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NFL Week 15 Power Rankings: Lions, Jaguars among improbable playoff hopefuls entering final stretch of season
It’s December, a time for contenders to emerge and pretenders to fade away. So go ahead and try explain what happened this past Sunday in the NFL. The Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings, who came in at 10-2. The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the division-leading Tennessee Titans and the Carolina Panthers went on the road to beat the Seattle Seahawks, a team that appeared to be surging to the postseason. Detroit, Jacksonville and Carolina are all alive in the playoff chase. In December? Can it be? The Lions have won five of six to get to 6-7 and get within a game and a half of being in the playoff…
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NFL Week 4 Power Rankings: Eagles soar to No. 1 spot with Dolphins right behind; Jaguars leap into top 10
Scott Taetsch / Getty Images All those out there who had the Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins as the last two undefeated teams after three weeks please stand up. OK, so maybe there are a few of you. But there can’t be many who had that parlay. Yet here were are after three weeks, and the Eagles and Dolphins are both 3-0 and at the top of my Power Rankings, with the Eagles in the top spot and the Dolphins right behind at No.2. The Eagles have really impressed in blowing out three so-so teams to get to the top spot, but Miami has defeated two good teams in the…
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