NFL Power Rankings Week 13

Oh my! I thought that I had posted this but there it sat in "draft" status (just like Marcus Vick) on my blog. Terribly sorry! Well, to end the suspence, here is what Just My Opinion: Just The Facts said before all of this week's games were played:

1)New England (12-0) Last week: 1

Two weeks of mortality! Is this just a "Market correction?" No better time to do it than against teams that shouldn't beat you to begin with! Of course, you can't afford to play that way against Pittsburgh. Well, maybe you can, they fell a notch or two this week anyway. Win this week and only the Giants stand the way of perfection!

2)Dallas (11-1) Last week: 2

No problem against Green Bay! I never doubted it. I didn't see it, but I never doubted it. Even though 3 of your last 4 are on the road, facing a spiralling Detroit and an up-again-down-again Philly, and a bottom of the pack 'Skins team, you should have a good chance of going 15-1. Carolina looks to be the only real opponent you have left. 15-1... What a year to do that! only to be over shadowed by a 16-0 Pats and an 0-16 Dolphins!

3)Green Bay (10-2) Last week: 3

Tough to win when you lose an MVP candidate. Though surprising sucess from his back-up! You also have a rose-garden stroll into the post season: Oakland, at St. Louis, at Chicago, and Detriot at home. Your only two losses could be to the only two teams that have been above you on this ranking the entire season! That says quite a bit about you as a team (and just a little about me as a judge of NFL power...)

4)Indianapolis (10-2) Last week: 5

I'm just going to start every description of you with "False start, Offense, #18, 5 yard penalty, repeat the down." until someone actually calls the rule! Ok, so I was wrong. You handled the Jags relatively easily. It'll be interesting to see how you manage in the post season this year. My calculations give you a first round bye, but you know how much you hate coming into Foxboro in the winter. Hey Peyton, I have your Super Bowl tickets here. Do you want the 50 yd line or luxury box?

5)Jacksonville (8-4) Last week: 4

Come on! You are built specifically to defeat your divisional rival! When was the last time you did it?! Was it while Dungy was coaching in Tampa Bay? Or while Peyton was playing PeeWee football?! You've got a good chance at a wild card spot and if you make it past the Chargers (the team you'd likely play) you'll have another shot at Indy (Providing Cleveland defeats Pittsburgh. Which is possible, we'll get a preview after Pitt losses to Brady, Moss, and Co.

6)Minnesota (6-6) Last week: off

To debut at number 6 on the chart means I've missed something! Your late season surge is paramount to that of the Rockies or Phillies of the MLB (More the Rockies though, as the Phillies "surge" required a Mets "self destruct" whereas yours requires no other team to lose.) You shrunk the Giants and dismantled Detroit! Winners of three in a row and on your way to the playoffs! Where did you come from (and don't say Scandinavia!)?

7)Pittsburgh (9-3) Last week: 6

If you had been playing any other team besides the Bungles (save Miami) you would not have won that game! Wille Parker put the ball on the ground 7 seven times! Twice recovered by the Steelers, once incorrectly overturned by official review, and four times turned over. What did the men in the orange jumpsuits do with it? NOTHING! Lost to the Jets? Won 3-0 over Miami? I don't expect this team to give NE a hard time, though there are many who think the streak ends next week. I'm pretty sure New England will be 13-0 when they face the Dolphins and Jets in weeks 14 and 15.

8)New York Giants (8-4) Last week: 8

Proving once again why there are only three NFC teams above you on the list, you easily handled Chicago. I don't expect too much trouble from division rival Philly this week as they've been stumbling recently. Looks like a wild card spot for you, can you over-come last year's unfortunate finish against Seattle? Or will it be one and done?

9)Tampa Bay (8-4) Last week: 10

Talk about sneaking under the radar. You haven't even done anything amazing except win and take the division. Let's see what you can do now that you are under the microscope of some JMO: JTF scrutiny

10)Cleveland (7-5) Last week: 9

You lost to Arizona! Normally, that's grounds for banishment from the list, but no one else did anything worthy of addition. That and I've been impressed with your recent victories. Keep it up and you may see post season play!

Off: Detriot. You've lost four in a row! And you're facing Dallas next week, that doesn't look too promising! You nearly had me believing that Kitna could bring you into the playoffs... I feel silly.

And Miami remains winless! With Buffalo, Baltimore, New England and Cinci left. They better win this week or their last chance is against the Bungles!

ok, so, again, sorry it's so late. Next weeks rankings will be up in a day or so