Official Viking Age Power Rankings

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It’s time now for me to dive into the world of power rankings – but only because I like to make a fool of myself.  Here’s how the 32 teams stack up for my money:

  1. Indianapolis Colts
  2. San Diego Chargers
  3. Denver Broncos
  4. New England Patriots
  5. Chicago Bears
  6. Philadelphia Eagles
  7. Baltimore Ravens
  8. Dallas Cowboys
  9. Cincinnati Bengals
  10. Seattle Seahawks
  11. New Orleans Saints
  12. New York Giants
  13. Pittsburgh Steelers
  14. St. Louis Rams
  15. Jacksonville Jaguars
  16. New York Jets
  17. Carolina Panthers
  18. Kansas City Chiefs
  19. Minnesota Vikings
  20. San Francisco 49ers
  21. Detroit Lions
  22. Tennessee Titans
  23. Washington Redskins
  24. Miami Dolphins
  25. Arizona Cardinals
  26. Oakland Raiders
  27. Green Bay Packers
  28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  29. Buffalo Bills
  30. Houston Texans
  31. Atlanta Falcons
  32. Cleveland Browns

I’m going with the old “they’re the champs until someone knocks them off” argument with the Colts – yeah, I know it’s a cop-out, but what the hell.  You know San Diego will be a regular season juggernaut – we’ll see what actually happens once they get to the playoffs (it helps not to have Marty’s curse there anymore).  My gut tells me Donovan McNabb is going to have a huge comeback year, hence my high ranking for the Eagles.  I’ve got Cincy rebounding and the Saints having a letdown.  And the Seahawks coming back, according to the old second year after losing the Super Bowl rule (which may or may not exist).  The Cowboys at 8 may seem high, but I don’t know, I just have a feeling they could put it together with that senile old fool Parcells gone.  Of course T.O. could tear the whole thing apart, but I’m counting on him not to.  I wanted to stick our beloved Vikings higher, but 19 was the best I could justify.  That puts them solidly in the hovering around .500 category, which could be optimistic.  Yes, I stuck the Packers way down because they’re the Packers.  It’s my blog – I can do whatever the heck I want.