The Final Word Power Poll - Week 10 Edition

**Zeus** · 11-13-2007, 08:24 AM

The staff at TFWPP is proud to present a controversy-free edition of TFWPP this week - clear cut at the top, clear cut at the bottom.

[size=16pt]The Final Word Power Poll[/size]
Week 10 Edition

As always, TFWPP is based upon the only stat that matters.

Place Team Wins Losses
1st. New England Patriots 9 0
2nd. (tie) Dallas Cowboys 8 1
2nd. (tie) Green Bay Packers 8 1
4th. (tie) Indianapolis Colts 7 2
4th. (tie) Pittsburgh Steelers 7 2
6th. (tie) Detroit Lions 6 3
6th. (tie) Jacksonville Jaguars 6 3
6th. (tie) New York Giants 6 3
6th. (tie) Tennessee Titans 6 3
10th. (tie) Buffalo Bills 5 4
10th. (tie) Cleveland Browns 5 4
10th. (tie) San Diego Chargers 5 4
10th. (tie) Seattle Seahawks 5 4
10th. (tie) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 4
10th. (tie) Washington Redskins 5 4
16th. (tie) Arizona Cardinals 4 5
16th. (tie) Baltimore Ravens 4 5
16th. (tie) Carolina Panthers 4 5
16th. (tie) Chicago Bears 4 5
16th. (tie) Denver Broncos 4 5
16th. (tie) Houston Texans 4 5
16th. (tie) Kansas City Chiefs 4 5
16th. (tie) New Orleans Saints 4 5
16th. (tie) Philadelphia Eagles 4 5
25th. (tie) Atlanta Falcons 3 6
25th. (tie) Cincinnati Bengals 3 6
25th. (tie) Minnesota Vikings 3 6
28th. (tie) Oakland Raiders 2 7
28th. (tie) San Francisco 49ers 2 7
30th. (tie) New York Jets 1 8
30th. (tie) St. Louis Rams 1 8
32nd. Miami Dolphins 0 9

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**Marrdro** · 11-13-2007, 08:29 AM

Again, my regards to your staff.

Looks like we will face a team below us in the power rankings this weekend.

Kindof funny when you look at the teams we have faced and were they rank in TFWPP.
Sure haven't had to face many of them this year have we?
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**marstc09** · 11-13-2007, 08:32 AM

The only bright side looking at this is our draft pick position

**El Vikingo** · 11-13-2007, 10:21 AM

"marstc09" wrote:

The only bright side looking at this is our draft pick position

And our next year schedule.....

**NodakPaul** · 11-13-2007, 10:27 AM

"El" wrote:

"marstc09" wrote:

The only bright side looking at this is our draft pick position

And our next year schedule.....

Actually, record doesn't have much to do with the schedule. Most of next year's schedule is already determined.

Home Games:
* Atlanta
* Carolina
* Houston
* Indianapolis
* Green Bay
* Detroit
* Chicago
Away Games:
* New Orleans
* Tampa Bay
* Jacksonville
* Tennessee
* Green Bay
* Detroit
* Chicago

The remaining two games are determined by where you place in your conference.
Our divisional ranking teams are from the NFC East and West next year (because we already play every team from the NFC South).
That means if the season ended right now, the last two games would be the Eagles and the Rams.

**Marrdro** · 11-13-2007, 10:30 AM

"NodakPaul" wrote:

"El" wrote:

"marstc09" wrote:

The only bright side looking at this is our draft pick position

And our next year schedule.....

Actually, record doesn't have much to do with the schedule. Most of next year's schedule is already determined.

Home Games:
* Atlanta
* Carolina
* Houston
* Indianapolis
* Green Bay
* Detroit* Chicago
Away Games:
* New Orleans
* Tampa Bay
* Jacksonville
* Tennessee
* Green Bay
* Detroit* Chicago

The remaining two games are determined by where you place in your conference.
Our divisional ranking teams are from the NFC East and West next year (because we already play every team from the NFC South).
That means if the season ended right now, the last two games would be the Eagles and the Rams.

Thanks NP.
A few less (on paper) that scare me next year vice what our schedule looked like/is this year.
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**DustinDupont** · 11-13-2007, 11:38 AM

"NodakPaul" wrote:

"El" wrote:

"marstc09" wrote:

The only bright side looking at this is our draft pick position

And our next year schedule.....

Actually, record doesn't have much to do with the schedule. Most of next year's schedule is already determined.

Home Games:
* Atlanta
* Carolina
* Houston
* Indianapolis
* Green Bay
* Detroit
* Chicago
Away Games:
* New Orleans
* Tampa Bay
* Jacksonville
* Tennessee
* Green Bay
* Detroit
* Chicago

The remaining two games are determined by where you place in your conference.
Our divisional ranking teams are from the NFC East and West next year (because we already play every team from the NFC South).
That means if the season ended right now, the last two games would be the Eagles and the Rams.

