Originally published October 7, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified October 7, 2007 at 2:02 AM
Danny O'Neil's NFL power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses
| Team | Comment | |
| 1 | New England (1) | Patriots are 4-0, they've outscored opponents 148-48, and now they get Rodney Harrison back. |
| 2 | Indianapolis (2) | Colts cornerback is one Marlin who doesn't mind making a catch every now and then. |
| 3 | Dallas (4) | Dallas has three Crate & Barrels and one Crayton barreling through Rams secondary. |
| 4 | Green Bay (5) | There are DJs who don't own as many records as Brett Favre now has. |
| 5 | Seattle (6) | Just call him Marcus Two-fant. His first two-pick day warrants a new nickname. |
| 6 | Pittsburgh (3) | Steelers playing at Heinz this weekend. They just won't have Hines. He's out. |
| 7 | Tennessee (10) | Titans may not be ready to go mano a mano, but they do have Amano and Amato. |
| 8 | Tampa Bay (18) | With Cadillac out, the Bucs' running game isn't exactly the pits, man. But it does include a Pittman. |
| 9 | Jacksonville (12) | "Dude, Where's My Car?" It's not just a feature film. It's a day in Khalif Barnes' life. |
| 10 | San Diego (7) | The 49ers' offense is worse off without Norv Turner, and the Chargers are worse off with him. |
| 11 | Arizona (21) | Kurt is the No. 2 QB. Curt is the No. 1 QB's attitude about those switches. |
| 12 | Detroit (20) | Furrey is a wide receiver. Fury is the tempo of the Lions' passing attack. |
| 13 | Baltimore (8) | Twenty-seven points to Cleveland? That would have never happened if Ray Lewis was still active. |
| 14 | Chicago (9) | Greased Lightning: a fast car. Griese-d lightning: an instantaneous disintegration in Detroit. |
| 15 | New York Giants (25) | Giants' bag brigade collected a dozen sacks vs. Philly, more than 24 NFL teams have this season. |
| 16 | Houston (14) | The Andres are giants. With Andre Johnson out, Andre Davis really stepped up. |
| 17 | Washington (19) | All Betts are off if Washington gets down near the goal line, like the loss to the Giants. |
| 18 | Kansas City (26) | This guy Tyron Brackenridge is outscoring Larry Johnson after four weeks. |
| 19 | Denver (13) | O. Henry stories end with a twist. Travis Henry's season may end because of a toke. |
| 20 | Oakland (28) | Daunte Culpepper's three rushing TDs provided all the information anyone kneeded about his leg. |
| 21 | Cleveland (30) | Raise a hand if you saw Derek Anderson as a viable NFL QB. Everyone with a hand up: Stop lying. |
| 22 | Carolina (16) | Panthers a loss or two away from having nickname downgraded to Kittens. |
| 23 | Philadelphia (17) | Justice got served Sunday when Osi Umenyiora racked up six sacks lined up against 2nd-year tackle. |
| 24 | Cincinnati (11) | Bengals are a M*A*S*H unit, with their coach on crutches and their stock of linebackers bare. |
| 25 | San Francisco (15) | The offensive numbers are ... well ... offensive. 49ers averaging league-low 213.2 yards. |
| 26 | Minnesota (23) | Vikings have QBs named Brooks and Kelly. Who let Delta Delta Delta into the NFL? |
| 27 | New Orleans (24) | If the Saints get run over by Carolina's Carr, they should be known as New Woe-rleans. |
| 28 | Buffalo (29) | Jets and Bills 0-0 first half last week warranted refunds since it was billed as football, not futbol. |
| 29 | New York Jets (22) | Rocky Rhodes: Safety hasn't quite played up to last season's exemplary standard. |
| 30 | Atlanta (32) | Falcons have a Blank for an owner, but they're happy to no longer have a blank in the win column. |
| 31 | Miami (27) | You mean Cam Cameron's 18-37 record at Indiana didn't prepare him to be an NFL coach? Shocking. |
| 32 | St. Louis (31) | Rams have scored 39 points in four games. That used to be one day's work in St. Louis. |
Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company
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