NFL Week 7 Power Rankings: Focus on the New England Patriots

October 21, 2010   ·   Rob Belote   ·   Jump to comments

Over at my site—www.GuysNation.com—I do a weekly power ranking of all 32 NFL teams.  It's a hugely subjective process in which I try to account for a team's strength of schedule, margin of victory, good wins and bad losses.
Where do the New England Patriots currently rank?
Last week, I had the New England Patriots ranked in the No. 5 spot.  They were coasting after a victory on the road against a divisional opponent (Miami) and headed into the bye week.
Since then, other teams have crept up and shown what they were made of, most notably the New York Giants having a very strong string of games.  The Tennessee Titans also looked really good in a divisional road game where they blew out the Jaguars on Monday Night Football.
While I still consider the Patriots to be a top-10 team, it's questionable whether or not they're a top-five team.
Bill Belichick has a phenomenal record following bye weeks.  His record is even better at home...

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