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Indianapolis, Denver, and Pittsburgh are still atop the charts, but watch out for Carolina. With another impressive effort in last Sunday’s rout of the Jets, the Panthers are knocking on the door of the top three. To get there, however, they’ll have to beat Chicago on Sunday, and the Bears are another team starting to move up our rankings. Who else is climbing, and which teams dropped this week? Check the latest Barometer reading!
To compile these rankings, we asked four Cafe members who know their football to rank the NFL’s 32 teams from worst to first. Combining these rankings allows us to take a look at where each team stands at this point of the 2005 NFL campaign.
| Rank | Change | TEAM | Avg Rank | d a n r | P A | S w i p e | A r l o |
| 1 (1) | Indianapolis | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| This week, it’s unanimous. | |||||||
| 2 (2) | Denver | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| The two-headed rushing attack has kept Denver in first place in the AFC West … and fantasy owners on their toes. | |||||||
| 3 (3) | Pittsburgh | 2.8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Welcome back, Mr. Maddox. | |||||||
| 4 (9) | Carolina | 4.8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| How can a team that averages a league-worst 3.0 yards per rush be so effective? | |||||||
| 5 (4) | Cincinnati | 5.0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| 7-2? It’s time for a Who-Dey! | |||||||
| 6 (6) | Seattle | 5.3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| Are the Seahawks playing the best football in the history of the franchise right now? With apologies to all Steve Largent fans, it sure seems like it. | |||||||
| 7 (7) | San Diego | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| Is there anything LaDainian Tomlinson hasn’t done yet this year? He hasn’t kicked a field goal yet, has he? Watch him put one through the uprights this week just to cross that particular way of scoring off his personal checklist. | |||||||
| 8 (11) | Dallas | 8.5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| Dear Mr. Parcells: I have Julius Jones and Marion Barber III on my roster; who should I start this week…? | |||||||
| 9 (5) | Atlanta | 9.0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | |
| Getting embarrased at home by Green Bay isn’t exactly the best way to build momentum for the stretch drive. | |||||||
| 10 (13) | Jacksonville | 10.3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| Are the Jaguars a playoff team? The schedule says yes. | |||||||
| 11 (8) | New York Giants | 11.3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| NFL coverage schemes can be tricky, Eli. But if Peyton learned how to read them, you can too. It’s all in the family… | |||||||
| 12 (12) | New England | 11.8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
| What’s the record for injuries in a season? Are the Patriots close yet? | |||||||
| 13 (14) | Chicago | 13.8 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 11 | |
| The Bears have racked up five wins in a row now. So where’s the hype? | |||||||
| 14 (20) | Tampa Bay | 15.0 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
| Chris Simms just bought himself some time as a starter. Next stop: Atlanta. | |||||||
| 15 (10) | Kansas City | 15.3 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | |
| Maybe losing Priest Holmes will hurt them more than anyone expected… | |||||||
| 16 (16) | Washington | 16.3 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | |
| Can we get the ‘Skins to print “Jekyll/Hyde” on their defenders’ jerseys? If the good-week-bad-week-good-week theory holds true, Oakland might be in trouble on Sunday. | |||||||
| 17 (16) | St. Louis | 16.8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |
| The Kurt-Warner-returns-to-St.-Louis storyline has overshadowed the fact that the Rams really, really need a win this week. | |||||||
| 18 (15) | Philadelphia | 16.8 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | |
| Days of Our Lives, As the World Turns, General Hospital, and the Philadelphia Eagles. At least it’s never boring. | |||||||
| 19 (19) | Buffalo | 17.3 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | |
| The defense made the mighty Chiefs look downright awful last week, and JP Losman looked like a savvy veteran. One-week aberration or the start of a trend? | |||||||
| 20 (18) | Oakland | 21.0 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 20 | |
| Randy Moss wasn’t expecting this when he joined the Raiders. | |||||||
| 21 (22) | Miami | 21.8 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
| Darn those pesky Patriots… | |||||||
| 22 (28) | Minnesota | 23.0 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 21 | |
| That’s two in a row: looks like Brad Johnson is doing something right. | |||||||
| 23 (30) | Green Bay | 23.5 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 25 | |
| Samkon Gado, touchdown machine? Maybe there’s some life in this team yet. | |||||||
| 24 (24) | Cleveland | 23.8 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | |
| Two rushing TDs all season? That can’t be good. | |||||||
| 25 (27) | Detroit | 24.8 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 26 | |
| Watching Detroit vs. Dallas this week seems like the Thanksgiving equivalent of opening Christmas presents several days early. | |||||||
| 26 (21) | Baltimore | 25.5 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 24 | |
| Remember when some pundits predicted a playoff spot for the Ravens not all that long ago? | |||||||
| 27 (25) | Tennessee | 26.8 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | |
| Drew Bennett returns this week. At least fantasy owners will be happy. | |||||||
| 28 (26) | New York Jets | 27.3 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
| Eight straight road losses, going on nine… | |||||||
| 29 (23) | Arizona | 27.5 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
| The 300-yards-passing-per-game thing obviously isn’t working, so it’s time for a new strategy: just let Neil Rackers kick on first down and chalk up the three points. | |||||||
| 30 (31) | New Orleans | 30.5 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | |
| Last week, Antowain Smith broke the 100-yard mark for the first time this season and showed that he still has some moves. The Saints still lost, though. | |||||||
| 31 (29) | Houston | 31.3 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |
| The Texans looked better against the Colts than many expected. Of course, that’s not saying very much. | |||||||
| 32 (32) | San Francisco | 31.3 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | |
| Another year, another shot at the #1 overall pick… | |||||||
| Legend danr = danielrp PA = PackerAttack88 Swipe = SwiperNoSwiping |
A big thank you to the football buffs who contributed to these rankings!
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