TheWinman
2020 CCS Survivor Fantasy Football Champion
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My favorite teams
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5-1 BRONCOS
Congrats to Peyton Manning. It's hard to wrap your brain around 510 touchdown passes. If 25 touchdowns per season is considered a good number, then it would take a pretty solid quarterback a mere 20-plus seasons to match what Manning has accomplished in 15 1/2. The record-breaking 509th pass was wobbly -- and, of course, accurate, which is really all that matters. Bottomline, this Broncos team is better than last year's. They have a defense this year. Super Bowl winner right here!!!!!!!!!! Unless Peyton messes it up.
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6-1 COWBOYS
POWER MOVER OF THE WEEK
DeMarco Murray has really shown us something this season. And I'm not talking about productivity -- I'm talking about durability. If hets injured, this team will drop. And Tony Romo? Completed some unreal throws in some tight windows. I HATE the cowboys and it pains me to rate them this high, but it is what it is. Until they prove otherwise or Romo chokes in the 4th quarter they are #2.
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5-1 EAGLES
The bye provided the Birds with an opportunity to get their offensive line a wee bit healthier. And Nick Foles got an extra week to figure out on tape what we've all been seeing on TV: He's still missing receivers in stride. Sproles will be back without missing a game, quite impressive. Eagles D is also better than I thought they would be. A real contender here.
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5-2 COLTS
If the Colts' defense plays like it did on Sunday for the rest of the year, this will be a Super Bowl team. Luck is playing lights out, as good as any other QB in the league, This team is scary after a shaky start to the season. It all depends on the D for this team.
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5-2 PACKERS
Lions fans will be pissed at me. We beat the Packers, we beat the Packers!!!! Just like how they tell Bears fans over and over and over and over how they swept them last year. You think Jordy Nelson is having a good season? He's only on pace for a mere 107 catches, 1,627 yards and 13 touchdowns. Jordy, based on THIS YEARS stats only is the best WR in the league. As a Bears fan that is hard for me to admit. The man can now proudly go out and wear his ruby slippers. uhm, Rodgers and that offense was woken up after that Lions game. This team can make it to the super bowl.
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5-1 CARDINALS
Yep, that's the Arizona Cardinals you see atop the big, bad NFC West. The beauty of their position is, the Cards have already beaten the second-place 49ers and won the last time they traveled to Seattle. Given the Seahawks' two-game losing skid, why shouldn't we look at Arizona? It has taken me awhile, but I'm starting to buy into the Cardinals.
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5-2 CHARGERS
The Chargers' hot streak cooled considerably in front of the home folk Sunday, partially because Philip Rivers wasn't on his game. But all is not lost. Consider that San Diego was not operating at its highest level -- and yet only lost by a field goal. I'm confident the Bolts will be playing meaningful January football.
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5-2 RAVENS
Another blowout victory for the Ravens, who might be the least-noticed 5-2 club in the NFL. Not by me anymore. Amazing that a seventh-year pro like Justin Forsett -- who carried the ball all of six times for Jacksonville last year -- is putting up the numbers he is for Baltimore, averaging 5.8 yards per tote. Tell me Forsett doesn't look a whole lot more effective than you know who did last season ...
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5-2 LIONS
The defense (#1 overall - Had to mention this for some Lions fan I know), which is allowing just 15 points per game (second-best scoring D), continues to carry Detroit. It's hard to have confidence when the offense is so inconsistent. I, too, thought New Orleans would hang on. Clutch interception, Glover Quin. Clutch TD catch by Fuller!!!! This offense will get it together and when they do, WATCH OUT!!!! Will the Lions choke as the season goes on, that is the real question.
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5-2 PATRIOTS
In case you were still wondering, Tom Brady is not over the hill. In fact, I think he plays better with that Kenny Loggins-in-1986 mini-beard. Thursday night's 27-25 win over a bad football team might have seemed too close for comfort, but remember that the Jets were pulling out all the stops. New England's run defense, though ... Stevie and Sir Paul were harder on the synthesizers on "Ebony and Ivory" than the Pats were on New York running back Chris Ivory. Holy cow.
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3-3 SEAHAWKS
Seattle's special teams unit was a huge part of the victory in Super Bowl XLVIII. It was the only thing that kept the Seahawks from getting blown out by Dallas in Week 6. And yet, on Sunday, it was responsible for the loss in St. Louis.
