Week 3 Power Rankings

[SZ James (banned)]

Washington Post has Panthers #1 of all 32 NFL teams.

1. Carolina Panthers (2-0), Last week’s ranking: 3

The Panthers are for real. Their defense allowed 4.6 net yards per pass through the first two weeks of the season and is rated as the second best defensive unit in the league by Pro Football Focus .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2014/09/16/panthers-bengals-and-bills-lead-week-2-of-fancy-stats-nfl-power-rankings/

 

PFF is love.

 

PFF is life.

[Johnny Rockets]

Zero points in the first half against the Jaguars

Six points in the first half against the Colts

Ok, that may be a little streaky but your facts have no place in this discussion, only mine do. : )

[MadHatter]

Ok, that may be a little streaky but your facts have no place in this discussion, only mine do. : )

 

I am still pissed that you did not come bearing Sambuca on Sunday...

[Johnny Rockets]

My only question with the Eagles is how they'll play against strong defenses. Foles doesn't seem as locked in this year.

 

 

Very true....it will be interesting to see what they do in upcoming games against teams with better defenses like the 49ers, Cardinals, and of course the Panthers.

[Johnny Rockets]

I am still pissed that you did not come bearing Sambuca on Sunday...

 

 

Whoa what? You must have missed out because I shared the wealth and the bottle was gone within an hour. My bad!

[Sam Mills Fan]

what was or highest average power ranking in history?

 

probably came after that superbowl run

 

Interesting question. We were super respected in the media from 2004 to 2006. SI picked us to win the Super Bowl at least twice in that span. We were high on power rankings all the time. Then we kept disappointing and things seemed to fall apart for us among major NFL media in 2006 when we were coming off the great 2005 season and added Keyshawn and then we were pretty much garbage that year until December. They've disrespected us ever since then.

[gettlemanjack]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings/_/week/3

ESPN has Panthers #3 in NFC behind Seahawks and Eagles

[gettlemanjack]

The New York Post, the 13th-oldest and seventh-most widely circulated newspaper in the United States, has Panthers #2 in in NFL only behind Broncos with the headline: "NFL Power Rankings: Meet the powerhouse Panthers"

"Cam Newton and the Panthers are flying high with a 2-0 start backed by a clamp-down defense... The Seahawks’ defense might get most of the attention, but its counterpart in Carolina needs to start being part of the conversation. The Panthers are 2-0 ... and almost all of the credit needs to go to a defense that..looks every bit as suffocating as the one in Seattle."

The New York Post also tweeted: "NFL Power Rankings: Most wrote off the Panthers , but they look just as good as last year"

http://nypost.com/2014/09/16/nfl-power-rankings-meet-the-powerhouse-panthers/

https://mobile.twitter.com/nypostsports/status/511956873483141120?p=v

[CPF4LIFE]

Bengals may be a little high, but man I dread playing them.

 

It will be a cold day in hell before im scared of Andy Dalton.

[Matthias]

we won't go 16-0

 

You're right.  We're going 19-0, and Cam is going to Disney World!

[Mol3m4n]

It will be a cold day in hell before im scared of Andy Dalton.

I'm not scared of their offense.

Their defense at home is almost as good as ours.

[gettlemanjack]

The AP Pro32 has Panthers #3 in NFC behind Seahawks and Eagles. Top 5 in NFL

http://pro32.ap.org/poll

[gettlemanjack]

Sporting News (Vinnie Iyer) has Panthers #2 in NFC behind only Seahawks. Top 4 in NFL

"that defense made another elite statement by shutting Detroit down"

http://beta.sportingnews.com/article/4610064-nfl-power-rankings-week-2-broncos-seahawks-bengals-panthers-raiders/slide/264145

[gettlemanjack]

BreakingFootball.com has Panthers #1 in NFC, Top 2 in NFL along with Broncos

2. Carolina Panthers

Record: 2-0

Their defense shut down one of the most dangerous offenses in the league. Cam Newton is healthy and looks good. They are going to be tough to beat

http://breakingfootball.com/week-3-nfl-power-rankings-seahawks-take-a-tumble/