VanFulpen's NFL Week 10 Winners

Baltimore at Atlanta 8:20 PM NFL –WINNER: FALCONS
Detroit at Buffalo 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: BILLS
Minnesota at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: BEARS
NY Jets at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: JETS
Tennessee at Miami 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: TITANS
Cincinnati at Indianapolis 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: COLTS
Houston at Jacksonville 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: TEXANS
Carolina at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: BUCS
Kansas City at Denver 4:05 PM CBS – WINNER: CHIEFS
Seattle at Arizona 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: SEAHAWKS
Dallas at NY Giants 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: GIANTS
St. Louis at San Francisco 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: RAMS
New England at Pittsburgh 8:20 PM NBC – WINNER: STEELERS
Philadelphia at Washington 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – WINNER: EAGLES


LAST WEEK 8-5
THIS SEASON 75-55

VanFulpen's NFL Week 9 Winners

Tampa Bay at Atlanta 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: FALCONS
Chicago at Buffalo 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: BEARS
New England at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS - WINNER: PATROITS
NY Jets at Detroit 1:00 PM CBS - WINNERS: JETS
New Orleans at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: SAINTS
Miami at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS - WINNER: RAVENS
San Diego at Houston 1:00 PM CBS - WINNER: TEXANS
Arizona at Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: VIKINGS
NY Giants at Seattle 4:05 PM FOX - WINNER: GAINTS
Indianapolis at Philadelphia 4:15 PM CBS - WINNER: COLTS
Kansas City at Oakland 4:15 PM CBS - WINNER: RAIDERS
Dallas at Green Bay 8:20 PM NBC - WINNER: COWBOYS
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) - WINNER: BENGALS

LAST WEEK: 9-4
THIS SEASON: 67-50

VanFulpen NFL Week 8 Winners

Miami at Cincinnati 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: BENGALS
Jacksonville at Dallas 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: COWBOYS
Washington at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: LIONS
Buffalo at Kansas City 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: CHIEFS
Carolina at St. Louis 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: RAMS
Green Bay at NY Jets 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: JETS
Denver at San Francisco 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: 49ERS
Tennessee at San Diego 4:05 PM CBS – WINNER: CHARGERS
Tampa Bay at Arizona 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: BUCS
Minnesota at New England 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: PATRIOTS
Seattle at Oakland 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: SEAHAWKS
Pittsburgh at New Orleans 8:20 PM NBC – WINNER: SAINTS
Houston at Indianapolis 8:30 PM - WINNER: COLTS

Last Week - 6-8

This Season - 58-46

VanFulpen's NFL Week 7 Winners

Cincinnati at Atlanta 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: FALCONS


Washington at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: BEARS

St. Louis at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: BUCS

San Francisco at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: 49ERS

Buffalo at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: RAVENS

Philadelphia at Tennessee 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: TITANS

Jacksonville at Kansas City 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: CHIEFS

Pittsburgh at Miami 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: DOLPHINS

Cleveland at New Orleans 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: SAINTS

Arizona at Seattle 4:05 PM FOX – WINNER: SEAHAWKS

New England at San Diego 4:15 PM CBS – WINNER: CHARGERS

Oakland at Denver 4:15 PM CBS – WINNER: BRONCOS

Minnesota at Green Bay 8:20 PM NBC – WINNER: VIKINGS

NY Giants at Dallas 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) –WINNER: COWBOYS

Last Week - 9-5

This Season – 52-38

If the NFL Playoffs started today

We have a long season to go but if the NFL Playoffs started today these would be the teams and how they would be seeded.


NFC
1. New York Giants
2. Atlanta Falcons
3. Chicago Bears
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. New Orleans Saints
6. Philadelphia Eagles


AFC
1. New York Jets
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Houston Texans
4. Kansas City Chiefs
5. New England Patriots
6. Baltimore Ravens

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 6

1. New York Jets (5-1) – The Jets defense is outstanding along with a very offense.

2. New England Patriots (4-1) – The Patriots won in overtime against the Ravens.

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) – The Steelers got quarterback Ben Roethlisberger back and still have their great defense they are going to be hard to beat this season.

4. Baltimore Ravens (4-2) – The Ravens lost a very close game against the Patriots.

5. Indianapolis Colts (4-2) – There is news that tight end Dallas Clark might be out for a while and if so that will hurt the Colts offense.

6. New York Giants (4-2) – Right now the Giants are the best team in the NFC and they can take out the Cowboys this Monday Night.

7. New Orleans Saints (4-2) – The Saints are rounding in to form.

8. Atlanta Falcons (4-2) – The Falcons didn’t look very good against the Eagles.

9. Houston Texans (4-2) – Great last second win against the Chiefs.

10. Tennessee Titans (4-2) – Vince Young got hurt on Monday Night but the Titans where still able to beat the Jaguars.

11. Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) – The Eagles and Kevin Kolb rolled over the Falcons.

