mercoledì 13 dicembre 2017

NFL week 14 power rankings

1) Philadelphia Eagles (11-2) (+5) Victory paid dearly against the Rams, Wentz lost throughout the playoffs season including with an injury to the front collateral. Foles will be the starting point and the idea is that he can do well because of his performance in LA.
2) Pittsburgh Steelers (11-2) (+3) Victory at the fotofinish against the Ravens that assures him the victory of AFC North and gives him a race ahead of the Patriots.
3) Jacksonville Jaguars (9-4) (+7) Dominating victory against the Seahawks where both attack and defense played a great game confirming an elite force in the AFC.
4) Los Angeles Chargers (7-6) (+3) The positive streak made by excellent performance continues not leaving hopes to the Redskins who have never been in the game.
5) Minnesota Vikings (10-3) (-4) An unexpected and heavy defeat at Carolina where the Panthers managed to run the ball with extreme efficiency, bringing the Vikings' problems back to a halt to the races that seemed to have been settled.
6) New England Patriots (10-3) (-5) Heavy defeat against the Dolphins where for lack of Gronkowski and many owners in the front seven were dominated by their rivals in every area of ​​the game putting in serious risk the first place in the AFC.
7) Atlanta Falcons (8-5) (+1) First direct clash took home on Thursday Night against the Saints where with an excellent performance of the defense led by an equally excellent Deion Jones managed to stop the Saints' attack.
8) Carolina Panthers (8-5) (+5) After much criticism for the defeat against the Saints they reacted to the big win with merit the key game against the Vikings that raises them in key playoffs.
9) Los Angeles Rams (9-4) (-6) Defeat with high scores against the Eagles where they played almost at par, the only flaw was not being able to win when Carson Wentz was released due to injury.
10) New Orleans Saints (9-4) (-6) Painful defeat in Thursday Night against the Falcons where the injury to Alvin Kamara has affected them a lot narrowing their offensive playbook.
11) Dallas Cowboys (7-6) (+5) Suffer and not just against the Giants for half the game then take off and keep alive their hopes of playoffs.
12) Baltimore Ravens (7-6) (=) Regret for a defeat not entirely deserved, where Flacco and his attack have played at very good levels but where the defense is not able to limit the attack of the Steelers and in particular Antonio Brown.
13) Green Bay Packers (7-6) (+1) A comeback win against the Browns who gives them the chance to play for the playoffs with Aaron Rodgers behind the center.
14) Buffalo Bills (7-6) (+6) Victory overtime against the Colts under an epic snowfall, McCoy showed that not even the snow is able to stop it still producing star numbers worthy of an all-pro.
15) Seattle Seahawks (8-5) (-7) Burning defeat against the Jaguars where nervousness and unsportsmanlike play characterized the final game with two expulsions and many question marks on the mental estate of this team.
16) Kansas City Chiefs (7-6) (+9) Interrupted the negative streak of defeats with the home victory against the Raiders, arrived thanks to an excellent performance of the whole team that has been in the lead since the beginning.
17) Tennessee Titans (8-5) (-6) Bad defeat against the Cardinals where the attack performed really badly and the injury to Mariota could heavily affect their season finale.
18) Arizona Cardinals (6-7) (+4) Another excellent performance of the whole team and in particular of Gabbert and defense, able to win a game not easy without Johnson, Peterson and Palmer.
19) Miami Dolphins (6-7) (+9) Best Dolphins game in recent years, a crazy Cutler and an irrepressible Drake with the help of an equally astonishing defense wagged the Patriots on Monday night keeping their hopes alive of playoffs.
20) Detroit Lions (7-6) (+1) Despite the injury to the hand of Stafford have managed to beat the Bucs holding in play for the playoffs.
21) Denver Broncos (4-9) (+10) Excellent performance of Siemian and the usual defense resulted in an overwhelming victory against the Jets.
22) San Francisco 49ers (3-10) (+5) Garoppolo gave a shock to the 9ers able to win the second game in a row, the latter against the Texans thanks to a good performance of the whole team.
23) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-9) (=) The return of Doug Martin did not avoid another defeat at the Bucs which dropped in the second half after a good first half of the match where they showed they had potential in both attack and defense.
24) Washington Redskins (5-8) (-5) Little have been able at the Stub Hub Center against the Chargers and their excessive power, even Cousins ​​suffered, especially the pressure unable to be contained by an orphan idea of ​​owners like Williams and Moses .
25) Oakland Raiders (6-7) (-7) Poor overall performance against the Chiefs who almost certainly excludes them from the playoffs unless they perform miracles.
26) Chicago Bears (4-9) (+4) Impressive performance is offensive with Howard on all and defensive that gave a victory against the Bengals important for the morale and the future of coaching stuff.
27) Cincinnati Bengals (5-8) (-12) After an excellent match against the Steelers the collapse against the Bears marks the end of their chances to access the playoffs.
28) New York Jets (5-8) (-11) Debacle against the Broncos and chance of playoffs sold out for a good team but too fickle to be able to aim for the postseason.
29) New York Giants (2-11) (-9) Eli Manning's return as a starting quarterback was good but not enough to win against the Cowboys.
30) Indianapolis Colts (3-10) (-4) A two-point conversion canceled for holding and an overtime defeat against the Bills. This was the afternoon of the Colts under the thick snow of Buffalo in a game too conditioned by the weather and difficult to analyze.
31) Houston Texans (4-9) (-3) Savage not up and inofrtunato, replaced by Yates that to be the third quarterback played a good game, unfortunately for them the defense was not good enough to guarantee a victory .
32) Cleveland Browns (0-13) (=) Almost ... the Browns were almost there! They were just seconds from their first win of the season, unfortunately for them they had to surrender to Packers in overtime.


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