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Thursday, December 31, 2020
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
FDH 2020 NFL Week 17 power rankings
By Rick Morris
NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.
TOP
TIER
1
Kansas City (2-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
SECOND
TIER
2
Green Bay (5-4-3-2-2-1-7-7-8-8-4-5-4-3-3-2)
3
Buffalo (9-8-7-6-6-7-9-12-10-5-7-8-6-5-4-3)
4
New Orleans (1-1-5-10-8-8-8-8-6-4-8-3-3-2-2-4)
5
Tampa Bay (10-16-15-11-9-9-6-6-5-6-3-4-8-7-6-5)
6
Baltimore (3-3-1-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-5-13-15-13-8-6)
7
Seattle (11-5-4-4-4-4-3-5-4-9-14-11-7-10-10-8)
8
Miami (26-28-28-27-27-21-19-19-14-11-10-15-12-9-13-12)
9
Pittsburgh (15-15-13-8-7-6-5-3-2-2-2-2-2-4-7-14)
10
Indianapolis (7-20-17-16-13-15-17-16-12-13-11-7-13-11-11-9)
11
LA Rams (19-13-10-13-12-11-14-10-13-14-13-10-9-6-5-10)
12
Cleveland (16-26-18-18-14-13-16-13-15-15-15-14-11-8-9-7)
13
Tennessee (8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-7-7-12-6-5-12-12-11)
14
Chicago (14-14-14-12-15-14-11-14-16-16-18-16-21-24-18-15)
15
Arizona (24-11-11-15-17-16-10-9-9-12-6-9-10-15-14-13)
THIRD
TIER
16
LA Chargers (17-19-19-20-20-19-20-20-21-25-27-23-26-28-24-18)
17
Minnesota (13-18-22-23-22-23-26-27-25-23-19-22-19-16-16-16)
18
Las Vegas (21-12-9-14-16-12-12-15-11-10-9-12-14-14-15-17)
19
San Francisco (4-6-8-9-11-18-13-11-17-17-21-19-16-19-22-23)
20
New England (23-9-12-7-10-10-15-18-24-24-17-20-17-17-17-19)
21
Washington (28-24-26-26-26-28-30-25-26-29-29-29-24-22-19-20)
22
Dallas (12-17-16-17-21-22-23-29-29-30-30-28-29-29-28-29)
23
Philadelphia (6-10-20-21-19-20-22-21-22-20-23-26-27-27-23-21)
24
Cincinnati (27-27-27-28-24-25-24-24-20-21-22-30-30-30-30-26)
25
Carolina (22-22-24-19-18-17-18-17-19-22-25-17-20-18-21-25)
26
Denver (20-23-23-24-23-24-21-23-18-19-26-18-22-25-20-22)
27
Atlanta (18-21-21-22-25-27-25-26-23-18-16-21-18-20-25-24)
28
Detroit (31-30-30-30-30-30-28-22-27-28-20-25-28-23-26-27)
29
New York Giants (29-29-31-31-31-31-29-30-30-27-24-24-23-21-27-28)
30
Houston (25-25-25-25-28-26-27-28-28-26-28-27-25-26-29-30)
FOURTH
TIER
31
New York Jets (30-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32)
32 Jacksonville (32-32-29-29-29-29-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31)
BIGGEST RISERS: Dallas (7 spots), Pittsburgh (5 spots), Miami and San Francisco (4 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: Cleveland (5 spots), Denver (4 spots), Atlanta (3 spots)
RANKINGS BY DIVISION –
1 AFC North 51
2 NFC West 52
3T NFC South 61
3T AFC West 61
3T NFC North 61
6 AFC East 62
7 AFC South 85
8 NFC East 95
RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM
1 AFC 269
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
FDH 2020 NFL Week 16 power rankings
By Rick Morris
NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.
