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Power Rankings - Week 10 - Updated

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Average Ranking to date: 2nd


Fox Sports ranks us 2nd (nc):  FIRST-HALF BLESSING: Even mostly without perennial All-Pro safety Bob Sanders, the Colts have been benefactors of the NFL's best scoring defense in the first half. And oh yeah, that Peyton Manning fellow ain't too bad, eitherYeah, I think he's a keeper.

Associated Content ranks us 2nd

Pete Prisco @ CBS Sports ranks us 1st (nc):  They're finding ways to win, but they aren't playing great. The offense is moving the ball, but not scoring touchdowns. That can't happen this week against New EnglandYa think?!

Walter Football ranks us 2nd (nc):  Huge game between the Patriots and Colts coming up. To get an inside look, let's go to Keyshawn Johnson, who had this to say about Peyton Manning recently: "He's quarterback human like all the quarterbacks in the NFL." Apparently, when we weren't paying attention, some people evolved into something called a quarterback human. So kids, if you're reading this, just know that you have no chance of becoming a quarterback in the NFL unless you've evolved into a quarterback human. If you haven't, too bad. There's always baseball.   Keyshawn, C'mon, man!!!

Vic Carucci @ NFL.com ranks us 2nd (nc):  Are injuries starting to catch up with the Colts? Sunday night vs. the Patriots should be very tellingYes, my blood pressure is already high.  btw, he gives both Dallas and Caldwell some love.

Michael Silver @ Yahoo Sports ranks us 2nd (nc):   Don’t you get the distinct feeling that the next passer to throw for 40,000 yards in a decade will also be Peyton Manning?  I like his thinking this week!  That's some Kool Aid I could get used to.  D-Free gets some love in this article!

WEEI in Boston ranks us 2nd (nc):  Two straight weeks of mediocre play from the Colts. However, they still were able to pull out the win in each game. It will be interesting to see how the injuries on defense will affect them.

ESPN ranks us 2nd (nc):  Let the hype begin for another giant Patriots-Colts game in November. (Kuharsky)   Is it just me, or is Kuharsky a tad slow...like "short bus" slow?

PFW ranks us 2nd (nc):  Have to wonder if defensive injuries will catch up with them.  Notice a reoccurring theme, here? 

NFL.com ranks us 2nd (nc)

Sporting News ranks us 2nd (nc):  Next up, the Patriots: Another midseason duel between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.

National Football Post ranks us 2nd (nc):  The Colts may have survived at home, but that is what playoff teams do when they are on the ropes.

WhatIfSports ranks us 2nd ( nc)

Peter King @ SI ranks us 2nd (nc):  Dates of the last five Pats-Colts games as the November sweeps continue to dictate the scheduling of this big game: Nov. 7, 2005; Nov. 5, 2006; Nov. 4, 2007; Nov. 2, 2008; Nov. 15, 2009 And the hype has begun...

FanHouse ranks us 2nd:  Only one team in the AFC has a higher point differential and it's by a single point. That teams? Their Week 10 opponent, of course. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. The Colts already have a stronghold on the division and a win here would give them a similar grip -- at least temporarily -- on the AFC. -- Matt Snyder

CHFF ranks us 2nd (nc):  Last week: 20-17 win vs. Houston. Amazing fact of the millennium: Of Indy's 11 current starters on defense, only rookie Jarraud Powers and DE Dwight Freeney were drafted higher than the fifth round.

USA Today ranks us 2nd:  CBs will get big test vs. Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Patriots.

Don Banks @ SI ranks us 2nd (nc):  Though neither quarterback will probably ever admit it, I've always wondered if Peyton Manning and Tom Brady get a bit weary of having to face each other every year in such a Game of the Century hype-fest? It's always about the quarterbacks and who's better and who's more valuable and who would you rather have? Blah, blah, blah. It's like having the exact same argument with family members each and every Thanksgiving, right after dinner. My hunch is they enjoy it to a certain degree and endure it to a certain degree. Brady probably even missed it some last year when Matt Cassel took over, but I'll bet it didn't spoil Manning's day one bit to beat New England 18-15 without No. 12 in the New England lineup.  Frankly I love how the MSM complain about the "hype fest" while they hype it up.

Covers.com ranks us (to be updated 11.12)

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great job

as usual

As long as we have Peyton we will always have a chance to win.

by skywalker on Nov 10, 2009 2:55 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

What about monster nose tackles

Are they human like quarterbacks?

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Nov 10, 2009 2:57 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

quarterback human = nose tackle monster ?

interesting.

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Nov 10, 2009 3:01 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Monster Nose Tackles

Boy, does THAT phrase beg for deconstruction:

Big, scary interior defensive lineman
Defensive lineman with a big, scary nose
Regular Joe who tackles… yep, big, scary noses (better than picking them, I guess)
Giant schnozz that tackles like Frankenstein (calling Jamie Farr….)

are we sure the phrase isn’t really Monster Knows Tackles? It takes us back to Frankenstein’s creature and his penchant for game-film study.

I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.

by Bobman on Nov 10, 2009 3:45 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Frankenstein's creature and film study...

hmmm…me thinks we have him on our team:

aka: Fivehead

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Nov 10, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Great job once again PTB.

Love you for doing this. Our Cali girls are the best!

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Nov 10, 2009 4:47 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Jason Cole

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-directsnap111009&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

On Yahoo has us third, but I can’t figure out just why? Pittsburgh was impressive against the Broncos for sure and they say they almost won those two games they lost. Well, we should get more credit for not losing our close games. And they lost to Chicago. Eh, whatever, but I don’t get why we should be punished for winning our close games.

by diagenesis on Nov 11, 2009 1:46 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

The Silver comment is flattering, but its also fairly ridiculous. If a QB played in only 9 of a decade’s 10 years, he’d have to average 4444 per year to get to 40,000. Peyton has had only 1 season with at least that many yards. So he’d almost certainly have to play all 10 years, and at the start of the 2019 season he’ll be 43.

Hey, if that happens, great! But Drama Queen up in Minny is stretching the limits, and he’s only just turned 40. Testaverde played 15 games as a 41 year old in 2004. I don’t think anyone’s ever played a full season at QB at 41 or more besides Vinny.

by pjdonald on Nov 11, 2009 3:04 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

it was a joke

and a compliment. just take it and move along.

by Colts_and_Cavs_in_09! on Nov 12, 2009 6:26 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs


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