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Sports Central December 23, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans jump into first place in this week's rating of NFL teams. |
Sports Central December 19, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings San Diego Chargers: How about a little love for special teams?... Baltimore Ravens boast the second-stingiest run defense in the NFL... Dallas Cowboys will be dangerous in the postseason, but will have a tough road to the Super Bowl... etc. |
Sports Illustrated July 16, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Ready for some football? Preseason rankings as teams prepare for training camp... |
Sports Central November 25, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings Indianapolis Colts too reliant on big plays... New Orleans can clinch the NFC South this week... Minnesota Vikings still untested... etc. |
Sports Illustrated September 15, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
I'll lighten up -- on my terms Rippers ahoy! If you want to take your shots on my football analysis and predictions, fine, but I refuse to be hammered by the illiterate... |
Sports Illustrated September 9, 2002 Peter King |
These are the days Dream of the past at your peril, for it is time to parity. NFL parity, that is. |
Sports Illustrated October 13, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Don't wind me up A pair of letters that have accused me of being delinquent in the upstairs dept. because I asked the simple question: Why do some teams kick off into the wind? |
Sports Central September 17, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Report The author offers his predictions for the upset of the week involving the Rams over the Cowboys. He thinks St. Louis has a good, underrated defense, and you never know when the Cowboys will just implode and blow a game they could have won. |
Sports Central September 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The Steelers claim the top spot in this week's rankings as the Saints fall to eighth place. |
Sports Central November 29, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings Green Bay Packers -- On pace to score 556 points, which would tie the second-highest total in history. The Packers have scored a league-high 47 touchdowns this season. |
Sports Central October 18, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings The Packers and Ravens stay on top after six weeks pf play in the NFL. |
Sports Central September 14, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings What a fantastic way to start the season, with multiple games going down to the wire, many of them bitter divisional rivalries. |
Sports Illustrated April 22, 2002 Peter King |
The NFL draft aftermath Report cards don't make the grade, so here's my King Scale... |
Sports Central December 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings With one week of regular season play remaining, here's where each NFL team ranks. |
Sports Central January 3, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings If you took the 20 best highlights of this season, I bet two or three of them are Julio Jones. The Falcons gave up a lot to get him, and it looks to have been worth it. |
Sports Illustrated October 6, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Scheme, not players, is K.C.'s problem I've seen two teams run on this defense, which was embarrassing against Seattle. Individually, the players are not that bad. The scheme seems to be the problem... |
Sports Central October 3, 2007 Seth Doria |
In The Box: NFL Week 4 At just a quarter way through the season, a clear power structure is already starting to emerge in the NFL. |
Sports Central October 17, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Bears' comeback keeps them solidly on top... Colts hold on to second rank with passing offense... Chargers continue clawing to the top... No-offense Broncos bully their way upwards... Saints climb over Eagles into sixth spot... etc. |
Sports Central January 1, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The Cardinals' season-high for yards from scrimmage this season was 375. Every other team topped 400 at least once. The Cardinals even played two overtime games, and they never hit 400. Perhaps just as amazing, in their five wins, they never broke 300. |
Sports Illustrated August 17, 2000 Dr. Z |
Hold everything, the rippers are back Defending my All-90s team |
Sports Central October 2, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings The Texans' defense lost Mario Williams and DeMeco Ryans, and it's better than ever. Bravo, Wade Phillips. |
Sports Central September 20, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings We all have a tendency to overrate good offensive teams. Looking at my top two or three teams this week, I hope I'm not falling into that trap. |
Sports Illustrated November 9, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Saints and sinners Fairness has never been a part of the NFL's officiating credo, just as it has little to do with our legal system in general. The league is into cosmetic surgery. The worse that things look, the heavier the penalty, or penalties... |
Sports Illustrated December 8, 2000 |
Chalk one up for the rippers There's only one thing worse than a vicious ripper: a vicious ripper who happens to be right. In my capsule on the Eagles as one of the contending teams, I said that no offensive player except Donovan McNabb will come within sniffing distance of the Pro Bowl... |
Sports Illustrated November 3, 2000 |
Seven lucky rippers Ranking the teams is like trying to fix a leaky garden hose. Tape up one leak and another one pops up. Tape that one up and whoops, here comes another. I had the Vikings fans nice and calmed down. I thought my column this week took care of the Saints fans. Now another leak has sprung... |
Sports Illustrated October 10, 2001 Peter King |
Monday Night Fumble What criteria do they use to determine Monday Night Football matchups? |
Sports Illustrated September 28, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Called on a rank effort Why the Cowboys deserve all the criticism I've given them... |
Sports Illustrated December 1, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
No love from Philly My answer: The game was played in September. The Eagles were better then; the Saints, I feel, are better now. Plus, I didn't see one of you birds taking note of the fact that the Giants, who beat the Iggles not once but twice -- and quite convincingly, too -- were ranked four spots lower... |
Sports Illustrated October 27, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Mailbag Saints and mailbag sinners I'll take the heat for everything that appears under my byline, but there's one thing that bugs me -- getting ripped for something I didn't write... |
Sports Illustrated November 10, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Better or verse? An ode to the rippers separates purpose from pedantry... |
Sports Central November 3, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Overview and comments on what football teams are up to. |
Sports Central October 12, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings There are no undefeated teams in the NFL. Here's how the 32 teams rank after 5 weeks of play. |
Sports Central January 5, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings An evaluation of end-of-season power in the NFL. |
Sports Central October 19, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings The Pittsburgh Steelers remain on top of this week's list as the Panthers and the Bills remain in the basement. |
Sports Central November 13, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings For all the hand-wringing over Chris Johnson's slow start, he now has four 100-yard rushing games this season, trailing only Marshawn Lynch, Arian Foster, and Adrian Peterson. |
Sports Illustrated November 29, 2001 Peter King |
An alliterative Super Bowl A Raiders-Rams final isn't so unlikely... |
Sports Central January 5, 2016 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers, rushed for 2 touchdowns, passed for 2 touchdowns, and only threw 5 incomplete passes. That's more incompletions than TDs, but barely. |
Sports Central September 21, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings The New Orleans Saints are still number one after two weeks of play in the NFL. |
Sports Central October 26, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings The Steelers and Jets stay on top of this week's list of best NFL teams. |
Sports Central November 8, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings The Indianapolis Colts haven't won by fewer than 17 points since Week 3... Denver Broncos can put itself in great position in the AFC West with a win this week... The Pittsburgh Steelers are clearly not the same team without Ben Roethlisberger... etc. |
Sports Illustrated January 15, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Root of the problem Here's why I can't color my writing by cheering... |
Sports Central September 10, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked on their strength after the first week of the regular season. |
Sports Central December 29, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The teams with the best records are dropping quickly in the rankings. |
Sports Central September 9, 2014 Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The Seattle Seahawks are chosen for the number one spot this week in football power rankings. |
Sports Central October 9, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings The Chiefs rank 32nd in turnover differential. What's stunning is that their -15 is worse than the 30th- and 31st-ranked teams combined (Dallas and Philadelphia, both -7). |
Sports Central November 17, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings The New Orleans Saints slip two positions this week. The Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns remain at the bottom. |
Sports Central September 25, 2008 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 4 San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints... Minnesota Vikings vs Tennessee Titans... Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars... Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals... Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers... etc. |
Sports Central October 13, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings The New York Giants and New Orleans Saints continue to top the list of top NFL teams. |
Sports Central November 30, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings With five straight victories, the Falcons climb to the top of this week's list. |
Sports Central December 18, 2007 Seth Doria |
In the Box: NFL Week 15 A few notes about baseball, college basketball, and college football |