2008 NFL Week 11 Barometer 

Four of last week’s top ten teams in the Café Barometer lost this past weekend. The Steelers, Eagles, Bills, and Saints all tacked another one into the loss column. Two of them took a decent hit in the rankings. The Steelers and Eagles, however, were given a slight pass due to being hampered by injuries and playing tough oppenents. One of them, the Bills, went from being one of the last few undefeated teams to a team that has lost four out of their last five. This has caused them to freefall down the rankings. They are this week’s biggest droppers. Just how far did they fall?

After each week of the NFL season, several active Cafe members get together and rank the 32 NFL teams from first to worst. The Barometer is an average of the rankings submitted by these members. To maintain consistency, the high and low scores have been removed.

Rank	Change	TEAM	Avg Rank	J o e l	F a l c o n F L	h o o k	4 P a c k	C o u g s	A m u k
1 (1)		Tennessee	1.5	1	2	1	1	2	2
“20 Rushing Yards and a victory. For next week’s miracle Lendale White will eat a vegetable that hasn’t been dipped in marshmallow and deep-fried.” - Kilroy
2 (2)		NY Giants	1.5	2	1	2	2	1	1
“You remember in third grade when Suzie Jones kicked you square in the jewels on the playground? That’s what it feels like to try to tackle Brandon Jacobs.” - Kilroy
3 (4)		Carolina	4.0	5	6	5	3	3	3
“Reports have surfaced that Al Davis wants to acquire Jake Delhomme after seeing him complete more passes to Raiders players than any QB currently on their roster.” - Kilroy
“How can we take you seriously? You almost lost to Oakland…” - FalconFL
4 (5)		Washington	4.3	3	4	4	5	6	4
“If Portis’ knee keeps him out for any length of time GW won’t be the only guy with nothing to do in DC come January.” - Kilroy
5 (3)		Pittsburgh	4.5	6	3	3	4	5	7
Coach: ‘OK Ben, bear with me here. The guys in the white hats with the horseshoes on the side? Don’t throw it to them.’ … Ben: ‘OK Coach. Hut One, Hut Two!’ … Coach: ‘Aw Crap.’” - Kilroy
6 (6)		Philadelphia	7.8	4	15	7	8	11	5
“I’m beginning to think that someone replaced Donovan McNabb’s early game arm with the engine from a ‘68 Plymouth during the winter.” - m16a
7 (7)		Tampa Bay	7.8	17	7	9	6	4	9
“See Carolina, but replace Oakland with Kansas City. Hope your bye week got your head on straight.” - FalconFL
8 (9)		Indianapolis	9.3	7	13	6	7	13	10
Manning looked like his old self, throwing for 3 touchdowns on a good Steelers’ defense.
9 (12)		Arizona	11.0	15	11	8	10	17	6
“The Cardinals Monday night Squeaker gives them a 4 game cushion over the festival of suck otherwise known as the NFC West.” - Kilroy
10 (18)		New England	11.3	8	10	10	17	7	19
Matt Cassel might just have to keep doing his Brady imitation into next season.
11 (11)		San Diego	11.5	11	20	12	9	10	13
The Chargers just barely squeaked by the 1-8 Chiefs. That isn’t a good sign. Luckily their entire division is bad.
12 (17)		Baltimore	11.5	19	5	19	11	8	8
McGahee is healthy and made the coach forget about Ray Rice’s monster game a week ago.
13 (19)		NY Jets	14.0	12	9	20	12	12	23
“Hey look, the Jets finally realized that Thomas Jones is good, now Favre won’t have to throw 2 picks a game!” - FalconFL
14 (20)		Atlanta	14.5	22	8	21	16	9	12
“Matt Ryan is for real. They’ve trailed for 11 seconds at home this season. Time to give some respect to the birds.” - FalconFL
15 (10)		New Orleans	15.0	10	22	17	14	15	14
“You’re down 21 points and the season is toast. We need something to cheer for. Drew, pad your stats and try for Marino’s record!” - FalconFL
16 (8)		Buffalo	15.5	9	14	16	18	16	16
“Meltdown in 5,4,3,2,1…….” - FalconFL
17 (15)		Dallas	15.8	16	16	11	13	21	18
“Terrell Owens has a plan to save the Cowboys season. In other words, they’re scee-rooed.” - Kilroy
18 (16)		Denver	16.3	17	18	15	15	22	15
“17 Injured Running Backs have actually been a clever ruse orchestrated by Mike Shanahan to motivate Tatum Bell.” - Kilroy
19 (13)		Green Bay	16.5	14	21	13	20	19	11
“It’s not Aaron Rodgers’ fault. Play some freaking D! Oh wait, you’re all injured…” - FalconFL
20 (14)		Chicago	17.0	20	12	14	19	18	17
The Bears held the Titans running game down, the lifeblood of the Titans offense, and still couldn’t win.
21 (21)		Minnesota	19.3	21	17	18	21	14	21
“All Day Baby. All Day. Oh, lest I forget…Fire Chilly.” - Kilroy
22 (22)		Miami	20.8	13	19	22	22	20	22
This team is five times better than the 2007 Dolphins, literally.
23 (23)		Jacksonville	23.0	23	23	23	23	23	24
MJD and the Jaguars looked amazing on Sunday, oh wait… they were playing the Lions? Nevermind, my Grandma could score 3 touchdowns on them.
24 (24)		Houston	24.3	25	25	24	24	24	20
“A lot of folks had the Texans pegged as a ’sleeper’ this year. At this rate they should wake up sometime in 2024.” - Kilroy
25 (25)		Cleveland	25.3	26	24	26	25	25	25
“If the Browns were smart, they would tape Braylon’s paycheck to a football and throw it to him…if he drops it, they keep it.” - The Lung
26 (26)		Seattle	26.5	27	27	25	26	26	27
“Worst swan song ever. Cover your ears now!” _FalconFL
“Big contracts? Check. Under performance? Check. Somehow full stadium every week? Double check. Does Nintendo own this team too?” - WaCougMBS
27 (28)		San Francisco	27.5	30	26	27	28	27	28
“Who would have thought that Mike Martz would lose a game running the ball?” - A Fleshner Fantasy
“Proof that the world does have balance. Ying - Montana and Young. Yang - O’Sullivan, Hill, Smith. Way to blow 30 seconds on a spike.” - FalconFL
28 (27)		St. Louis	28.0	29	28	29	27	28	26
“What, you were expecting more than 2 wins this year?” - A Fleshner Fantasy
29 (30)		Kansas City	29.3	24	29	28	30	30	31
“Well, Herm played to win the game. How’s that working out for ya sport?” - Kilroy
30 (29)		Oakland	29.5	28	30	31	29	29	30
The worst quarterback rotation in the NFL. They have a league low 6 touchdown passes and I have less faith in them than the two teams tied with them for that pathetic total.
31 (31)		Cincinnati	30.8	31	31	30	31	31	29
“The Bengals got an extra week to savor the taste of victory. Unfortunately they play this week, so that’s the end of that.” - Kilroy
32 (32)		Detroit	32.0	32	32	32	32	32	32
“This is the better opportunity Daunte Culpepper turned down Kansas City for? Fire your agent Daunte. Oh wait. You’re your own agent. In that case you’re perfect for the Lions.” - Kilroy

Thanks to everyone who helped make these rankings happen! Especially Kilroy who had a ton of blurbs to put in here this week. If you would like to help with the rankings and give your own input as to where teams should be ranked you can do so here each week!

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