Doug’s NFL Power Poll: Week 3
Sep 22, 2009, 8:15 PM | Updated: Jan 12, 2011, 7:40 pm
The top of the poll was shook up this week after losses by the Steelers and Patriots. And Doug has a 2-0 team ranked 20th and behind the 0-2 Titans.
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1. GIANTS: I told you since Aug they’d go 7-0…little nervous about week 6 @NO though |
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2. FALCONS: Opponents averaging over 5y/rush…not worried yet because opponents have been trailing and getting yds on draws but I want a win @NE to validate me |
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3. RAVENS: Most impressive road win of the weekend and the chance to relax against CLE |
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4. SAINTS: Do you ever reject your own predictions in Week 2?…Why didn’t I have them in the playoffs? |
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5. STEELERS: The vaunted PIT rushing game is 28th in the league…even @CIN seems tough w/o Polamalu |
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6. VIKINGS: Favre leads worst passing attack in football—and looks good doing it…the next 3 home games are impressive—vSF, vGB, vBAL |
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7. COLTS: As equally impressed as I am with their offense I’m disappointed with the D…I’m taking AZ on SNF |
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8. JETS: The 2009 AFC East Champions…Yeah, I said it before October |
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9. PATRIOTS: No Harrison, no Seymour, no Vrabel, no Bruschi, no Welker, no chance. |
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10. CHARGERS: Do not underestimate the loss of Igor! |
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11. EAGLES: Enjoy your 4-0 stretch while it lasts—vKC, vTB, @OAK, @WAS…the world will talk about you @ 5-1 and then you’ll be going away for awhile |
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12. 49ERS: Finally, we find out if that 3rd ranked rush defense is for real @MIN |
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13. CARDINALS: I’m not saying they’re great but being 4th in rush defense keeps you in a lot of games…AZ vaults in the poll next week after SNF win |
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14. BEARS: You average 2.6y/rush while opponents are @ 4.1 |
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15. TEXANS: Incredible win and now vJAX and vOAK…I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team ranked 32nd in rushing offense and defense |
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16. PACKERS: Unforgivable loss…an elite team would have one loss by December with that schedule and only give up 10 sacks by December, not both in two games |
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17. COWBOYS: In response to T.O.’s tweet—DAL had a TO problem and now they have a TR problem |
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18. TITANS: @NYJ, @JAX, vINDY, @NE means an unthinkable 2-4 at best…every time opponent goes back to pass the opponent averages 9 yards—that’s what 32nd against the pass means |
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19. BILLS: So one person vandalizes a player’s yard and someone else steals from a player during a game, so who does BUF fans think will ever sign a free agent deal to play there? |
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20. BRONCOS: Excited for October when the NFL portion of their season begins, and their playoff hopes end |
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21. BENGALS: Usually road wins put you over the team you beat but the DEN loss kept them down…-3 T/O ratio would be worse if they didn’t save themselves by recovering plenty of their own fumbles |
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22. RAIDERS: This team is 10x better than I thought, of course, 10 x 0 =…and don’t forget won’t win 8 games until Al Davis is dead |
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23. SEAHAWKS: As upset as I am that I didn’t pick NO in playoffs, it’s a fair trade since I almost picked SEA and didn’t |
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24. DOLPHINS: Will be the greatest 1-7 team in NFL history |
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25. REDSKINS: Will be worst 5-1 team in NFL history |
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26. JAGUARS: From the truth hurts category—Del Rio is 50-48 as head coach, meaning you can do worse but you’re never going to go anywhere either |
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27. PANTHERS: Statistically speaking this isn’t a bad team, except for the 1/5 TD/INT ratio for the QB—which would probably constitute being a statistic |
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28. CHIEFS: Todd. All you have to do in your rookie season is win two games and KC fans will be reasonable. Don’t lose vOAK or vDEN and you’re fine…oops |
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29. BROWNS: What does Eric Mangini know about football that we don’t? CLE is 31st in points scored and 32nd in rush defense, I’m sure one of us can improve on that |
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30. BUCS: Firing Gruden isn’t really that big of a deal, they just need a full Monte back…TB has given up an amazing 900y in 2 games |
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31. LIONS: Imagine justifying to your wife why you’ve bought DET season tickets |
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32. RAMS: I’ve decided to become a nicer man and find good things to say about whoever is 32 so congrats to STL for making it to 12th in total defense with 404y/against, oh sorry, I was looking at BIG 12 stats…sorry CU but with WVU next you’ll hear banjos faster than you’ll move back into the top 12 in the conference |
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