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Sports Illustrated
September 13, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Power Rankings Week 2: Oakland is the big upward mover this week. San Diego takes the heavy slide. Two weeks ago the Raiders and Chargers played each other to a virtual standstill. I am fully aware of this, so you don't have to bring it to my attention...   |
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
November 14, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings The rankings don't usually hit a snag at the very first position. Usually I'm clear on which team I think is best, but now I'm not so sure. Five teams are at 8-2... |
Sports Illustrated
October 18, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Power Rankings Week 8: These are the kind of weeks you pray for. The top seven all won. Eight of the bottom nine lost. Fewer hours to agonize over the rankings. Time to take care of the chores that should have been seen to long ago... |
Sports Illustrated
July 13, 2000
Peter King |
Chat Reel: Peter King To kick off the NFL preseason, Peter King chatted with users for a full hour. The SI senior writer hit as many subjects as he could, ranging from why the Bears could be this year's Rams, to why he likes Jon Kitna in 2000. But first, are the Redskins locks in the Super Bowl?... |
Sports Illustrated
November 1, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings I had less trouble at the top of my rankings than at the bottom. I mean it was fairly cut and dried up there at the head of the line, but down below -- well, I don't want to give away the ending to this story. You'll see for yourself... |
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
October 12, 2000 |
Dr. Z's Power Rankings Week 7: Right now, I've got my board exactly as I want it, so I'm ready to deflect all criticism -- which I hope I don't get, because these letters about team rankings are just soooooo boring... |
Sports Illustrated
October 24, 2000 |
Dr. Z's Power Rankings The question is: How far do you drop the Rams after their loss? Some raters have not dropped them at all, assuming that their loss to the Chiefs was a momentary aberration. Sorry, can't go that route... |
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 8, 2000 |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings Don't get me wrong, I love upsets. It's just that when six of my top 10 teams get knocked off, four of them by clubs that weren't in my top 20, it plays pure hell with the rankings... |
Sports Central
November 1, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Ranking of NFL teams as well as commentary on last week's games and this year's Hall of Fame nominees. |
Sports Illustrated
December 26, 2000 |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings Week 18 |
Sports Central
January 5, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings An evaluation of end-of-season power in the NFL. |
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 Central
November 4, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings My fifth through seventh teams have all lost two of their last three games, but that's more a function of tough schedules than weird upsets. |
Sports Central
December 16, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings The Eagles and their AFC counterparts in New England may be due for a letdown in the next two weeks, but I wouldn't read much into it. Both teams will be just fine -- especially if they can secure homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. |
Sports Illustrated
December 6, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings If you want to stay on my good side never, repeat never, use the word, "parity." There is no such thing. It does not exist... |
Sports Central
September 16, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Teams are rated after two weeks of play in the NFL. |
Sports Central
December 3, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The league MVP race is too close to call right now. And with a third of the season left to play, that makes sense. The Philadelphia Eagles climb to the top of the rankings as the NFC's Super Bowl front-runner. |
Sports Illustrated
July 16, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Ready for some football? Preseason rankings as teams prepare for training camp... |
Sports Central
September 7, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The first Sports Central power rankings of the 2004 NFL season are topped by a team that will benefit heavily from stringent enforcement of the league's illegal contact rule. |
Sports Central
December 30, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings |
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
October 7, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings ESPN's announcing team on Sunday night failed to draw an obvious conclusion... Quincy Carter looks like a legitimate starting QB... Every generation produces a few special players, and Dante Hall is one of them... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
June 21, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Taxing situation Which of the Super Bowls that I've attended (all but the first) do I consider the best?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
October 4, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Power Rankings Look at it this way: The Rams probably will break all those records because their defense isn't that great, therefore the varsity offense stays on the field longer... |
Sports Central
October 13, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 6 Palmer gets the best of McNair... Ravens spoil Dilfer's homecoming... Tampa defense confuses Miami... Chicago wins a close one... Cowboys produce another stellar defensive effort... Raiders' Moss makes a difference... 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 Central
December 30, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans and the Dallas Cowboys slip in the ratings as the Baltimore Ravens climb into first place in the final week of the regular season. |
Sports Central
September 30, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings After four weeks of play, NFL teams are rated. |
Sports Central
October 5, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings No change in the top four rankings, and little elsewhere. But the Falcons, Steelers, Giants and Chargers showed significant forward progress, while the Ravens, Panthers, Packers and Titans dropped back a few notches. |
Sports Central
October 12, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings Check out the power rankings for week five in the NFL. |
Sports Central
November 16, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings Predictions of what could happen in the NFL. |
Sports Central
December 14, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings The Philadelphia Eagles outscore the New England Patriots for the top ranking this week, making it safe to say: Super Bowl XXXIX, Eagles over Colts! Meanwhile, the Carolina Panthers are clawing their way to a playoff berth. |
Sports Illustrated
September 20, 2000
Palul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Power Rankings Week 3: Here's the dilemma: In trying wherever I can to preserve the integrity of rating a team higher than one it beat, I find myself pinned into positions very difficult to defend... |
Sports Central
December 9, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 14 Payton Manning shines again as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 42-23 to clinch the AFC South and set an NFL record with five-straight games scoring at least 40 points. Meanwhile, his brother Eli leads the New York Giants to defeat against the Baltimore Ravens in a 27-0 romp. |
Sports Central
October 19, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Philadelphia is still first, and Miami still last. But there are a few surprises between the two. Like Seattle's five-spot drop, and quick upshots from Houston and Cleveland. |
Sports Central
September 20, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger better than last season?... Colts have an obvious hole... Patriots lose a game they could have won... Bills loss against Tampa a team effort... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
November 30, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Bear knuckles Doffing the gloves a little early this week defending my stance on the Bears, the Raiders, and others... |
Sports Central
December 1, 2009
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The New Orleans Saints embarrassed the Giants in Week 6 and dominated the Patriots on Monday to earn the top spot in this week's NFL ratings. |
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
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 24, 2002
Paul Zimmerman |
Standing Pat Here are the preseason, pre-camp, pre-everything NFL Power Rankings. |
Sports Central
October 7, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked based on their performance in the first five weeks of the season. |
Sports Illustrated
November 17, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Deck the Hall 'Tis the season to talk about the NFL's ultimate honor... |
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
December 16, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 15 The Carolina Panthers will pull an upset with a 23-20 win over the Atlanta Falcons... The Baltimore Ravens will hold the Indianapolis Colts to 31 points, but still lose by 10... The New York Jets, who only lose to good teams, will clip the Seattle Seahawks, 22-13... etc. |
Sports Central
December 7, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The Philadelphia Eagles rule the roost in the NFC. but the AFC's New England Patriots are a complete football team and, right now anyway, no one is better -- not even the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Indianapolis Colts. |
Sports Central
November 4, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked after nine weeks of play. |
