BRUCE HALL SPORTS NFL POWER RANKINGS
AFTER WEEK 10
1. HOUSTON TEXANS – Win in Chicago got them here but there BARELY better than others.
2. ATLANTA FALCONS – If Ryan can get ball across the goal line in 4 plays from the 1, they’re #1!
3. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – I still think somehow Jim Harbaugh will get them to the dance.
4. CHICAGO BEARS – Cutler probably out for a while. Jason Campbell takes control. Defense tough.
5. NEW ENGLAND PATS – No cover against the Bills. Should be in it till late in the game. Brady.
6. DENVER BRONCOS – Peyton on fire. Team getting better every week. Defense solid. Super Bowl?
7. BALTIMORE RAVENS – Great game against horrible Raiders. Host Ben-less Steelers. HUGE game.
8. GREEN BAY PACKERS – Bye week came at a good time. Offense clicking. Running game back. D?
9. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Bye week rest good. 5-0 at home but not so good on road. Got a chance.
10. PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Getting better. Right attitude. Ben down. Who’ll step in? Tough D!!
11. NEW YORK GIANTS – Horrible, last two games. Eli must be sick. No pressure from defense!
12. MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Just when I thought they were done, they’re BACK! Peterson an alien!
13. TAMPA BAY BUCS – Not much defense but scoring in bunches. Tough team. Never out of it.
14. INDY COLTS – Last season they win 2. Already have 6? Unbelievable rookie QB in Luck. Defense?
15. MIAMI DOLPHINS – Last week’s game an aberration. Worst game by far all season. Coming back
16. DALLAS COWBOYS – Too much talent to not have a shot. Romo playing well. Defense OK. East.
17. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – Brees, Saints on fire! Defense playing better. Offense scoring at will.
18. ARIZONA CARDINALS – Need to score some points to get back in it. Defense tough. Not too late.
19. CINCINNATI BENGALS – Still hanging around but defense sucks, IMO. Dalton throws 4 TD’s. Hmm
20. ST. LOUIS RAMS – Getting better all the time. Tied tough 49ers in the Stick. Defense improving.
21. DETROIT LIONS – Packers come to town. This IS a musts win for Lions. Stafford the key. Defense?
22. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – A couple of bad plays by Rivers made the difference. Norv is done.
23. WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Things pretty much suck in D.C. especially if they lose to lowly Eagles.
24. NEW YORK JETS – TEBOW..TEEEEEBOW……..TEEEEEBOW….HAAAAAAAAY where’s TIM TEBOW?
25. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – I wouldn’t be surprised to see Andy gone BEFORE the season is over.
26. CAROLINA PANTHERS – Cam’s medication working well. Hot Bucs come to town. Panthers D???
27. TENNESSEE TITANS – CRUSHED Dolphins this past week. Guess they needed to get yelled at!!
28. BUFFALO BILLS – Tried to beat the Pats in Foxboro, which you know would never happen. D??
29. CLEVELAND BROWNS – Gonna get better just like the Indians..Well, there’s the RocknRoll HOF!
30. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Please fire GM Pioli and HC Romeo and hire me. I could do a better job.
31. OAKLAND RAIDERS – UH, give up 50 burger to Ravens team that scored 9 points against Chiefs.
32. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – Jags suck. Gabbert sucks. MJD down for season. Defense horrible.

1. ATLANTA FALCONS – 6-0 but getting ready IMO of going down in Philly this weekend.
2. HOUSTON TEXANS – Crushed Road Ravens minus some defense. Big time rebound after GB.
3. NEW YORK GIANTS – RG3 and Skins take them to the brink. Eli brings them back again.
4. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – Injured Smith and great defense lead them to victory last week.
5. CHICAGO BEARS – Cutler banged up in Monday nite victory. Defense awesome. GB ahead.
6. NEW ENGLAND PATS – Pretty much outplayed by the Jets. Still come out with a big victory.
7. DENVER BRONCOS – Bye week should only make them tougher. Offense getting used to PM.
8. GREEN BAY PACKERS – Pack win 2^nd in a row on the road. Beat decent Rams team 30-20.
9. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – I’m picking Eagles to end the Falcons streak this weekend off bye week
10. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Defense and Lynch keep them in every game they play. Play weak Lions.
