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Sports Central October 6, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 4 Power Rankings The author ranks football teams starting with the New England Patriots at number one. |
Sports Central December 15, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 14 Power Rankings The Pro Football Hall of Fame is clueless and tone-deaf. On Sunday, Matt Stafford set some made-up record that no one cares about. |
Sports Central September 29, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 3 Power Rankings Let's proceed to the Week 3 NFL Power Rankings. Brackets indicate previous rank. |
Sports Central September 25, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings Last week, the NFL lost one of the greatest people ever associated with the sport. I wrote last week about Steve Sabol, and it was wonderful to see people around the league honor him in Week 3. |
Sports Central November 3, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 8 Power Rankings A number of prominent players suffered notable injuries on Sunday. Here's a look at some of the key players affected. |
Sports Central October 13, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 5 Power Rankings New England Patriots are on top of the rankings this week. |
Sports Central October 20, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Last year, no team started 5-0. This year, five teams are still undefeated. |
Sports Central September 11, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The last seven Super Bowl champions all lost in Week 1. That double-counts the Steelers and Giants, but the Colts, Saints, and Packers also dropped their openers. |
Sports Central October 28, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Week 8 was awesome -- six games decided on lead changes in the final two minutes or overtime, and maybe the two best games of the year so far, in Arizona/Philadelphia and Dallas/Washington. |
Sports Central December 13, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings A year ago, the Yankees overpaid Derek Jeter to keep him in pinstripes. A week ago, the Cardinals let Albert Pujols leave town rather than overpay him. Which team would you rather be a fan of? |
Sports Central December 2, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings Is the AFC North really the best division in football? There are no bad teams in that division, but also no great ones. |
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 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 Central October 27, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 7 Power Rankings It is time to stop stumbling over and joking about Michael Hoomanawanui's last name. His name is pronounced phonetically. Hoh-oh-mah-nah-wah-noo-ee. |
Sports Central October 23, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Robert Griffin III has rushed for 468 yards and 6 TDs, putting him on pace for 1,070 yards and 14 TDs. That would break Michael Vick's QB rushing record and tie Cam Newton's TD record. |
Sports Central December 8, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 13 Power Rankings I think there's broad agreement that the quality of officiating in the NFL has been subpar this season. |
Sports Central December 27, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings During Sunday night's broadcast, announcers Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth repeatedly mentioned that the Packers have allowed more yards this season (6,010) than they have gained (5,932). It's an interesting statistic. |
Sports Central September 15, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The author offers rants and ratings for the first week of NFL competition. |
Sports Central October 30, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings This weekend, Matt Hasselbeck threw his 200th career touchdown pass, and Peyton Manning threw his 416th. There are only two active players, Tom Brady and Drew Brees, with half as many passing TDs as Peyton. |
Sports Central November 20, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings I don't understand how great coaches can screw up so badly on gameday. Andy Reid is one of the most successful coaches of this generation, but he seems incapable of game-day adjustments. The same was true of Tony Dungy. Right now, Exhibit A is the Steelers' Mike Tomlin. |
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 October 22, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Report The author comments on television coverage of football and reviews the performance of teams like the Oilers, the Vikings, and the Seahawks. |
Sports Central November 10, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings Rating NFL teams halfway through the 2009 regular season. |
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 11, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans again top the list in this week's NFL team ratings. |
Sports Central November 27, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings In Seattle's loss to Miami, Seahawks returner Leon Washington scored his 8th career kickoff return TD, tying the career record held by Josh Cribbs. Washington continues to move up the list of the greatest kick returners ever. |
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 December 11, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings New England Patriots -- The offense is always outstanding, but the defense showed up big time on Monday night. Vince Wilfork, Jerod Mayo, and Rob Ninkovich all played at all-pro level. |
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 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 24, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Report This is an NFL column, but we're starting with a different league and some scores from Saturday college football. |
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 Central November 10, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 9 Power Rankings The idea that the NFL can and should decree multi-game suspensions for off-field incidents, but virtually ignore the violent behavior of players while they participate in actual NFL games makes no sense to me. |
Sports Central November 22, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings The Hall of Fame has announced this year's semifinalists. My preferences to advance: Steve Atwater, Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Don Coryell, Terrell Davis, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Will Shields, Paul Tagliabue, Steve Tasker, Aeneas Williams, Ron Wolf. |
Sports Central December 6, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings Trend I appreciate: running backs handing the ball to an offensive lineman to spike after rushing touchdowns. |
Sports Central November 19, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings Several games this week played in serious wind. Chicago got the most attention for obvious reasons, but neither the Browns nor Bengals scored going against the wind. |
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 16, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Calvin Johnson admits that he returned to the field after a concussion in Week 4. The NFL needs to step up its concussion monitoring. That should never happen. Ever. |
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 29, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Starting quarterbacks with more TD passes than sacks: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Carson Palmer, Eli Manning, Derek Carr, Andy Dalton, and Cam Newton. |
Sports Central October 1, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Report The author comments on Anquan Boldin, the Seattle Seahawks Sunday game, and the football power rankings as of this week. |
Sports Central October 8, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Report The author comments on games with the Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, and Philadelphia Eagles, among others this week. |
Sports Central December 1, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 12 Power Rankings Weather is starting to noticeably affect games now, including nationally televised games in Green Bay (rain) and Denver (snow) |
Sports Central December 16, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings An opinion on the NFL's handling of Adrian Peterson, and the latest power rankings. |
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 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 September 13, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings New England claims the number one spot after one week of play in the NFL. |
Sports Central October 4, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings I know that we're spoiled as television viewers. But broadcasters have the capability now to deliver a nearly perfect product, and it's not unreasonable to expect the networks to do things like show replays. |
Sports Central September 14, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The following rankings are based on how good a team is after the first week of official play, with perhaps a few surprises -- Denver at number one over Culpepper's career day? |
Sports Central September 10, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Report I still look for interesting stats to point out, still go after coaches and announcers who do ridiculous things, still pepper in the occasional fantasy football advice or embarrassingly wrong prediction. Let me jump right in. |