NFL Power Rankings Week 4: Freefallin'

by JasonB on Oct 11, 2011 3:59 PM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

Coming in at #1 for the lamest sign of the week... Gail from accounts payable, who went to this weekend's game with her gal pal Cheryl! (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Another week, another soul crusher for our Eagles and as a result its not pretty out there as far as power rankings go. We've got a little roundup of the big national ranks over on SBNation Philly if you're interested... However, after the jump is our very own home-grown ranks.

The theme I've chosen for the week is "bow to your new NFC North overlords." The Packers are awesome and the Lions are legit. The only reason the Eagles can even entertain the thought of still having playoffs hopes is that they play in the very mediocre NFC East.

As for the Eagles? I'll let Tom Petty say it.

1) Green Bay Packers - Overcame a bad start in Atlanta to cruise to an easy win in the second half. They're on a collision course with our #2 team for NFC supremacy. LW (1)

2) Detroit Lions - Big win on their return to Monday Night football. This Lions team is very real and now they've got a surprisingly big matchup against the Niners next week. (LW 2)

3) New England Patriots - Handled the Jets pretty easy at home. Now they face the Cowboys in the "Impossible to root for either team" bowl. LW (5)

4) New Orleans Saints - The Saints are kind of laying low this season and not getting a lot of press, despite the fact that they keep winning. (LW 4)

5) Baltimore Ravens - They now come fresh off a bye to face a suddenly undermanned Texans squad. Could really get a head of steam going. (LW 6)

6) Buffalo Bills - The latest benefactor of the Eagles traveling circus of errors. (LW 3)

7) Pittsburgh Steelers - Ben Roethlisberger's performance one week or even one quarter has absolutely no correlation to his performance the next game or quarter. (LW 7)

8) San Diego Chargers - They've ridden a fairly soft schedule to a 4-1 record, but have rarely looked really good doing it. They always play well later in the year, but never have this kind of wins cushion. (LW 9)

9) San Francisco 49ers - Hammered the Bucs this week to move shockingly to 4-1. If they beat the Lions next week, people will believe they're a rel contender. (LW 20)

10) Washington Redskins - Sat on their couch on watched their NFC East lead grow. (LW 14)

11) Oakland Raiders - Won one for Al, but also served notice to the rest of the AFC. (LW 15)

12) Houston Texans - The Texans have lost Mario Williams for the year meaning they'll be without their best offensive player (Andre Johnson) and arguably their best defender with a rough schedule coming up. (LW 8)

13) New York Giants - We were reminded that this is still a pretty thin and inconsistent Giants squad. (LW 10)

14) Tennessee Titans - Got hammered on the road in Pittsburgh and made us reassess just how good they are. Competitive, but not a contender. (LW 17)

15) Cincinnati Bengals - Saw a note on ESPN saying that all three of their wins this year are via fourth quarter comebacks. They're the anti Eagles. Not very productive, but they come up in big spots. (LW 22)

16) New York Jets - They just don't have the same swagger or magic as last year. When even Rex Ryan sounds defeated, it's bad news. (LW 12)

17) Chicago Bears - The Bears have done the impossible. Actually make me feel kind of bad for Jay Cutler. (LW 16)

18) Dallas Cowboys - It was a good bye for the with both Philly and NY losing. Now they get the Patriots, hope they really got their rest. (LW 11)

19) Atlanta Falcons - The Falcons offense goes back to struggling this week as they scored just 13 points in Tampa. Atlanta gave Matt Ryan plenty of weapons, but apparently neglected to give him anyone capable of protecting him. Sam Baker has to among the worst starting OTs in the NFL right now. (LW 18)

20) Tampa Bay Buccaneers - They haven't looked really good all year, even in their wins it's been ugly. So you had to figure they'd either start playing well or regress. They clearly regressed. (LW 13)

21) Philadelphia Eagles - What is there to say? They're #3 in the NFL in yards, but are 1-4. It's all about untimely mistakes. (LW 19)

22) Seattle Seahawks - Seattle further confuses us with a big road win in New York. Even better, it looks like Clipboard Jesus gets another moment in the sun. (LW 28)

23) Arizona Cardinals - If they're in a position to draft a top QB this year after paying big to get Kevin Kolb... oh boy. Jobs will be lost. (LW 21)

24) Denver Broncos - Tim Tebow threw a screen to Knowshon Moreno, who proceeded to run Tebow in the hearts of the Mile High City. Finally, he'll get a chance to sink or swim. (LW 23)

25) Carolina Panthers - Like they have been a few times this year, they're in games against good team, but they can't turn that into wins. (LW 24)

26) Cleveland Browns - Interesting matchup for them this week off their bye. They head to Oakland in a matchup which should tell us a lot about each team. (LW 25)

27) Minnesota Vikings - Donovan McNabb beat Kevin Kolb in the battle of ex Eagles QBs. Although I expect if Kolb had Adrian Peterson the score would have been reversed. (LW 30)

28) Jacksonville Jaguars - Lost 4 straight and now face Pittsburgh and Baltimore back to back. Say a prayer for Blaine Gabbert will you? (LW 27)

29) Kansas City Chiefs - They've strung together some wins and now get a week off. They'll face Oakland and San Diego when they get back which means they could really get themselves back into the AFC West picture with two wins. (LW 31)

30) Miami Dolphins - They will send Matt Moore out to face a desperate Jets team next week. Maybe include him in your Gabbert prayers. (LW 26)

31) Indianapolis Colts - An awful season like this is worth it if it means Colts fans get to watch Peyton Manning pass the torch to Andrew Luck. (LW 29)

32) St. Louis Rams - Sam Bradford is taking a beating, the Rams are just not the up and comer people expected and now they go on the road to Green Bay. The line is already at 15.5 (LW 32)

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Although I did feel a little bad for Cutler last night

I did have a smirk on my face the whole time. Good thing the Eagles played the lions last year and not this year. That D is nasty.