Oh, and at this point, anyone who thinks Russell Wilson is a glorified "game manager" -- or clearly inferior to Andrew Luck -- is crazy. Wilson threw for 313 yards and ran for 106 against the Rams -- without committing a single turnover. Not sure when and If I become a believer that the Seahawks are really a .500 team. Not right now. I think they are still a top NFC team.
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3-3 CHIEFS
Chiefs move up big time this week. Consider it a high -- but deserved -- leap following a win over the Chargers in San Diego by a squad enjoying the health and renewed vigor an appropriately timed bye can bring. I still believe this team is an AFC contender to lose to Denver in the AFC Championship game
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4-3 49ERS
Let's just say the 49ers did not put their best foot forward Sunday night. Jim Harbaugh didn't even have the energy to act like a maniac. Nice of Stevie Johnson to contribute the way he has been, however. Next up: the bye, then hosting those pesky Rams. Who are the real 49ers. Are they really just an average team?
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3-2-1 BENGALS
Seriously. Seriously. Could the Bengals have played any worse? If you closed your eyes and turned the volume off Sunday, you might've sworn David Klingler was out there for Cincy, missing throws to a wide open Harold Green and Jeff Query, while on defense, Dan Wilkinson and Keith Rucker were failing to get to the opposing quarterback. #throwbackSunday #90sBengaldom
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4-3 STEELERS
Two forced fumbles and a pick -- that's what I'm talking about. Pittsburgh defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau had been under fire for recent failures on that side of the ball, particularly the blown assignments in Cleveland. Well, that side of the ball won the day -- er, evening -- for the Steelers on Monday. Trend ... or anomaly? That is the question.
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4-3 BILLS
Now that is how you get your first-round draft pick involved, folks. Sure, Sunday's game was bugly (Buffalo ugly). But hey, man -- a win is a win is a win. I got on this team for the manner in which it was able to prevail in Detroit in Week 5 (via some nice, old-fashioned luck), but in the triumph over the Vikings, Kyle Orton -- sans 'stache -- was able to put a couple of throws right where they needed to be. Let's just hope Bryce Brown, Anthony Dixon and whichever Turd Ferguson the Bills sign off the street can provide balance on the ground in the absence of Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller.
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3-3 DOLPHINS
Ryan Tannehill has taken a lot of heat, but you have to hand it to him. He was on point time and again in Chicago, ultimately going 25 of 32 for 277 yards and two touchdowns. He also pulled a Kaepernick, running for nearly 50 yards Sunday ... and he actually won his game. The only complaint is that he still isn't connecting on the deep ball -- once again, no completions of 30-plus yards.
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3-3 BROWNS
Sizeable drop for the Browns this week. It's completely fair, given the grade-F performance delivered by the offense in Jacksonville. Brian Hoyer threw for nearly as many yards as he did against Pittsburgh in Week 6 (215 against the Jags, 217 against the Steelers) -- but he needed 24 more attempts to do it. At least Cleveland made up for it with a sucky run game.
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3-4 BEARS
I understand those Bears fans who have a real issue with Jay Cutler. At least when Moses Moreno and Peter Tom Willis were under center for Chicago, you could always hang your hat on the fact they would stink. I haven't seen a high-level quarterback as streaky as Cutler since Dave Krieg. But the Bears are better than some of these teams they are losing to. better than Miami, better than Carolina!!!! Call me a homer, but they are ranked correctly and will prove me correct after they upset the Patriots in Foxboro this weekend. If I'm wrong, I will stop these rankings were I steal 75% of the content from other real writers. lol oh, I really don't write and I don't work for the Tribune!!!! JS
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3-3-1 PANTHERS
Somebody wake the Panthers' defense and tell those guys the season started. Perhaps it's now safe to assume we will not have a repeat winner of the Coach of the Year award.
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3-4 GIANTS
Say what you want about the Giants -- that they are inconsistent, aren't contenders or are overrated -- but don't lay it at Eli Manning's feet. He threw three touchdown passes against zero interceptions and kept his team in the game on the road in Dallas. He can't play tight end. That's right; I said it. The Mannings didn't invent football. They aren't Al Gore, you know.
