NFL Power Rankings 2009: Week 8
By Chris Osburn • Category: At Play, Sports
The NFL Power Rankings are back for a second season. Check back each week for updated rankings. Feel free to leave feedback about how wrong I am in the comments section or throw me an emailcosburn@thefatherlife.com
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1 | 1 | Big Monday night win against a very talented Falcons team. | |
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2 | 2 | It feels like the Colts haven’t lost since Joanie still loved Chachi. | |
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3 | 4 | Best Anti-Favre T-shirt at Lambeau: “Favre-o, you broke my heart”. | |
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4 | 5 | I’m pretty sure Tom Brady threw for over three hundy and had a few touchdown passes even though they were in a bye week. | |
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5 | 6 | Big Monday night game at Denver after last week’s bye. | |
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6 | 3 | Finally brought back to reality with 30-7 spanking at the hands of the Ravens. | |
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7 | 8 | It turns out that Matt Ryan is not from the planet krypton after all. He’s still ok by me. | |
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8 | 9 | Cedric Benson ran for a career high 189 yards against the team that kicked him to the curb like a broken Ikea coffee table. | |
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9 | 11 | Cowboys versus Eagles on Sunday night is a can’t miss game. | |
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10 | 10 | Watch “It’s always Sunny in Philadelphia” Thursdays @10 on FX. It’s the best comedy on T.V. | |
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11 | 7 | Three straight losses. Rut Roh. | |
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12 | 12 | Quote the Raven, nevermore…a punching bag for the Broncos. Yea, that was a stretch. | |
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13 | 13 | See, Shawne Merriman is actually playing this season. He had two sacks. | |
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14 | 18 | Texans are rolling, but Steve Slaton might be dunzo. | |
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15 | 16 | Sorry Pack fans. Brett Favre is still pretty pretty pretty good. | |
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16 | 15 | I bet the Jets wish they had THIS year’s version of Brett Favre. | |
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17 | 14 | Frank Gore had one run of 64 yards, but was held to only 27 yards on his other 12 carries. | |
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18 | 17 | Kurt Warner decided to one up Jake Delhomme on Sunday by throwing five picks. | |
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19 | 21 | Who wants to join the Ted Ginn fan club with me? | |
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20 | 19 | It’s been ten years since Walter Payton’s death. RIP, Sweetness. | |
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21 | 20 | The jags defense looked bad against formerly winless Tennessee. | |
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22 | 24 | The Panthers are like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. | |
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23 | 22 | The Bills are horrible, but Jairus Byrd has three straight two pick games. | |
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24 | 23 | I think it’s time for Edgerrin James to retire. | |
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25 | 32 | Vince Young’s first start = the team’s first win. Coincidence? I think not. | |
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26 | 25 | Tom Cable is a jerk and I don’t care for him. | |
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27 | 28 | Who knew that Dan Snyder had a soul? I was sure he was a vampire. | |
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28 | 31 | Memo to James Butler, if you make an interception in the end zone and then run out, don’t run back in. They call that a safety. | |
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29 | 26 | Stop booing Matthew Stafford, you’re Detroit not Philly. | |
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30 | 30 | Welcome you’re newest washed up player: Chris Chambers. | |
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31 | 27 | Wow, kicker Billy Cundiff got cut this week from the Browns. They probably figure that since they never score a touchdown there’s no reason to keep their kicker. | |
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32 | 29 | The Saints look like they have #1 locked up, but #32 is a battle every week. |
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Chris Osburn is a 28 year old freelance writer and The Father Life's resident beer columnist. On top of that, he writes about college and professional lacrosse for insidelacrosse.com. He’s also written for Genesee Valley Parenting Magazine, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, and ESPN.com. "Osburn on Tap" appears monthly in THE FATHER LIFE. For questions, comments, or if you have a story idea for Chris, visit his website http://www.chrisosburnwrites.com. Follow me on twitter http://www.twitter.com/chrisosburn
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How ’bout that Jairus Byrd!