11. BALTIMORE RAVENS – Ass whipping they took last week a sign of things to come. T-Sizzle back!
12. ARIZONA CARDINALS – We’ll see how good Cards are as Niners come to town. Skelton starts.
13. MIAMI DOLPHINS – Doesn’t get any easier for Jets. Miami coming off two wins and a bye week.
14. PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Ben won again in Ohio LW. Now RG3 and Skins come to town. D down.
15. WASHINGTON REDSKINS – A minute from victory in Meadowlands. Now travel to Big Ben.
16. DALLAS COWBOYS – Boys cover in Carolina. Still struggling on offense. Great spot for G-men.
17. NEW YORK JETS – Played well enough to bet Pats but came up short. Better not look past Miami.
18. TAMPA BAY BUCS – Huge win Thursday nite in Minny. Team just getting better and better.
19. MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Losing steam fast. Ponder struggling. Defense on the field too much.
20. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Lose a shootout and give Saints, Brees first win of the season. Still OK.
21. ST. LOUIS RAMS – Beat a good Zona team. Now 3-2 and line up some good teams.  Fish the diff.
22. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – Brees, Saints come through in Tampa. Travel to Denver, Manning TW.
23. INDY COLTS – Luck, Colts tough at home. 3-3 says it all. Tough game in Tennessee this week.
24. CINCINNATI BENGALS – They never win in October. Good think this is a bye week. Have no heart
25. DETROIT LIONS – Lions getting worse.Schwartz needs a good handshake. Seahawks are ready!
26. TENNESSEE TITANS – Offense getting better.  Defense still a question mark.  High scoring game
27. BUFFALO BILLS – Gave up 4^th and 9 TD LW to lose. Pretty horrible to watch. Bye week good now
28. CAROLINA PANTHERS – Lose off bye week. More Cam Newton soap opera meltown. Changes?
29. CLEVELAND BROWNS – Chargers come to town. Should be a good game. Good spot for Browns.
30. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – If they lose to Raiders at home, someone should get fired. Horrible team.
31. OAKLAND RAIDERS – Great spot for the Raiders. Chiefs hurting. Quinn starting. KC done.
32. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS –MJD done for the year probably. Defense horrible. Gabbert down.

1. ATLANTA FALCONS – Only undefeated team left. Barely beat weak Raiders team. Time will come
2. NEW YORK GIANTS – Not too many holes in this roster. Eli in great form. Bradshaw en fuego.
3. HOUSTON TEXANS – Embarrassed and outplayed at home by a Packers team I don’t really like!
4. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – Not really sure what’s real and what’s not! Giants assaulted them.
5. BALTIMORE RAVENS – Just lost Webb and Lewis for the season. Still have a great offense.
6. CHICAGO BEARS – Bears coming off bye week. Should be ready to take over the North!
7. NEW ENGLAND PATS – Pats outdo Broncos. Brady vs. Peyton 13. Running game outta nowhere.
8. DENVER BRONCOS – Largest comeback in NFL history in the second half! Peyton incredible.
9. GREEN BAY PACKERS – Reborn in Houston. Proved there’s still something there. No running back
10. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – Eagles are better than record. Cost Juan Castillo their job. Vick sucks.
11. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Beat Pats at home. Brady not so good. Seahawk defense wears Pats out.
12. MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Not team I thought after loss to Redskins. Must win at home vs. Zona.
13. ARIZONA CARDINALS – Lose in St. Louis but 4 wins are all against good teams. Will stick around.
14. MIAMI DOLPHINS – I love Joe Philbin. Team getting better and better. Look for an upset in East.
15. WASHINGTON REDSKINS – RG3 and Skins offense never out of game. Defense not good. Giants?
16. DALLAS COWBOYS – A loss here in Carolina will kill them. Heads will roll. They’ll be 2-4. Over.
17. NEW YORK JETS – Best game since opener. Crush Colts at home.  Still a lot to prove. We’ll see.
18. PITTSBURGH STEELERS – The Steelers lost to Tennessee. Need I say anymore. Ben 16-2 in Ohio.
19. CINCINNATI BENGALS – Game this week a must vs. beat up Steelers. Pass defense will tell story
20. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Lose a shootout and give Saints, Brees first win of the season. Still OK.
21. ST. LOUIS RAMS – Beat a good Zona team. Now 3-2 and line up some good teams.  Fish the diff.
22. TAMPA BAY BUCS – Somehow new HC getting it done. Can run the ball and play defense.
23. DETROIT LIONS – Biggest disappointment in the league. Stafford lost. D lost. Schwartz losing it.
24. INDY COLTS – Luck coming along fine. Coming off bye week. Defense improving. Pack this week.
25. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – Coming off the bye week against Tampa Bay. Isn’t gonna be easy.
26. BUFFALO BILLS – Beat Arizona in overtime right when it looked like they were done. Tenn next.
27. CAROLINA PANTHERS – Bye week came at a good time. Cowboys coming to town ready 2 play.
28. CLEVELAND BROWNS – Beat Cincy for first win of the season. New owner announces changes.
29. TENNESSEE TITANS – Get their first win beating Steelers. Chris Johnson, Hasselbeck looking good
30. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Get crushed in Tampa. Look like they need to fire everyone and start over
31. OAKLAND RAIDERS – Hopefully they’re getting something done in the bye week. C’mon Reggie.
32. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS –Definitely the worst team in the league right now. MJD but they SUCK

1. HOUSTON TEXANS – Weren’t great Monday night but good enough. Almost a tie with the 49ers.
2. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – 621 Yards of offense. Best defense in the league. Scary, scary, team.
3. ATLANTA FALCONS – Only 5-0 team but Redskins could have beaten them. Defense a problem?
4. BALTIMORE RAVENS – Lucky to beat a weak K.C. team. Not much of a road threat at all.
5. NEW ENGLAND PATS – Pats outdo Broncos. Brady vs. Peyton 13. Running game outta nowhere.
6. NEW YORK GIANTS – Spot Browns 14, handle them with over 500 yards of offense. Still tough.
7. MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Vikes for real. Crush Tennessee. Ponder improving weekly. 4-1 record.
8. ARIZONA CARDINALS – Lose in St. Louis but 4 wins are all against good teams. Will stick around.
9. CHICAGO BEARS – Bears CRUSH Jacksonville. Score 28 in 4^th quarter. Excellent defense. Tough.
10. DENVER BRONCOS – Lose a tough one in Foxboro. Peyton knows something we don’t. Weird.
11. PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Ben doesn’t let them loose when he has a chance. Beat Eagles. Big win.
12. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – Vick needs super glue for fingers. Team not bad, but not that good.
13. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Lose a shootout and give Saints, Brees first win of the season. Still OK.
14. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Hawks beat Panthers on the road. Competing hard. Have a good chance.
15. ST. LOUIS RAMS – Beat a good Zona team. Now 3-2 and line up some good teams.  Fish the diff.
16. MIAMI DOLPHINS – I picked this upset. Not really an upset. They’re pretty good and improving.
17. CINCINNATI BENGALS – Another team I told people wasn’t that good. No defense. No playoffs.
18. GREEN BAY PACKERS – Like I said before, they’re not that good. No OL. No defense. No playoffs.
19. WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Almost beat the Falcons. RG3 hurt. Defense looked good for a while.
20. NEW YORK JETS – Lose Revis, Holmes.  Weak OL and defense gonna make for long yr. Rex????
21. DETROIT LIONS – Biggest disappointment in the league. Stafford lost. D lost. Schwartz losing it.
22. DALLAS COWBOYS – Hopefully they get something done during bye week. Should fire HC Garrett
23. INDY COLTS – Luck coming along fine. Coming off bye week. Defense improving. Pack this week.
24. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – Brees breaks Unitas record. Peyton gets to visit. Saints win a game.
25. BUFFALO BILLS – Get nuked by 49ers. Gave up over 600 yards of offense. Can’t score either.
26. TAMPA BAY BUCS – Bucs have bye week. Best news for a long time. Have a lot of work to do.
27. CAROLINA PANTHERS – Carolina Cam don’t get offensive touchdown. Lose to Seahawks at home
28. CLEVELAND BROWNS – Jump out to 14-0 lead. Eli gets pissed, but at least they score points.
29. TENNESSEE TITANS – Lose by 23 to team that won 3 games last season. Downward spiral.
30. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Now they play some defense and still lose. Cheer Cassel getting KO’d.
31. OAKLAND RAIDERS – Hopefully they’re getting something done in the bye week. C’mon Reggie.
32. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS –Definitely the worst team in the league right now. MJD but they SUCK

1. HOUSTON TEXANS – Complete balanced offense. Can’t look ahead to Green Bay and Baltimore.
2. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – Hiccup in Minnesota but still a Super Bowl team in my opinion. Best D.
3. ATLANTA FALCONS – 4-0 and lots of offense. Defense has made the difference. RG3 this week.
4. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – They’ve beaten the Ravens and the Giants already, but will Vick last?
5. BALTIMORE RAVENS – 3-1 but second best in the AFC. Flacco and their defense the difference.
6. NEW ENGLAND PATS – Close losses to Zona and Ravens. Getting offense together. Brady tough.
7. NEW YORK GIANTS – Close losses to Dallas and Philly. Big game October 14 at 49ers. Eli tough.
8. MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Late mistakes in Indy cost them 4-0 start. Beat 49ers and Detroit. Tough.
9. ARIZONA CARDINALS – Lose in St. Louis but 4 wins are all against good teams. Will stick around.
10. DENVER BRONCOS – Lose to Atlanta and Houston but are getting better every week. Peyton.
11. CINCINNATI BENGALS – Playing better. Defense coming around. Still a long way to go. Dalton.
12. GREEN BAY PACKERS – The Pack is overrated in my opinion. Three game road swing starting.
13. PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Getting some studs back this week. Coming off bye. Should be tough.
14. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Not that good but are 3-1. Big game this weekend. Crushed by Atlanta
15. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – 2-2 but better than that. Weak offense but great D. Lynch stud. Pete??
16. CHICAGO BEARS – Lost to Pack and beat lousy teams. Have another lousy team this week..win.
17. ST. LOUIS RAMS – Beat a good Zona team. Now 3-2 and line up some good teams.  Fish the diff.
18. WASHINGTON REDSKINS – RG3 making the difference. Defense is weak. Big game vs. Atlanta TW
19. NEW YORK JETS – Lose Revis, Holmes.  Weak OL and defense gonna make for long yr. Rex????
20. MIAMI DOLPHINS – Best 1-3 team in league. Tough defense. Offense improving. Lost 2 OT gms.
21. BUFFALO BILLS – Defense is killing them. Thin on offense but can score. Probably no chance
22. DETROIT LIONS – Biggest disappointment in the league. Stafford lost. D lost. Schwartz losing it.
23. DALLAS COWBOYS – Honestly have them rated as a SUCK team. Dysfunctional unit. Garrett????
24. INDY COLTS – Luck coming along fine. Coming off bye week. Defense improving. Pack this week.
25. TAMPA BAY BUCS – HC Schiano kind of a prick. Might be a cheater too. Freeman struggling.
26. CAROLINA PANTHERS – Weak team. Cam in therapy. Many problems.  Where’s the defense?
27. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – Brees will break Unitas record this week. No more. Coaches there TW.
28. CLEVELAND BROWNS – Brutal schedule. Playing everyone tough. Should keep this close in NY.
29. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – MJD and nothing else. Get no QB pressure. Defense struggling too.
30. TENNESSEE TITANS – BRUTAL schedule. Lost to N.E., S.D. and Houston.  Don’t see the defense.
31. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Chiefs SUCK. Averaging 5.6 yards per carry and can’t win. Defense???
32. OAKLAND RAIDERS – Pass defense non-existent. Weak running game.  Will take some time.