Not a whole lot of movement this week despite the upsets.  New England continues to be very, very good, while San Francisco continues to be very, very bad.  Pittsburgh, San Diego, and Philadelphia make some nice moves up this week, while Indy is still reeling from their loss to the Pats and drops another game and 2 more places this week.

 

Got bludgeoned this weekend.  Way too many upsets, and none in my favor.  The odd thing about this past weekend is that there was only one team this weekend that outplayed what my system saw as their potential, which was Cleveland and the Browns had a decent chance to win it nonetheless.

 

So while it's very difficult to predict upsets (and then deal with the one you don't predict), at least it seems like there's some semblance of order beginning to arise this season.

 

Game of the week:  NY Giants vs. Dallas.  Both teams are having very respectable seasons and this one puts the winner in control of the NFC East.  Also worth watching are San Diego vs. Indianapolis and Tennessee vs. Jacksonville.

New England retakes the #1 spot after beating Indianapolis on Sunday, and seems to have a clear path towards a perfect season at this point.  I seriously don't know who could really challenge them at this point regardless of venue.

 

Aside from them, there was very little movement throughout the rest of the ratings, as things are beginning to firm up now that we're at the halfway point of the season.  Detroit continues to impress, while San Diego and Jacksonville continue to do their Jekyll and Hyde impersonations this season.  Chicago is the best team below .500, while Cleveland is the worst team above that mark.  Last, and least, is St. Louis, who continues to hold down the first pick in the 2008 NFL Draft and manages to lose further ground despite not playing anyone this week.