Week 7 NFL Stableford League Power Rankings presented by NFL Films
1. Jacksonville Jaguars (7-0) 168 PF
cathalos1991 LW: 1. (NC) Jaguars QB Mark Brunell on the team’s impressive season so far: “He’s been to the playoffs before. I was asked last week what I thought this season has felt like for Coach. I would think it must seem very familiar to a man with all those wins. He’s a great coach who understands how to get his team to play.”
2. St. Louis Rams (6-0) 145 PF
CGib2 LW: 3. (^ 1) Rams QB Kurt Warner on this past week’s win vs. Atlanta: “I expected to play well, I expected to lead my team, and I expected to win.”
3. San Francisco 49ers (6-1) 160 PF
crushtastic LW: 4. (^ 1) The always humble 49ers WR Terrell Owens touting himself after beating the Packers: “I feel like with me being a big part of any offense, then the numbers are going to come.”
4. Tennessee Titans (5-1) 152 PF
Friz LW: 2. (v 2) Titans QB Steve McNair after the MNF loss to the Jaguars: “The sense of urgency is real for me, because the window of opportunity is closing. Gotta get back to the Super Bowl, gotta get back there and win it.”
5. Minnesota Vikings (5-1) 146 PF
awmacv LW: 5. (NC) Vikings WR Randy Moss puts it all out there after a big game in a win at Chicago: “Excluding nobody, I'm the best player in the National Football League.”
6. Kansas City Chiefs (5-1) 138 PF
tylannister LW: 6. (NC) Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez after another impressive home win vs. Oakland: “I don't like second place; I'm out there trying to win everything.”
7. New York Giants (5-2) 171 PF
TAGROCKET LW: 7. (NC) Giants RB Ron Dayne on playing a large-sized role in a home win vs. Dallas: “Any play, I'm ready for all the plays, ... That's the whole thing…Any time I can get out and show I can do this, do those type of things, I'm going to do it. It was just fun, being able to run and get down the field. Just run, do what I do.”
8. Washington Redskins (5-2) 156 PF
CoinHen77 LW: 8. (NC) Redskins CB Deion “Prime Time” Sanders summarizing his performance in a big win vs. Baltimore: “Water covers two-thirds of the Earth. I cover the rest.”
9. Cleveland Browns (4-3) 153 PF
xEB50x LW: 15. (^ 6) Tim Couch, Browns QB, after an overtime win at Denver to put the Browns over .500: “The NFL is right time, right place. You have to be in a really good situation and have a lot of talent around you to have success…There’s certainly a lot of talent on this roster.”
10. Philadelphia Eagles (4-3) 150 PF
knothead85 LW: 12. (^ 2) Eagles QB Donovan McNabb after ending a 3-game losing streak at Arizona: “There's no relief, really, for me. I have relief after the Super Bowl. I set a goal to win the Super Bowl and that's where I'm going with it.”
11. Miami Dolphins (3-3) 141 PF
xcltaff1980 LW: 10. (v 1) Miami HC Dave Wannstedt on his defense fueling the success so far this season: “I'll follow those guys. They're the best. Guys like Zach (Thomas) and Jason (Taylor), that's the reason you coach. Players that work like that and who are committed like that -- people that you can trust, week in and week out. That's what makes it fun.”
12. Buffalo Bills (3-3) 141 PF
staypuft39 LW: 18. (^ 6) Bills HC Wade Phillips when asked if there were any innovative coaching adjustments contributing to his team’s home win vs. San Diego: “We're all copycats in this league, ... There's nothing new in the NFL.”
13. Cincinnati Bengals (3-3) 134 PF
killahbeaz132 LW: 22. (^ 9) Bengals HC Dick LeBeau after the big home win vs. his former team, the Steelers: “We told our guys all week these are two good teams and it's going to come down to one or two plays. I knew they would come back. I've seen the Steelers do it too many times.”
14. Detroit Lions (3-3) 137 PF
jhendricks316 LW: 14. (NC) Lions QB Charlie Batch shares his mantra during the bye week in preparation for divisional rival Tampa Bay: “Proper preparation prevents poor performance.”
15. New York Jets (3-3) 142 PF
ddixjr509 LW: 9. (v 6) Jets QB Vinny Testaverde on what went wrong in the loss at New England: “When you're on the road, you have to be louder and you have to communicate. That's really the bottom line.”
16. Denver Broncos (3-4) 159 PF
rob4590 LW: 11. (v 5) Broncos HC Mike Shanahan on the way forward after suffering a bitter home loss to Cleveland: “What you want guys to do when there's adversity is to play harder and play better, and that's when you see what kind of guys you have in your locker room.”
17. Green Bay Packers (3-4) 154 PF
LEFTY79 LW: 13. (v 4) Packers QB Brett Favre on the resiliency of the team after a disappointing home loss to the 49ers: “You can lose a game but, I see guys every week including myself, you lose a game, it's a tough loss, you're down, two weeks later you forgot about it. You know it's amazing how down you were, but all of the sudden you're like it never happened.”