TOP
TIER
1
Kansas City (2-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
SECOND
TIER
2
Green Bay (5-4-3-2-2-1-7-7-8-8-4-5-4-3-3)
3
Buffalo (9-8-7-6-6-7-9-12-10-5-7-8-6-5-4)
4
New Orleans (1-1-5-10-8-8-8-8-6-4-8-3-3-2-2)
5
Tampa Bay (10-16-15-11-9-9-6-6-5-6-3-4-8-7-6)
6
Baltimore (3-3-1-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-5-13-15-13-8)
7
Cleveland (16-26-18-18-14-13-16-13-15-15-15-14-11-8-9)
8
Seattle (11-5-4-4-4-4-3-5-4-9-14-11-7-10-10)
9
Indianapolis (7-20-17-16-13-15-17-16-12-13-11-7-13-11-11)
10
LA Rams (19-13-10-13-12-11-14-10-13-14-13-10-9-6-5)
11
Tennessee (8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-7-7-12-6-5-12-12)
12
Miami (26-28-28-27-27-21-19-19-14-11-10-15-12-9-13)
13
Arizona (24-11-11-15-17-16-10-9-9-12-6-9-10-15-14)
14
Pittsburgh (15-15-13-8-7-6-5-3-2-2-2-2-2-4-7)
15
Chicago (14-14-14-12-15-14-11-14-16-16-18-16-21-24-18)
16
Minnesota (13-18-22-23-22-23-26-27-25-23-19-22-19-16-16)
17
Las Vegas (21-12-9-14-16-12-12-15-11-10-9-12-14-14-15)
THIRD
TIER
18
LA Chargers (17-19-19-20-20-19-20-20-21-25-27-23-26-28-24)
19
New England (23-9-12-7-10-10-15-18-24-24-17-20-17-17-17)
20
Washington (28-24-26-26-26-28-30-25-26-29-29-29-24-22-19)
21
Philadelphia (6-10-20-21-19-20-22-21-22-20-23-26-27-27-23)
22
Denver (20-23-23-24-23-24-21-23-18-19-26-18-22-25-20)
23
San Francisco (4-6-8-9-11-18-13-11-17-17-21-19-16-19-22)
24
Atlanta (18-21-21-22-25-27-25-26-23-18-16-21-18-20-25)
25
Carolina (22-22-24-19-18-17-18-17-19-22-25-17-20-18-21)
26
Cincinnati (27-27-27-28-24-25-24-24-20-21-22-30-30-30-30)
27
Detroit (31-30-30-30-30-30-28-22-27-28-20-25-28-23-26)
28
New York Giants (29-29-31-31-31-31-29-30-30-27-24-24-23-21-27)
29
Dallas (12-17-16-17-21-22-23-29-29-30-30-28-29-29-28)
30
Houston (25-25-25-25-28-26-27-28-28-26-28-27-25-26-29)
FOURTH
TIER
31
Jacksonville (32-32-29-29-29-29-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31)
32 New York Jets (30-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32)
BIGGEST RISERS: LA Chargers (6 spots), Cincinnati (4 spots), Chicago (3 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: Pittsburgh (7 spots), LA Rams (5 spots), Carolina (4 spots)
RANKINGS BY DIVISION –
1 AFC North 53
2 NFC West 54
3T NFC South 58
3T AFC West 58
5 NFC North 60
6 AFC East 66
7 AFC South 81
8 NFC East 98
RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM
1 AFC 258
2 NFC 270
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
FDH 2020 NFL Week 15 power rankings
By Rick Morris
NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.
TOP
TIER
1
Kansas City (2-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
SECOND
TIER
2
New Orleans (1-1-5-10-8-8-8-8-6-4-8-3-3-2)
3
Green Bay (5-4-3-2-2-1-7-7-8-8-4-5-4-3)
4
Buffalo (9-8-7-6-6-7-9-12-10-5-7-8-6-5)
5
LA Rams (19-13-10-13-12-11-14-10-13-14-13-10-9-6)
6
Tampa Bay (10-16-15-11-9-9-6-6-5-6-3-4-8-7)
7
Pittsburgh (15-15-13-8-7-6-5-3-2-2-2-2-2-4)
8
Baltimore (3-3-1-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-5-13-15-13)
9
Cleveland (16-26-18-18-14-13-16-13-15-15-15-14-11-8)
10
Seattle (11-5-4-4-4-4-3-5-4-9-14-11-7-10)
11
Indianapolis (7-20-17-16-13-15-17-16-12-13-11-7-13-11)
12
Tennessee (8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-7-7-12-6-5-12)
13
Miami (26-28-28-27-27-21-19-19-14-11-10-15-12-9)
14
Arizona (24-11-11-15-17-16-10-9-9-12-6-9-10-15)
15
Las Vegas (21-12-9-14-16-12-12-15-11-10-9-12-14-14)
16
Minnesota (13-18-22-23-22-23-26-27-25-23-19-22-19-16)
17
New England (23-9-12-7-10-10-15-18-24-24-17-20-17-17)
THIRD
TIER
18
Chicago (14-14-14-12-15-14-11-14-16-16-18-16-21-24)
19
Washington (28-24-26-26-26-28-30-25-26-29-29-29-24-22)
20
Denver (20-23-23-24-23-24-21-23-18-19-26-18-22-25)
21
Carolina (22-22-24-19-18-17-18-17-19-22-25-17-20-18)
22
San Francisco (4-6-8-9-11-18-13-11-17-17-21-19-16-19)
23
Philadelphia (6-10-20-21-19-20-22-21-22-20-23-26-27-27)
24
LA Chargers (17-19-19-20-20-19-20-20-21-25-27-23-26-28)