12. Chicago Bears (4-2) – The Bears have to fix their offensive line.

13. Miami Dolphins (3-2) – The Dolphins where able to go to Green Bay and beat the Packers.

14. Arizona Cardinals (3-2) – The Cardinals are coming off their bye.

15. Seattle Seahawks (3-2) – The Seahawks where able to go into Chicago and beat the Bears.

16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2) – Tampa Bay was is starting to come back to where we thought they where.

17. Kansas City Chiefs (3-2) – A heart breaking lose in the last seconds against the Texans.

18. Green Bay Packers (3-3) – The Packers injuries are starting to catch up with them.

19. Washington Redskins (3-3) – The Redskins are still a work in progress.

20. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3) – The Jaguars didn’t look good on Monday Night against the Titans.

21. St. Louis Rams (3-3) – Can the Rams win the NFC West?

22. Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) – The Bengals are coming off their bye.

23. Minnesota Vikings (2-3) – This week is Farve vs. the Packers Part 3.

24. Oakland Raiders (2-4) – The Raiders really need to find a quarterback.

25. San Diego Chargers (2-4) – The Chargers have to start putting some wins together or they will be left out of the playoffs this year.

26. Denver Broncos (2-4) – Good thing the Broncos play in the AFC West cause they still have a shot to win the division.

27. Dallas Cowboys (1-4) – Monday Night against the Giants is a must win.

28. San Francisco 49ers (1-5) – If the 49ers can get on a roll they still can win the NFC West.

29. Detroit Lions (1-5) – After their bye it looks like Matthew Stafford should be back.

30. Cleveland Browns (1-5) – Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy should get his second start.

31. Carolina Panthers (0-5) – It might be a long season for the Panthers.

32. Buffalo Bills (0-5) – The Bills will play hard this whole season but when it said and done they will be pick 1st in the 2011 NFL Draft.

VanFulpen's NFL Week 6 Winners

Seattle at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX - WINNER: BEARS

Miami at Green Bay 1:00 PM CBS - WINNER: PACKERS

San Diego at St. Louis 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: CHARGERS

Baltimore at New England 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: RAVENS

New Orleans at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: SAINTS

Detroit at NY Giants 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: GIANTS

Atlanta at Philadelphia 1:00 PM FOX – WINNER: FALCONS

Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: STEELERS

Kansas City at Houston 1:00 PM CBS – WINNER: TEXANS

Oakland at San Francisco 4:05 PM CBS – WINNER: 49ERS

NY Jets at Denver 4:05 PM CBS – WINNER: JETS

Dallas at Minnesota 4:15 PM FOX – WINNER: VIKINGS

Indianapolis at Washington 8:20 PM NBC – WINNER: COLTS

Tennessee at Jacksonville 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – WINNER: TITANS

Last Week – 7-7

This Season – 43-33

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 5

1. Baltimore Ravens (4-1) – The Ravens are playing very good football and their defense will be better when they get Ed Reed back.

2. Atlanta Falcons (4-1) – The Falcons are playing the best football in the NFC right now.

3. New York Jets (4-1) – The Jets defense is outstanding along with a very offense.

4. Chicago Bears (4-1) – The Bears ran the football and played great defense to beat the Panthers.

5. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) – The Steelers are coming off their bye.

6. New England Patriots (3-1) – The Patriots are coming off their bye.

7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) – Tampa Bay was able to get a last second win against the Bengals.

8. Kansas City Chiefs (3-1) – Their defense played well against the Colts but couldn’t get anything going on offense.

9. Indianapolis Colts (3-2) – The Colts where able to get a win despite only scoring one offensive touchdown.

10. New Orleans Saints (3-2) – Things are going go like they did last season for the Saints.

11. Green Bay Packers (3-2) – Quarterback Aaron Rogers might miss this Sunday game against the Dolphins, not a good thing for the Packers.

12. New York Giants (3-2) – Their defensive has shown up in this past two week, let see if they can keep it going.

13. Houston Texans (3-2) – They couldn’t get anything going on offense against the Giants.

14. Tennessee Titans (3-2) – Vince Young and Chris Johnson make the Titans go, and they helped them to a win over the Cowboys.

15. Washington Redskins (3-2) – Donovan McNabb has shown again that he can put a team on his back and carry them.

16. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-2) – The Jaguars won back to back game and take on the Titans this Monday Night.

17. Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) – The Eagles found a way to beat the 49ers this past week.

18. Arizona Cardinals (3-2) – The Cardinals where able to beat the Saints.

19. Seattle Seahawks (2-2) – The Seahawks are coming off their bye.

20. Miami Dolphins (2-2) – The Dolphins are coming off their bye.

21. San Diego Chargers (2-3) – The Chargers have to start putting some wins together or they will be left out of the playoffs this year.

22. Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) – The Bengals have to get their offense going on their hopes of making the playoffs in back to back season might not be a reality.

