2008 NFL Week 6 Barometer

The NFC East continues to dominate the league. Nearly every one of their losses are against each other. They are 15-5 combined, but only have one loss outside the division. The Eagles were driving at the end of their loss to Chicago and time ran out on them, otherwise they could be unbeaten against the rest of the NFL. The entire division is ranked in the top 10 of this week’s barometer. Where did the rankers put your favorite team?

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	C o u g s	L a m b s k i n	h o o k	4 P a c k	B h e a d z	A m u k	M o D e e	t r e a t
1 (1)		NY Giants	1.2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
To be undefeated against the NFC East is a feat by itself.
2 (3)		Tennessee	3.2	4	6	5	4	3	1	1	2
A strong defense and a good running game have this team undefeated. They have won eight straight dating back to last year.
3 (9)		Washington	3.3	3	3	2	5	4	3	4	3
Clinton Portis is on pace to have the best year of his career and the Redskins have won 4 straight.
4 (2)		Dallas	3.7	5	2	4	3	2	4	5	4
It seems like if you get Felix Jones the ball at least six times he will break one of them off for a score.
5 (6)		Pittsburgh	4.3	2	5	3	2	5	5	7	6
“If you forgot why the Steelers gave Ben Roethlisberger $102 million, there ya go.” – steelersfan513
6 (5)		Denver	5.7	7	4	7	6	6	6	3	5
Despite Brandon Marshall having a quiet game, the Broncos managed to hold on against a tough Tampa Bay team.
7 (11)		Carolina	7.7	6	7	6	7	12	8	9	9
The two headed monster of Williams and Stewart is giving teams trouble.
8 (8)		Buffalo	8.5	8	10	9	8	18	9	6	7
The previously undefeated Bills had no answer for Warner and the Arizona passing game.
9 (7)		Philadelphia	9.3	10	9	10	11	7	11	8	8
The Eagles got Westbrook back this week, but it just wasn’t enough for a win.
10 (10)		Indianapolis	9.8	16	11	8	9	8	7	12	11
The Colts could very easily be 0-4 right now. Opposing quarterbacks have given them 2 wins.
11 (4)		San Diego	11.0	9	12	16	12	11	10	11	10
With Chambers addition to the injury woes suffered by Tomlinson and Gates, that week 9 bye can’t come soon enough.
12 (18)		Chicago	11.5	14	8	11	10	10	14	10	16
The Bears dispatched a very poor Lions team convincingly, 34-0.
13 (16)		New England	14.3	13	14	13	13	14	15	23	17
The Brady-less Patriots are still winning games.
14 (13)		Tampa Bay	14.8	15	21	14	14	15	17	14	12
“Jon Gruden only gives Earnest Graham 10 carries against Denver… wait, that’s not funny. It’s just sad.” – IHaveHumanPlayers
15 (14)		New Orleans	15.0	11	15	18	16	16	12	19	13
The Saints managed to stop Adrian Peterson with 8 and 9 man fronts. Unfortunately, Gus Frerotte was able to beat them deep.
16 (12)		Green Bay	15.7	12	13	19	18	17	18	13	15
Aaron Rodgers had over 300 yards and 3 touchdowns while in pain. Six different receivers had at least three grabs apiece. That sounds like the stats of a former Packer great.
17 (15)		Jacksonville	16.8	22	16	15	15	9	21	20	14
The Jaguars one-two punch in the backfield had a total of 15 carries. That’s not going to get it done.
18 (21)		Arizona	17.0	17	17	12	19	19	16	15	18
It looks like Kurt Warner’s gamble of not signing a new contract until after the season is going to pay off.
19 (17)		Baltimore	19.3	21	19	21	21	13	13	22	21
The Ravens took a 10-3 lead into the 4th quarter, but just couldn’t hold on against the undefeated Titans.
20 (19)		Minnesota	20.0	23	18	20	17	20	20	24	19
“Hey Chilly, maybe you don’t want to punt to Reggie Bush next time, ya think?!?” – The Lung
21 (20)		NY Jets	20.0	20	20	17	20	21	19	25	20
Brett Favre threw for 6 touchdown passes on a hurt ankle the week before his bye. He should be back to full health and ready to start firing again.
22 (24)		Atlanta	21.3	18	22	23	22	22	22	16	22
Michael Turner was the best backup in the league for a couple of years. Now he’s making a case for being one of the best starters in the league.
23 (27)		Miami	23.2	19	24	22	23	25	24	21	25
“When does Ronnie Brown get his QB eligibility in Yahoo?” – joelamosobadiah
24 (23)		San Francisco	23.3	24	23	25	24	23	23	17	23
Tough to win when you can’t convert on 3rd down.
25 (22)		Seattle	25.0	25	25	24	26	27	26	18	24
Seattle got their starting receivers back, but nothing was going to help them beat the Giants.
26 (25)		Houston	26.8	29	26	27	25	24	28	28	27
“Sage RosenFAIL” – wurmz07
27 (26)		Cleveland	26.8	26	27	26	27	29	27	26	28
Playing the Giants on Monday night this week? In week 7 the Browns will be 1-4 and starting to eye getting Brady Quinn in some games.
28 (28)		Oakland	27.2	28	28	28	28	26	25	27	26
It’s always nice to get your bye when you have players hurting and need time off.
29 (29)		Cincinnati	29.2	27	29	29	29	30	29	29	30
The Bengals aren’t as bad as their record suggests, but a loss is a loss.
30 (30)		Kansas City	29.8	30	30	30	30	28	30	30	29
After two stellar weeks for Larry Johnson, he posts a whopping 2 yards against the Panthers. His quarterback rushed for 8 times that on almost half the carries.
31 (31)		Detroit	31.5	31	32	32	31	31	32	32	31
Winless and without their starting quarterback, Lions fans eagerly await a top draft pick without Millen.
32 (32)		St. Louis	31.5	32	31	31	32	32	31	31	32
Hey, at least they didn’t lose this week!

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