Power Rankings - Week 15

by peytonsthebest on Dec 15, 2009 4:18 PM EST

Average Ranking thus far: 2nd

Fox Sports ranks us 2nd (nc): Like with the Saints, Indy's perfect season could not have happened without an improved defense. But does anyone out there outside Indianapolis realize that the Colts have the second-ranked scoring defense in the entire league? And speaking of takeaways, the Colts have forced two or more takeaways in a league-best 10 straight games

Associated Content ranks us 1st (nc): No change at the top of the NFL power rankings this week as the Colts won by double digits while the Saints were pushed to the brink by the Falcons. Both teams should be challenged in week 15 of the NFL season.

Pete Prisco @ CBS Sports ranks us 1st (nc): Do they rest or play on? That is the question. If they're smart, they'll rest. The games don't mean anything. Health does. Let me be crystal clear: the Lombardi Trophy hoisted by one Peyton Manning this year is the ONLY thing that matters.

Walter Football ranks us 2nd (nc): Previously: #2 - Poor NFL Network. First, no one can watch their programs because some cable companies don't carry the channel. Second, they had the misfortune of hiring Marshall Faulk and Michael Irvin as "analysists." Third, they can't get much advertising, so they have to continuously show their annoying NFL Play 60 PSAs to their 10-20 viewers. Seriously, if I have to see Mario Williams kidnapping that poor child one more time, I'm going to lose it.

And now, a great game that the NFL Network has been waiting for might not even happen. Scott Hanson (who does a great job on the NFL Red Zone) has been pimping this Jags-Colts matchup since Week 9. Unfortunately, Peter King speculates that Peyton Manning and the rest of the Indianapolis starters may sit after a series or two at Jacksonville.

So much for that awesome matchup. And now, back to Hines Ward and A.J. Hawk frolicking with 20 kids. I really dislike the NFL channel. Really alot.

Vic Carucci at NFL.com ranks us 2nd (nc): After disposing of the last team that figured to have a chance to hand them their first loss, the Colts have set the table for perfection. But no one expects them to sit at it.

Michael Silver @ Yahoo Sports ranks us 2nd (nc): If Jim Caldwell doesn’t win Coach of the Year, what would he have had to do to capture the award? Um...Lombardi?

'WEEI in Boston ranks us 2nd (nc): 13-0 With the Colts’ 13th win of the season, they clinched home field advantage in the AFC and broke the Patriots’ regular-season consecutive win streak record, a record that seemed to be untouchable at the time. Twenty-two straight wins for the Colts and counting. It seems like they are on a collision course to face the Saints in the Super Bowl.

ESPN ranks us 2nd (nc): The Colts won't go down easily at Jacksonville, but this game still means more to the Jaguars. (Kuharsky) Kuharsky is a douchebag. Yes, I said it.

National Football Weekly ranks us NFL.com's collective "brain" trust ranks us 2nd (nc): Theismann is still an idiot. Just sayin'

Sporting News ranks us 2nd (nc): With home-field advantage clinched, coach Jim Caldwell must decide how much to play his starters down the stretch. I'm getting the impression that being the first team to clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs is a bad thing. But the road to the SB goes through Indy, my friends!

National Football Post ranks us 2nd (nc): With the lead shrinking on Sunday, Peyton Manning took the Colts on an 80-yard drive to seal another victory. Can you say league MVP and Superbowl MVP? I knew you could.

WhatIfSports ranks us 2nd

Peter King @ SI ranks us 2nd (nc): Entering a short week, the Colts are going to disappoint fans who flip on the TV Thursday night. Around 8:50 p.m., it ought to be the Curtis Painter show at Jacksonville, when Manning and Jeff Saturday and the vets who need time off start to get it.

USA Today ranks us ( to be updated 12.16)

FanHouse ranks us (to be updated 12.16)

CHFF ranks us ( to be updated 12.16)

Don Banks @ SI ranks us ( to be updated 12.17)

Jason Cole sucks and I really don't care what he thinks - this power thing could become addicting.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors.

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Peter King doesn't know anything...