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3-4 TEXANS
Sure, the turnovers hurt like heck. But so do the little things. In the fourth quarter on Monday, the Texans, who were trailing, 24-16, were trying to stop the Steelers on third-and-4 -- and defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel's unit gifted Ben Roethlisberger a first down via a 5-yard penalty for having too many men on the field. Later in the same possession, Houston had Big Ben and Co. facing a third-and-10 -- and offered a bailout worthy of TARP in the form of a defensive holding call. Given another drive-sustaining first down, the Steelers proceeded to tack on a very important field goal. The highlights will show you the dramatic stuff; I present to you the game-altering stuff.
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2-4 SAINTS
New Orleans hung in there with Detroit; frankly, the Saints should've had this one. At some point, Sean Payton's offense must give its Hall of Fame-caliber quarterback some help. No one was open for Drew Brees on that final stanza, while the ostensibly complementary ground game did nothing to elicit any compliments. Yes, New Orleans' runners have been averaging 4.92 yards per carry, second-best in the NFL. But they've been used so inconsistently -- only the Buccaneers and Raiders have fewer total rushing attempts thus far -- that they haven't made much of a difference for Brees.
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2-4 RAMS
Rams punter Johnny Hekker is on pace to finish the season with a 118.8 passer rating -- meaning the Texans' front office has likely already inquired about him. Put aside, for a moment, the gamesmanship and strategic brilliance of the fake-setup, field-the-ball-on-the-other-side trick -- how fun was it to watch? You really couldn't understand the creativity of Stedman Bailey's touchdown return without seeing it from multiple angles. And while we're at it, we should note that the second-year pro made one heck of an over-the-shoulder grab to snare the punt. Too bad Bailey can't do that on balls thrown by his quarterback.
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2-5 REDSKINS
I want to hear from any Redskins fans who foresaw Colt McCoy doing that Sunday. You can talk about Peyton Manning's record, DeMarco Murray's billion-yard pace or the Rams reinventing the punt return, but the old Colt going 11 for 12 and delivering a win? No way, man. Biggest surprise of Week 7.
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2-5 VIKINGS
Teddy Bridgewater could use one of those hot tubs they advertise on the History Channel at 3 a.m. Poor guy has taken a pounding the past two weeks, including in Sunday's loss, during which Buffalo blitzed on over a third of his dropbacks. Truth be told, Minnesota is down to its last healthy group of guys up front. Next, the Vikings will be hitting up Medieval Times to find some linemen. Time for the guy who's taken 13 sacks in the past nine days to get a little TLC. Bears need to see this team now!!!!!
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2-5 FALCONS
Nothing cures the aches and pains of a four-game losing streak like settling into a middle seat for a trans-Atlantic flight with some bad microwaved TV dinners on the menu. If you're a Falcons fan, or just so happen to be Steve Bartkowski, you'll note that Lions-Falcons starts in London at 9:30 a.m. ET next Sunday. That's 6:30 in the morning on the West Coast. Hey, it's never too early for football.
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2-5 TITANS
Tennessee loses again, and we can't even blame Charlie Whitehurst. He fared OK, while the defense did its job (well, until it let Colt McCoy play like Roger Staubach) -- and yet, the Titans couldn't come up with the 20 points they needed to win in Washington. What's the biggest problem, Titans fans? Is Jake Locker really the difference?
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1-6 JETS
After reading about Rex Ryan punching a wall following Thursday night's loss, all I could think was, "What was his PSI?" Remember when Ivan Drago -- the most perfectly trained athlete -- was hitting 1,850 in his white tights?
Enter the newly acquired Percy Harvin, who, with the proper attitude, could help this offense tremendously. Read that sentence again, as it contains the reason that the Jets wanted him -- and reflects why the Seahawks likely wanted to get rid of him.
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1-5 BUCCANEERS
The good news: Tampa Bay didn't get blown out this weekend.
The bad news: The Bucs actually have to play next weekend.
Hey, at least they're hosting the Vikings.
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1-6 JAGUARS
Blake Bortles might be at the center of all the media coverage surrounding this franchise, but the rookie signal-caller had little to do with Sunday's win. Big props to coach Gus Bradley's defense, which controlled the tempo of the game and made Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer look bad for the first time all season.
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0-6 RAIDERS
The Cardinals team Oakland lost to is pretty doggone good, lest any Raiders fans find themselves becoming depressed about Sunday's outcome. That said, the offense never got anything going. Interim coach Tony Sparano's mission, should he choose to accept it, is to get some productivity out of a running game that couldn't crack 3 yards per carry. Give Derek Carr some help.
