SB Nation New York - Week 8 NFL Power Rankings: Jets And Giants Both Up In The Rankingshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2011-10-26T12:01:39-04:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/22769232011-10-26T12:01:39-04:002011-10-26T12:01:39-04:00NFL Power Rankings Week 8: Aggregate Rankings Have Giants 10th, Jets 15th
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<p>In the aggregated Week 8 <span class="caps">NFL</span> Power Rankings from Real Clear Sports, both the New York Giants and New York Jets are roughly in the middle. The Giants placed 10th overall, and the Jets 15th.</p>
<p><span class="caps">RCS</span> combines the polls from eight popular Internet sources, including SB Nation and <span class="caps">ESPN</span>, and comes up with an average score.</p>
<p>The Giants were No. 5 in the <span class="caps">CBS</span> Sports poll, for their highest ranking. Pro Football Talk had the giants at No. 6. The lowest ranking for the Giants was handed out by Sagarin, which put the Giants all the way down at No. 20.</p>
<p>The Jets’ best ranking came from Sagarin, which had them at No. 11 after beating the San Diego Chargers. <span class="caps">CBS</span> Sports, which had the Giants at No. 5, had Gang Green all the way down at No. 20.</p>
<p>The Jets have a bye this week. The Giants host the winless Miami Dolphins.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2011/10/26/2516305/nfl-power-rankings-week-8-aggregate-rankings-giants-jets-espn-cbs-fox-sagarinEd Valentine2011-10-25T10:33:04-04:002011-10-25T10:33:04-04:00Week 8 NFL Power Rankings: Jets and Giants Both Up In The Rankings
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<p>The New York Giants and New York Jets moved up this week in the SB Nation NFL Week 8 Power Rankings.</p> <p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/10/25/2512628/nfl-power-rankings-2011-week-8-green-bay-packers-new-orleans-saints" target="_blank">NFL Week 8 Power Rankings</a> are out, and they are good news for both the New York Giants and New York Jets. Each team moved up this week in rankings released Tuesday morning by SB Nation.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/">Jets</a> have bounced back from a three game skid with two wins in a row. The Jets were able to make a second half comeback against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> eventually winning 27-21. The win Chargers were 4-1 entering the game and the top team in the AFC West. <span>Mark Sanchez</span> and <span>Plaxico Burress</span> connected on three occasions while <span>Nick Folk</span> added two field goals. The win moved the Jets up from the 18th spot to 13th.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">Giants</a> were one of two NFC East teams on a bye this past week. They're currently on top of the division with a 4-2 record and make their return against the 0-6 <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a>. The Giants jumped up a spot due to the Bucs dropping their game to the <a href="https://www.windycitygridiron.com/">Chicago Bears</a>. They have a tough upcoming schedule which very well could decide their season. </p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants/2011/10/25/2512843/nfl-power-rankings-week-8-2011Matthew Roth