| Rank |
Team |
'04 |
DC |
PBP |
RZ |
Comment |
Bodog
Odds |
| 1 |
New England |
14-2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
No Achilles heel evident, but three straight is ultra tough |
6/1 |
| 2 |
Denver |
10-6 |
6 |
2 |
12 |
Better in the red zone will mean better period |
33/1 |
| 3 |
Carolina |
7-9 |
12 |
11 |
6 |
Panthers stymied last season but could be toast of the NFC in 2005 |
14/1 |
| 4 |
Philadelphia |
13-3 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
Terrell Owens watch in force, what's with cutting Simon? |
6/1 |
| 5 |
N.Y. Jets |
10-6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
Ignore the daily Pennington injury 'concerns' |
20/1 |
| 6 |
Tampa Bay |
5-11 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
Sleeper pick for big turnaround |
50/1 |
| 7 |
Indianapolis |
12-4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Preseason performance a huge concern…plummets from top spot |
5/1 |
| 8 |
San Diego |
12-4 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
Hard to repeat a magical season but rankings say they're legit. |
25/1 |
| 9 |
Minnesota |
8-8 |
11 |
10 |
17 |
Culpepper remarkable but Tice not a coach we trust |
15/1 |
| 10 |
Arizona |
6-10 |
19 |
24 |
26 |
Can Dennis Green turn it around this quickly? We say Yes! |
40/1 |
| 11 |
Cincinnati |
8-8 |
15 |
16 |
14 |
A touch of doubt, but the Bengals should be good |
40/1 |
| 12 |
Pittsburgh |
15-1 |
5 |
4 |
20 |
Poor red zone ranking, RB injuries, shaky Ben equals bounce |
14/1 |
| 13 |
St. Louis |
8-8 |
26 |
17 |
25 |
Rams at a turning point, moving up in power rankings |
30/1 |
| 14 |
Baltimore |
9-7 |
10 |
19 |
5 |
Boller worries continue…defense will be excellent of course |
14/1 |
| 15 |
Dallas |
6-10 |
31 |
21 |
31 |
Awful last year and Parcells won't stand for a repeat |
22/1 |
| 16 |
Seattle |
9-7 |
17 |
14 |
9 |
Could be the last year for Holmgren, but power rankings up |
28/1 |
| 17 |
Atlanta |
11-5 |
20 |
23 |
23 |
Great record last year in spite of the stat rankings |
15/1 |
| 18 |
Kansas City |
7-9 |
9 |
8 |
15 |
Poor preseason not what they needed |
20/1 |
| 18 |
Buffalo |
9-7 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
Count us as Losman skeptics until proven otherwise |
35/1 |
| 20 |
Green Bay |
10-6 |
14 |
13 |
21 |
The Pack will find the NFC North a different ballgame in 2005 |
38/1 |
| 21 |
Detroit |
6-10 |
24 |
20 |
18 |
Ugly preseason is not what you like to see from a 'hopeful' team |
40/1 |
| 22 |
Jacksonville |
9-7 |
16 |
22 |
8 |
Won the close ones last year...not always a good sign |
25/1 |
| 23 |
Oakland |
5-11 |
29 |
30 |
30 |
Moss and Jordan should spark big O, KC Lite? |
30/1 |
| 24 |
Houston |
7-9 |
22 |
18 |
11 |
Texans' may have some fantasy sleepers, but team, eh |
60/1 |
| 25 |
Washington |
6-10 |
18 |
15 |
19 |
Gibbs may get it done but that owner can be a downer! |
40/1 |
| 26 |
Tennessee |
5-11 |
27 |
26 |
24 |
Decimated by injuries, better luck in store? |
65/1 |
| 27 |
New Orleans |
8-8 |
23 |
29 |
16 |
How will the recent events change the outlook? |
60/1 |
| 28 |
San Francisco |
2-14 |
32 |
32 |
27 |
Rattay as QB means more wins this year |
200/1 |
| 29 |
N.Y. Giants |
6-10 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
Don't expect a Manning vs Manning Super Bowl anytime soon |
65/1 |
| 30 |
Cleveland |
4-12 |
28 |
27 |
29 |
Proabably another fine mess |
150/1 |
| 31 |
Miami |
4-12 |
21 |
28 |
28 |
Dicey QB situation but dee and power running may work out ok |
100/1 |
| 32 |
Chicago |
5-11 |
30 |
31 |
22 |
Ouch, Grossman injury hits hard |
65/1 |
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