The World's Most Prestigious Power Poll: Week 7

01. Tennessee Titans [5-0]: What could be nicer than ascending to the top of The World’s Most Prestigious Power Poll on your bye week. No work, all gain. [+1]
02. New York Giants [4-1]: Problems in the back 7 of their defense were exposed when the defensive line couldn’t pressure the quarterback. They get another cupcake this week, but then the schedule gets tougher. [-1]
03. Buffalo Bills [4-1]: Trent Edwards spent the bye week recovering his short term memory. [+2]
04. Pittsburgh Steelers [4-1]: Need to get TB Willie Parker healthy soon. [=2]
05. Washington Redskins [4-2]: Special Teams couldn’t compete in the Special Olympics. [-2]
06. Dallas Cowboys [4-2]: Next year’s plan is to save time by just signing players straight from the FPFL, the Federal Penitentiary Football League. [-2]
07. Tampa Bay Buccaneers [4-2]: Looks like a playoff team with Jeff Garcia at QB. Looks like a last place team with Brian Griese at QB. [+8]
08. Carolina Panthers [4-2]: They don’t like playing Jeff Garcia and it shows. [-1]
09. Indianapolis Colts [3-2]: They still can’t defend the run, but the offense is finally moving. [+5]
10. Jacksonville Jaguars [3-3]: If they can get their offensive line healthy enough to where they can run the ball like they did last year, the Jags could be the NFL’s best team. [+3]
11. Arizona Cardinals [4-2]: Could it finally be happening in the desert? Could they finally have a real NFL team? [+5]
12. Atlanta Falcons [4-2]: Right now, Matt Ryan is easily your rookie of the year and Mike Smith is coach of the year. [+5]
13. Philadelphia Eagles [3-3]: The most baffling team in the NFC, they should be much better than they are right now. Don’t be fooled by the score of last week’s game, they struggled to beat the 49ers. [-2]
14. San Diego Chargers [3-3]: The most baffling team in the AFC, they struggle to beat bad teams one week, blow out the Patriots by 20 points the next. The Chargers are good enough to win the Super Bowl and bad enough to miss the playoffs. [+6]
15. New Orleans Saints [3-3]: If you have anyone but Drew Brees as your MVP right now, you’re not paying attention. No matter who he has to throw to, Brees looks like the best QB in the NFL almost every Sunday. If they can get just a little defense… [+7]
16. Denver Broncos [4-2]: The record looks pretty good, but they don’t have any impressive wins and their defense is truly horrid. [-7]
17. Chicago Bears [3-3]: This team could almost be 6-0, but they have managed to screw themselves out of 3 wins. Right now, they look like the dumbest team in the NFL. [-7]
18. Green Bay Packers [3-3]: Another team that depends on its QB play to win games. [+5]
19. New York Jets [3-2]: Brett Favre still hasn’t mastered this offense, as evidenced by the fact that he threw 2 interceptions against the Bengals.
20. New England Patriots [3-2]: The defense doesn’t look nearly as good as it did last year and the offense is missing the big play without Brady. Also, the running backs are hurt. Looks like the Pats could lose more games this year than they have in the past 3 years combined. [-11]
21. Minnesota Vikings [3-3]: Struggling to beat the Lions in a 12-10 game doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. If a team this talented fails to make the playoffs because of immense mistakes at the QB position, someone’s head should roll. [+1]
22. Cleveland Browns [2-3]: It’s all about QB play for this team’s offense. If Derek Anderson can play the way he did against the Giants, Cleveland can make some noise. If the passing game doesn’t work, the team has no defense and the running game is only mediocre. [+4]
23. Miami Dolphins [2-4]: Ronnie Brown is the NFL’s most improved player. [-3]
24. Baltimore Ravens [2-3]: Rookie QB has been exposed in 3 straight losses. [-11]
25. San Francisco 49ers [2-4]: The QB is going to get killed and the defense can’t stop anyone. [-1]
26. Houston Texans [1-4]: Years after their expansion season, the Texans are still spinning their wheels. [+2]
27. Seattle Seahawks [1-4]: Seneca Wallace is now the good option at QB. [-1]
28. St. Louis Rams [1-4]: Defense about as likely to score as the offense. [+4]
29. Kansas City Chiefs [1-4]: Played their best football of the season last week during their bye. [+1]
30. Oakland Raiders [1-4]: Not the most poorly-run team in the NFL only because the Bengals still exist. [-3]
31. Cincinnati Bengals [0-6]: The Washington Generals of the NFL.
32. Detroit Lions [0-5]: Trading their best player [WR Roy Williams] to Dallas indicates that this season is over, even if they did rob Jerry Jones blind. Look for Detroit to lose at least 13 games.