Stampede Blue - 2012 NFL Week Five Power RankingsAn Indianapolis Colts bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/29818/stampedeblue_fave.png2012-10-02T15:23:54-04:00http://www.stampedeblue.com/rss/stream/32078472012-10-02T15:23:54-04:002012-10-02T15:23:54-04:00Google Hangout, Featuring Brad And Company
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<p><i>Live Google Hangout featuring Matt Ufford, Joel Thorman, David Fucillo, and Brad Wells.</i></p>
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<p>Where do the Colts fall in the Winning Stats Power Rankings? And a familiar face has his team in the top 5...</p> <p>
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Power Rankings are a staple of Tuesdays during the NFL season, but the problem with early season rankings is we don't have enough data to support where we place teams, which is why we here at Stampede Blue haven't done an official Power Ranking yet for the 2012 season. After four weeks though, I think there's enough to make some sense of the NFL, and the results look good enough that there won't be many "WTF" outbursts when you read them.</p>
<p>Each week I'll present the rankings for both unadjusted and adjusted data, but will only talk about the adjusted columns, as it is a much more accurate account of what is going on in the league. I like having both, however, so you can see how most of the talking heads come to their conclusions, without factoring in opponents at all.</p>
<p><b>Winning Stats Power Rankings for Week 4 (heading into Week 5) </b>(click on headers to sort)<b>:</b></p>
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<td class="xl65">7</td>
<td class="xl65">6</td>
<td class="xl65">4</td>
<td class="xl65">6</td>
<td class="xl65">5</td>
<td class="xl65">1</td>
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<td class="xl65">8</td>
<td class="xl65">1</td>
<td class="xl65">1</td>
<td class="xl65">9</td>
<td class="xl65">3</td>
<td class="xl65">2</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Patriots</td>
<td class="xl65">3</td>
<td class="xl65">8</td>
<td class="xl65">2</td>
<td class="xl65">5</td>
<td class="xl65">6</td>
<td class="xl65">3</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Broncos</td>
<td class="xl65">5</td>
<td class="xl65">15</td>
<td class="xl65">5</td>
<td class="xl65">8</td>
<td class="xl65">9</td>
<td class="xl65">4</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Ravens</td>
<td class="xl65">6</td>
<td class="xl65">17</td>
<td class="xl65">7</td>
<td class="xl65">1</td>
<td class="xl65">16</td>
<td class="xl65">5</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Packers</td>
<td class="xl65">11</td>
<td class="xl65">12</td>
<td class="xl65">12</td>
<td class="xl65">2</td>
<td class="xl65">14</td>
<td class="xl65">6</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Eagles</td>
<td class="xl65">23</td>
<td class="xl65">2</td>
<td class="xl65">9</td>
<td class="xl65">18</td>
<td class="xl65">2</td>
<td class="xl65">7</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Falcons</td>
<td class="xl65">2</td>
<td class="xl65">10</td>
<td class="xl65">3</td>
<td class="xl65">4</td>
<td class="xl65">15</td>
<td class="xl65">8</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Bears</td>
<td class="xl65">20</td>
<td class="xl65">3</td>
<td class="xl65">6</td>
<td class="xl65">27</td>
<td class="xl65">1</td>
<td class="xl65">9</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Cardinals</td>
<td class="xl65">30</td>
<td class="xl65">4</td>
<td class="xl65">16</td>
<td class="xl65">19</td>
<td class="xl65">4</td>
<td class="xl65">10</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Vikings</td>
<td class="xl65">13</td>
<td class="xl65">14</td>
<td class="xl65">14</td>
<td class="xl65">15</td>
<td class="xl65">13</td>
<td class="xl65">11</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Seahawks</td>
<td class="xl65">24</td>
<td class="xl65">9</td>
<td class="xl65">20</td>
<td class="xl65">23</td>
<td class="xl65">10</td>
<td class="xl65">12</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Giants</td>
<td class="xl65">4</td>
<td class="xl65">22</td>
<td class="xl65">8</td>
<td class="xl65">3</td>
<td class="xl65">25</td>
<td class="xl65">13</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Dolphins</td>
<td class="xl65">25</td>
<td class="xl65">5</td>
<td class="xl65">15</td>
<td class="xl65">26</td>
<td class="xl65">8</td>
<td class="xl65">14</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Cowboys</td>
<td class="xl65">17</td>
<td class="xl65">19</td>
<td class="xl65">19</td>
<td class="xl65">10</td>
<td class="xl65">23</td>
<td class="xl65">15</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Lions</td>