23. Denver Broncos (2-3) – The injuries are starting to catch up with the Broncos.

24. St. Louis Rams (2-3) – The Rams got dominated by the Lions this past week.

25. Oakland Raiders (2-3) – The Raiders found a way to beat the Chargers with out much offense.

26. Minnesota Vikings (1-3) – Quarterback Brett Farve threw a bad interception to give the Jets the win on Monday Night.

27. Dallas Cowboys (1-3) – Things aren’t looking good for the Cowboys so far this season.

28. Detroit Lions (1-4) – The Lions had a nice win against the Rams and face the Giants this week.

29. Cleveland Browns (1-4) – Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy might be starting for the Browns this week.

30. San Francisco 49ers (0-5) – The 49ers can’t find a way to win a game so far this season.

31. Carolina Panthers (0-5) – It might be a long season for the Panthers.

32. Buffalo Bills (0-5) – The Bills will play hard this whole season but when it said and done they will be pick 1st in the 2011 NFL Draft.

VanFulpen's NFL Week 5 Winners

Jacksonville at Buffalo 1:00 PM CBS – Jacksonville is coming off a huge win against the Colts and gets two in a row.

Winner: JAGUARS

Tampa Bay at Cincinnati 1:00 PM FOX – The Bengals won’t lose two in a row.

Winner: BENGALS

Atlanta at Cleveland 1:00 PM FOX – The Falcons are on a role winning close games at the end, but this game won’t be that close.

Winner: FALCONS

St. Louis at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX – The Rams got their first win of the season last year against the Lions, the Lions do the same this year.

Winner: Lions

Kansas City at Indianapolis 1:00 PM CBS – After this week there is no unbeaten teams as the Colts won’t lose two in a row.

Winner: COLTS

Green Bay at Washington 1:00 PM FOX - The Redskins are coming off a huge win against the Eagles and ride that with an upset over the Packers.

Winner: REDSKINS

Chicago at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX – Even without Jay Culter at quarterback the Bears are able to come in to Carolina and get a win.

Winner: BEARS

Denver at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS - The Ravens are coming off a last second win against the Steelers and keep things rolling this week.

WINNER: RAVENS

NY Giants at Houston 1:00 PM FOX - The Giants defensive line look great against the Bears last Sunday night but don’t think it will have the same effect this week.

WINNER: TEXANS

New Orleans at Arizona 4:05 PM FOX - Arizona is starting Max Hall at quarterback an undrafted rookie free-agent, the Saints defense will get off the bus blitzing.

Winner: SAINTS

San Diego at Oakland 4:15 PM CBS – The Chargers are trying to get things turned around and it helps that they are going against the Raiders.

Winner: CHARGERS

Tennessee at Dallas 4:15 PM CBS – The Cowboys have to stop running back Chris Johnson if they can do that they get to 2-2 on the season.

Winner: COWBOYS

Philadelphia at San Francisco 8:20 PM NBC – The 49ers are trying to get their first win of the season and they don’t have to face Michael Vick.

Winner: 49ers

Minnesota at NY Jets 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – I beat you anything that Randy Moss has more catches this Monday Night then last, since he didn’t have any in his last game as a Patriot.

Winner: VIKINGS

Last week: 9- 5


Overall: 36- 26

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 4

1. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) – Only reason they are number in the power
ranking is because they are the only undefeated team.

2. New Orleans Saints (3-1) – They won another close game they are as explosive as they where last year on offense.

3. Green Bay Packers (3-1) – They got back on track against the Lions.

4. Houston Texans (3-1) – Beat Oakland without wide receiver Andre Johnson.

5. Baltimore Ravens (3-1) – Quarterback Joe Flacco was able to lead the Ravens to a last minute win against the Steelers.

6. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) – Lost in the last minute to the Ravens but now they get their quarterback back.

7. New York Jets (3-1) – The Jets keep things rolling against the Bills.

8. New England Patriots (3-1) – The Patriots went down to Miami and look care of the Dolphins.

9. Chicago Bears (3-1) – The Bears could block the New York Giants and couldn’t do anything on offense.

10. Atlanta Falcons (3-1) – The Falcons found a way to win against the 49ers.

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) – Had their bye this past week.

12. Indianapolis Colts (2-2) – The Colts lost on an end of the game 59 yard field goal against the Jaguars.

13. San Diego Chargers (2-2) – The Chargers where able to roll against the Arizona Cardinals at home.

14. New York Giants (2-2) – Their defensive line dominating the game against the Bears this week.

15. Cincinnati Bengals (2-2) – The Bengals have to get their offense going on their hopes of making the playoffs in back to back season might not be a reality.

16. Tennessee Titans (2-2) – The Titans have been up and down this season and they need to find a way to get Chris Johnson off and running.