18. San Diego Chargers (3-4) 145 PF
lawman1474 LW: 16. (v 2) Chargers QB Jim Harbaugh on his attitude moving forward after the loss at Buffalo: “Football - it's not fun when you lose. That's a heartbreaking thing. But then there's a new week, and a new opportunity and I definitely get happier and happier as that new opportunity approaches. So 'win the next game,' that's my mindset.”
19. Chicago Bears (3-4) 139 PF
wadey1801 LW: 19. (v 2) Bears LB Brian Urlacher on team’s struggles this season after the loss at home to Minnesota: “All I can do is go out there and play hard and try and help my team win, and that's what I'm going to keep doing.”
20. Seattle Seahawks (3-4) 130 PF
bogeyman LW: 25. (^ 5) Seahawks HC Mike Holmgren describing the amount of effort his team put in towards a big home win vs. Indianapolis: “You put a tremendous amount of energy, your whole body and soul into something, and you need to win once in a while. Otherwise, it becomes too hard.”
21. Dallas Cowboys (2-4) 136 PF
Rock-Night22 LW: 20. (v 1) Cowboys QB Troy Aikman gives a sneak peek into his frame of mind after the loss at the Giants: “Losing doesn't eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next game, the next season.”
22. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4) 134 PF
RHMIII LW: 21. (v 1) Steelers HC Bill Cowher on how his team will respond after a home loss to Cincinnati: "We will be tested with this set of circumstances. It's going to be a defining moment of this football team."
23. Indianapolis Colts (2-4) 130 PF
rhino4life LW: 19. (v 4) Colts HC Jim Mora becomes unhinged after his team’s embarrassing loss at Seattle: "The second half, we just got our ass totally kicked. We couldn't do DIDDLY POO offensively. We couldn't make a first-down, we couldn't run the ball, we didn't try to run the ball. We couldn't complete a pass. We SUCKED," said Mora. "The second half, we sucked. We couldn't stop the run, every time they got the ball they went down and got points. We got our ass totally kicked in the second half. That's what it boiled down to."
24. Oakland Raiders (2-4) 129 PF
Chief Banks LW: 23. (v 1) Raiders HC Jon Gruden, never one to mince words, after his team’s loss at Kansas City: “You never stay the same. You either get better or you get worse.”
25. New Orleans Saints (2-4) 108 PF
Violinguy69 LW: 24. (v 1) Saints RB Ricky Williams remaining optimistic, even after a devastating home loss to Carolina: “I've had a lot of clouds in my life since I got into pro football -- too many -- but now I feel like I can see really clearly for the first time. And I can see the Super Bowl from here.”
26. New England Patriots (2-5) 158 PF
moneyman273 LW: 29. (^ 3) Patriots HC Bill Belichick, sums up his team’s performance after a big overtime win vs. the Jets: “We're not polishing fine china here.”
27. Atlanta Falcons (2-5) 150 PF
b101 LW: 26. (v 1) Falcons HC Dan Reeves on the possibility of a quarterback change after a home loss to the Rams: “You have to make some tough decisions. We've been struggling for five weeks, and I just feel like we need to make a change. I feel badly. Everybody on offense should, because he's the one who gets the blame for it.”
28. Baltimore Ravens (2-5) 144 PF
BENNY6676 LW: 27. (v 1) Ravens LB Ray Lewis after a tough loss at Washington: “You got to be willing to walk in a storm. That's what I tell people all the time.”
29. Carolina Panthers (1-5) 115 PF
JosiaDB LW: 30. (^ 1) Panthers WR Muhsin Muhammad shares his thoughts after the first win of the season on the road in New Orleans: “To be honest, I like what I see. We have great potential, but we need to turn the potential into production.”
30. Arizona Cardinals (1-5) 121 PF
Art Vandelay LW: 28. (v 2) Cardinals QB Jake Plummer assessing his play after another loss vs. Philadelphia: “You are going to make mistakes and you hope that they are not big ones. I'm going to come out fighting as I always have. Whatever someone is saying doesn't matter to me. The only thing for me is playing the best I can and doing what is best for the team.”
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-6) 105 PF
zorbacles LW: 31. (NC) Buccaneers HC Tony Dungy calling out his winless team coming out of the bye week before a big divisional matchup vs. Detroit: “When you're in a situation, you can complain about it, you can feel sorry for yourself, you can do a lot of things. But how are you gonna make the situation better?”
BIG GAINERS OF THE WEEK: Cincinnati Bengals (^ 9), Cleveland Browns (^ 6), Buffalo Bills (^ 6)
BIG LOSERS OF THE WEEK: New York Jets (v 6), Denver Broncos (v 5), Green Bay Packers (v 4), Indianapolis Colts (v 4)