Yardbarker NFL Blogger Poll: Week 13
To challenge my wife's approval of my physical enchantment, I sometimes grow some facial hair. Change it up a little. That way, when I zip it off with a zesty Gillette Fusion razor, I appear cleaner, smoother and younger….when in fact, it's the same man underneath my prickly exterior.
In addition to achieving a sponsor drop and painting a visual of how attractive I am, the point is this; there's been a few five o'clock shadows and budding goatees in the NFL over the past few weeks, but nothing drastic has changed.
The Saints, Colts and Vikings all sit at the top of our list as unanimous choices in their respective positions. Consistency, baby.
Truth be told, the only real change involved the Titans moving up another two spots to #17, but their pipe dream of making the playoffs should end this week when they play at Indianapolis.
The highlight of the rankings involved my Rams moving back into the #32 spot. I saw the first half in person, so I can vouch that the ranking is well deserved. I tried watching the second half from the comfort of my living room, but it wasn't televised.
-Matt / Joe Sports Fan
Panel Insights:
Black Sports Online: I was 100% sure by the end of Week 11 either Colts or Saints would lose, shows how much I know.
Rumors & Rants: Has the NFL team ever had a team as fun to watch as the 2009 New Orleans Saints? If offensive football was poetry, Sean Payton's squad would be Wordsworth.
Cold Hard Football Facts: It's a quarterback's league where passing well on offense and stopping the pass on defense mean everything, and right now the Saints are No. 1 in six of our eight Quality Stats, including Passing Yards Per Attempt, Defensive Passer Rating and Passer Rating Differential, while Drew Brees Monday night became the first passer in 34 years to average more than 16 yards per pass attempt in a single game. Other than that, the Saints got problems.
Awful Announcing: The Saints surprised me on Monday Night, and with homefield advantage in the Superdome, they could actually make the Super Bowl.
Sportz Assassin: The top three teams are starting to separate from the pack. New Orleans blew everyone out of the water by spanking New England. Indy showed us again that they are never out of any ballgame. Minnesota flexed their muscle. The interesting thing to see if teams like Cincinnati, New England, Dallas or Arizona can trip one of these teams up during the playoffs.
Midwest Sports Fan: What a display of offensive power put on by the Saints on MNF!!!!!
| RANK | TEAM | PREV | REC | LAST | RESULT |
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1 | (11-0) | WON | New England 17, New Orleans 38 |
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2 | (11-0) | WON | Indianapolis 35, Houston 27 |
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3 | (10-1) | WON | Chicago 10, Minnesota 36 |
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6 | (8-3) | WON | Cleveland 6, Cincinnati 16 |
| 5 |
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10 | (7-4) | WON | Green Bay 34, Detroit 12 |
| 6 |
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4 | (7-4) | LOST | New England 17, New Orleans 38 |
| 7 |
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5 | (8-3) | WON | Kansas City 14, San Diego 43 |
| 8 |
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7 | (8-3) | WON | Oakland 7, Dallas 26 |
| 9 |
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11 | (7-4) | WON | Washington 24, Philadelphia 27 |
| 10 |
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8 | (7-4) | LOST | Arizona 17, Tennessee 20 |
| 11 |
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9 | (6-5) | LOST | Pittsburgh 17, Baltimore 20 |
| 12 |
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13 | (6-5) | WON | Pittsburgh 17, Baltimore 20 |
| 13 |
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15 | (7-4) | WON | NYG 6, Denver 26 |
| 14 |
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12 | (6-5) | LOST | NYG 6, Denver 26 |
| 15 |
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14 | (6-5) | WON | Tampa Bay 17, Atlanta 20 |
| 16 |
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17 | (5-6) | LOST | Indianapolis 35, Houston 27 |
| 17 |
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19 | (5-6) | WON | Arizona 17, Tennessee 20 |
| 18 |
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20 | (5-6) | WON | Jacksonville 3, San Francisco 20 |
| 19 |
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21 | (5-6) | WON | Carolina 6, NYJ 17 |
| 20 |
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18 | (5-6) | LOST | Miami 14, Buffalo 31 |
| 21 |
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16 | (6-5) | LOST | Jacksonville 3, San Francisco 20 |
| 22 |
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25 | (4-7) | WON | Miami 14, Buffalo 31 |
| 23 |
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22 | (4-7) | LOST | Carolina 6, NYJ 17 |
| 24 |
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23 | (4-7) | LOST | Chicago 10, Minnesota 36 |
| 25 |
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28 | (4-7) | WON | Seattle 27, St. Louis 17 |
| 26 |
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24 | (3-8) | LOST | Washington 24, Philadelphia 27 |
| 27 |
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27 | (3-8) | LOST | Oakland 7, Dallas 24 |
| 28 |
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26 | (3-8) | LOST | Kansas City 14, San Diego 43 |
| 29 |
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29 | (2-9) | LOST | Green Bay 34, Detroit 12 |
| 30 |
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31 | (1-10) | LOST | Tampa Bay 17, Atlanta 20 |
| 31 |
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32 | (1-10) | LOST | Cleveland 6, Cincinnati 16 |
| 32 |
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30 | (1-10) | LOST | Seattle 27, St. Louis 17 |
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prolly the best one so far but mine are still better. oh and told u so on tthe titans and buccs
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Everyone wanted to rag on the Cowboys for losing up there, but they were way underrated as a team. They have great numbers, both on the offensive and defensive side of the ball and it looks like they may start clicking and make a run for the wildcard.
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You'll have 2 storng favorites in the NFC that everyone will look to meet in the NFC Championship game. The AFC is filled with teams that you don't trust (Colts included) and will be a wide open playoff field.
