1. New England 9-2 (1)
2. N.Y. Jets 9-2 (2)
3. Atlanta 9-2 (3)…They have it all set up right now, starting to distance themselves as the prohibitive favorite in the NFC.
4. Baltimore 8-3 (6)
5. New Orleans 8-3 (7)
6. Pittsburgh 8-3 (8)
7. Green Bay 7-4 (4)…Not much of a loss by a field goal at Atlanta, but they still can’t afford any slip ups after falling behind the Bears.
8. San Diego 6-5 (12)…The defense is going from good to great and now they have a pounding runner in Tolbert to go along with Rivers. Though, they still have to catch a pretty good Kansas City team.
9. Chicago 8-3 (14)…Bears have won four in a row and are looking good, but beware of a potential upset this week at Detroit after the big win over Philly.
10. Philadelphia 7-4 (5)
11. N.Y. Giants 7-4 (10)
12. Kansas City 7-4 (11)

13. Indianapolis 6-5 (9)..Now in a serious fight for the AFC South.
14. Tampa Bay 7-4 (13)
15. Jacksonville 6-5 (15)
16. Miami 6-5 (18)
17. Houston 5-6 (21)…Not out of it yet but they face a tough challenge Thursday night at Philly.
18. Oakland 5-6 (16)
19. Cleveland 4-7 (20)
20. Tennessee 5-6 (19)
21. Minnesota 4-7 (24)
22. Dallas 3-8 (23)
23. Washington 5-6 (17)
24. St. Louis 5-6 (25)…All four teams in the division are among the nine worst teams in the league.
25. Seattle 5-6 (22)
26. San Francisco 4-7 (26)

27. Buffalo 2-9 (29)
28. Denver 3-8 (27)
29. Cincinnati 2-9 (30)
30. Detroit 2-9 (31)
31. Arizona 3-8 (28)
32. Carolina 1-10 (32)

I just don't see Atlanta as the 3rd best team in the NFL.

Only team that has a legit beef with ATL being ranked above them is Pittsburgh because they beat Atl themselves

Theyve beat 3 teams in the top 10. The only 2 losses are to top 10 teams and they have the best record in pro football(tied for it). Dunno what else you can do

Hb31187;581647 wrote:Only team that has a legit beef with ATL being ranked above them is Pittsburgh because they beat Atl themselves

Theyve beat 3 teams in the top 10. The only 2 losses are to top 10 teams and they have the best record in pro football(tied for it). Dunno what else you can do

Maybe but it was week 1. The Jets are too high imo. They have a great record but have been squeaking by against sub par teams, but a win is a win I guess.
I would also put the Bengals at #31 with all the talent they have and to be 2-9 is terrible.

I don't mind having Atlanta up there. But I do think the Jet's are too high at the moment.

I would say Atlanta is either 1, 2 or 3.

Three is the worst possible place they could be.

Atlanta is good and I could see them making it to the Super Bowl mostly because they will probably land home field advantage but I think the Packers or Saints will end up beating them at home. I would like to see a Ravens/Falcons rematch though.

Jets will be #1 next week. Boom.

justincredible;581910 wrote:Jets will be #1 next week. Boom.

You think they will be number 1 even after losing to the Patriots?

The winner of the Jets/Pats game will be #1 for sure......and if the Steelers beat the Ravens...they should jump the Falcons

Ironman92;582674 wrote:The winner of the Jets/Pats game will be #1 for sure......and if the Steelers beat the Ravens...they should jump the Falcons

What if the Ravens beat the Steelers?

#3 if that happens....Falcons beat Ravens

Next Tuesday it will be:

1. Jets
2. Falcons
3. Ravens

I'll bet you a dollar.

I think Tampa beats Atlanta Sunday so I don't think they will be in the top 3.

Atlanta shouldn't have any trouble with the Bucs. Falcons by 17.

Jester;583900 wrote:Atlanta shouldn't have any trouble with the Bucs. Falcons by 17.

I agree, sort of. I think they'll win easily but probably not by 17.

Also, welcome.

I think it will be one of those games that goes down to the wire. I say Tampa by 3.

While my prediction of a Falcons win by 17 may be a little to much, I still don't think Atlanta loses this game. Tampa Bay is 0-4 against teams with a winning record, with one of those losses already being to Atlanta. To many weapons on the offensive side of the ball for the Bucs to stop.

I guess we shall find out Sunday. If the Falcons win that game I will take them more seriously.

bigdaddy2003;583996 wrote:I guess we shall find out Sunday. If the Falcons win that game I will take them more seriously.

How can you not take them seriously when they just beat the Ravens a few weeks ago?

5 game winning streak, including wins against the Ravens, Bucs, and Packers. Not sure why a win this Sunday against the Bucs (which would be their 2nd against them) would cause you to finally take them seriously?

justincredible;583999 wrote:How can you not take them seriously when they just beat the Ravens a few weeks ago?

Because I don't think they did. They were awarded the W but they shouldn't have been.

bigdaddy2003;584014 wrote:Because I don't think they did. They were awarded the W but they shouldn't have been.

I feel the same way about the Ravens win over the Jets.

justincredible;584029 wrote:I feel the same way about the Ravens win over the Jets.

Ha there was a bad call that directly awarded the Ravens the game?

bigdaddy2003;584038 wrote:Ha there was a bad call that directly awarded the Ravens the game?

There were four.