Thats very cool that you know that

**Marrdro** · 11-13-2007, 11:49 AM

"DustinDupont" wrote:

"NodakPaul" wrote:

"El" wrote:

"marstc09" wrote:

The only bright side looking at this is our draft pick position

And our next year schedule.....

Actually, record doesn't have much to do with the schedule. Most of next year's schedule is already determined.

Home Games:
* Atlanta
* Carolina
* Houston
* Indianapolis
* Green Bay
* Detroit
* Chicago
Away Games:
* New Orleans
* Tampa Bay
* Jacksonville
* Tennessee
* Green Bay
* Detroit
* Chicago

The remaining two games are determined by where you place in your conference.
Our divisional ranking teams are from the NFC East and West next year (because we already play every team from the NFC South).
That means if the season ended right now, the last two games would be the Eagles and the Rams.

Thats very cool that you know that

A couple of years ago they set the schedules for the next 5 years or something like that.
The only thing we don't know is dates.

**NodakPaul** · 11-13-2007, 12:03 PM

"Marrdro" wrote:

"DustinDupont" wrote:

"NodakPaul" wrote:

"El" wrote:

"marstc09" wrote:

The only bright side looking at this is our draft pick position

And our next year schedule.....

Actually, record doesn't have much to do with the schedule. Most of next year's schedule is already determined.

Home Games:
* Atlanta
* Carolina
* Houston
* Indianapolis
* Green Bay
* Detroit
* Chicago
Away Games:
* New Orleans
* Tampa Bay
* Jacksonville
* Tennessee
* Green Bay
* Detroit
* Chicago

The remaining two games are determined by where you place in your conference.
Our divisional ranking teams are from the NFC East and West next year (because we already play every team from the NFC South).
That means if the season ended right now, the last two games would be the Eagles and the Rams.

Thats very cool that you know that

A couple of years ago they set the schedules for the next 5 years or something like that.
The only thing we don't know is dates.

Pretty much.
The schedules are determined by a rotating formula.

* You play each team in your division twice - once home, once away. (six games total)
* You play each team from one other division in the same conference once as you - two games home, two games away.
The schedule is on a three year schedule, and you alternate between home and away games.
If youplayed them at home last (as part of this schedule), then you will play them away the next time, and vice versa. This means that each team will play every other team in the same conference as them at least once every three years.

* You play each team from one other division in the other conference once - two games home, two games away. The schedule is on a four year schedule, and again you alternate between home and away games.
This means that each team will play every other team in the other conference at least once every four years.
* The final two games are determined by your division rank.
You play the two teams in the same conference as you who have the same division rank as you.

Based on that, you can figure out what teams the Vikings will face several years in advance, assuming there isn't a change to the division structure.

Here are Minnesota's scheduled non-division opponents for the next five years:

Year	NFC Division	AFC Division
2008	NFC South	AFC South
2009	NFC West	AFC North
2010	NFC East	AFC East
2011	NFC South	AFC West
2012	NFC West	AFC South

**Marrdro** · 11-13-2007, 12:07 PM

"NodakPaul" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

"DustinDupont" wrote:

"NodakPaul" wrote:

"El" wrote:

[quote author=marstc09 link=topic=39711.msg673559#msg673559 date=1194964374]
The only bright side looking at this is our draft pick position

And our next year schedule.....

Actually, record doesn't have much to do with the schedule. Most of next year's schedule is already determined.

Home Games:
* Atlanta
* Carolina
* Houston
* Indianapolis
* Green Bay
* Detroit
* Chicago
Away Games:
* New Orleans
* Tampa Bay
* Jacksonville
* Tennessee
* Green Bay
* Detroit
* Chicago

The remaining two games are determined by where you place in your conference.
Our divisional ranking teams are from the NFC East and West next year (because we already play every team from the NFC South).
That means if the season ended right now, the last two games would be the Eagles and the Rams.

Thats very cool that you know that

A couple of years ago they set the schedules for the next 5 years or something like that.
The only thing we don't know is dates.

Pretty much.
The schedules are determined by a rotating formula.

* You play each team in your division twice - once home, once away. (six games total)
* You play each team from one other division in the same conference once as you - two games home, two games away.
The schedule is on a three year schedule, and you alternate between home and away games.
If youplayed them at home last (as part of this schedule), then you will play them away the next time, and vice versa. This means that each team will play every other team in the same conference as them at least once every three years.

* You play each team from one other division in the other conference once - two games home, two games away. The schedule is on a four year schedule, and again you alternate between home and away games.
This means that each team will play every other team in the other conference at least once every four years.
* The final two games are determined by your division rank.
You play the two teams in the same conference as you who have the same division rank as you.

Based on that, you can figure out what teams the Vikings will face several years in advance, assuming there isn't a change to the division structure.

Here are Minnesota's scheduled non-division opponents for the next five years: