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IRA KAUFMAN'S POWER RANKINGS

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 25, 2007

1. Patriots. Run defense will be tested at Giants Stadium. 2. Colts. Nobody is playing better football than these guys. 3. Cowboys. Very little motivation heading to nation's capital. 4. Jaguars. Humble, yet confident. And very dangerous. 5. Packers. Should rebound at home vs. Lions. 6. Steelers. Looking at 11-5 in Tomlin's rookie year. 7. Seahawks. Will be very tough to beat at Qwest Field. 8. Chargers. Only 3-4 on the road heading to Oakland's Black Hole.

9. Buccaneers. Chance to finish 6-0 within the NFC South. 10. Giants. Coughlin tempted to rest his starters. 11. Redskins. Joe Gibbs has regained his special touch. 12. Browns. Should slap the 49ers silly. 13. Titans. Control their own destiny going into RCA Dome. 14. Eagles. Building some momentum for '08. 15. Vikings. Suddenly, they need big-time help from Dallas. 16. Saints. Lousy defense exposed time after time.

17. Texans. Can finish .500 by beating surging Jags. 18. Cardinals. Only Dallas and Green Bay have scored more points in the NFC. 19. Bills. Tackling was atrocious against the Giants. 20. Broncos. Can play spoiler vs. Vikings. 21. Bears. Finally put it all together for 60 minutes. 22. Lions. No team has allowed more points. 23. Bengals. Even Marvin Lewis doesn't know which team is going to show up. 24. Panthers. A loss Sunday could trigger the end of the John Fox era.

25. 49ers. Buc fans have already seen enough of rookie LB Patrick Willis. 26. Jets. Will this be Chad Pennington's finale as a Jet? 27. Rams. Arizona could hang 50 on these guys. 28. Ravens. Count the empty seats Sunday. 29. Chiefs. Herm Edwards returns to the Meadowlands. 30. Raiders. Welcome to the NFL, JaMarcus Russell. 31. Falcons. Arthur Blank is tangled up in blue. 32. Dolphins. Bill Parcells eager to inspect the merchandise.

IRA KAUFMAN'S POWER RANKINGS

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