I have the Texans on top, 49'ers 2nd and Falcons 3rd.

Panthers around 30th...

I'm not sure if I would rank the Falcons first, and third sounds reasonable, but picking between these top teams ends up being based on things like quality of opponents and margins of victory and perceptions of how well the team played as well as luck. I don't feel like the Panthers team the Falcons faced should be ranked 30th. The Panthers that played last week on the other hand...

conalthomas wrote: I'm not sure if I would rank the Falcons first, and third sounds reasonable, but picking between these top teams ends up being based on things like quality of opponents and margins of victory and perceptions of how well the team played as well as luck. I don't feel like the Panthers team the Falcons faced should be ranked 30th. The Panthers that played last week on the other hand...

We are their Super Bowl.

I just think that the Texans and 9'ers have far better D's than the Falcons while their offenses are just as effective.

Jackofalltrades1977 wrote: I just think that the Texans and 9'ers have far better D's than the Falcons while their offenses are just as effective.

Why ?, we shut Manning down, held Rivers to 3 points in his house and kept RG3 in check , dont sell our D short, our entire secondary is playing lights out, we getting decent pass rush, best turnover margin in the league LOL, I mean WTF ? ...we get Peters back after the bye to help tighten up the rush defense .....your castoff McClain is turning into a decent nickle by the way ......

Your D has played well, but they aren't among the best in the league compared to Houston and San Fran. Manning is still recovering and Rivers just sucks, that's not new either. Rivers hasn't been worth a damn in several seasons now. He's become a turnover machine, putting up yards but not points and giving the ball away whenever he can. The AFC West is a joke.

I just think the other two teams are the more complete, well rounded at the moment.