2007
NFL Midseason Power Rankings
By Andrew McCarten, TheSportsStand.com (11/4/07)
1- New England Patriots- Cruise control……or undefeated?
2- Indianapolis Colts- Looking to repeat
3- Dallas Cowboys- Best in the NFC, can they challenge the big 2?
4-
Green Bay Packers- Riding Favre’s arm to the Promised Land.
5- New York Giants- Can Eli deliver in the post-season?
6- Pittsburgh Steelers- Sting defense is the reason for success
7- Tennessee Titans- Can young guns led by Vince Young spring a surprise?
8- Detroit Lions- Jon Kitna; is this the year?
9- Jacksonville Jaguars- Can Garrard (and sometimes Gray) put up the points to win?
10- Seattle Seahawks- Mediocre start, must rely on veterans to persevere.
11- Kansas City Chiefs- Can Huard carry the load, and can LJ find his form?
12- Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Jeff Garcia looking like a kid again
13- San Diego Chargers- Slow start, look to be back on track
14- Baltimore Ravens- Can “Air McNair” rejuvenate the title talk?
15- Cleveland Browns- How long will Anderson hold off Quinn? Until they stop winning.
16- Washington Redskins- Jason Campbell’s youth brings a turnaround, but playoffs won’t be easy in the NFC East.
17- Carolina Panthers- Easy division schedule won’t help for playoffs.
18- Chicago Bears- What happened?
19- Philadelphia Eagles- So much for the NFC title.
20- Buffalo Bills- Young QBs look forward to the future.
21- Houston Texans- Quick start, slow finish?
22- Arizona Cardinals- Leinart and Warner battle it out, but Cardinals still average.
23- Denver Broncos- If not for Elam………0-7?
24- New Orleans Saints- From Saints to Aint’s.
25- San Francisco 49ers- From 2-0 to 2-5; my how things have changed.
26- Cincinnati Bengals- When half your team is in jail, it’s hard to win
27- Oakland Raiders- Jamarcus Russel will start sooner or later
28- Minnesota Vikings- Peterson has been only bright spot
29- Atlanta Falcons- Feeling the bite of no Vick
30- New York Jets- So much for being close to the Pats
31- Miami Dolphins- #1 pick here we come!
32- St. Louis Rams- Not if we have a say in it!
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