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5-1 BRONCOS
Congrats to Peyton Manning. It's hard to wrap your brain around 510 touchdown passes. If 25 touchdowns per season is considered a good number, then it would take a pretty solid quarterback a mere 20-plus seasons to match what Manning has accomplished in 15 1/2. The record-breaking 509th pass was wobbly -- and, of course, accurate, which is really all that matters. Bottomline, this Broncos team is better than last year's. They have a defense this year. Super Bowl winner right here!!!!!!!!!! Unless Peyton messes it up.
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6-1 COWBOYS
POWER MOVER OF THE WEEK
DeMarco Murray has really shown us something this season. And I'm not talking about productivity -- I'm talking about durability. If hets injured, this team will drop. And Tony Romo? Completed some unreal throws in some tight windows. I HATE the cowboys and it pains me to rate them this high, but it is what it is. Until they prove otherwise or Romo chokes in the 4th quarter they are #2.
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5-1 EAGLES
The bye provided the Birds with an opportunity to get their offensive line a wee bit healthier. And Nick Foles got an extra week to figure out on tape what we've all been seeing on TV: He's still missing receivers in stride. Sproles will be back without missing a game, quite impressive. Eagles D is also better than I thought they would be. A real contender here.
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5-2 COLTS
If the Colts' defense plays like it did on Sunday for the rest of the year, this will be a Super Bowl team. Luck is playing lights out, as good as any other QB in the league, This team is scary after a shaky start to the season. It all depends on the D for this team.
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5-2 PACKERS
Lions fans will be pissed at me. We beat the Packers, we beat the Packers!!!! Just like how they tell Bears fans over and over and over and over how they swept them last year. You think Jordy Nelson is having a good season? He's only on pace for a mere 107 catches, 1,627 yards and 13 touchdowns. Jordy, based on THIS YEARS stats only is the best WR in the league. As a Bears fan that is hard for me to admit. The man can now proudly go out and wear his ruby slippers. uhm, Rodgers and that offense was woken up after that Lions game. This team can make it to the super bowl.
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5-1 CARDINALS
Yep, that's the Arizona Cardinals you see atop the big, bad NFC West. The beauty of their position is, the Cards have already beaten the second-place 49ers and won the last time they traveled to Seattle. Given the Seahawks' two-game losing skid, why shouldn't we look at Arizona? It has taken me awhile, but I'm starting to buy into the Cardinals.
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5-2 CHARGERS
The Chargers' hot streak cooled considerably in front of the home folk Sunday, partially because Philip Rivers wasn't on his game. But all is not lost. Consider that San Diego was not operating at its highest level -- and yet only lost by a field goal. I'm confident the Bolts will be playing meaningful January football.
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5-2 RAVENS
Another blowout victory for the Ravens, who might be the least-noticed 5-2 club in the NFL. Not by me anymore. Amazing that a seventh-year pro like Justin Forsett -- who carried the ball all of six times for Jacksonville last year -- is putting up the numbers he is for Baltimore, averaging 5.8 yards per tote. Tell me Forsett doesn't look a whole lot more effective than you know who did last season ...
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5-2 LIONS
The defense (#1 overall - Had to mention this for some Lions fan I know), which is allowing just 15 points per game (second-best scoring D), continues to carry Detroit. It's hard to have confidence when the offense is so inconsistent. I, too, thought New Orleans would hang on. Clutch interception, Glover Quin. Clutch TD catch by Fuller!!!! This offense will get it together and when they do, WATCH OUT!!!! Will the Lions choke as the season goes on, that is the real question.
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5-2 PATRIOTS
In case you were still wondering, Tom Brady is not over the hill. In fact, I think he plays better with that Kenny Loggins-in-1986 mini-beard. Thursday night's 27-25 win over a bad football team might have seemed too close for comfort, but remember that the Jets were pulling out all the stops. New England's run defense, though ... Stevie and Sir Paul were harder on the synthesizers on "Ebony and Ivory" than the Pats were on New York running back Chris Ivory. Holy cow.
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3-3 SEAHAWKS
Seattle's special teams unit was a huge part of the victory in Super Bowl XLVIII. It was the only thing that kept the Seahawks from getting blown out by Dallas in Week 6. And yet, on Sunday, it was responsible for the loss in St. Louis.
Oh, and at this point, anyone who thinks Russell Wilson is a glorified "game manager" -- or clearly inferior to Andrew Luck -- is crazy. Wilson threw for 313 yards and ran for 106 against the Rams -- without committing a single turnover. Not sure when and If I become a believer that the Seahawks are really a .500 team. Not right now. I think they are still a top NFC team.
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3-3 CHIEFS
Chiefs move up big time this week. Consider it a high -- but deserved -- leap following a win over the Chargers in San Diego by a squad enjoying the health and renewed vigor an appropriately timed bye can bring. I still believe this team is an AFC contender to lose to Denver in the AFC Championship game
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4-3 49ERS
Let's just say the 49ers did not put their best foot forward Sunday night. Jim Harbaugh didn't even have the energy to act like a maniac. Nice of Stevie Johnson to contribute the way he has been, however. Next up: the bye, then hosting those pesky Rams. Who are the real 49ers. Are they really just an average team?
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3-2-1 BENGALS
Seriously. Seriously. Could the Bengals have played any worse? If you closed your eyes and turned the volume off Sunday, you might've sworn David Klingler was out there for Cincy, missing throws to a wide open Harold Green and Jeff Query, while on defense, Dan Wilkinson and Keith Rucker were failing to get to the opposing quarterback. #throwbackSunday #90sBengaldom
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4-3 STEELERS
Two forced fumbles and a pick -- that's what I'm talking about. Pittsburgh defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau had been under fire for recent failures on that side of the ball, particularly the blown assignments in Cleveland. Well, that side of the ball won the day -- er, evening -- for the Steelers on Monday. Trend ... or anomaly? That is the question.
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4-3 BILLS
Now that is how you get your first-round draft pick involved, folks. Sure, Sunday's game was bugly (Buffalo ugly). But hey, man -- a win is a win is a win. I got on this team for the manner in which it was able to prevail in Detroit in Week 5 (via some nice, old-fashioned luck), but in the triumph over the Vikings, Kyle Orton -- sans 'stache -- was able to put a couple of throws right where they needed to be. Let's just hope Bryce Brown, Anthony Dixon and whichever Turd Ferguson the Bills sign off the street can provide balance on the ground in the absence of Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller.
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3-3 DOLPHINS
Ryan Tannehill has taken a lot of heat, but you have to hand it to him. He was on point time and again in Chicago, ultimately going 25 of 32 for 277 yards and two touchdowns. He also pulled a Kaepernick, running for nearly 50 yards Sunday ... and he actually won his game. The only complaint is that he still isn't connecting on the deep ball -- once again, no completions of 30-plus yards.
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3-3 BROWNS
Sizeable drop for the Browns this week. It's completely fair, given the grade-F performance delivered by the offense in Jacksonville. Brian Hoyer threw for nearly as many yards as he did against Pittsburgh in Week 6 (215 against the Jags, 217 against the Steelers) -- but he needed 24 more attempts to do it. At least Cleveland made up for it with a sucky run game.
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3-4 BEARS
I understand those Bears fans who have a real issue with Jay Cutler. At least when Moses Moreno and Peter Tom Willis were under center for Chicago, you could always hang your hat on the fact they would stink. I haven't seen a high-level quarterback as streaky as Cutler since Dave Krieg. But the Bears are better than some of these teams they are losing to. better than Miami, better than Carolina!!!! Call me a homer, but they are ranked correctly and will prove me correct after they upset the Patriots in Foxboro this weekend. If I'm wrong, I will stop these rankings were I steal 75% of the content from other real writers. lol oh, I really don't write and I don't work for the Tribune!!!! JS
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3-3-1 PANTHERS
Somebody wake the Panthers' defense and tell those guys the season started. Perhaps it's now safe to assume we will not have a repeat winner of the Coach of the Year award.
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3-4 GIANTS
Say what you want about the Giants -- that they are inconsistent, aren't contenders or are overrated -- but don't lay it at Eli Manning's feet. He threw three touchdown passes against zero interceptions and kept his team in the game on the road in Dallas. He can't play tight end. That's right; I said it. The Mannings didn't invent football. They aren't Al Gore, you know.