17. Miami Dolphins (2-2) – Back-to-back losses at home against divisional teams not a great way to start off the season.

18. Washington Redskins (2-2) – Donovan McNabb was able to go back to Philadelphia and get a win.

19. Philadelphia Eagles (2-2) – The Eagles might have lost Michael Vick for a few weeks, if so it could be a rough stretch for the Eagles.

20. Seattle Seahawks (2-2) – The Seahawks are so up and down this season and if they could play consistent they could have a chance to win the NFC West.

21. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2) – A huge win at home against the Indianapolis Colts.

22. Denver Broncos (2-2) – The Broncos where able to make enough plays to beat the Titans.

23. St. Louis Rams (2-2) – The Rams have won back to back games, can they make it three in a row, well they are playing the Lions this week.

24. Arizona Cardinals (2-2) – The Cardinals went to Max Hall at quarterback after Derrick Anderson was ineffective against the Chargers.

25. Minnesota Vikings (1-2) – Had their bye this past week.

26. Dallas Cowboys (1-2) – Had their bye this past week.

27. Oakland Raiders (1-3) – Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski just isn’t the answer in Oakland and they will be looking for another quarterback this off-season.

28. Cleveland Browns (1-3) – The Browns were able to steal a win against the Bengals this past week.

29. San Francisco 49ers (0-4) – The 49ers might be 0-4 but in the NFC West they still have a chance but must turn it around this week against the Eagles.

30. Detroit Lions (0-4) – Lions fans can’t wait to get quarterback Matthew Stafford back.

31. Carolina Panthers (0-4) – The Panthers had a chance against the Saints but just couldn’t make the plays at the end to win the game.

32. Buffalo Bills (0-4) – The Bills will play hard this whole season but when it said and done they will be pick 1st in the 2011 NFL Draft.

VanFulpen's NFL Week 4 Winners

San Francisco at Atlanta 1:00 PM FOX – The 49ers need this win and the Falcons are coming off a huge win against the Saints.


WINNER: FALCONS


Cincinnati at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS – The Bengals should be able to get their offense going this week.


WINNER: BENGALS


NY Jets at Buffalo 1:00 PM CBS – The Bills will fight hard like they did last week against the Patriots but it most like won’t be enough.


WINNER: JETS


Seattle at St. Louis 1:00 PM FOX – The Rams won their first game of the season last week and the Seahawks had a huge win against the Chargers as well.


WINNER: SEAHAWKS


Denver at Tennessee 1:00 PM CBS – Chris Johnson and Vince Young got back on track last week and hope to keep it going.


WINNER: TITANS


Detroit at Green Bay 1:00 PM FOX – The Packers lost on Monday Night to the Bears and should take that out on the Lions.


WINNER: PACKERS


Baltimore at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS – This game should be a hard hitting game as neither team likes each other.


WINNER: RAVENS


Carolina at New Orleans 1:00 PM FOX – The Saints are coming off a loss and are out to prove that they are still the team to beat.


WINNER: SAINTS


Indianapolis at Jacksonville 4:05 PM CBS – The Jaguars are in a tough spot this week and the Colts keep rolling.


WINNER: COLTS


Houston at Oakland 4:05 PM CBS – The Texans played great the first two weeks of the season, and then slipped up last week against the Cowboys.


WINNER: TEXANS


Washington at Philadelphia 4:15 PM FOX – In a huge game as Donovan McNabb return to Philadelphia to face off against the Eagles and Michael Vick.


Arizona at San Diego 4:15 PM FOX – The Chargers are too good of a football team to start the season 1-3 aren’t they?


WINNER: CHARGERS


Chicago at NY Giants 8:20 PM NBC – The Bears go into New York on a role and try to push their record to 4-0.


WINNER: GIANTS


New England at Miami 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – Both teams have lost their only game of the season to the Jets.


WINNER: DOLPHINS


Last week: 7-9


Overall: 27-21

VanFulpen’s Mock Draft – Week 3

Drafted order is based on my power ranking.


1. Buffalo Bills (0-3) – QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas*
2. Cleveland Browns (0-3) – QB Andrew Luck, Stanford*
3. Carolina Panthers (0-3) – WR AJ Green, Georgia*
4. Detroit Lions (0-3) – CB Patrick Peterson, LSU*
5. San Francisco 49ers (0-3) – DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama*
6. St. Louis Rams (1-2) – DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina*
7. New England Patriots (from Oakland Raiders (1-2) – RB Mark Ingram, Alabama*
8. Denver Broncos (1-2) – CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
9. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-2) – QB Jake Locker, Washington
10. Washington Redskins (1-2) – WR Julio Jones, Alabama*
11. New York Giants (1-2) – CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia
12. Dallas Cowboys (1-2) – S Rahim Moore, UCLA*
13. Minnesota Vikings (1-2) – QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
14. San Diego Chargers (1-2) – WR Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh*
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) – DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
16. Arizona Cardinals (2-1) – OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
17. Seattle Seahawks (2-1) – DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
18. Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) – OT Nate Solder, Colorado
19. Tennessee Titans (2-1) – OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA*
20. Atlanta Falcons (2-1) – DE Allen Bailey, Miami (FL)
21. Baltimore Ravens (2-1) – CB Aaron Williams, Texas*
22. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) – DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
23. Miami Dolphins (2-1) – TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame*
24. New England Patriots (2-1) – WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame*
25. New York Jets (2-1) – OLB Von Miller, Texas A & M
26. Indianapolis Colts (2-1) – OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
27. Houston Texans (2-1) – DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
28. Green Bay Packers (2-1) – CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida*
29. New Orleans Saints (2-1) – OLB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma*
30. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) – OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
31. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0) – OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
32. Chicago Bears (3-0) – OT Orlando Franklin, Miami (FL)


