Just when the Patriots seem to be growing, they get whomped by the Cleveland Browns. The Seahawks show some serious mirage-properties. The Bengals look finished. Yep, it’s the NFL wildness. As always the rankings are a combination of scoring margin and opponents scoring margin against other teams.
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | Margin | Sched Rtg | SOS Rank | Last Wk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titans | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13.786 | 2.942 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Steelers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13.03 | 4.499 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Packers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10.734 | 1.067 | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Jets | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10.097 | 1.847 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Giants | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9.004 | 0.848 | 21 | 10 |
| 6 | Colts | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8.97 | 0.658 | 23 | 6 |
| 7 | Chargers | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8.225 | 1.781 | 15 | 5 |
| 8 | Falcons | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8.126 | 1.501 | 17 | 8 |
| 9 | Eagles | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8.052 | 4.209 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | Lions | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7.917 | 4.917 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Ravens | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7.482 | 1.232 | 19 | 13 |
| 12 | Patriots | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7.306 | 1.837 | 14 | 3 |
| 13 | Chiefs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6.971 | 0.471 | 25 | 12 |
| 14 | Browns | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6.113 | 4.863 | 2 | 21 |
| 15 | Raiders | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5.801 | 0.634 | 24 | 14 |
| 16 | Saints | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5.299 | -1.423 | 31 | 19 |
| 17 | Vikings | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.401 | 2.151 | 11 | 15 |
| 18 | Redskins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.204 | 2.329 | 10 | 18 |
| 19 | Bears | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.843 | -1.345 | 30 | 16 |
| 20 | Texans | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.656 | 4.469 | 4 | 20 |
| 21 | Dolphins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.518 | 3.33 | 6 | 17 |
| 22 | Bengals | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.134 | 1.259 | 18 | 23 |
| 23 | Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.076 | -1.518 | 32 | 22 |
| 24 | Bucs | 5 | 3 | 0 | -2.166 | 0.209 | 28 | 28 |
| 25 | 49ers | 2 | 6 | 0 | -3.167 | 0.208 | 29 | 26 |
| 26 | Broncos | 2 | 6 | 0 | -3.619 | 2.443 | 9 | 27 |
| 27 | Seahawks | 4 | 4 | 0 | -3.998 | 0.252 | 27 | 24 |
| 28 | Cardinals | 3 | 5 | 0 | -4.579 | 1.577 | 16 | 30 |
| 29 | Cowboys | 1 | 7 | 0 | -4.768 | 1.951 | 12 | 25 |
| 30 | Jaguars | 4 | 4 | 0 | -5.069 | 0.806 | 22 | 29 |
| 31 | Bills | 0 | 8 | 0 | -5.737 | 2.888 | 8 | 31 |
| 32 | Panthers | 1 | 7 | 0 | -10.036 | 0.464 | 26 | 32 |
Some of the key observations as the Thursday night schedule starts to heat up?
- Holy blowout! The Patriots getting demolished by the Browns sent them plummeting to 12th from 3rd. I am not sure they are this bad, but they do not have a ton of margin for error as their receivers gel. That said, the Browns are THIS close to being a good team.
- Ditto for 10th ranked Detroit. Another tough loss to a good team. They are THIS close to breaking through with all that talent on the offensive side of the ball.
- Dallas and Carolina might consider taking the rest of the season off.
- Seattle falls to 4-4 with a destructive loss to the surging Giants. On the surface the loss is not a shock – but could this start the trend of Pete Carroll teams falling down the toilet as the season evolves?
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