2008 NFL Week 7 Barometer 

What a crazy week for NFL Football! The Colts finally came alive and their offense looks to be clicking on all cylinders, even without Joseph Addai. The New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, and Washington Redskins had teams that were looking like Superbowl contenders and lost games that they were supposed to win. In fact, five teams that were previously 4-1 or better lost this week. Houston and St. Louis brought home their first wins of the season. The Rams did so by shocking the Redskins who were winners of four straight going into the game. Detroit and Cincinnati are the only two remaining win-less teams. Will the Giants losing to the Browns put the league’s last remaining team, the Titans, in the top spot in this week’s barometer?

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	t r e a t	D - L a m b	h o o k	4 P a c k	J o e l
1 (2)		Tennessee	1.5	2	2	1	1	2	1
“Latest News: The Titans are 5-0. Upon hearing this, the NFL called Hawaiian detective Steve McGarrett to investigate. An inside source suggests that Kerry Collins has been threatening other teams by bringing a deadly-accurate cannon onto the field. Fantasy Analysis: The NFL has also contacted the Nashville police. They’re worried that, when he hears this news, Vince Young will attempt to throw himself in front of said cannon. Bench him in all formats.” - Karoz
2 (1)		NY Giants	2.0	1	1	2	3	3	2
“Looks like Eli took the Delorean for a ride” - logan
3 (5)		Pittsburgh	2.8	3	3	3	2	1	3
“Ben Roethlisberger didn’t get sacked this week!” - steelerfan513
4 (11)		San Diego	5.5	5	5	10	5	7	5
“This team should be 5-1 or even 6-0, not 3-3. They’re back to being a serious threat in the AFC now after dominating the Patriots.” - Snipershot
5 (3)		Washington	6.0	4	4	5	7	10	8
“Wait, what the heck just happened?” - steelerfan513
6 (4)		Dallas	6.0	6	6	6	10	6	6
“You can’t spell Felix (Jones) without Flex.” - The Lung
“Is is just me, or did Brett Favre’s “suck it up” speech to Tony Romo sound like Lance Armstrong lecturing the lovable losers in Dodgeball?” - WaCougMBS
7 (8)		Buffalo	7.3	8	8	7	6	8	4
Sounds like the week off was enough time to get their quarterback back.
8 (10)		Indianapolis	8.3	14	11	9	4	4	9
“The sleeping giant that is the Colts offense finally awoke against a tough Baltimore defense. Forget September, Manning and Co. are back. ” - scottaa1
9 (6)		Denver	9.3	9	7	4	15	11	10
Shanahan churns out 100-yard running backs like it’s his job. Which it is. He didn’t hit on that other tiny aspect of his job this week, winning.
10 (9)		Philadelphia	10.0	13	12	8	14	5	7
“They’d be leading the division if they played in the NFC North. Too bad they play in the NFC East and are in last place.” - Snipershot
11 (7)		Carolina	11.3	7	14	11	16	9	11
Overrated.
12 (14)		Tampa Bay	11.5	11	10	16	8	12	13
“Jeff Garcia once said that Gruden only wants to date quarterbacks, not marry them. After this week maybe Jon will finally propose.” - deerayfan072
13 (15)		New Orleans	12.5	10	9	13	13	14	14
“Drew Brees has almost quietly become one of the best, if not THE best quarterback in the NFL.” - Mikus
14 (16)		Green Bay	13.8	12	13	14	12	16	16
Each week it seems like Rodgers to Jennings is becoming a force to be reckoned with.
15 (18)		Arizona	13.8	16	15	12	9	18	12
“After an impressive overtime win against Dallas, the Cardinals now have as many wins as the rest of the NFC West combined heading into their bye.” - Kilroy
16 (17)		Jacksonville	15.3	18	16	17	11	13	15
With Taylor getting injured, Maurice Jones-Drew managed to carry the Jaguars to their third win of the season.
17 (12)		Chicago	16.8	17	18	15	17	15	19
“The Bears were 11 seconds away from sole possession of first place in their division, yet found a way to lose.” - knapplc
18 (13)		New England	18.3	15	19	18	19	17	22
“I wish Favre had talked to Brady instead of Romo, because an ACLess Brady is still God. The point is, Cassel just sucks.” - A Fleshner Fantasy
19 (22)		Atlanta	19.5	19	20	19	20	21	17
“The Falcons have the same record as the Cowboys. Somebody please wake me up.” - Bobbing_headz
20 (21)		NY Jets	19.8	20	21	20	18	22	18
“They’re undefeated in their blue uniforms.” - Snipershot
21 (20)		Minnesota	20.3	21	17	21	23	19	20
Commentators wonder how the Vikings fans can call for Childress to be fired after a 2 game win streak and a 3-1 record since Frerotte took over. People that don’t understand have not watched the games.
22 (19)		Baltimore	22.8	24	22	22	27	20	23
“3 interceptions? what the Flacco just happened?” - Deluxe_247
23 ( 23 )		Miami	23.0	23	23	23	24	23	21
“The defenseless Dolphins lose a heartbreaker, but Patrick Cobbs (who???) had the game of his life. 3 years in the league (52 yds and 1 TD), 1 game (138 yds and 2 TD’s).” - dolfin99
24 (26)		Houston	24.3	27	24	24	22	24	25
Andre Johnson has come on huge the last two weeks and the Texans finally got their first win.
25 (27)		Cleveland	24.5	22	25	25	21	27	26
“Oh Romeo, Romeo. Wherefore has this Browns team been Romeo?” - Metroid
26 (24)		San Francisco	25.3	25	26	27	25	25	24
Frank Gore can do a lot of things on the football field, but other players need to step up more.
27 (25)		Seattle	26.5	26	27	29	26	26	27
“Watching a ‘Hawks game right now reminds me of when you are watching your favorite TV show and then those annoying ads come on and ruin everything. You get about 38 minutes of quality programming and 22 minutes of mind-numbing garbage time.” - WaCougMBS
28 (28)		Oakland	28.0	28	28	26	29	28	28
The Raiders had their full cast of running backs back after the bye, but Reggie Bush and the newly found Saints defense was just too good.
29 (32)		St. Louis	29.5	29	30	30	28	29	31
“Jim Haslett can go from lucky to legit with a win against Dallas.” - Snipershot
30 (30)		Kansas City	29.8	30	29	28	30	31	30
Kansas City took the week off from losing to entertain some trade possibilities. No trades came through, but I don’t blame Tony Gonzalez for wanting a shot at a ring before he’s done.
31 (29)		Cincinnati	30.8	31	31	31	31	30	29
“Rumor has it Housh wants out of Cincy. Who doesn’t want out of Cincy these days?” - Snipershot
32 (31)		Detroit	32.0	32	32	32	32	32	32
“They’re going on 10 months without a meaningful win now.” - Snipershot

Thanks to everyone that helped make these rankings happen!

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