* = underclassmen

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 3

1. Chicago Bears (3-0) – Defensive end Julius Peppers has been a huge addition for the defensive line.


2. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0) – The Steelers defense has been playing outstanding.


3. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) – One of the surprise teams of the early season so far but can they keep it up.


4. New Orleans Saints (2-1) – The lost in overtime after missing a field goal that could have won it and keep them undefeated.


5. Green Bay Packers (2-1) – Lost to the Bears on Monday Night in a hard fought NFC North game.


6. Houston Texans (2-1) – Against the Cowboys didn’t play like the had played in the first two weeks.


7. Indianapolis Colts (2-1) – The Colts looked they are ready to roll again this season.


8. New York Jets (2-1) – The Jets where able to go down to Miami and beat the Dolphins.


9. New England Patriots (2-1) – The Patriots got their offense rolling against the Bills.


10. Miami Dolphins (2-1) – Lost at home against the Jets but still should be in the mix for the AFC East crown.


11. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) – The Bengals still haven’t put an great offensive game together but our still 2-1.


12. Baltimore Ravens (2-1) – Quarterback Joe Flacco was able to bonus back and throw 3 touchdown passes this week.


13. Atlanta Falcons (2-1) – The Falcons won a hard fought game against the Saints in overtime.


14. Tennessee Titans (2-1) – The Titans offense has gotten things going yet like they had last year with Vince Young.


15. Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) – The Eagles are keep Michael Vick as the starter and right now their offense is explosive.


16. Seattle Seahawks (2-1) – The Seahawks where able to make the plays when it counted against the Chargers to win the game last Sunday.


17. Arizona Cardinals (2-1) – The Cardinals are in the NFC West the worst division in football so they have a chance to win it again this year.


18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) – Showed their true colors against the Steelers this week.


19. San Diego Chargers (1-2) – The Chargers always start the season out slow when it is all said and done they will be in the playoffs.


20. Minnesota Vikings (1-2) – The Vikings got their first win, but still didn’t look like the team they where last year.


21. Dallas Cowboys (1-2) – Quarterback Tony Romo played well, which allowed the Cowboys to beat the Texans.


22. New York Giants (1-2) – Quarterback Eli Manning has to play better then what he did last week against the Titans if the Giants want to win the NFC East title.


23. Washington Redskins (1-2) – The Redskins allowed rookie quarterback Sam Bradford and the Rams to get their first win of the season.


24. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-2) – It might time for a house cleaning in Jacksonville.


25. Denver Broncos (1-2) – The Broncos just don’t have the playmakers they used to have in Denver.


26. Oakland Raiders (1-2) – Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski just isn’t the answer in Oakland and they will be looking for another quarterback this off-season.


27. St. Louis Rams (1-2) – The Rams where able to get a big time win against the Washington Redskins this week.


28. San Francisco 49ers (0-3) – The 49ers looked horrible against the Chiefs on Sunday, they fired their offensive coordinator but everyone needs to play better as well.


29. Detroit Lions (0-3) – Lions fans can’t wait to get quarterback Matthew Stafford back.


30. Carolina Panthers (0-3) – Quarterback Jimmy Clausen first start wasn’t great but it wasn’t horrible, they might have something to build on their.


31. Cleveland Browns (0-3) – The Browns need a quarterback and will try to trade for Kevin Kolb this off-season.


32. Buffalo Bills (0-3) – The Bills released quarterback Trent Edwards who started their first two games, but everyone knows they are on the clock for possible Ryan Mallett.

VanFulpen's NFL Week 3 Winners

Tennessee at NY Giants 1:00 PM CBS – Both teams are coming off a loss and the Titans benched quarterback Vince Young. Running back Chris Johnson should have a better game then last week.


WINNER: GIANTS


Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM CBS – Both teams are 2-0, and the Steelers will start Charlie Batch at quarterback, maybe Tampa Bay can be the sleeper team in the NFC South.


WINNER: BUCS


Cincinnati at Carolina 1:00 PM CBS – The Bengals offense needs to score touchdowns and this week the do.


WINNER: BENGALS


Cleveland at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS – The Browns get to go to a pissed off Ravens team for losing last week to the Bengals, not a good thing.


