The FDH Lounge NFL Week 4 Power Rankings

By Rick Morris

 

NOTE: Numbers in parenthesis represent previous power rankings.

 

TOP TIER

1 Philadelphia (1-1)

2 Miami (4-4)

3 San Francisco (2-3)

4 Kansas City (5-5)

5 Buffalo (7-7)

6 Cincinnati (6-8)

7 Dallas (3-2)

8 Baltimore (10-6)

SECOND TIER

9 Detroit (9-9)

10 Seattle (18-10)

11 Green Bay (11-11)

12 LA Rams (13-12)

13 Cleveland (8-18)

14 LA Chargers (14-14)

15 Pittsburgh (24-22)

THIRD TIER

16 New Orleans (23-16)

17 Atlanta (21-15)

18 Jacksonville (12-13)

19 Indianapolis (29-27)

20 New England (25-26)

21 Tampa Bay (22-20)

22 Washington (27-19)

23 Tennessee (19-17)

24 Minnesota (20-25)

25 Houston (26-29)

26 Las Vegas (16-23)

FOURTH TIER

27 Denver (17-21)

28 NY Jets (15-24)

29 NY Giants (30-28)

FIFTH TIER

30 Arizona (32-32)

31 Carolina (31-31)

32 Chicago (28-30)

 

BIGGEST RISERS: Indianapolis (8 spots), Pittsburgh (7 spots), New England (6 spots), Cleveland (5 spots), Houston (4 spots)

 

BIGGEST FALLERS: Denver and Tennessee (6 spots), Dallas and Jacksonville (5 spots), New York Jets (4 spots), Las Vegas and Washington (3 spots)

 

DIVISIONAL RANKINGS (the lower the number, the higher the ranking):

 

1 AFC NORTH 42

2T NFC WEST 55

2T AFC EAST 55

4 NFC EAST 59

5 AFC WEST 71

6 NFC NORTH 76

7T NFC SOUTH 85

7T AFC SOUTH 85

 

CONFERENCE RANKINGS:

 

1 AFC 253

2 NFC 275

The FDH Lounge NFL Week 3 Power Rankings

By Rick Morris

 

NOTE: Numbers in parenthesis represent previous power rankings.

 

TOP TIER

1 Philadelphia (1)

2 Dallas (3)

3 San Francisco (2)

4 Miami (4)

5 Kansas City (5)

6 Baltimore (10)

7 Buffalo (7)

8 Cincinnati (6)

SECOND TIER

9 Detroit (9)

10 Seattle (18)

11 Green Bay (11)

12 LA Rams (13)

13 Jacksonville (12)

THIRD TIER

14 LA Chargers (14)

15 Atlanta (21)

16 New Orleans (23)

17 Tennessee (19)

18 Cleveland (8)

19 Washington (27)

20 Tampa Bay (22)

21 Denver (17)

22 Pittsburgh (24)

23 Las Vegas (16)

24 NY Jets (15)

25 Minnesota (20)

26 New England (25)

FOURTH TIER

27 Indianapolis (29)

28 NY Giants (30)

29 Houston (26)

30 Chicago (28)

31 Carolina (31)

FIFTH TIER

32 Arizona (32)

 

BIGGEST RISERS: Seattle and Washington (8 spots), New Orleans (7 spots), Atlanta (6 spots), Baltimore (4 spots)

 

BIGGEST FALLERS: Cleveland (10 spots), New York Jets (9 spots), Las Vegas (7 spots), Minnesota (5 spots), Denver (4 spots)

 

DIVISIONAL RANKINGS (the lower the number, the higher the ranking):

 

1 NFC EAST 50

2 AFC NORTH 54

3 NFC WEST 57

4 AFC EAST 61

5 AFC WEST 63

6 NFC NORTH 75

7 NFC SOUTH 82

8 AFC SOUTH 86

 

CONFERENCE RANKINGS:

 

1T AFC 264

1T NFC 264

The FDH Lounge NFL Week 2 Power Rankings

By Rick Morris

 

TOP TIER

1 Philadelphia

2 San Francisco

3 Dallas

4 Miami

5 Kansas City

6 Cincinnati

7 Buffalo

8 Cleveland

9 Detroit

10 Baltimore

SECOND TIER

11 Green Bay

12 Jacksonville

13 LA Rams

14 LA Chargers

THIRD TIER

15 NY Jets

16 Las Vegas

17 Denver

18 Seattle

19 Tennessee

20 Minnesota

21 Atlanta

22 Tampa Bay

23 New Orleans

24 Pittsburgh

25 New England

26 Houston

27 Washington

28 Chicago

29 Indianapolis

30 NY Giants

31 Carolina

FOURTH TIER

32 Arizona

 

DIVISIONAL RANKINGS (the lower the number, the higher the ranking):

 

1 AFC NORTH 48

2 AFC EAST 51

3 AFC WEST 52

4 NFC EAST 61

5 NFC WEST 65

6 NFC NORTH 68

7 AFC SOUTH 86

8 NFC SOUTH 97

 

CONFERENCE RANKINGS:

 

1 AFC 237

2 NFC 291

Happy Labor Day

By Rick Morris

[NOTE: This is a column that we publish every Labor Day.]

