Power Rankings

[charlotte49er]

Panthers have only 1 way to go!

26 49ers

0-3-0-17/26Yikes. And I picked them to win the NFC West. But the good thing is San Francisco does play in the worst division in the NFL, so they're still in the hunt. However, they'll travel to Kansas City this week where they will face a suddenly improved Chief squad.

27Lions

0-3-0224/27Give Shaun Hill credit for his guts and toughness against Philadelphia, but he's no Matthew Stafford. The one bright spot for Detroit so far has been Jahvid Best, who might be their best back since Barry Sanders retired after the 1998 season.

28Browns

0-3-0126/28They remind me a lot of St. Louis. Cleveland is very competitive, but clearly not talented enough on either side of the ball. The front office needs to add a lot more high-end talent on both sides of the ball if they went to go to the playoffs.

29Raiders

1-2-0122/30Hey, it's winning ugly, Raiders style! In the course of beating the Rams last week they may have found that third-year pro Darren McFadden is starting to become a consistent factor in their running game.

30Rams

1-2-0130/32I'll say this for St. Louis, they are very competitive. And QB Sam Bradford has not looked like a rookie; he has been very poised so far. What head coach Steve Spagnuolo has to do is find a way to get more pressure on the opposing quarterbacks.

31Panthers

0-3-0225/31It will be interesting to see how quick of a hook head coach John Fox has for his new starting quarterback. The coaching staff will have to be patient with Jimmy Clausen, who has a strong arm, but he probably should be on the sidelines for at least this season.

32Bills

0-3-0-30/32I'm searching for an adjective for this team that's clean, but I'm having a hard time. Anyone have one that isn't a four letter word? Watching this team each week could be hazardous to your health.

[pantherj]

I see 2 ways.

[The Pieyed Piper]

At least the Bills can score 30 points in a game. We'd be 2-1 if we had done that.