Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. The great and mighty Stemshul. Welcome to Week 9! We have a new wrinkle in the very secret formula for our power rankings: points scored and allowed are now factored in! The Stemshul behind the curtain may or may not at some point explain exactly how this applied to the teeming…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. Lots of things happened this weekend, so let's do some random thoughts and observations rather than honing in on just a few teams. Philadelphia is the only remaining unbeaten team, and even those high on them before the season probably wouldn't have predicted that. I can guarantee nobody associated with 64tacos…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. Welcome back to the 64tacos NFL power rankings. I'm feeling pretty good because the Lions neither invented a new way to lose by exploiting a heretofore undiscovered rule book loophole to their own detriment or shit the bed by just being badly outplayed for 60 minutes. That's right, they didn't play!…
Welcome back to the Power Rankings! The question today is about teams #2 and #3: Are the Vikings and Giants any good? Our rankings say yes, and twin 4-1 records support the case. The other 4-1 teams, the Chiefs, Bills, and Cowboys, are pretty convincing. Buffalo and Kansas City are Super Bowl contenders and have been for a while. Dallas I'm a little more…
Photo of independent specialist formerly employed by the NFL. The big story of the week was Thursday night's very unpleasant Tua Tagovailoa injury. The hit didn't look too bad initially. The defender swung Tua down by the hips as the quarterback released the pass and Tua's head struck the ground after his torso landed, which was not really noticeable live. The closeup angle which…
Ready for another year of NFL power rankings? Me either! Let's do it anyway! Our top two teams are a bit of a surprise, although many people, including me (I'll just pat myself on the back for a second here) thought the Eagles would be good. Philadelphia is taking advantage of the strengths of its scrambling quarterback, Jalen Hurts. Specifically, they're doing a Baltimore…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. The Warriors did it! This didn't look much like a championship team in the second half of the year (after a 29-7 start they went 24-22 the rest of the way, including an abysmal 7-15 stretch), but Golden State managed to win their 4th title in 8 years. I think it's…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. Well, the Mavs finally lost! Hooray! I did manage to pick both of these series correctly this time, and now we're down to just two teams, the Warriors and the Celtics. Boston survived a very tough seven game battle with the Heat, while Golden State handled Dallas in five. This suggests…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. And then there were 4! (this is the tournament version of "the Oxford dictionary defines blank as..."). One big surprise at the end, which ruined my perfect round. Stemshul is probably enjoying how the Mavericks pulled a Giants-over-the-Patriots at-Super-Bowl-XLII on the Suns himself, for that matter. But let's keep the usual…
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. I see the future! And I'm about to lie to you! Ok, the first round is in the books! Did I get my predictions right? Almost! The only one I missed was the only upset I predicted (Utah over Dallas). That's right, every higher seed won their matchup. Not very exciting,…
