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Saints Pull Away From Colts in Weekly Power Poll

Posted: 1st December 2009 by Todd McGee in NFL
Convincing victories over Tampa Bay and New England the last two weeks have enabled New Orleans to open a little breathing room over Indianapolis in my weekly NFL Power Poll. This Power Poll combines three statistics. The first is a team's adjusted win-loss record, which is computed by adding the number of wins of each opponent a team has beaten and the number of losses of each opponent that a team ...

Despite Loss to Colts, Patriots Stay Third in NFL Power Poll

Posted: 20th November 2009 by Todd McGee in NFL
Despite losing to Indianapolis on Sunday night, the Patriots held on to the No. 3 spot in my weekly Power Poll. The Saints and Colts remain No. 1 and 2, but the Colts are quickly narrowing the gap. This Power Poll combines three statistics. The first is a team's adjusted win-loss record, which is computed by adding the number of wins of each opponent a team has beaten and the number ...
Despite losing to Indianapolis on Sunday night, the New England Patriots held on to the No. 3 spot in my weekly Power Poll. The Saints and Colts remain No. 1 and 2, but the Colts are quickly narrowing the gap. This Power Poll combines three statistics. The first isáa team's adjusted win-loss record, which is computed by adding the number of wins of each opponent a team has beaten and the ...

Saints, Colts, and Patriots Top Week 11 Power Poll

Posted: 17th November 2009 by Todd McGee in NFL
Despite losing to Indianapolis on Sunday night, the Patriots held on to the No. 3 spot in my weekly Power Poll. The Saints and Colts remain No. 1 and 2, but the Colts are quickly narrowing the gap. This Power Poll combines three statistics. The first isáa team's adjusted win-loss record, which is computed by adding the number of wins of each opponent a team has beaten and the number of ...

Yet Another NFL Power Poll, But This One Really Counts

Posted: 12th November 2009 by Todd McGee in NFL
It seems like there are more Power Polls around than there are NFL teams. Every site has oneùESPN, CBS Sportsline, Sports Illustrated. The list goes on and on. The polls usually feature the subjective rankings of one or more members of the site's staff and tend to fluctuate wildly because they are almost always greatly influenced by the flavor of the week (the Jets were as high as No. 3 in ...