NFL Power Rankings

1. Patriots - Tom Brady is the League MVP this year. Only Vick can make a half-way legitimate claim. Everyone else is a pretender! Now if only he'd cut that ridiculous hair!

2. Falcons -  I finally give them credit last week and they did not disappoint on Sunday. They took the best punch the upstart Buccaneers could muster and survived. The team did not panic when they got down by 10. They kept grinding and pulled out the victory. This team has a lot of heart. I still don't like watching them but they damn sure are good!

3. Steelers - Won the slug-fast with the Ravens. Big Ben is just a clutch performer. Now if can continue to refrain from RAPING any more women then the Steelers should be set up for a deep run in the playoffs.

4. Chicago - Bears keep winning and Cutler keeps not giving the games away. Could be on to something.

5. Saints - So you have to admit that the Bengals are the dumbest team in the NFL. Much like the Steelers last week, the Saints won because of their opponent's incompetence. But a win is a win and now the Saints have won 5 straight.

6. Eagles - Vick played well again but the defense still needs to improve. Andre Johnson on bum leg got nearly 150 in yards. They need to fix the D to be true contenders.

7. Green Bay - Workman-like victory over the Lions. I don't think Green Bay is a true contender in the NFC. They couldn't beat the Saints, Eagles or Falcons in a playoff game so I may have them ranked a little high on this list.

8. Ravens - Doesn't it seem like if the Ravens and Steelers played 10 straight games that each game would be decided by a field goal? You have to wonder will either of these teams have anything next week after the way they blasted each other on Sunday.

9. Jets - You get blown out on Monday night football who deserve to have your entire season questioned. Everyone now thinks the team is over-rated. I will never understand how they got out-played like they did. On the bright-side, this team was up and down all last season and still made the AFC Championship game. So there's hope. They need to respond big time next week.

10. Kansas City - I could have went with the Giants here but they just lack consistency. When they are off, the look horrible. So I'll let the Chiefs hold this spot.