25
Atlanta (18-21-21-22-25-27-25-26-23-18-16-21-18-20)
26
Detroit (31-30-30-30-30-30-28-22-27-28-20-25-28-23)
27
New York Giants (29-29-31-31-31-31-29-30-30-27-24-24-23-21)
28
Dallas (12-17-16-17-21-22-23-29-29-30-30-28-29-29)
29
Houston (25-25-25-25-28-26-27-28-28-26-28-27-25-26)
30
Cincinnati (27-27-27-28-24-25-24-24-20-21-22-30-30-30)
FOURTH
TIER
31
Jacksonville (32-32-29-29-29-29-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31)
FIFTH
TIER
32 New York Jets (30-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32)
BIGGEST RISERS: Chicago (6 spots), Baltimore and Denver (5 spots), LA Chargers and Philadelphia (4 spots), Washington (3 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: New York Giants (6 spots), Atlanta (5 spots), Miami (4 spots), Carolina, Detroit, Houston, Pittsburgh and San Francisco (3 spots)
RANKINGS BY DIVISION –
1 NFC West 51
2T NFC South 54
2T AFC North 54
4 AFC West 60
5 NFC North 63
6 AFC East 66
7 AFC South 83
8 NFC East 97
RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM
1 AFC 263
2 NFC 265
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
FDH 2020 NFL Week 14 power rankings
By Rick Morris
NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.
TOP
TIER
1
Kansas City (2-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1)
SECOND
TIER
2
New Orleans (1-1-5-10-8-8-8-8-6-4-8-3-3)
3
Green Bay (5-4-3-2-2-1-7-7-8-8-4-5-4)
4
Pittsburgh (15-15-13-8-7-6-5-3-2-2-2-2-2)
5
Buffalo (9-8-7-6-6-7-9-12-10-5-7-8-6)
6
LA Rams (19-13-10-13-12-11-14-10-13-14-13-10-9)
7
Tampa Bay (10-16-15-11-9-9-6-6-5-6-3-4-8)
8
Cleveland (16-26-18-18-14-13-16-13-15-15-15-14-11)
9
Miami (26-28-28-27-27-21-19-19-14-11-10-15-12)
10
Seattle (11-5-4-4-4-4-3-5-4-9-14-11-7)
11
Indianapolis (7-20-17-16-13-15-17-16-12-13-11-7-13)
12
Tennessee (8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-7-7-12-6-5)
13
Baltimore (3-3-1-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-5-13-15)
14
Las Vegas (21-12-9-14-16-12-12-15-11-10-9-12-14)
15
Arizona (24-11-11-15-17-16-10-9-9-12-6-9-10)
16
Minnesota (13-18-22-23-22-23-26-27-25-23-19-22-19)
17
New England (23-9-12-7-10-10-15-18-24-24-17-20-17)
THIRD
TIER
18
Carolina (22-22-24-19-18-17-18-17-19-22-25-17-20)
19
San Francisco (4-6-8-9-11-18-13-11-17-17-21-19-16)
20
Atlanta (18-21-21-22-25-27-25-26-23-18-16-21-18)
21
New York Giants (29-29-31-31-31-31-29-30-30-27-24-24-23)
22
Washington (28-24-26-26-26-28-30-25-26-29-29-29-24)
23
Detroit (31-30-30-30-30-30-28-22-27-28-20-25-28)
24
Chicago (14-14-14-12-15-14-11-14-16-16-18-16-21)
25
Denver (20-23-23-24-23-24-21-23-18-19-26-18-22)
26
Houston (25-25-25-25-28-26-27-28-28-26-28-27-25)
27
Philadelphia (6-10-20-21-19-20-22-21-22-20-23-26-27)
28
LA Chargers (17-19-19-20-20-19-20-20-21-25-27-23-26)
29
Dallas (12-17-16-17-21-22-23-29-29-30-30-28-29)
30
Cincinnati (27-27-27-28-24-25-24-24-20-21-22-30-30)
FOURTH
TIER
31
Jacksonville (32-32-29-29-29-29-31-31-31-31-31-31-31)
FIFTH
TIER
32 New York Jets (30-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32)
BIGGEST RISERS: Detroit (5 spots), Cleveland, LA Rams, Miami and Minnesota (3 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: Tennessee (7 spots), Arizona (5 spots), Chicago, Denver, San Francisco and Seattle (3 spots)
RANKINGS BY DIVISION –
1 NFC South 47
2 NFC West 50
3 AFC North 55
4 AFC East 63
5 NFC North 66
6 AFC West 68
7 AFC South 80
8 NFC East 99
RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM
1 NFC 264
2 AFC 266
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Lounge on YouTube: 2020-21 NBA season preview
Lounge on YouTube: Analysis of new golden age of NBA player development
By Rick Morris
The FDH Lounge analyzes the new golden age of NBA player development with FDH NBA Analyst Ben Chew.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
FDH 2020 NFL Week 13 power rankings
By Rick Morris
NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.
