Top Five Teams - Week 8
An interesting week of football ended with two undefeated teams set to face off, one top-five team winning a close contest in London, and the surprising Detroit Lions completing half of Jon Kitna’s bold prediction of ten regular season wins. Every team in last week’s top-five won in week eight, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be shake-ups in the rankings. So, without further ado;
1. New England Patriots - If the Patriots beat Indianapolis by a ridiculous margin, would anyone bet against them going undefeated the rest of the way? Seriously, we all knew New England was good. But they’re not just good, they’re unbelievably good and constantly unhappy with their results. Even after a 52-7 thrashing of the Washington Redskins, the team still acted like their season was over when their kickoff went out-of-bounds.
2. Indianapolis Colts - The defense is definately improved. But I think Marvin Harrison better get into uniform for Sunday’s game. There is no way New England will be lit up by Reggie Wayne on his own.
3. Pittsburgh Steelers - Two reasons why the Steelers move up over other teams that won. One, they play in the AFC which everyone knows is the superior conference in the NFL right now. And two, they beat a division rival, a desperate one, handily on the road. That is the mark of a good team.
4. Green Bay Packers - All season long we’ve heard about how Favre can manage the game better than ever. Well guess what…he can still hurl the ball too. His long touchdown pass to win the game in overtime was right on target to Greg Jennings. And while many moan about the team’s running woes, it isn’t that hard to see a team win in the cold months with a great defense, quarterback, and home field.
5. New York Giants - Yes they won their sixth game in a row and yes the trip to London surely affected their play. But a three-point win over one of the worst teams in the league was not impressive, no matter where the venue was. The Giants should have been able to manage more than thirteen points with all the weapons they have.