Power Rankings: Week 15

[SirDrums]

Here they are, the Power Rankings for week 15. Enjoy

Average Dolphin Rank: 14 (+1)
'08 Season Highest Rank : 14 (week 12, 15)
'08 Season Lowest Rank : 30 (week 3 )

Next Opponent: San Francisco 49ers
Opponent Rank: 23

Current Rankings:

ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking
Dolphins Rank: 12 (+4)

Comment:
The Dolphins keep winning the games they're supposed to -- not beautifully, but they're winning

CBS Sports Line
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/powerrankings
Dolphins Rank: 13 (+2)

Comment:
They have a real chance to win the division. Can you believe I just wrote that in December? Big props to Tony Sparano for the job he has done.

Dr. Z (Don Banks is filling in due to Dr.z suffering a stroke)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/12/10/week-15/index.html
Dolphins Rank: 10 (-)

Comment:
Did you notice anything? I absolutely had to have the three-team AFC East logjam lined up in a nice, neat row: No. 8 Jets, No. 9 Patriots and No. 10 Dolphins. That's because this race is simply too close to call. But don't sweat it Dol-fans, every NFL pundit I've read this week says the schedule favors Miami winning the AFC East. Which is why it probably can't happen.

Fox Sports
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/powerRankings
Dolphins Rank: 18 (-3)

Comment:
Somehow, some way the Dolphins are 8-5 and tied for first here in December. While the sky is falling in New York with the Jets' fade under Brett Favre, the man he replaced, Chad Pennington, is playing mistake-free football while also putting up excellent passing numbers. COOL STAT: Pennington ranks ahead of Favre in both QB rating and passing yards. THIS WEEK: vs. 49ers (5-8)

Covers.com
http://www.covers.com/sports/power-r...nking.aspx?t=0
Dolphins Rank: 19 (+3)

Comment:
Held the Bills to just three points and 163 total yards. QB Chad Pennington controls the game as Miami remains a surprise squad.

AOL Sports
http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/12/11/nfl-power-rankings-giants-stay-on-top/
Dolphins Rank: 15(+1)

Comment:
Whether the Dolphins make the playoffs or not, Bill Parcells is the league's executive of the year. No one in the history of professional football is better at turning bad teams into good teams quickly. The latest reminder: Parcells managed to finagle a second-round pick out of the Redskins for washed-up defensive end Jason Taylor.

Cold Hard Football Facts.com
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com..._Rankings.html
Dolphins Rank: 16 (+1)

Comment:
Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter is as big a reason for the team’s resurgence as any, having posted 16.5 sacks – six more than his previous career high.

Bleacher Report.com
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/91598-2008-nfl-power-rankings-week-15/show_full
Dolphins Rank: 15 (-)

Comment:
Talk about a turnaround. The Dolphins have not been beached this season. The team has improved from last year’s 1-15 record and now are in a three-way tie for the AFC East lead. Chad Pennington has gone from team outcast with the Jets to team MVP in Miami. The Dolphins odds increase as they face the 49ers, Chiefs, and Jets to finish off the year. Can the Dolphins go from 1-15 in 2007 to possibly 10-6 in 2008?

Oregon Live.com
http://blog.oregonlive.com/nfl/2008/12/week_15_nfl_power_rankings.html
Dolphins Rank: 13 (+2)

Comment:
Dolphins in position to win AFC East after going 1-15 last year.

Fan Nation
http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/303336-numb_nuts-week-fifteen-nfl-power-rankings
Dolphins Rank: 12 (+3)

Comment:
If I knew whether Jerry Jones would read this blog, I would have put the Dolphins HIGHER than the Cowboys. Since Bill Parcells will not read this either, I should be safe either way.

NBC Sports
http://powerrankings.nbcsports.com/
Dolphins Rank: 14 (+2)

Team Rankings.com
http://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/rank...cat=team&pan=7
Dolphins Rank: 18 (+2)

The Sports Dollar
http://www.thesportsdollar.com/2008/...gs-sports.html
Dolphins Rank: 13 (+1)

About.com
http://football.about.com/cs/news/a/bl_power.htm
Dolphins Rank: 13 (+1)



In Case you Missed it:
Previous weeks Power Rankings

Week 1 - Rank: 29
http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/p...-a-227411.html

Week 2 - Rank: 27
http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/power-rankings-week-2-a-228401.html

Week 3 - Rank: 30

Week 4 - Rank: 24
http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/p...-a-229869.html

Week 5 - Rank: 24
http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/p...-a-230249.html

Week 6 - Rank: 20
http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/p...html?highlight

Week 7 - Rank: 22

Week 8 - Rank: 24
http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/p...-a-232228.html

Week 9 - Rank: 21
http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/p...-a-232884.html

Week 10 - Rank: 19
http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/p...-a-233665.html

Week 11 - Rank: 19
http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/p...-a-234342.html

Week 12 - Rank: 14
http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/p...-a-234956.html

Week 13 - Rank: 17

Week 14 - Rank: 15
http://www.finheaven.com/forums/f2/power-rankings-week-14-a-236061.html

 

[Phishpunk@WCU]

thanks drums, foxsports reasoning is beyond me

 

[Aqua Shadow]

Foxsports can lick my left nut! We are #1 in my books! go dolphins!

 

[CedarPhin]

Nice! Keep up the good work.

 

[SCLSU Mud Dogs]

Foxsports can lick my left nut! We are #1 in my books! go dolphins!

why not both nuts? because fox sports definitely deserves more than one nut shoved in their pie hole.

 

[Rhody Phins Fan]

Yeah why would we drop 3 spots by thoroughly beating another team?

 

[Mile High Fin]

Foxsports is genius...........

Thanks SirDrums.

 

[PYRO]

LOOK covers.com actually took us out of the 20's for once. It shows they are smarter than Fox Sports who PRAISED Miami for their play while at the same time dropping them 3 spots

Whatever, I wonder where we will stand after finishing 11-5?

 

[finfan3223]

why not both nuts? because fox sports definitely deserves more than one nut shoved in their pie hole.

lol :hi5:

 

[phinfan33]

SirDrums,thank you again for posting your weekly power rankings...those guys amaze me sometimes,but hey,it is what it is...we're on our way back up,and that's what matters to me...

 

[Pennington's Rocket Arm]

thanks.

i hope Dr. Z is okay, he's a great read

 

[XXXSURTAINXXX]

It seems we could win the SB and some of these foolz would keep us at 15.

 

[Clipse]

Great job Drums.

 

[Kendra_Chelsea]

LOOK covers.com actually took us out of the 20's for once. It shows they are smarter than Fox Sports who PRAISED Miami for their play while at the same time dropping them 3 spots

Whatever, I wonder where we will stand after finishing 11-5?

I have been complaining about covers for 4 weeks actually- this guy, without a doubt 100 percent sure he is a jets fan. He he has both the 5-8 packers AND the 5-8 chargers ahead of us. Both of these teams would have to win out while we LOSE the rest of the year before we would have the SAME record.

I actually hope he continues his bias rankings for the remainder of the year because there is going to be some serious corrections to his final power ranking.

He is a total idiot.

 

[SirDrums]

If we win against the 49ers today, I am willing to bet that the doubters will begin to sing a much different tune.

Just seems to me that we haven't been winning big enough for them.