SB Nation New York - NFL Power Rankings, Week 16: Jets, Giants Should Switch Placeshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2010-12-21T13:58:36-05:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/16515962010-12-21T13:58:36-05:002010-12-21T13:58:36-05:00NFL Power Rankings, Week 16: Jets, Giants Both In Top 10
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<p>Turns out I was off by just a little bit <a href="http://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-jets/2010/12/20/1887555/nfl-power-rankings-week-16-jets-giants-should-switch-places" target="new">in my predictions</a> for how the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2010/12/21/1889304/nfl-power-rankings-week-16-cowboys-cardinals-broncos" target="new">SB Nation Week 16 <span class="caps">NFL</span> Power Rankings</a> would turn out.</p>
<p>As I figured the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/">Jets</a> did move up and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">Giants</a> did move down. Both teams, however, still landed in the top 10 — and that is something I had not counted on.</p>
<p>The Jets (10-4) made a bold move up the charts from No. 11 a week ago all the way to No. 5 after going to Pittsburgh and coming away with a 22-17 victory.</p>
<p>The top four teams in the poll are New England, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Pittsburgh checks in at No. 6, one spot behind the Jets.</p>
<p>As for the Giants, they dropped from No. 8 to No. 10 after the Sunday Meltdown In the Meadowlands against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Eagles</a>, in which they blew a 21-point lead in the final eight minutes. To be honest, I thought the Giants would tumble all the way out of the top 10.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-jets/2010/12/21/1889885/nfl-power-rankings-week-16-jets-giants-both-in-top-10Ed Valentine2010-12-20T13:47:21-05:002010-12-20T13:47:21-05:00NFL Power Rankings, Week 16: Jets, Giants Should Switch Places
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<p>With just two weeks left in the season NFL Power Rankings take a backseat to NFL Playoff Scenarios in terms of importance. Either your team is in the playoffs, has a shot to get in, or its players are already packing their bags and planning their off-season vacations. Power rankings don't matter -- not that they ever really do, anyway.</p>
<p>That said, media outlets everywhere -- including SB Nation -- will be coming out with power rankings on Tuesday. So, for us here at SB Nation New York the obvious concern is where the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/">New York Jets</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a> will end up.</p>
<p>Most likely I think we see the two locals flip-flop spots, or something close to that. The Giants were No. 8 a week ago and the Jets No. 11 in the <a target="_blank" href="http://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-jets/2010/12/13/1873104/nfl-power-rankings-week-15-how-far-will-the-jets-fall">SB Nation Week 15 Power Rankings</a>. That should reverse itself this time around.</p>
<p>The Giants should take a big tumble, maybe well past 11, after Sunday's debacle against Philadelphia that saw them blow a 24-3 lead and lose, 38-31.</p>
<p>On the heels of two bad losses, the Jets did the exact opposite. They went into Pittsburgh, a place where they had never won a game, and pulled off an unexpected 22-17 victory. That puts them back on the right track with two games remaining, and I am almost certain puts them in the top 10 in whatever power rankings you pay attention to.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2010/12/20/2326674/nfl-power-rankings-week-16-jets-giants-should-switch-placesEd Valentine