Neither does Jason Cole, but he did write just one good article on Colts D.

University of Pennsylvania '14

by Bluedude on Dec 15, 2009 4:25 PM EST reply actions

Rec'd this...

Great job as always ptb!

Pressure is somethig you feel when you don't know what you're doing!
-Chuck Knoll, as quoted by Peyton Manning

by thefrozz on Dec 15, 2009 4:40 PM EST reply actions

spank you very much!!!

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

by peytonsthebest on Dec 15, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions

yes please!

;)

/dirty joke is dirty

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 15, 2009 4:51 PM EST up reply actions

Thank you, may I have another please....

;)

/animal house ref.

Pressure is somethig you feel when you don't know what you're doing!
-Chuck Knoll, as quoted by Peyton Manning

by thefrozz on Dec 15, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions

Gotta love Animal House

and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Good times. Good times.

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

by peytonsthebest on Dec 15, 2009 5:10 PM EST up reply actions

Peter King is a stupid idiot who knows NOTHING,

about what the Colts will do with their starters on Thursday.

"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.

by Indy Lori on Dec 15, 2009 4:52 PM EST reply actions

I wish the Colts had a little Charles Barkley in 'em

I think it was Chuck. He was on the radio, and was talkin about the Tiger Situation vis a vis his DUI/Blow Job situation (I really just wanted a reason to type that and have it in proper context) and he said, ‘when I was in that situation, I kept a list of all the people that were kickin me while I was down, so that when I got back up again, I could tell em to fuck off.’

The relevance? Stop granting interviews to these people that kick you for 17 weeks and then decide, ‘oh, hey, these guys are decent’. Fuck off, imo.

Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.

by SpazMo on Dec 15, 2009 4:54 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Just a note, I believe the Fox Sports comment is from last week.

Sadly that 2 turnover streak was broken this week. :(

by diagenesis on Dec 15, 2009 5:00 PM EST reply actions

Fox's was dated today.

So, that’s what I went with. I wouldn’t put it past them to change maybe a word or two and call it a day, though. ;-)

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

by peytonsthebest on Dec 15, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions

I can't get this week's Fox to come up for our rankings

Fox just updated its website and now it’s the same as when they change up all the aisles in the Supermarket and I can’t find what I’m looking for and no one knows where anything is… “Excuse me, I’m looking for one jar of power rankings please… no, this one is expired I need a fresh one for week 15.”

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Dec 15, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions

LMAO

That’s so true it’s scary.

How can you not love a team that does this?

by LovinBlue on Dec 16, 2009 1:17 PM EST up reply actions

All these 2nd place rankings

And the only reason is how we beat the Pats v. how the Saints beat them. Oh well. Side note: I love Walter Football’s little rant about the NFLN commercials… so true!

How can you not love a team that does this?

by LovinBlue on Dec 15, 2009 5:04 PM EST reply actions

Walter's the best.

Both witty and true.

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

by peytonsthebest on Dec 15, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions

I didn't play at all today

Oops.

But yeah. I like how nobody has even tried having the Colts/Saints 1a and 1b. Or just alternating them.

Isn’t it fun that we’re the first 13-0 team to feel disrespected in history?

by hoosierdore on Dec 15, 2009 5:20 PM EST up reply actions

Perhaps. I think it's just our (incorrectly precieved) lack of postseason success that has them

hesitating to put us on the top spot. I don’t really mind. Media polls having us at the top hasn’t led us to any post season success and it surely won’t keep us from having any.

by diagenesis on Dec 15, 2009 5:29 PM EST up reply actions

I think a lot of it has to do with

the consistency of this team. 7 12+ win seasons in a row. It’s almost expected that the Colts dominate in the regular season. But I do think our post season history factors into it as well. But this year is different. There’s a different feeling with this team. This is a special, special group. Not taking away from past players though.

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 15, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions

I agree

I have so much faith in our defense. My real concern in the playoffs is how our young WRs handle the playoff pressure.

I’m not losing any sleep over the power rankings. It’s just puzzling how few people are willing to go out on a limb and say the Colts would beat the Saints if we played each other.

by hoosierdore on Dec 15, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions

Actually..

I watched a video on NFL.com and they posed the question…"Saints vs Colts on a neutral field (Miami in the SB), who wins? Every panelist picked the Colts. And it was made up of Phil Simms (Colts hater/douche) Chris Collinsworth (Brady’s personal ball washser/ even bigger douche) and Warren Sapp ( Scared to death of Peyton aka “The Robot”) And most of them said it was cause of the Colts Defense.

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 15, 2009 5:49 PM EST up reply actions

Collinsworth too?

That just made me nervous.

Good to know though. Thanks.

by hoosierdore on Dec 15, 2009 7:00 PM EST up reply actions

I agree

Colts can bring pressure with 4, and 5 if necessary. Saints need 5 or 6 and Peyton would eat that for lunch.

I don't always drink beer....but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.

by AceOfSpades on Dec 16, 2009 8:50 AM EST up reply actions

I agree.

So, the Colts have already won 13 games, clinched the division and home field throughout the playoffs – yawn. What else is new? Personally, I like flying under the radar. It will make that Lombardi Peyton hoists this year all that sweeter!

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

by peytonsthebest on Dec 15, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions

hopefully

I don't always drink beer....but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.

by AceOfSpades on Dec 16, 2009 8:51 AM EST up reply actions

Mike Chappell has the Colts

and Saints as 1a and 1b in his rankings. Figures that one of the best and smartest writers gets it right.

"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Finals suck.

by Cassieper on Dec 17, 2009 1:08 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah,......what about comparing games with St. Louis? Idiots.

by Ayrshire on Dec 17, 2009 5:47 PM EST up reply actions

Great idea

putting it in the front page…I don’t know if I’m a week too late but anyway, I really like this

GO COLTS!

by fpacheco on Dec 15, 2009 5:34 PM EST reply actions

Glad you're feeling better, ptb!!!

I remember in one of your previous post that you asked for the real LT (Lawerence Taylor) to take care of Theismann again. Well one night I was watching the local news here in Memphis, and it was talking about the “Blind Slide” tree with all of the connections people had with the movie.

Low and behold, it mentions that Joe Theismann lives in Germantown, TN (a suburb of Memphis) which got me thinking about your comment, and since Theismann still is being a douche, we can now give LT the directions to take care of a “little” job…

Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!

by KMR24 on Dec 15, 2009 6:34 PM EST reply actions

Hey, KMR

I’m all for it. I never liked Theismann anyway.

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

by peytonsthebest on Dec 16, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions

OMG! Front page...

Bitching does solve things…
Congratulations PTB.
You’re still going down in the prediction contest.

"What do you mean 'Flash Gordon approaching'?" General Kala from the movie "Flash Gordon"

by peytonsurdaddy on Dec 15, 2009 7:12 PM EST reply actions

ONLY

because along with my stomach I wish I was dead flu, my computer crashed. I’ll get you this week, my pretty…and your little dog too!

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

by peytonsthebest on Dec 16, 2009 4:06 PM EST up reply actions

Admit it...

You were scared. Scaredy cat!

"What do you mean 'Flash Gordon approaching'?" General Kala from the movie "Flash Gordon"

by peytonsurdaddy on Dec 16, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions

...

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

by peytonsthebest on Dec 17, 2009 11:08 AM EST up reply actions

i rank u

1 i have a vote on ap the chiefs site

okay i have cereal palsy arhrtis and chronic fatiue as well i have a grea life loveing folks some days are better that other days i got a make a wish in 2001 saw my favorive team the broncos was the trip of the lifetime i wish everyone couild gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that ok but i bleed organ and bule

by j-man on Dec 15, 2009 9:42 PM EST reply actions

Sweet! Our 10 year-old Pats troll is back!

What’s the haps my illiterate little buddy? Written any good posts since the classic The Defense of the Colts Doesnt matter. or the timeless Colts are OVERATED ones from our week 10 match up? Or maybe it’s more of the crybaby Stop Hatin On me Please! ones?