After round one, a round with three blowouts, including one cathartic orgasmic ball of a blowout in Foxboro, and a classic (although we'll get to it later in the week), we need to re-rank these teams for the formula.
Rankings Overview
AFC
Offense
1.) Indianapolis (Previous: 1)
2.) San Diego (Previous: 2)
3.) Baltimore (Previous: 4)
4.) New York (Previous: 6)
The Ravens and Jets did not really change, because the 3 and 5 rankings lost, to them.
Defense
1.) New York (Previous: 1)
2.) Indianapolis (Previous: 3)
3.) Baltimore (Previous: 4)
4.) San Diego (Previous: 5)
Again, no real switches. I had to really hold putting Baltimore over Indianapolis, but one game cannot sway me that much. Obviously, if they beat them this week, then by default they will get a higher rating than Indianapolis.
Quarterback
1.) Peyton Manning (Previous: 1)
2.) Philip Rivers (Previous: 2)
3.) Mark Sanchez (Previous: 6)
4.) Joe Flacco (Previous: 5)
Joe Flacco falls down below Mark Sanchez. This is hard for me to do, but Sanchez played great, as they limited the type of plays, but the Bengals just could not cover that play-action bootleg to the tight end. Flacco seems hurt, and that performance really was only better than Tom Brady, because he threw only one interception, not 47.
Coach
1.) John Harbaugh (Previous: 2)
2.) Norv Turner (Previous: 3)
3.) Jim Caldwell (Previous: 5)
4.) Rex Ryan (Previous: 6)
No changes here, either. Ryan had a good round one, Harbaugh had a better one, and for that Turner-Caldwell sandwich, they have the right to prove themselves in round two.
NFC
Offense
1.) Arizona (Previous: 2)
2.) New Orleans (Previous: 1)
3.) Dallas (Previous: 6)
4.) Minnesota (Previous: 3)
Lots of movement, with Minnesota dropping, due to Dallas' great performance. Now, that performance came against an Eagles team that had a Nancy Kerrigan-like lay-down, but they were finally able to throw up points with yards. Arizona was just unstoppable against a good defense. Warner was unbelievable, and quietly (mainly quietly due to pinball-like points that were being scored) Beanie Wells was also excellent. They are a dominant force in the playoffs.
Defense
1.) Dallas (Previous: 1)
2.) New Orleans (Previous: 4)
3.) Minnesota (Previous: 5)
4.) Arizona (Previous: 3)
Arizona tummels because they were not able to stop Mr. Rogers, let alone Aaron. They were unbeleivably..... bad. That was depressing. All the other three stayed in the same order, except for Arizona. That was hard to watch.
Quarterback
1.) Kurt Warner (Previous: 1)
2.) Drew Bress (Previous: 2)
3.) Tony Romo (Previous: 5)
4.) Brett Favre (Previous: 6)
Same as before. Kurt Warner is now entrenched at the top after that hall-of-fame clinching performance.
Coach
1.) Ken Whisenhunt (Previous: 1)
2.) Sean Payton (Previous: 2)
3.) Wade Phillips (Previous: 4)
4.) Brad Childress (Previous: 6)
Same as before. With a win in his resume (finally) he has a chance to move up. Not it this, but in those coach rankings that I did (which John Harbaugh is rappelling up at record pace).
Anyway, those are the updated rankings for the formula predictor, which is already beating me 3-1 to 2-2.
Preview
Wednesday: Round 1 Review
Thursday: Random Essayist Musing
Friday: Picks
