NFL Power Rankings, Week 6 Picks

Let's see if Buffalo can beat a quality opponent on the road before we crown them the next AFC East champion...

Power Rankings
1. Green Bay Packers
2. New Orleans Saints
3. Baltimore Ravens
4. New England Patriots
5. Dallas Cowboys
6. Detroit Lions
7. San Diego Chargers
8. Pittsburgh Steelers
9. Cincinnati Bengals
10. Tennessee Titans
11. New York Giants
12. Oakland Raiders
13. San Francisco 49ers
14. New York Jets
15. Washington Redskins
16. Buffalo Bills
17. Houston Texans
18. Philadelphia Eagles
19. Carolina Panthers
20. Atlanta Falcons
21. Chicago Bears
22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
23. Kansas City Chiefs
24. Indianapolis Colts
25. Minnesota Vikings
26. Seattle Seahawks
27. Denver Broncos
28. Arizona Cardinals
29. St. Louis Rams
30. Cleveland Browns
31. Miami Dolphins
32. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 6 Picks (last week 6-7)
Carolina over Atlanta
Cincinnati over Indianapolis
Pittsburgh over Jacksonville
New York Giants over Buffalo
San Francisco over Detroit
Green Bay over St. Louis
Philadelphia over Washington
Oakland over Cleveland
Baltimore over Houston
New Orleans over Tampa Bay
New England over Dallas
Chicago over Minnesota
New York Jets over Miami

Dont' jump ship on the Jets, Power Rankings + Week 5 Picks

I feel like I've heard this story with the Jets before. Yet, for whatever reason, whenever this team has their back against the wall they always seem to respond. That's as true in a game (Browns, Lions and Texans games last year and Cowboys game this year) as it is over the season.

Remember the Ravens-Jets game in Week 1 last year? The Jets offense couldn't do anything, and they were immediately written off. Analysts and fans are saying the same thing this year after that same game, and the Patriots are suddenly 9 point favorites over a Jets team that is 3-2 against them under Rex Ryan.

Its shaping up a bit too similar to how everything sounded leading up to the Jets upset of the Pats in the playoffs last year. No one is picking them and the Pats are expected to win in a blowout. I called it last year before the playoff game in this article, and I feel it could shape up the same way.

NFL Power Rankings, Week 4 Picks

I counted on Elvis Dumervill's return
 from injury helping Denver, not him
 getting injured again.

I usually let my 2011 Predictions speak for themselves for the first couple of weeks, but after the season's been rolling for a couple weeks you start to get a better handle on how the season might shape out.

For instance, my pick of the Broncos going to the playoffs might have been a bit off. I might have given the Chiefs too much credit with six projected wins, and the Bills are one win away from matching the season total I had projected for them. I also didn't predict rookie quarterbacks making such an early impact despite the lockout.

So, here are my power rankings for the NFL through the first three weeks and my picks for Week 4. I rank these teams as who I think would win a best of seven series.

2011 NFL Predictions

I'll fill in explanations later, it's late. Haven't had internet while moving so doing this day before season starts, click read more to see all the predictions, each teams schedule game by game. Looking at the schedules, I think the Broncos will have a big year.

I also did this last year, see how I did for the 2010 season, click here.