<td class="xl65">14</td>
<td class="xl65">21</td>
<td class="xl65">17</td>
<td class="xl65">16</td>
<td class="xl65">19</td>
<td class="xl65">16</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Redskins</td>
<td class="xl65">9</td>
<td class="xl65">18</td>
<td class="xl65">13</td>
<td class="xl65">11</td>
<td class="xl65">22</td>
<td class="xl65">17</td>
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<td class="xl65">1</td>
<td class="xl65">28</td>
<td class="xl65">10</td>
<td class="xl65">7</td>
<td class="xl65">27</td>
<td class="xl65">18</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20"><b>Colts</b></td>
<td class="xl65"><b>19</b></td>
<td class="xl65"><b>20</b></td>
<td class="xl65"><b>22</b></td>
<td class="xl65"><b>13</b></td>
<td class="xl65"><b>24</b></td>
<td class="xl65"><b>19</b></td>
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<td class="xl65">10</td>
<td class="xl65">26</td>
<td class="xl65">18</td>
<td class="xl65">12</td>
<td class="xl65">26</td>
<td class="xl65">20</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Chargers</td>
<td class="xl65">16</td>
<td class="xl65">7</td>
<td class="xl65">11</td>
<td class="xl65">28</td>
<td class="xl65">11</td>
<td class="xl65">21</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Rams</td>
<td class="xl65">26</td>
<td class="xl65">11</td>
<td class="xl65">23</td>
<td class="xl65">24</td>
<td class="xl65">17</td>
<td class="xl65">22</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Buccaneers</td>
<td class="xl65">29</td>
<td class="xl65">13</td>
<td class="xl65">26</td>
<td class="xl65">31</td>
<td class="xl65">7</td>
<td class="xl65">23</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Bills</td>
<td class="xl65">18</td>
<td class="xl65">24</td>
<td class="xl65">21</td>
<td class="xl65">14</td>
<td class="xl65">29</td>
<td class="xl65">24</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Chiefs</td>
<td class="xl65">21</td>
<td class="xl65">23</td>
<td class="xl65">25</td>
<td class="xl65">25</td>
<td class="xl65">21</td>
<td class="xl65">25</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Panthers</td>
<td class="xl65">12</td>
<td class="xl65">29</td>
<td class="xl65">24</td>
<td class="xl65">17</td>
<td class="xl65">28</td>
<td class="xl65">26</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Jaguars</td>
<td class="xl65">31</td>
<td class="xl65">27</td>
<td class="xl65">30</td>
<td class="xl65">29</td>
<td class="xl65">18</td>
<td class="xl65">27</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Browns</td>
<td class="xl65">32</td>
<td class="xl65">16</td>
<td class="xl65">29</td>
<td class="xl65">32</td>
<td class="xl65">12</td>
<td class="xl65">28</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Saints</td>
<td class="xl65">15</td>
<td class="xl65">30</td>
<td class="xl65">27</td>
<td class="xl65">20</td>
<td class="xl65">30</td>
<td class="xl65">29</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Jets</td>
<td class="xl65">27</td>
<td class="xl65">25</td>
<td class="xl65">28</td>
<td class="xl65">30</td>
<td class="xl65">20</td>
<td class="xl65">30</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Titans</td>
<td class="xl65">28</td>
<td class="xl65">32</td>
<td class="xl65">32</td>
<td class="xl65">21</td>
<td class="xl65">31</td>
<td class="xl65">31</td>
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<td class="xl65" style="height: 15.0pt;" height="20">Raiders</td>
<td class="xl65">22</td>
<td class="xl65">31</td>
<td class="xl65">31</td>
<td class="xl65">22</td>
<td class="xl65">32</td>
<td class="xl65">32</td>
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<p>Couple thoughts:</p>
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<li>The Colts are right in the middle of the pack, which is where I was hoping they would be after their bye week. There is a marked improvement on Offense (wonder why that is...), and the Defense is slightly better than last year, even with the transition to a new scheme. All in all, couldn't really ask for much else.</li>
<li>All those years we wondered what Peyton Manning could do if he had a defense to help him out? We might get to see it in 2012, as the Broncos are 4th overall, with both units in the top 10. They also have the easiest schedule in the NFL going forward. Might as well cash their playoff ticket now.</li>
<li>If you had the Ravens as the early season Best Offense, you're lying. In fact, their defense has been very average this season. We'll see if this evens out as the season goes along.</li>
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<p>Because <em>Power Rankings</em> can be just a tad bit dull, we give you the NFL's good, bad, and ugly rankings.</p> <p><i>Power rankings are slightly less dumb after just five weeks of NFL play than they were after two or three. However, it is still fun to write about who played well and who didn't on a week to week basis, which is (at its core) the reason people do all this power ranking stuff so early in the season. Until Matt Grecco's The Winning Stats system compiles enough data to provide you with true power rankings, we give you this:</i></p>
<h3>THE GOOD</h3>
<h4><span class="sbn-auto-link"><a href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Arizona Cardinals</a> </span></h4>
<p>Winning ugly is the mark of a good team. No, really. It is. When your team can beat another despite playing poorly, that means you've got something special. The Cardinals defense is only allowing 15 points-per-game and QBs are only completing 56% of their passes against them. When your D is that good, you win. <span>Patrick Peterson</span> continues to develop into a neo-Revis, and <span>Kevin Kolb</span> seems to have found himself in Ken Whisenhunt's offense. 8 TDs (7 passing, one rushing) and 3 turnovers (2 picks, one fumble) for Kolb in four games is outstanding. Another note on Arizona: They've beaten the <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Eagles</a> and <a href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Seahawks</a> at home, as well as the <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Patriots</a> in Foxborough. These are not chump teams. The Cardinals are legit.</p>
<h4><span class="sbn-auto-link"><a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Minnesota Vikings</a> </span></h4>
<p>Leslie Frazier is in the early running for Coach of the Year. No one, absolutely <i>NO ONE</i> saw Minnesota on top of the NFC North after four games. If not for <span>Andrew Luck</span>, the Vikings are likely 4-0. The key to their fast start is <span>Christian Ponder</span>. 5 TDs (4 passing, one rushing) and two turnovers (both fumbles, no picks) in four games is a big reason why Minny is playing so well. Their defense is still a concern though. I must play better. expecting Ponder to play at this level all year is unrealistic. Plus, at some point, <span>Adrian Peterson</span> will slow down.</p>
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<h3>THE BAD</h3>
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<span class="sbn-auto-link"><a href="https://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New Orleans Saints</a></span><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigcatcountry.com/"><br></a>
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<p><span>Drew Brees</span> and the offense seem to have found their groove, but the defense continues to hold them back. It really is remarkable how effective Gregg Williams' supposed "bounty" program (which <span>Jonathan Vilma</span> and <span>Scott Fujita</span> still maintain does not exist) helped a talent-lacking Saints defense win games. Steve Spagnuolo is an excellent defensive coach. That the defense is playing this poorly is less a reflection on him and more on the Saints front office.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Tennessee Titans</a></h4>
<p>As bad as the Saints defense is, it's nowhere near as inept as the Titans. 37 points-per-game surrendered. QBs are completing 75% of their passes on their woeful secondary, and wideouts are earning 8 yards per completion. I don't care if the quarterback for the Titans is <span>Jake Locker</span>, Matt Hasselback, or a 25-year-old <span>Peyton Manning</span>. You cannot win with defense like that.</p>
<h3>THE UGLY</h3>
<h4><a href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Jets</a></h4>
<p><span>Mark Sanchez</span> has no business as a starting NFL quarterback. He's the new <span>Vince Young</span>. Entitled. Lazy. Arrogant. This is it for Rex Ryan as well. His defense is giving up 172 rushing yards a game. The man boasts that he is a great defensive coach, and he is. However, numbers like that cost people like Ryan their jobs, especially when the team is playing as poorly as the Jets.</p>
<h4>Jacksonville Jaguars</h4>
<p>I'm still in shock that the <a href="https://www.stampedeblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Colts</a> lost at home to this awful, AWFUL team. They've given up 26 points-per-game in all their loses. <span>Blaine Gabbert</span> continues to underwhelm. That Week Three lose could come back to bite Indianapolis if they are competing for the playoffs in December.</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2012/10/2/3442748/nfl-power-rankings-week-5-texans-falcons-ravens" target="_blank"><i>Check out SB Nation's power rankings for more team ranking goodness</i></a></h4>
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