NFL Quarterly Rankings - Q3

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

(note: this includes the Texans-Jaguars game from Thursday)

32. Houston

31. Washington

30. Tampa Bay

29. Atlanta

28. Jacksonville

27. Cleveland

26. Minnesota

25. Oakland

24. NY Jets

23. Buffalo

22. NY Giants

21. Tennessee

20. St Louis

19. San Diego

18. Pittsburgh

17. Chicago

16. Baltimore

15. Miami

14. Dallas

13. Philadelphia

12. Green Bay

11. Detroit

10. Arizona

9. Philadelphia

8. Kansas City

7. Indianapolis

6. San Francisco

5. New England – The Pats seem to play down to their competition but still are 9-3. If they win this Sunday and Miami loses, they can clinch the division.

4. New Orleans – In a dome, this team is still very, very good. All three of their losses are in cold or windy places: New York, Boston, and Seattle. If the Saints can beat Carolina this week and get second place in the NFC, they should be able to make it to the NFC Championship game at a minimum.

3. Carolina – Right now, they’re hot. Super hot. And good news for them is that if they can win just two more games, they’re in the playoffs. And, in their final four games, they get to play Atlanta and the Jets. They are in.

2. Seattle – What a dominating win by Seattle over New Orleans. They’re poised to finish with the #1 seed in the NFC which would be huge for them. However, their next two games are at San Fran and at New York. I think there is a chance that they could lose both of those games as the Giants may still be in the race for the NFC East and the Niners need to win to stay in wild card contention.

1. Denver – They’ve had two tough losses. And I worry about Peyton’s ability to throw in the cold. However, on a neutral field, I still think they’re the best team in the NFL.