The following is Vic Ketchman's power rankings of NFL teams for week nine of the 2004 season.
1. Philadelphia (7-0)—Pennsylvania title game this Sunday.
2. Pittsburgh (6-1)—Another week, another win streak?
3. New England (6-1)—Pats' rankings aren't real good.
4. NY Jets (6-1)—Appear to be for real.
5. Atlanta (6-2)—Michael Vick finally be catching fire.
6. NY Giants (5-2)—How 'bout those Giants?
7. Minnesota (5-2)—No Moss, no good.
8. San Diego (5-3)—Marty Schottenheimer can flat coach.
9. Jacksonville (5-3)—Impressive first-half record.
10. Denver (5-3)—Broncos on losing streak.
11. Indianapolis (4-3)—Big game against Vikings.
12. Baltimore (4-3)—Defense still first rate.
13. Houston (4-3)—Texans making move up.
14. St. Louis (4-3)—Has score to settle with Pats.
15. Seattle (4-3)—Should win in San Francisco.
16. Detroit (4-3)—Could tie for division lead.
17. Green Bay (4-4)—Time for bye week.
18. Kansas City (3-4)—Chiefs making comeback move.
19. New Orleans (3-4)—Saints next to test Chargers.
20. Dallas (3-4)—Must-win game at Cincy.
21. Cleveland (3-4)—Grudge game against Ravens.
22. Tennessee (3-5)—Surprise? Not really.
23. Buffalo (2-5)—Mularkey starting to have impact.
24. Cincinnati (2-5)—Why is the Bengals defense so bad?
25. Washington (2-5)—And their schedule is soft, too.
26. Arizona (2-5)—Cards can't sustain anything good.
27. Tampa Bay (2-5)—Chiefs show Bucs how to play offense.
28. Oakland (2-6)—This is becoming an embarrassment.
29. Chicago (2-5)—At least they're scrappy.
30. Carolina (1-6)—Weren't they in the Super Bowl?
31. San Francisco (1-6)—49ers turn the clock back 25 years.
32. Miami (1-7)—It's good they've already won a game.
Vic Ketchman is the senior editor of jaguars.com. He may be e-mailed at ketchmanv@jaguars.nfl.com.
