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NFL Power Rankings Heading Into Week Eight

Posted: 27th October 2009 by torey ziska in NFL
In week seven, six games were decided by 28 or more points, the Saints had to make a 21 point comeback, and the Vikings became the latest team to fall from the ranks of the unbeaten.á Raider QB Jamarcus Russell was finally benched, while 49ers backup QB Alex Smith replaced starter Shaun Hill and nearly led a second-half comeback against the Texans.á Week sevenÆs rankings look very similar to those ...

NFL Power Rankings Week 7

Posted: 20th October 2009 by torey ziska in NFL
After six weeks, just four teams remain unbeaten.á Week six had a little bit of everything.á Numerous quarterbacks put up gargantuan numbers, the undefeated Giants were abused, the Eagles and Titans were embarrassed, though for different reasons, and that Favre guy was at it again.á á Teams previous ranking in ( ). á 1.áááááá New Orleans Saints (2): After two weeks of no touchdown passes, QB Drew Brees returned to form against the Giants ...

Power Rankings Heading Into Week Six

Posted: 13th October 2009 by torey ziska in NFL
Week Five contained possibly the worst slate of NFL games I have seen in a long time.á With that said, the Dolphins and Bengals won a pair of thrillers, while the Broncos remained undefeated as they knocked off the Patriots in overtime.á So, without further ado, here are my rankings heading into week six. Teams previous ranking in ( ).á á 1. New York Giants (1): A thorough pounding of the Raiders sets ...

NFL Power Rankings Heading Into Week Five

Posted: 5th October 2009 by torey ziska in NFL
The much anticipated matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers lived up to expectations in the first half.á Green Bay decided to pack it in and did not play well at all in the second half.á QB Brett Favre tore apart his former team, especially on third down.á So the Vikings joined the Giants, Saints, Colts and Broncos as the remaining undefeated teams.á So without further ado, here ...

Power Rankings Heading Into Week Four

Posted: 30th September 2009 by torey ziska in NFL
Week three brought many highlights, but the only one anyone is going to remember is Vikings QB Brett Favre hitting newly signed WR Greg Lewis in the back of the endzone with two seconds left to beat the San Francisco 49ers and move to 3-0 on the season.á As a diehard Packers fan, I was speechless.á I knew Favre would lead a comeback, as he had done so many times for ...

Yankee Clippers: Is Any Team up to Taking down New York in October?

Posted: 18th September 2009 by torey ziska in MLB
It's been nine long years since the New York Yankees won their last World Series. It was the year 2000 and the Yankees had won their third straight title. Bill Clinton was in office, the average price of a gallon of gas was $1.60 and I was only 11 years old! In fact, the Yankees have only made a World Series appearance twice since then, the last being in 2003 when they lost in ...