[h=1]Vegas handicappers rank all 32 NFL teams[/h]Dave Tuley
ESPN Staff Writer
ESPN INSIDER
LAS VEGAS -- The New England Patriots (the 5-2 Super Bowl favorites) andMinnesota Vikings (the last undefeated team) remained Nos. 1-2 in the NFL Vegas Rankings this week, but the big news was the Pittsburgh Steelers dropping from No. 3 to a tie for 10th.
Pittsburgh lost 30-15 at Miami and Ben Roethlisberger went to the locker room but came back to finish the game. He had surgery Monday to repair a torn meniscus and it's unclear how much time he's going to miss. Landry Jones will start in his place.
ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) only lowered the Steelers' rating by 2 points. Erin Rynning and I lowered them by a lot more and the average came out to a 4-point decrease.
Here's a look at the teams making the biggest moves up and down the rankings, and then we'll look for some Week 7 value plays (12-6 ATS so far this season) using this week's power ratings:
Note: The NFL Vegas Rankings are compiled by taking the average of the power ratings of ESPN Chalk handicappers, including Erin Rynning, yours truly and ESPN's Football Power Index, and are used to compare two teams as if they were to meet on a neutral field (after which most teams get 2.5 points for home-field advantage) and can be used to compare to the current point spread.
Movin' on up
The biggest increase in Week 6 came from two teams <offer style="box-sizing: border-box;">in the NFC East: the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins at +1.5 each. The Cowboys went into Lambeau Field and dominated the Green Bay Packers 30-16 as 5-point underdogs while the Redskins beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-20 as 3-point home underdogs. Other teams earning a 1-point increase in their power ratings were the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphinsand, finally, the Arizona Cardinals (who moved into a tie for No. 3 with theSeattle Seahawks and Packers) after their win against the Jets on Monday Night Football.</offer>
Dropping down
The Steelers were the biggest dropper by far with their loss at Miami and the injury to Roethlisberger. No other team had been downgraded by more than a point until the New York Jets' 28-3 loss as 7-point road underdogs at Arizona on Monday night. The other teams to drop by a full point were the Packers, Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders.
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ESPN Staff Writer
ESPN INSIDER
LAS VEGAS -- The New England Patriots (the 5-2 Super Bowl favorites) andMinnesota Vikings (the last undefeated team) remained Nos. 1-2 in the NFL Vegas Rankings this week, but the big news was the Pittsburgh Steelers dropping from No. 3 to a tie for 10th.
Pittsburgh lost 30-15 at Miami and Ben Roethlisberger went to the locker room but came back to finish the game. He had surgery Monday to repair a torn meniscus and it's unclear how much time he's going to miss. Landry Jones will start in his place.
ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) only lowered the Steelers' rating by 2 points. Erin Rynning and I lowered them by a lot more and the average came out to a 4-point decrease.
Here's a look at the teams making the biggest moves up and down the rankings, and then we'll look for some Week 7 value plays (12-6 ATS so far this season) using this week's power ratings:
Note: The NFL Vegas Rankings are compiled by taking the average of the power ratings of ESPN Chalk handicappers, including Erin Rynning, yours truly and ESPN's Football Power Index, and are used to compare two teams as if they were to meet on a neutral field (after which most teams get 2.5 points for home-field advantage) and can be used to compare to the current point spread.
Movin' on up
The biggest increase in Week 6 came from two teams <offer style="box-sizing: border-box;">in the NFC East: the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins at +1.5 each. The Cowboys went into Lambeau Field and dominated the Green Bay Packers 30-16 as 5-point underdogs while the Redskins beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-20 as 3-point home underdogs. Other teams earning a 1-point increase in their power ratings were the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphinsand, finally, the Arizona Cardinals (who moved into a tie for No. 3 with theSeattle Seahawks and Packers) after their win against the Jets on Monday Night Football.</offer>
Dropping down
The Steelers were the biggest dropper by far with their loss at Miami and the injury to Roethlisberger. No other team had been downgraded by more than a point until the New York Jets' 28-3 loss as 7-point road underdogs at Arizona on Monday night. The other teams to drop by a full point were the Packers, Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders.
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RANK | TEAM | OCT. 11 | OCT. 18 | SB ODDS |
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1 | New England | 27.5 | 28 | 5-2 |
2 | Minnesota | 27 | 27 | 6-1 |
T-3 | Seattle | 25.5 | 25 | 6-1 |
T-3 | Green Bay | 26 | 25 | 12-1 |
T-3 | Arizona | 24 | 25 | 12-1 |
T-6 | Denver | 25 | 24 | 16-1 |
T-6 | Atlanta | 23.5 | 24 | 20-1 |
T-8 | Dallas | 21.5 | 23 | 10-1 |
T-8 | Buffalo | 22 | 23 | 40-1 |
T-10 | Pittsburgh | 26.5 | 22.5 | 12-1 |
T-10 | Kansas City | 21.5 | 22.5 | 20-1 |
12 | Carolina | 22.5 | 22 | 60-1 |
T-13 | Houston | 21 | 21.5 | 40-1 |
T-13 | Philadelphia | 22 | 21.5 | 50-1 |
T-13 | Cincinnati | 22 | 21.5 | 60-1 |
16 | San Diego | 19.5 | 20.5 | 80-1 |
T-17 | Oakland | 21 | 20 | 25-1 |
T-17 | New York (N) | 20 | 20 | 50-1 |
T-17 | Baltimore | 20.5 | 20 | 60-1 |
20 | Washington | 18 | 19.5 | 30-1 |
T-21 | Tennessee | 18.5 | 19 | 60-1 |
T-21 | Indianapolis | 19.5 | 19 | 60-1 |
23 | New York (A) | 20 | 18.5 | 500-1 |
24 | Jacksonville | 18 | 18 | 100-1 |
T-25 | Detroit | 18 | 17.5 | 100-1 |
T-25 | Miami | 16.5 | 17.5 | 100-1 |
T-25 | Los Angeles | 17.5 | 17.5 | 200-1 |
T-25 | New Orleans | 17 | 17.5 | 200-1 |
T-25 | Tampa Bay | 17.5 | 17.5 | 200-1 |
30 | Chicago | 16 | 16.5 | 1000-1 |
31 | San Francisco | 15 | 14.5 | 9999-1 |
32 | Cleveland | 13 | 13.5 | 9999-1 |
Odds from the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Tuesday, Oct. 18 |