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Sports Illustrated
November 21, 2000
Peter King |
Down to the Wire The outcome of the AFC East may hinge on who stays the healthiest   |
Sports Illustrated
October 3, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast I see three games heavy with playoff implications this week -- Baltimore at Jacksonville, Tampa Bay at Minnesota and Buffalo at Miami -- and a weirdly similar pattern runs through all three... |
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
October 17, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast It's time to get serious about this St. Louis phenomenon and ask the question: Can anyone stop the Rams? |
Sports Central
December 24, 2013
Brad Oremland |
NFL Playoff Scenarios For Week 17 Two items on the Denver Broncos: Von Miller is out for the season, and Peyton Manning broke the single-season TD record. |
Sports Illustrated
December 11, 2000
Jack McCallum |
Mining for gold NFL long on drama, short on excellence... |
Sports Illustrated
December 20, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast Have you ever seen anything so crazy? Yes, last year. No, I mean all these teams that needed only one victory to get into the playoffs or win their division, and then they got upset. Have you ever seen anything like it? Yes, it happens every year... |
Sports Central
December 23, 2009
Matt Thomas |
Wildest NFL Wild Card Ever? Based on this careful assessment, the playoff picture will take care of itself. |
Sports Central
April 16, 2009
Seth Doria |
2009 NFL Schedule Breakdown Here are the biggest winners and losers from the Tuesday announcement of the 2009 National Football League schedule |
Sports Central
September 23, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings After week 3 of football season, here is the updated list of top teams in the NFL. |
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 Illustrated
September 12, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast I've always liked Oakland-Denver matchups. Strange things happen. It's particularly interesting now, because they're the only teams in the AFC West that have beaten anybody... Chicago will surprise the Giants... Bucs will sack their way to victory in Detroit... Bills will beat Jets... |
Sports Central
December 11, 2008
Sean Crowe |
Sorting Out the AFC Playoff Picture Once again, we'll get Patriots/Colts in the playoffs. |
Sports Illustrated
November 7, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast The chickens came home to roost for the NFL elite last weekend. Fears became realities. The "but" in the "yes, but" carried the day... |
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 Central
September 30, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings After four weeks of play, NFL teams are rated. |
Sports Central
November 25, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The New York Giants claim first place in this week's NFL ratings. |
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
November 22, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast When the NFL went to the 16-game schedule in 1978, a veteran scout told me, "They've turned it into a survival contest. The teams that are smart are the ones that spend big money on backups." |
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
August 29, 2000 |
Dr. Z's Forecast I don't think I've ever seen as much head-scratching at the quarterback position going into the opening week. The exhibition season is supposed to sort all that out, right? But look what we have... |
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 Central
October 11, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings Bad luck is starting to pour in for some teams, and some preseason contenders are starting to look pretty beaten up. Injuries are starting to mount, and good teams are starting to distance themselves from the field. |
Sports Central
November 4, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked after nine weeks of play. |
Sports Central
November 27, 2008
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 13 (Pt. 2) San Francisco 49ers vs Buffalo Bills... Miami Dolphins vs St. Louis Cardinals... NY Giants vs Washington Redskins... New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers... Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals... etc. |
Sports Central
December 28, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Surprising Pro Bowl selections (and non-selections)... Strange calls in Monday night's St. Louis Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles game... And, the weekly rankings... |
Sports Central
December 9, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings Philadelphia, Miami, Baltimore, and Tampa Bay all have good defenses this season, but I think New England's has to be the best of them all. |
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 Central
July 9, 2013
Brad Oremland |
NFL 2013 Week 1 Odds It's July. Early July. The NFL preseason starts in around a month, and the regular season is about two months away. But sports betting is a huge industry, and some people can't wait to get started. |
Sports Central
July 28, 2011
Kevin Beane |
Realigning the NFL Using only geography as a criterion, here's how the NFL could realign its divisions. |
Sports Central
December 26, 2008
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 17 Atlanta can still win the NFC South... The Ravens will take early control of the Jaguars... All-or-nothing situation for the Patriots?... The Bears remain alive in the playoff race... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
September 27, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Power Rankings I've tried for as long as I could, but it is now impossible to keep certain teams higher than teams they lost to. The Giants beat Philly which beat Dallas which beat Washington which beat the Giants ... see the point?... |
Sports Central
January 5, 2007
Wailele Sallas |
NFL Q&A, Playoff Edition The NFL's second season begins with even more questions to answer than before the regular season started. |
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
January 28, 2009
Andrew Jones |
Owning Up to 2008 NFL Predictions One sports writer owns up to poor pre-season NFL predictions. |
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
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
October 24, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast After last weekend the NFL's reigning monarchies are suddenly trembling... |
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
November 18, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings After 11 weeks of play, the Tennessee Titans are still on top. Here, the rest of the league is ranked. |
Sports Central
October 4, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings Current division leaders: Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Miami, Denver, Chicago, Tampa Bay, Washington, Seattle. That will change before the end of the season, but I guarantee that no one picked those eight teams. |
Sports Central
October 10, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings Good offense is nice, and good defense is nice, and good special teams are nice, but the best teams have all three. Here are this week's NFL power rankings. |
Sports Central
December 22, 2009
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings Don't bury a team before the game is over. Plus, the Colts lead the NFL in this week's power rankings. |
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 Central
January 16, 2012
Brad Oremland |
NFL 2011 Divisonal Weekend A recap of the NFL divisional playoffs, plus predictions for next weekend's matchups. |
Sports Central
November 12, 2007
Brad Oremland |
NFL 2007 Midseason Report Card The Patriots look unstoppable... The Colts' worry has to be injuries... Dallas Cowboys just below the Colts... Dolphins won't go 0-16... |
Sports Central
December 27, 2013
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 17 A hypothetical comment from Detroit's Jim Schwartz might be, "I don't mind fans booing me. That lets me know they care. But I wouldn't classify this season as a failure. Why? Because that's another thing I'm not qualified to do." |
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
August 1, 2012 |
NFL Week 1 Preview There are plenty of great football matchups in Week 1, with the New York Jets set to play the Buffalo Bills. There are, however, three standout games that we're looking forward to most. |
Sports Central
November 9, 2006
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 10 Ravens and Titans refresh old AFC rivalry... Colts primed for a letdown?... Are the Falcons legitimate playoff contenders?... Packers-Vikings battle led by two of the league's oldest quarterbacks... etc. |
