Lions be #1 after they beat the Packers on Thursday?

Apples01: Jubeebee: For The Jake only cares about one thing:

16.7 points per turnover. Race to 100. High score takes The Jake of the week.

Can someone explain where that number (16.7) comes from? And what happens if two guys have the same number of INTs?

The 16.7 comes from the 6 turnovers Jake Delhomme had in his playoff collapse (100/6=16.7). I believe if there are ties, you look at who was closest to a "True Jake" (5 interceptions and 1 lost fumble).

IanMoone: Derp meant the Redskins should be #31.

I dunno, they might be the one team the Colts could beat. Shanananananahan screaming and stomping around, Coldwell on the other side line staring off into space, Manning with his lower lip jutting out enough to land a plane on. The game wouldn't be nearly as exciting as the pics from the sidelines!

Callous: Treygreen13: Incog_Neeto: And my Jake nomination goes to!

Passing Cmp Att Yds TDs Ints
J. Skelton 6 19 99 0 3

I believe Cam Newton won the Jake this week, with a fantastic 4 INT performance.
A 66.67 Delhomme.

Skelton had a 31% completion rating. Cam's was 58%.

The Jake cares not.

The Jake cares only for the interception and the fumble.

There is nothing else to be said. Begone, vile knave! So sayeth the Delhomme!

UNC_Samurai: I can't wait to see a 49ers-Packers NFC championship game.

Indeed, neither team can stop the pass, would be a great game.

/Go Pack Go