TOP
TIER
1
Kansas City (2-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1)
2
Pittsburgh (15-15-13-8-7-6-5-3-2-2-2-2)
SECOND
TIER
3
New Orleans (1-1-5-10-8-8-8-8-6-4-8-3)
4
Green Bay (5-4-3-2-2-1-7-7-8-8-4-5)
5
Tennessee (8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-7-7-12-6)
6
Buffalo (9-8-7-6-6-7-9-12-10-5-7-8)
7
Seattle (11-5-4-4-4-4-3-5-4-9-14-11)
8
Tampa Bay (10-16-15-11-9-9-6-6-5-6-3-4)
9
LA Rams (19-13-10-13-12-11-14-10-13-14-13-10)
10
Arizona (24-11-11-15-17-16-10-9-9-12-6-9)
11
Cleveland (16-26-18-18-14-13-16-13-15-15-15-14)
12
Miami (26-28-28-27-27-21-19-19-14-11-10-15)
13
Indianapolis (7-20-17-16-13-15-17-16-12-13-11-7)
14
Las Vegas (21-12-9-14-16-12-12-15-11-10-9-12)
15
Baltimore (3-3-1-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-5-13)
THIRD
TIER
16
San Francisco (4-6-8-9-11-18-13-11-17-17-21-19)
17
New England (23-9-12-7-10-10-15-18-24-24-17-20)
18
Atlanta (18-21-21-22-25-27-25-26-23-18-16-21)
19
Minnesota (13-18-22-23-22-23-26-27-25-23-19-22)
20
Carolina (22-22-24-19-18-17-18-17-19-22-25-17)
21
Chicago (14-14-14-12-15-14-11-14-16-16-18-16)
22
Denver (20-23-23-24-23-24-21-23-18-19-26-18)
23
New York Giants (29-29-31-31-31-31-29-30-30-27-24-24)
24
Washington (28-24-26-26-26-28-30-25-26-29-29-29)
25
Houston (25-25-25-25-28-26-27-28-28-26-28-27)
26
LA Chargers (17-19-19-20-20-19-20-20-21-25-27-23)
27
Philadelphia (6-10-20-21-19-20-22-21-22-20-23-26)
28
Detroit (31-30-30-30-30-30-28-22-27-28-20-25)
29
Dallas (12-17-16-17-21-22-23-29-29-30-30-28)
30
Cincinnati (27-27-27-28-24-25-24-24-20-21-22-30)
FOURTH
TIER
31
Jacksonville (32-32-29-29-29-29-31-31-31-31-31-31)
FIFTH
TIER
32 New York Jets (30-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32)
BIGGEST RISERS: Washington (5 spots), Seattle (4 spots), Atlanta, Cleveland, Miami, Minnesota, New England and San Francisco (3 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: Indianapolis (6 spots), Chicago (5 spots), Denver and Tampa Bay (4 spots), Carolina, Detroit and LA Chargers (3 spots)
RANKINGS BY DIVISION –
1 NFC West 42
2 NFC South 49
3 AFC North 58
4 AFC West 63
5 AFC East 67
6 NFC North 73
7 AFC South 74
8 NFC East 103
RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM
1 AFC 262
2 NFC 267