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Arizona Cardinals Power Rankings Round Up: Week 7

We should call this one the "finally breaking some ground" edition. The Cardinals impressive win over the New York Giants on Sunday night proved that the Cardinals could win on the road on a nationally televised game. This team is building confidence quick and with the combination of a less-then-difficult schedule and more practice coming up, they're only getting better. The Cardinals had trouble cracking the top 15 for most of the season, but now have dropped dramatically in the standings. Their average ranking is 9th. 

ESPN - 10th

The victory over the Giants on Sunday gave Arizona a good chance to finish with a winning record on the road. (Sando)

Yahoo Sports- 8th

After the scary injury he suffered during his last visit to Giants Stadium, how cool was it to see Anquan Boldin reaffirm Sunday night that no receiver is tougher?

NFL.com- 7th

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Pro Football Weekly- 10th

Whisenhunt on beating Giants: "I think we made a big step"

 

CBS Sports- 9th

They are 3-0 on the road and are playing some really good defense. The decision to change coordinators on that side of the ball has really paid off.

 

Fox Sports- 9th

Kurt Warner sees your East Coast bias, and he could not care less now. What a big win in so many ways for Arizona by going to New York on a Sunday night and going toe-to-toe with the Giants.

 

What If Sports- 7th

What If Sports utilizes football simulation engine to present the most comprehensive and unbiased ranking possible of all 32 teams. WhatIfSports simulated every possible match up in the NFL 100 times, and used the winning percentages from those nearly 50,000 games to evaluate all teams based on their current rosters and depth charts.

Yahoo Team Ranker- 12th

The ranker is actually pretty interesting. It gathers data by having you pick the winners of match ups. It continues asking you matchs, and based on all the yahoo users data, it compiles the rankings(which seem accurate might I add).

Sporting News- 8th

An improved defense makes them better on the road and a threat in the NFC.

 

Walter Football- 9th

The Cardinals picked off Eli Manning three times Sunday night. This weekend, they get Jake Delhomme, who has tossed 13 interceptions this year. If Delhomme starts again, Arizona might just get into double digits in terms of interceptions. Can the Cardinals defense score 100 fantasy points for you this Sunday? I think it's possible.

 

ROTB Collective Rankings

  1. Saints
  2. Colts
  3. Broncos
  4. Steelers
  5. Patriots
  6. Vikings
  7. Bengals
  8. Cardinals
  9. Eagles
  10. Giants
  11. Packers
  12. Ravens
  13. Texans
  14. Cowboys
  15. Chargers
  16. Falcons
  17. Bears
  18. Jets
  19. 49ers
  20. Dolphins
  21. Jaguars
  22. Bills
  23. Seahawks
  24. Panthers
  25. Lions
  26. Chiefs
  27. Redskins
  28. Raiders
  29. Titans
  30. Browns
  31. Buccaneers
  32. Rams

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that sounds about right, somethwhere in the 7 to 10 range

A nice little winning streak could see us slip into the top five though.

Be careful....to a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

by Bezekira on Oct 28, 2009 9:09 AM MDT reply actions  

bout time

What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
Revenge of the Birds

by Andrew602 on Oct 28, 2009 10:33 AM MDT up reply actions  

The message board on the Cardinals website nailed the ESPN ratings.

Somehow, they knew the Cowboys would be ahead of us.

http://forums.azcardinals.com/showthread.php?t=45111

http://forums.azcardinals.com/showthread.php?t=45129

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.

No band-wagoner fans allowed, pick a team and stick with em, throughout the good and the bad.

by JoeCB1991 on Oct 28, 2009 3:02 PM MDT reply actions  

According to SB Nation (aka the Mother ship)

We’re #10 but still two spots behind the Giants but at least we did just six spots from last week. Here’s what they said:

Remember the defending NFC champs? Our bloggers certainly do after last week’s eye-opening win in the Meadowlands. While the Cards continue to fling the ball around on offense, their top-ranked rushing defense is the real story in Arizona. Safeties Adrian WIlson and Antrel Rolle have dominated the line of scrimmage in run support, as the Cardinals have dared teams to beat them in the air. So far, it’s working.

Be careful....to a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

by Bezekira on Oct 29, 2009 9:15 AM MDT reply actions  

That's dead on.

But if we win this week, does that warrent top 5? Maybe…

What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
Revenge of the Birds

by Andrew602 on Oct 29, 2009 9:55 AM MDT up reply actions  

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