The Harbaugh boys are riding high this week after both guided their teams to impressive victories on Sunday, helping them maintain the top two spots in the NFL rankings for a second straight week. The Ravens had a great second half as they beat a very competitive Texan team, while the 49ers took down one of the final two unbeaten teams, leaving the Green Bay Packers as the lone unblemished team in the league, though they are still not the best. That honor goes to one of the Harbaughs' teams, which is revealed below. Each team's current rankings is followed by its name, record, rating, and previous ranking.
TW. Team (Record) Rating (LW)
1. San Francisco (5-1) -14.70 (2)
2. Baltimore (4-1) -12.62 (1)
3. Detroit (5-1) -9.52 (5)
4. Green Bay (6-0) -9.47 (4)
5. New England (5-1) -8.71 (3)
6. Dallas (2-3) -6.89 (10)
7. Buffalo (4-2) -5.36 (6)
8. NY Jets (3-3) -4.20 (9)
9. Chicago (3-3) -3.97 (14)
10. New Orleans (4-2) -3.37 (8)
11. Philadelphia (2-4) -2.69 (16)
12. Houston (3-3) -1.80 (12)
13. Oakland (4-2) -0.93 (7)
14. Cincinnati (4-2) 0.02 (13)
15. Pittsburgh (4-2) 0.52 (11)
16. Atlanta (3-3) 0.63 (23)
17. NY Giants (4-2) 1.38 (24)
18. Seattle (2-3) 1.67 (21)
19. Washington (3-2) 2.65 (19)
20. Tennessee (3-2) 2.77 (17)
21. San Diego (4-1) 4.06 (15)
22. Tampa Bay (4-2) 4.26 (28)
23. Carolina (1-5) 6.44 (20)
24. Denver (1-4) 8.04 (22)
25. Jacksonville (1-5) 8.92 (26)
26. Cleveland (2-3) 9.39 (30)
27. Minnesota (1-5) 9.41 (18)
28. Miami (0-5) 9.56 (25)
29. Arizona (1-4) 11.96 (27)
30. Indianapolis (0-6) 13.06 (32)
31. Saint Louis (0-5) 13.09 (31)
32. Kansas City (2-3) 14.25 (29)
The biggest surprise of the weekend was Tampa Bay, who was coming off an embarrassing loss to the 49ers in week 5. They were the underdog against visiting New Orleans, but they took over the game in the second quarter and never looked back, even taking out Saints coach Sean Payton in the process. I'm still not convinced that the Bucs are an elite team, or even a playoff-caliber team, but the loss to San Francisco isn't looking quite as bad now that the Niners are the top-ranked team in the league.
The New York Giants also pulled off a big surprise as well on Sunday, winning the battle of New York by beating the Bills, who came into the game with only one loss and a lot of momentum, along with a top-10 ranking. The game was close throughout, with the Giants pulling through in the final minutes with a field goal to avoid overtime and put them at the top of their division for now.
The Cleveland Browns moved up a few spots this week despite losing again, but this time they looked a lot better in failing. They fell behind early in Oakland, then made a furious fourth quarter comeback that nearly went all the way after they recovered an onside kick with one minute left. They have a winnable game next week against Seattle before travelling to San Francisco the week after to face the top-ranked Niners.
Prediction Results
NFL: 10-3 (.769) 58-32 overall (.644)
Upsets: 1-0 (1.000) 20-38 overall (.345)
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