WINNER: RAVENS


Dallas at Houston 1:00 PM FOX – The Texans went overtime to beat the Redskins, the won’t have to play longer then four quarters this week.


WINNER: TEXANS


San Francisco at Kansas City 1:00 PM FOX – The Chiefs can’t start 3-0 can they, well the are playing the 49ers at home.


WINNER: 49ers


Detroit at Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX – Brett Farve won’t start this season 0-3 and the Lions are still without quarterback Matthew Stafford


WINNER: VIKINGS


Buffalo at New England 1:00 PM CBS – After the lost to the Jets the Patriots get to beat up on the Bills.


WINNER: PATRIOTS


Atlanta at New Orleans 1:00 PM FOX – The Saints get the Falcons at home and get a chance to start back to back seasons 3-0.


WINNER: SAINTS


Washington at St. Louis 4:05 PM FOX – Sam Bradford get to try to get his first NFL regular season win, it will come but not this Sunday.


WINNER: REDSKINS


Philadelphia at Jacksonville 4:05 PM FOX – The Eagles stick with Michael Vick at quarterback to start, but still say Kevin Kolb is their future.


WINNER: JAGUARS


Oakland at Arizona 4:15 PM CBS – The Raiders are going with Bruce Gradkowski at quarterback over Jason Campbell.


WINNER: CARDINALS


San Diego at Seattle 4:15 PM CBS – The Seahawks are coming off a beating by the Broncos and the Chargers are a much better team.


WINNER: CHARGERS


Indianapolis at Denver 4:15 PM CBS – The Colts are ready to get on a roll after a week one loss.


WINNER: COLTS


NY Jets at Miami 8:20 PM NBC – No cornerback Darrelle Revis for the Jets to cover Brandon Marshall for the Dolphins, advantage Dolphins.


WINNER: DOLPHINS


Green Bay at Chicago 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – Both teams are 2-0 and playing well, Bears are at home and quarterback Jay Culter is playing well.


WINNER: BEARS

VanFulpen’s NFL Power Rankings – Week 2

1. New Orleans Saints (2-0) – The Saints are the best team in the NFL and proved it on Monday Night Football traveling to San Francisco and being able to win with a field goal on the final play.

2. Green Bay Packers (2-0) – Quarterback Aaron Rogers looks like he is the leader for the NFL MVP award and their defense is great as well.

3. Houston Texans (2-0) – Overtime win against the Redskins and now they are at home against the Cowboys if they can beat their in state rivals will go along for their confidence.

4. Miami Dolphins (2-0) – Great win against the Vikings on the road now they take on the Jets.

5. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) – No Big Ben no problem in the first two weeks.

6. Chicago Bears (2-0) – Jay Cutler has looked like the Pro Bowl player the Bears thought they traded for in the first two weeks.

7. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) – On of the surprise teams of the early season so far but can they keep it up.

8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) – The other surprise team and they have a good young quarterback leading them.

9. Indianapolis Colts (1-1) – The Colts looked they are ready to roll again this season.

10. San Diego Chargers (1-1) – Maybe the early season lost to the Chiefs was a good thing for them.

11. New York Jets (1-1) – They have to go play Miami this week, who last season they where 0-2 against.

12. New England Patriots (1-1) – Patriots didn’t look like themselves in the second half against the Jets.

13. New York Giants (1-1) – Eli and the Giants got beat by his older brother Peyton but still look like the team to beat in the NFC East.

14. Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) – The Bengals need to get their offense going and score touchdowns and not kick field goals.

15. Baltimore Ravens (1-1) – The Ravens can’t wait to get Ed Reed back because then their defense will be even better.

16. Atlanta Falcons (1-1) – The Falcons can’t afford running back Michael Turner to be hurt and miss too much time.

17. Tennessee Titans (1-1) – Vince Young will be back as the starter, but they need to open more holes for running back Chris Johnson then what they did on Sunday against the Steelers.

18. Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) – Michael Vick has played well but they are going back to quarterback Kevin Kolb, might not be the right move.

19. Washington Redskins (1-1) – Donovan McNabb should have this team right around a late season wild card push.

20. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) – The Jaguars have to get better play out of their quarterback or will be looking for a new quarterback and new head coach in the off-season.

21. Denver Broncos (1-1) – The beat the Seahawks this past Sunday but don’t look like a playoff type team.

22. Oakland Raiders (1-1) – The Raiders might be looking for another quarterback this off-season as Jason Campbell was benched in the first half Sunday.

23. Seattle Seahawks (1-1) – The great opening day win didn’t look so great after getting beat by the Broncos.

24. Arizona Cardinals (1-1) – Derrick Anderson is not the answer at quarterback and they could be draft one in the first round again.

25. Minnesota Vikings (0-2) – Brett Farve came back for this? Life isn’t looking good, but just what the doctor ordered the Detroit Lions and Shaun Hill this Sunday.