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3-4 TEXANS
Sure, the turnovers hurt like heck. But so do the little things. In the fourth quarter on Monday, the Texans, who were trailing, 24-16, were trying to stop the Steelers on third-and-4 -- and defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel's unit gifted Ben Roethlisberger a first down via a 5-yard penalty for having too many men on the field. Later in the same possession, Houston had Big Ben and Co. facing a third-and-10 -- and offered a bailout worthy of TARP in the form of a defensive holding call. Given another drive-sustaining first down, the Steelers proceeded to tack on a very important field goal. The highlights will show you the dramatic stuff; I present to you the game-altering stuff.
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2-4 SAINTS
New Orleans hung in there with Detroit; frankly, the Saints should've had this one. At some point, Sean Payton's offense must give its Hall of Fame-caliber quarterback some help. No one was open for Drew Brees on that final stanza, while the ostensibly complementary ground game did nothing to elicit any compliments. Yes, New Orleans' runners have been averaging 4.92 yards per carry, second-best in the NFL. But they've been used so inconsistently -- only the Buccaneers and Raiders have fewer total rushing attempts thus far -- that they haven't made much of a difference for Brees.
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2-4 RAMS
Rams punter Johnny Hekker is on pace to finish the season with a 118.8 passer rating -- meaning the Texans' front office has likely already inquired about him. Put aside, for a moment, the gamesmanship and strategic brilliance of the fake-setup, field-the-ball-on-the-other-side trick -- how fun was it to watch? You really couldn't understand the creativity of Stedman Bailey's touchdown return without seeing it from multiple angles. And while we're at it, we should note that the second-year pro made one heck of an over-the-shoulder grab to snare the punt. Too bad Bailey can't do that on balls thrown by his quarterback.
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2-5 REDSKINS
I want to hear from any Redskins fans who foresaw Colt McCoy doing that Sunday. You can talk about Peyton Manning's record, DeMarco Murray's billion-yard pace or the Rams reinventing the punt return, but the old Colt going 11 for 12 and delivering a win? No way, man. Biggest surprise of Week 7.
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2-5 VIKINGS
Teddy Bridgewater could use one of those hot tubs they advertise on the History Channel at 3 a.m. Poor guy has taken a pounding the past two weeks, including in Sunday's loss, during which Buffalo blitzed on over a third of his dropbacks. Truth be told, Minnesota is down to its last healthy group of guys up front. Next, the Vikings will be hitting up Medieval Times to find some linemen. Time for the guy who's taken 13 sacks in the past nine days to get a little TLC. Bears need to see this team now!!!!!
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2-5 FALCONS
Nothing cures the aches and pains of a four-game losing streak like settling into a middle seat for a trans-Atlantic flight with some bad microwaved TV dinners on the menu. If you're a Falcons fan, or just so happen to be Steve Bartkowski, you'll note that Lions-Falcons starts in London at 9:30 a.m. ET next Sunday. That's 6:30 in the morning on the West Coast. Hey, it's never too early for football.
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2-5 TITANS
Tennessee loses again, and we can't even blame Charlie Whitehurst. He fared OK, while the defense did its job (well, until it let Colt McCoy play like Roger Staubach) -- and yet, the Titans couldn't come up with the 20 points they needed to win in Washington. What's the biggest problem, Titans fans? Is Jake Locker really the difference?
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1-6 JETS
After reading about Rex Ryan punching a wall following Thursday night's loss, all I could think was, "What was his PSI?" Remember when Ivan Drago -- the most perfectly trained athlete -- was hitting 1,850 in his white tights?
Enter the newly acquired Percy Harvin, who, with the proper attitude, could help this offense tremendously. Read that sentence again, as it contains the reason that the Jets wanted him -- and reflects why the Seahawks likely wanted to get rid of him.
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1-5 BUCCANEERS
The good news: Tampa Bay didn't get blown out this weekend.
The bad news: The Bucs actually have to play next weekend.
Hey, at least they're hosting the Vikings.
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1-6 JAGUARS
Blake Bortles might be at the center of all the media coverage surrounding this franchise, but the rookie signal-caller had little to do with Sunday's win. Big props to coach Gus Bradley's defense, which controlled the tempo of the game and made Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer look bad for the first time all season.
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0-6 RAIDERS
The Cardinals team Oakland lost to is pretty doggone good, lest any Raiders fans find themselves becoming depressed about Sunday's outcome. That said, the offense never got anything going. Interim coach Tony Sparano's mission, should he choose to accept it, is to get some productivity out of a running game that couldn't crack 3 yards per carry. Give Derek Carr some help.
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