Second Quarter NFL Rankings

Here are my quarterly rankings for NFL teams for the second quarter

(note: this includes the Dolphins-Bengals game from Thursday)

32. Jacksonville

31. Tampa Bay

30. Minnesota

29. Houston

28. Philadelphia

27. Washington

26. Pittsburgh

25. NY Giants

24. St Louis

23. Atlanta

22. Arizona

21. Baltimore

20. Cleveland

19. Buffalo

18. Oakland

17. NY Jets

16. Miami

15. Carolina

14. Chicago

13. Tennessee

12. Dallas

11. Cincinnati

10. San Diego

9. Detroit

8. New England

7. Indianapolis

6. Green Bay

5. New Orleans - They’re a good team but I question their reliance on Jimmy Graham to win games. I’ve seen it with the Pats when they lost Gronk. It’s not a good think to have that kind of a reliance on a tight end.

4. San Francisco - SF has played masterfully since they started 1-2. This team has a great defense and an offense that is really starting to click.

3. Kansas City - I know they’re the only undefeated team left, but have they even played anybody? They get Buffalo this week and will get either Buffalo’s third string QB or their newly signed Matt Flynn. The schedule has been very, very kind to this team.

2. Seattle - I still worry a lot about this team on the road. They got lucky against Saint Louis. And remember, if SF wins the division, Seattle would be the five seed and would have to play (most likely) three road games before going to the Super Bowl. Their remaining road games: Atlanta, SF, and NYG. They should win 2-3 of the three and sweep their home schedule leaving them at 14-2. If that happens, it’s highly unlikely they don’t get the #1 seed.

1. Denver - This team might be a little bit overrated as we’ve seen teams slow them down for quarters at a time this season. However, no one has done it for a whole game (they still scored 33 on Indy), so until that happens, they’re still my #1 team.