26. Dallas Cowboys (0-2) – The Cowboys have to go on the road and beat the Texans this week.

27. San Francisco 49ers (0-2) – The 49ers play in the worst division in the NFL, the NFC West so an 8-8 record might win the division.

28. Detroit Lions (0-2) – Lions fans can’t wait to get quarterback Matthew Stafford back.

29. Carolina Panthers (0-2) – The Jimmy Clausen era has started in Carolina.

30. Cleveland Browns (0-2) – The Browns are hoping the quarterback Andrew Luck falls to them next April.

31. St. Louis Rams (0-2) – The Rams need offensive weapons and should trade for Vincent Jackson.

32. Buffalo Bills (0-2) – The Bills have benched quarterback Trent Edwards after week two.

VanFulpen's NFL Week 2 Winners

Pittsburgh at Tennessee 1:00 PM CBS – The Titans played great in their week one opening win and they are at home. Winner: TITANS

Miami at Minnesota 1:00 PM CBS – Could the Farve and the Vikings lose two in a row, it is possible and the game will be close. Winner: VIKINGS

Arizona at Atlanta 1:00 PM FOX – Falcons are coming off an open day lost in overtime, and Cardinals are coming off an open day win, but I don’t think that matters much. Winner: FALCONS

Baltimore at Cincinnati 1:00 PM CBS – The Bengals can’t fall two games behind the Ravens this early in the season. Winner: BENGALS

Kansas City at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS – The Chiefs could really start the season off 2-0. Winner: CHIEFS

Chicago at Dallas 1:00 PM FOX – Dallas has problems blocking the Redskins, now in comes Julius Peppers, watch out Romo. Winner: COWBOYS

Philadelphia at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX – Michael Vick looks like he will start at quarterback, not a great thing for the Lions poor defense. Winner: EAGLES

Buffalo at Green Bay 1:00 PM CBS – Packers look to keep their winning ways at home. Winner: PACKERS

Tampa Bay at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX – This game should be close as both teams are equally match talent wise. Winner: PANTHERS

Seattle at Denver 4:05 PM FOX – First road game for Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, he hopes to keep it rolling. Winner: SEAHAWKS

St. Louis at Oakland 4:05 PM FOX – Sam Bradfords first road game in the NFL, and it is against the Raiders. Winner: RAIDERS

Houston at Washington 4:15 PM CBS – Two 1-0 teams match up to see who can stay undefeated early in the 2010 season. Winner: TEXANS

New England at NY Jets 4:15 PM CBS – Jets are hoping that their passing game looks better then it did in week one. Winner: PATRIOTS

Jacksonville at San Diego 4:15 PM CBS – Jacksonville has to travel from the east coast to the west coast and that never is a good thing. Winner: CHARGERS

NY Giants at Indianapolis 8:20 PM NBC – The Manning brothers go head-to-head in the Sunday Night Game. Winner: COLTS

New Orleans at San Francisco 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday Night) – The 49ers are hoping that their offense looks better in their home opener. Winner: SAINTS

Power Ranking Number 1: Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts where the favorite going into last years Super Bowl and many think that they will be back again this season. The biggest reason is the best quarterback in the NFL right which is Peyton Manning. Manning has been doing it for so long as such a high level no one thinking anything will be different this season. He also is getting back another weapon on offense in wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez who missed all of last season after injuring his knee in the first game of the season. Because of his injury both Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie step up in the passing last season. The Colts number one receiver Reggie Wayne still is a great receiver and last season he caught 100 passes for 1,264 and 10 touchdowns. Another big time weapon for Manning is tight end Dallas Cark who last season who also caught 100 passes for 1,106 and 10 touchdowns. Running back Donald Brown goes into his second season and him along with Joseph Addai make a nice one-two punch running the football and also being able to catch the ball out of the back field.

Defensive end Dwight Freeney is the leader on the defense and wasn’t 100 percent healthy in the Super Bowl last season. The Colts drafted defensive end Jerry Hughes to add more depth and more passing rushing to their defense and he could be Freeney possible replacement down the road. Linebacker Gary Brackett resigned in the off-season and the Colts need his leadership and experience in their defense to be able to make another Super Bowl run. Safety Bob Sanders is an outstanding player and a difference maker in the secondary when he is healthy but that is the key him being healthy.

The Colts have all the talent on both sides of the ball to make it back to the Super Bowl, but many of the Super Bowl loser in the past haven’t even made the playoffs the following year after they lost the Super Bowl, I don’t think that will be the case with the Colts.

Power Ranking Number 2: New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are the defending Super Bowl champs and return most of their starters that helped them win the Super Bowl last season. Quarterback Drew Brees is the man that makes the offense go and last season he complete over 70 percent of his passes and threw for 4,388 yards and 34 touchdowns. Running back Reggie Bush hasn’t put up big numbers in the regular season but in last years playoffs he made some huge plays and showed why he was the number two pick overall five years ago. Running back Pierre Thomas is a work horse and can make plays running the football or in the passing game. Wide receiver Marques Colston has been one of Bress’ main weapons in the passing game since Brees came to New Orleans. Wide receiver Robert Meachem come on strong last year having a career year catching 45 passes and 9 touchdowns, and the Saints expect his growth to continue. Devery Henderson is a big play waiting to happen in the passing game.