In the world we live in today, Labor Day may seem like the most anachronistic of holidays today, certainly more so than Independence Day, Memorial Day or anything else that still seems completely relevant -- but there are still people left to remind us of the importance of the day.

As an example, I would cite my great-aunt Josephine – who passed away in September of 2017 just after turning 102! – someone who worked very hard at her job for decades and who helped unionize her workplace when abusive conditions became completely rampant. Now, I'm no fan at all of what many affiliates of the modern labor movement do to workers -- taking money out of their paychecks so that they can hand it to politicians who advance causes many workers oppose -- but that doesn't change at all the heroism of those who in an earlier day and age put their own well-being on the line to help build a more humane workplace and society.

To my great-aunt Josie and all of the other heroes who helped to build a better America, Happy Labor Day.

The FDH Lounge NFL final 2022 power rankings

By Rick Morris

 

NOTE: Numbers in parenthesis represent previous power rankings.

 

TOP TIER

1 Buffalo (1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-3-2-2-2-2-1)

2 Kansas City (2-2-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-3-3-3-3-2)

3 Cincinnati (10-21-13-13-13-7-7-14-14-15-12-8-6-5-4-4-3)

4 Philadelphia (9-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1-1-4)

5 Dallas (28-18-12-9-6-5-5-5-5-6-4-4-4-4-5-5-5)

6 San Francisco (13-10-11-7-5-11-13-9-11-11-9-7-11-7-6-6-6)

SECOND TIER

7 Minnesota (11-13-10-10-9-4-4-4-4-3-6-6-5-6-7-7-7)

8 Jacksonville (31-17-9-11-16-20-23-27-22-22-22-17-21-18-15-10-10)

9 LA Chargers (7-9-17-15-15-17-16-15-15-17-18-16-19-13-10-9-8)

10 Baltimore (5-7-7-12-11-12-11-8-8-8-8-9-8-8-8-8-9)

11 NY Giants (21-12-18-14-10-6-6-11-13-13-16-15-15-15-13-11-11)

THIRD TIER

12 Miami (8-4-3-5-8-9-9-6-6-4-5-5-7-9-9-13-14)

13 Detroit (26-14-19-26-29-29-32-32-27-25-21-23-20-14-12-14-15)

14 Seattle (20-30-31-22-24-23-15-10-10-10-10-14-9-16-18-22-17)

15 New England (25-22-25-27-18-10-14-12-12-12-11-11-12-10-11-15-13)

16 Tampa Bay (3-3-8-8-4-14-17-18-16-14-13-18-16-20-20-18-16)

17 Green Bay (6-6-6-4-7-15-18-17-20-18-19-20-17-17-17-12-12)

18 Pittsburgh (14-23-29-29-30-26-29-30-30-30-31-28-24-26-23-20-18)

19 Washington (22-26-32-32-32-30-25-20-19-16-15-13-14-12-16-16-23)

20 Carolina (29-31-28-31-31-32-28-29-31-29-30-27-27-22-26-19-20)

21 New Orleans (18-20-21-25-23-28-27-22-26-28-23-25-25-25-24-21-19)

22 Atlanta (30-32-24-23-27-19-20-19-17-20-17-19-23-21-25-27-25)

23 NY Jets (32-25-26-21-17-8-8-13-9-9-14-12-13-11-14-17-21)

24 Cleveland (12-19-15-19-21-24-26-23-21-23-27-22-22-24-21-25-22)

25 Tennessee (24-28-22-16-14-16-10-7-7-7-7-10-10-19-22-23-24)

26 LA Rams (4-8-5-6-12-13-12-16-18-21-25-29-29-27-27-24-26)

27 Las Vegas (15-15-23-20-22-22-19-28-29-31-29-21-18-23-19-26-27)

FOURTH TIER

28 Denver (16-16-14-18-26-27-30-25-23-27-28-31-31-31-31-31-31)

29 Arizona (19-11-20-17-19-21-21-21-25-19-20-24-26-28-28-28-28)

30 Houston (27-24-30-30-25-25-31-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32)

31 Chicago (17-27-26-28-28-31-24-26-24-24-24-26-28-29-29-29-29)

32 Indianapolis (23-29-16-24-20-18-22-24-28-26-26-30-30-30-30-30-30)

 

BIGGEST RISERS: Washington (4 spots), Atlanta, Denver and Seattle (3 spots)

 

BIGGEST FALLERS: Green Bay (5 spots)

 

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM

 

NFC EAST 39

AFC EAST 51

AFC NORTH 55

AFC WEST 66

NFC NORTH 68

NFC WEST 75

NFC SOUTH 79

AFC SOUTH 95

 

NFC 261

AFC 267

The FDH Lounge NFL Week 18 power rankings

By Rick Morris

 

NOTE: Numbers in parenthesis represent previous power rankings.

 

TOP TIER

1 Buffalo (1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-3-2-2-2-2)

2 Kansas City (2-2-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-3-3-3-3)

3 Cincinnati (10-21-13-13-13-7-7-14-14-15-12-8-6-5-4-4)

4 Philadelphia (9-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1-1)

5 Dallas (28-18-12-9-6-5-5-5-5-6-4-4-4-4-5-5)

6 San Francisco (13-10-11-7-5-11-13-9-11-11-9-7-11-7-6-6)

SECOND TIER

7 Minnesota (11-13-10-10-9-4-4-4-4-3-6-6-5-6-7-7)

8 LA Chargers (7-9-17-15-15-17-16-15-15-17-18-16-19-13-10-9)

9 Baltimore (5-7-7-12-11-12-11-8-8-8-8-9-8-8-8-8)

10 Jacksonville (31-17-9-11-16-20-23-27-22-22-22-17-21-18-15-10)

11 NY Giants (21-12-18-14-10-6-6-11-13-13-16-15-15-15-13-11)

12 Green Bay (6-6-6-4-7-15-18-17-20-18-19-20-17-17-17-12)

THIRD TIER

13 New England (25-22-25-27-18-10-14-12-12-12-11-11-12-10-11-15)

14 Miami (8-4-3-5-8-9-9-6-6-4-5-5-7-9-9-13)

15 Detroit (26-14-19-26-29-29-32-32-27-25-21-23-20-14-12-14)

16 Tampa Bay (3-3-8-8-4-14-17-18-16-14-13-18-16-20-20-18)

17 Seattle (20-30-31-22-24-23-15-10-10-10-10-14-9-16-18-22)

18 Pittsburgh (14-23-29-29-30-26-29-30-30-30-31-28-24-26-23-20)

19 New Orleans (18-20-21-25-23-28-27-22-26-28-23-25-25-25-24-21)

20 Carolina (29-31-28-31-31-32-28-29-31-29-30-27-27-22-26-19)

21 NY Jets (32-25-26-21-17-8-8-13-9-9-14-12-13-11-14-17)

22 Cleveland (12-19-15-19-21-24-26-23-21-23-27-22-22-24-21-25)

23 Washington (22-26-32-32-32-30-25-20-19-16-15-13-14-12-16-16)

24 Tennessee (24-28-22-16-14-16-10-7-7-7-7-10-10-19-22-23)

25 Atlanta (30-32-24-23-27-19-20-19-17-20-17-19-23-21-25-27)

26 LA Rams (4-8-5-6-12-13-12-16-18-21-25-29-29-27-27-24)

27 Las Vegas (15-15-23-20-22-22-19-28-29-31-29-21-18-23-19-26)

FOURTH TIER

28 Arizona (19-11-20-17-19-21-21-21-25-19-20-24-26-28-28-28)

29 Chicago (17-27-26-28-28-31-24-26-24-24-24-26-28-29-29-29)

FIFTH TIER

30 Indianapolis (23-29-16-24-20-18-22-24-28-26-26-30-30-30-30-30)

31 Denver (16-16-14-18-26-27-30-25-23-27-28-31-31-31-31-31)

32 Houston (27-24-30-30-25-25-31-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32)

 

BIGGEST RISERS: Seattle (5 spots), Cleveland (3 spots)

 

BIGGEST FALLERS: Washington (7 spots), NY Jets (4 spots), Philadelphia (3 spots)

 

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM

 

AFC EAST 49

AFC NORTH 52

NFC EAST 53

NFC NORTH 63

AFC WEST 68

NFC WEST 77

NFC SOUTH 80

AFC SOUTH 96

 

AFC 265

NFC 273

Mini-Episode #1568 - December 2022 - 2022 NFL Week 17 preview

By Rick Morris

 

FantasyDrafthelp.com previews fantasy football for 2022 NFL Week 17.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgo0iJvIcgI&t=122s

The FDH Lounge NFL Week 17 power rankings

By Rick Morris

 

NOTE: Numbers in parenthesis represent previous power rankings.

 

TOP TIER

1 Philadelphia (9-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1)

2 Buffalo (1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-3-3-2-2-2)

3 Kansas City (2-2-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-3-3-3)

4 Cincinnati (10-21-13-13-13-7-7-14-14-15-12-8-6-5-4)

5 Dallas (28-18-12-9-6-5-5-5-5-6-4-4-4-4-5)

6 San Francisco (13-10-11-7-5-11-13-9-11-11-9-7-11-7-6)

7 Minnesota (11-13-10-10-9-4-4-4-4-3-6-6-5-6-7)

SECOND TIER

8 Baltimore (5-7-7-12-11-12-11-8-8-8-8-9-8-8-8)

9 LA Chargers (7-9-17-15-15-17-16-15-15-17-18-16-19-13-10)

THIRD TIER

10 Jacksonville (31-17-9-11-16-20-23-27-22-22-22-17-21-18-15)

11 NY Giants (21-12-18-14-10-6-6-11-13-13-16-15-15-15-13)

12 Green Bay (6-6-6-4-7-15-18-17-20-18-19-20-17-17-17)

13 Miami (8-4-3-5-8-9-9-6-6-4-5-5-7-9-9)

14 Detroit (26-14-19-26-29-29-32-32-27-25-21-23-20-14-12)

15 New England (25-22-25-27-18-10-14-12-12-12-11-11-12-10-11)

16 Washington (22-26-32-32-32-30-25-20-19-16-15-13-14-12-16)

17 NY Jets (32-25-26-21-17-8-8-13-9-9-14-12-13-11-14)

18 Tampa Bay (3-3-8-8-4-14-17-18-16-14-13-18-16-20-20)

19 Carolina (29-31-28-31-31-32-28-29-31-29-30-27-27-22-26)

20 Pittsburgh (14-23-29-29-30-26-29-30-30-30-31-28-24-26-23)

21 New Orleans (18-20-21-25-23-28-27-22-26-28-23-25-25-25-24)

22 Seattle (20-30-31-22-24-23-15-10-10-10-10-14-9-16-18)

23 Tennessee (24-28-22-16-14-16-10-7-7-7-7-10-10-19-22)

24 LA Rams (4-8-5-6-12-13-12-16-18-21-25-29-29-27-27)

25 Cleveland (12-19-15-19-21-24-26-23-21-23-27-22-22-24-21)

26 Las Vegas (15-15-23-20-22-22-19-28-29-31-29-21-18-23-19)

27 Atlanta (30-32-24-23-27-19-20-19-17-20-17-19-23-21-25)

FOURTH TIER

28 Arizona (19-11-20-17-19-21-21-21-25-19-20-24-26-28-28)

29 Chicago (17-27-26-28-28-31-24-26-24-24-24-26-28-29-29)

30 Indianapolis (23-29-16-24-20-18-22-24-28-26-26-30-30-30-30)

FIFTH TIER

31 Denver (16-16-14-18-26-27-30-25-23-27-28-31-31-31-31)

32 Houston (27-24-30-30-25-25-31-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-32)

 

BIGGEST RISERS: Carolina (7 spots), Green Bay and Jacksonville (5 spots), LA Rams, New Orleans and Pittsburgh (3 spots)

 

BIGGEST FALLERS: Las Vegas (7 spots), Cleveland, Miami, New England and Seattle (4 spots), New York Jets (3 spots)

 

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM

 

NFC EAST 33

AFC EAST 47

AFC NORTH 57

NFC NORTH 62

AFC WEST 69

NFC WEST 80

NFC SOUTH 85

AFC SOUTH 95

 

NFC 260

AFC 268

Mini-Episode #1567 - December 2022 - Top 5 sports stories of 2022

By Rick Morris

 

The FDH Lounge reviews the Top 5 sports stories of 2022.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZuiDYupzvI&t=152s

Mini-Episode #1566 - December 2022 - Top 5 news stories of 2022

By Rick Morris

 

The FDH Lounge reviews the Top 5 news stories of 2022.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuTQnobJ1og&t=170s

Mini-Episode #1565 - December 2022 - Top 5 pro wrestling stories of 2022

By Rick Morris

 

The FDH Lounge reviews the Top 5 stories in pro wrestling in 2022.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N22LLpUzeGY&t=371s

Mini-Episode #1564 - December 2022 - Top 5 TV seasons of 2022

By Rick Morris

 

The FDH Lounge reviews, without spoilers, the Top 5 TV seasons of 2022.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQD4VJ-TBuA&t=172s