Just for Sport

For one week only, the power rankings are based on record; that is to say that the Top 16 are all 1-0.

1. Pittsburgh - Looks great on both sides of the ball.  Roethlisberger is growing into a truly great quarterback.
2. Philadelphia - They looked dominant last week.  It’s hard to conceive a team that wouldn’t look dominant against the Rams.
3. Dallas - The offense was incredibly efficient - then again, since when has Cleveland had a defense?
4. Denver - Imagine how much better they’ll be with Brandon Marshall.
5. Chicago - The Bears of ‘06 are back - with a better running back.
6. New England - Matt Cassel is the new Tom Brady - overratedness to follow?
7. Atlanta - Not every week will be this easy for Matt Ryan.
8. Buffalo - Can Trent Edwards keep it up?
9. New York Giants - They are still the champs, just without the D-Line that won it for them.
10. Arizona - Better than you think.
11. Green Bay - Rodgers was moderately impressive against a good team.
12. New Orleans - Reggie Bush is finally starting to live up to a portion of his billing.  Can he keep it up?
13. New York Jets - They got lucky against the Dolphins and now we’re supposed to believe?
14. Tennessee - Did somebody say, "QB issues?"
15. Carolina - Got lucky on the final play.  They won’t be this high on the rankings next week.
16. Baltimore - There’s room for Joe Flacco to grow.
17. Minnesota - I still believe in the Vikes, but Tarvaris needs to step up.
18. San Diego - They can overcome the Merriman injury, but only if the offense is much better.
19. Jacksonville - Another team hurting from injuries.
20. Indianapolis - And another.
21. Detroit - They still need a defense.
22. Houston - Offensive line issues - still.
23. San Francisco - The Mike Martz era gets off to a rocky start…it’s the personnel, stupid.
24. Miami - They look better with Chad Pennington, but they’re not there yet.
25. Washington - Coach Zorn didn’t even have a 2-minute drill in place last week.  Um, this is the NFL?
26. Cleveland - They need to be more competitive against the league’s top teams if they’re going to prove that last season wasn’t a fluke.
27. Tampa Bay - This week’s benching of Jeff Garcia proves that Jon Gruden is evil.
28. Cincinnati - Carson Palmer is off to a terrible start.
29. Seattle - Lost to Buffalo by 24 points.  Need I say more?
30. Kansas City - Am I the only one that remembers how bad Brodie Croyle was at Alabama?
31. Oakland - I feel bad for Lane Kiffin.  Then again, who in their right mind takes this job?
32. St. Louis - Just. Bad.  The worst part is, they have the talent to be much better.

Predictions: CIN over TEN, GB over DET, NO over WAS, KC over OAK, CHI over CAR, NYG over STL, JAX over BUF, MIN over IND, SF over SEA, ATL over TB, ARI over MIA, SD over DEN, NE over NYJ, ARI over MIA, PIT over CLE, PHI over DAL