Defensive end Will Smith is the Saints best pass rusher and last season he had 13 sacks, the Saints added defense end Alex Brown in the off-season who had 6 sacks last season with the Bears to add in the pass rush department. Linebacker Jonathan Vilma has been a welcome addition to the Saints the past two season and is one of the leaders on defense. Safety Darren Sharper had an outstanding season last year and many thought he should have been defensive players on the year since he had 9 interceptions and returned 3 of them for touchdowns and also had 15 passes defended. There was some question this off-season if he would come back to the Saints since he was a free-agent, but in the end he did up resigning and he is one of the main reason that the Saints might be able to repeat.

The Saints had an outstanding season last year on both sides of the ball, their offense has been good for a while but the defense under defensive coordinator Greg Williams has really stepped up and become a very good until in the NFL. The Saints have a shot at back to back Super Bowl wins but they need to stay healthy, it should be a good time all season down in New Orleans.

Power Ranking Number 3: San Diego Chargers

True the San Diego Chargers have some players that are thinking about long hold outs in wide receiver Vincent Jackson & offensive tackle Marcus McNeill that could last until the tenth week of the season. But the Chargers still do have on of the best quarterbacks in the NFL in Phillip Rivers and one of the best tight ends in Antonio Gates. With Jackson most likely holding out for a long time wide receiver Malcom Floyd will have to step up and become the number one receiver and former first round pick Buster Davis will have to show that he isn’t a first round bust. The Chargers drafted running back Ryan Mathews in the first round this year and expect a lot out of him running the football and also will use him in the passing game and they still have do everything back Darren Sproles.

On defense the Chargers play a 3-4 defense and hope that outside linebacker Shawne Merriman signing his offer sheet and comes out and had a lights out season, but there is still a possibility that he could get traded something before the seasons starts. If that happens that is why last year in the first round they drafted outside linebacker Larry English to along with the other outside linebacker Shaun Phillips. With the trading of cornerback Antonio Cromartie that means that former first round pick Antoine Cason starts this year opposite Quentin Jammer. The Chargers had a hard time stopping the run last season and are counting on rookie Cam Thomas to be an anchor at the nose tackle spot since they lost Jamal Williams to the Denver Broncos.

The Chargers are a very talents team and also play in one of the weaker divisions in all of the NFL in the AFC West so they should win the division again this season with no problem and then it is on to the playoffs where the last few seasons things haven’t gone they way the Chargers expected them to. The Chargers are hoping the Jackson, McNeill and Merriman don’t hold out into the season, but if they do they have people they fell can replace them, but it does hurt their depth. But expect the Chargers to be in the Super Bowl hunt no matter if those three are with them or not.

Power Ranking Number 4: Minnesota Vikings

Vikings fans don’t worry quarterback Brett Farve is coming back for the 2010 season to hopeful lead the Vikings to a Super Bowl victory and then ride into the sunset like John Elway did years ago. But don’t expect to see Farve until the second or third pre-season game in camp with the Vikings, and they will give him all the time he needs for his ankle to heal, but they know without Farve their Super Bowl dreams are down the drain. True, the Vikings have a great running back in Adrian Peterson and he will be the focus on their offense no matter if Farve returns or not, but Farve making the passing game go. The Vikings have some outstanding receivers in Sidney Rice, Bernard Berrian, last year’s offensive rookie of the year Percy Harvin, and tight end Visanthe Shiancoe. They also have a very good offensive line that open holes for Peterson and does a good job pass blocking for Farve beside the NFC Championship game where Farve hurt the ankle.

On defense they have one of the best defensive lines in the NFL lead by defensive end Jared Allen who has a great motor and goes 100 percent all the time and has some very good pass rush moves. Pat Williams and Kevin Williams line up at defensive tackle and make up the Williams Wall which is one of the best defensive tackle combo and is very hard to run against. Middle linebacker EJ Henderson come back from injury which cased him to miss the final four games of the season and the post season. Despite having a very good cornerback in Antoine Winfield, the Vikings secondary is the weak point on their defense and are hoping by adding cornerback Lito Sheppard in the off-season that will help somewhat.

The Vikings season comes down to one thing, Brett Farve and how he plays at 41 years old. Will he be the quarterback that was one game away from the Super Bowl and helped Sidney Rice get to the Pro Bowl and Percy Harvin win rookie of the year, or will father time catch-up to him? Vikings are hoping that he can repeat the 2009 season but make his last game of his career be in Cowboy’s Statium walking off the field holding the Lombardi Trophy.