| October 06, 2005 | « Previous Story | HOME | Next Story » | Posted at 03:39 AM |
Four weeks into the regular season and we see a lot of movement in this weeks power rankings. With a stunning come from behind victory at Kansas City, the Philadelphia Eagles take the top spot in this week BillsZone Power Rankings. After losing to the San Diego Chargers 41-17, the New England Patriots drop out of the top spot and fall to fifth. The Indianapolis Colts offense gets back on the right track by scoring 31 points and nabs the second spot in the rankings. Even though Tampa Bay and Cincinnati struggled with inferior opponents both continue to climb up the rankings at 4-0. Finally, at the other end of the rankings Detroit, Buffalo, Arizona, Houston and San Francisco battle to see who the lowest ranking team is.
Teams on the move: Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, Denver, New York Giants, San Diego
Teams on the slide: Seattle, Buffalo, New York Jets, Minnesota, San Francisco
Teams to watch: Oakland, Dallas, Carolina, Miami, Baltimore
| 1 | Philadelphia | 3-1 | How was TO wide open the entire 2nd half? |
| 2 | Indianapolis | 4-0 | Offense comes back to life…then again it was the Titans |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 2-1 | Can’t be #1 or #2 off a bye. |
| 4 | Tampa Bay | 4-0 | Williams struggles against Lions but Bucs keep rolling. |
| 5 | New England | 2-2 | 41 points by SD?? Where fore art thou, Romeo? |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 4-0 | Struggle at home at Texans is just a slip. |
| 7 | Denver | 3-1 | How did the Broncos lose to |
| 8 | Atlanta | 3-1 | Game against |
| 9 | San Diego | 2-2 | Anybody who goes into NE and puts up 41 gets my respect. |
| 10 | N Y Giants | 3-1 | Best offense in football?? Who’da thought? |
| 11 | Oakland | 1-3 | Hard schedule will toughen Raiders…a dangerous team. |
| 12 | Miami | 2-1 | A bye week before the Bills game? The league hates the Bills. |
| 13 | Washington | 3-0 | No. It’s just smoke and mirrors. |
| 14 | Seattle | 2-2 | Unspectacular teams go 8-8. Welcome to 8-8. |
| 15 | Kansas City | 2-2 | Unspectacular teams go 8-8. Welcome to 8-8. |
| 16 | Jacksonville | 2-2 | Unspectacular teams go 8-8. Welcome to 8-8. |
| 17 | Dallas | 2-2 | Bledsoe on the road…same old, same old. |
| 18 | Carolina | 2-2 | Wins not enough to convince they are the Super Bowl favorite some predicted. |
| 19 | St. Louis | 2-2 | Not a good year for head coaches named Mike. |
| 20 | Chicago | 1-2 | What’s blander than a bye week? |
| 21 | Cleveland | 1-2 | No wins in the division clinches losing season. |
| 22 | Baltimore | 1-2 | Don’t buy playoff tickets just yet. Brooks Robinson was a better QB than Brooks Bollinger. |
| 23 | New Orleans | 2-2 | With “1st home game” in |
| 24 | N Y Jets | 1-3 | The bottom fell out. Vinny Testaverde is the calvary? Race with Bills and 49ers for first overall. |
| 25 | Minnesota | 1-3 | Daunte Culpepper sacked more times than Drew Bledsoe. How did that happen? |
| 26 | Green Bay | 0-4 | Injuries taking a toll. Losing too many close games. Should be rated higher. |
| 27 | Tennessee | 1-3 | Rinse, repeat. Going to be a long year. |
| 28 | Detroit | 1-2 | Played surprisingly tough against the Bucs. |
| 29 | Buffalo | 1-3 | Mt. |
| 30 | Arizona | 1-3 | Not the team to send to |
| 31 | Houston | 0-3 | Two weeks helps Texans plan for Bengals and they still come up short. |
| 32 | San Francisco | 1-3 ... | Not the team to send to |