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by DrLeoSpaceman on Oct 11, 2011 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

lol @ the deadskins at number 10

by Mike GinZ on Oct 11, 2011 4:09 PM EDT reply actions

It is funny….

But you know? I just couldn’t find anyone else that I felt deserved it.

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by JasonB on Oct 11, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Redskins are legit, in my opinion. Their defense has been playing well and they have one of the best set of linebackers in the NFL. They run the ball well and Grossman is playing well. Tough test for the Eagles this week.

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by Mikesta on Oct 11, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

they are absolutley playing better than us

i wont even argue that fact loll….. how could i? but i just think its funny they are at number 10. give it another 6 weeks they will be back towards the bottom where they belong, im not convinced

by Mike GinZ on Oct 12, 2011 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Holy hell that was weird. I was reading the National Football Post’s power rankings and the first thing that popped up in my head was that song. I was literally THISCLOSE to posting something about it on twitter saying it was the Eagles’ theme song.

And then I came here real quick and bam, there it was.

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by d-jackfan10 on Oct 11, 2011 4:10 PM EDT reply actions

Now im FREEEEEE........FREE FALLIN.....

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by theaction on Oct 11, 2011 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

damit u beat me to it

Reporter: "What have you done for T.O., besides getting him suspended?"

Drew Rosenhaus: "Next question."

by So. Cal Swag on Oct 11, 2011 4:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Never understood why people pay attention to power rankings

Is it some kind of ironic humor? Do people really brag to their friends how their team is power-ranked above their friend’s team?

by donniethelion on Oct 11, 2011 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

I can’t help but think that the only reason that we’re still ranked as high as we are is because of the big names on our team. This team looks remarkably similar to the also 1-4 Panthers. Yes we’re underachieving and maybe they’re overachieving, but it sucks to think that we’re almost the exact same team at this point. Statistically speaking:

Points Scored – Eagles – 125, Panthers – 116
Points Against – Eagles – 132, Panthers – 132
Total Offense (ypg)- Eagles – 445, Panthers – 428
Total Defense (ypg) – Eagles – 352, Panthers – 366
Opponents Record – Eagles – 13-10 (winning % – 57), Panthers – 16-12 (winning % – 57)
Avg Point Differential (Win) – Eagles – 18, Panthers – 6
Avg Point Differential (Losses) – Eagles – 6.25, Panthers – 5.5

by Turd.Ferguson on Oct 11, 2011 4:41 PM EDT reply actions

blasphemy

The Jruth shall be told.

by packimop on Oct 11, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Similar, but better in every way.

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by JasonB on Oct 11, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

take that panthers!

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by So. Cal Swag on Oct 11, 2011 5:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

WUTS WITH THE BROAD AND THAT STUPID SIGN

SHOOOOOOOOOOOT HER

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by Dunta Is A PUNK on Oct 11, 2011 4:55 PM EDT reply actions

This team is officially

The joke of the league at the moment….

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by ShadyMcVickFactor on Oct 11, 2011 5:35 PM EDT reply actions

im calling it right now

If reid is fired this off season, he will be hired by the arizona cardinals in an attempt to bring kolb back to his nfc player of the week form

by con-vick on Oct 11, 2011 5:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

It’s actually a pretty creative sign ::shrugs::

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by immynimmy on Oct 11, 2011 6:09 PM EDT reply actions

Panthers are better than us

Period.

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by I3irdMan3901 on Oct 11, 2011 6:10 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

You know it's a joke of year

When the deadskins, 5 weeks in, are ahead of everyone else in the NFC east

by espnsucks ((banned)) on Oct 11, 2011 6:25 PM EDT reply actions

that pic just shows how stupid some people are

Vick isn’t the main problem here. Yes he could cut the turnovers down a bit, but us having 4 bad games is no reason to turn on the guy we just signed for the next few years. As for the whole “fire reid now” thing, I can’t believe that people are willing to give up on the guy who has made this team a powerhouse for the past decade so quickly. Reid makes mistakes, but not to the degree where he needs to be fired. Let the rest of the season play out. Even if we don’t make the playoffs or have a sub .500 record, we need to give him another year. Hes done too much for this franchise to be fired because of one bad season

by STZ513 on Oct 11, 2011 6:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

finally some logic

The guy deserves a chance and if Anyone thinks someone can come in this year and do better than Reid will they are so wrong, If anyone Can turn it around its Reid no doubt

by rainvillefromottawa on Oct 11, 2011 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions