The 5: Takeaways from the Coyotes’ introduction of Alex Meruelo If it’s parity you want, then parity you shall have.Through seven weeks of the 2016 NFL season, parity has been on display. Right now, more than 56 percent of the teams in the league have either three or four losses heading to the campaign’s mid-point.Through it all, it appears currently that only the New England Patriots are a complete football team. After their 27-16 road win in Pittsburgh, the Patriots are 6-1, and have looked very strong since the return of quarterback Tom Brady, who served a four-game suspension for something (we can’t remember what it was.) Brady has completed 75 percent of his passes for 1,004 yards and eight touchdowns without an interception since his return. 5. Denver Broncos (5-2)High: 3 (Dimakos, Burns)Low: 8 (Marotta)Movement: ▲ 3Comment: Elway 1, Osweiler 0. — GrialouNext: vs. San Diego6. Green Bay Packers (4-2)High: 4 (Grialou)Low: 10 (Green)Movement: ▲ 1Comment: Still shaky. — BurnsNext: at Atlanta7. Kansas City Chiefs (4-2)High: 6 (Marotta)Low: 11 (Grialou, Green)Movement: ▲ 6Comment: Right in line to play Houston in that first Saturday morning Wild Card game. Again. — LapinskiNext: at Indianapolis8. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3)High: 5 (Green)Low: 12 (Dimakos)Movement: ▼ 3Comment: Bye week comes at at good time, but they need Big Ben back, ASAP. — GreenNext: Bye9. Arizona Cardinals (3-3-1)High: 6 (Dimakos, Lapinski)Low: 13 (Marotta)Movement: ▲ 1Comment: Did so many things well. Two missed field goals away from 5-2. — BurnsNext: at Carolina10. Oakland Raiders (5-2)High: 7 (Marotta)Low: 11 (Dimakos, Lapinski)Movement: ▲ 2Comment: 4-0 on the road. I like that you’re proving me right. — DimakosNext: at Tampa Bay11. Philadelphia Eagles (4-2)High: 6 (Morgan)Low: 12 (Burns, Lapinski)Movement: ▲ 3Comment: Carson Wentz keeps stacking impressive wins on the resume. — GrialouNext: at Dallas Top Stories 12. Atlanta Falcons (4-3)High: 10 (Marotta, Dimakos, Lapinski)Low: 15 (Grialou)Movement: ▼ 6Comment: Why did you go for it there on 4th down? And what kind of play call was that? — DimakosNext: vs. Green Bay13. Buffalo Bills (4-3)High: 12 (Marotta)Low: 16 (Burns)Movement: ▼ 5Comment: Couldn’t hold an 11-point lead and lost Shady to a hammy. — BurnsNext: vs. New England14. Cincinnati Bengals (3-4)High: 12 (Green)Low: 19 (Dimakos)Movement: ▲ 3Comment: Beating the Browns doesn’t exactly launch you up the standings. — LapinskiNext: vs. Washington (London)15. Detroit Lions (4-3)High: 14 (Marotta, Dimakos, Burns, Lapinski)Low: 23 (Green)Movement: ▲ 4Comment: Probably shouldn’t have beaten Washington. Just saying. Nice little win streak, though. — GreenNext: at Houston16. Washington Redskins (4-3)High: 12 (Grialou)Low: 24 (Green)Movement: ▼ 5Comment: Probably shouldn’t have lost to the Lions. Just saying. — GreenNext: vs. Cincinnati (London)17. New York Giants (4-3)High: 13 (Lapinski)Low: 26 (Green)Movement: ▼ 1Comment: It’s almost like the NFL doesn’t want to win over London with the teams they’re sending. — MorganNext: Bye 18. Houston Texans (4-3)High: 15 (Morgan)Low: 21 (Grialou)Movement: ▼ 3Comment: I like Brock Osweiler, but that offense is God-awful with him at the controls. — MarottaNext: vs. Detroit19. San Diego Chargers (3-4)High: 15 (Burns)Low: 25 (Green)Movement: ▲ 4Comment: Only team with a losing record to have a positive point differential (+21). — LapinskiNext: at Denver20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-3)High: 17 (Grialou)Low: 25 (Morgan)Movement: ▲ 4Comment: Latest team to plaster the 49ers on the ground. — BurnsNext: vs. Oakland21. Indianapolis Colts (3-4)High: 15 (Green)Low: 24 (Dimakos, Lapinski)Movement: ▲ 6Comment: Quick, name two RBs on the Colts’ roster. No, seriously. — LapinskiNext: vs. Kansas City22. Miami Dolphins (3-4)High: 16 (Green)Low: 25 (Burns)Movement: ▲ 4Comment: This keeps up and they’ll have to change their name to Miamyi. — LapinskiNext: Bye23. Baltimore Ravens (3-4)High: 19 (Morgan, Lapinski)Low: 26 (Marotta)Movement: ▼ 6Comment: The Ravens have lost four straight for the first time under Harbaugh. — MorganNext: Bye24. Los Angeles Rams (3-4)High: 19 (Grialou, Green, Lapinski)Low: 28 (Burns)Movement: ▼ 4Comment: Bad loss to the Giants. How long until we see Captain Sunrise? — GreenNext: Bye New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) scrambles during the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Don Wright) Combine New England’s recent performance with Minnesota’s listless showing in Philadelphia, and we’ve got a new No. 1 team in our Arizona Sports NFL Power Rankings.Our seven-person panel (Vince Marotta, Craig Grialou, Craig Morgan, Adam Green, Paige Dimakos, Dave Burns and Luke Lapinski) has cast their ballots on where they think teams stack up heading into Week 8.1. New England Patriots (6-1)High: 1 (unanimous)Low: N/AMovement: ▲ 1Comment: Through three games, Tom Brady has a 132.8 passer rating. Ho hum. — MorganNext: at Buffalo2. Dallas Cowboys (5-1)High: 2 (Grialou, Dimakos, Burns)Low: 3 (Marotta, Morgan, Green, Lapinski)Movement: ▲ 2Comment: They get Dez back … that’s a scary thought. — GreenNext: vs. Philadelphia3. Minnesota Vikings (5-1)High: 2 (Morgan, Green, Lapinski)Low: 4 (Marotta, Dimakos Burns)Movement: ▼ 2Comment: Still good and their division is confusing, but good lord Bradford, hold on to the ball. — DimakosNext: at Chicago4. Seattle Seahawks (4-1-1)High: 2 (Marotta)Low: 7 (Dimakos)Movement: ▼ 3Comment: Should be dancing in the streets that they salvaged a tie in Arizona. — MarottaNext: at New Orleans
Former Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson retires 25. Tennessee Titans (3-4)High: 20 (Green)Low: 26 (Grialou)Movement: ▼ 3Comment: Two TDs allowed in eight seconds? That’s awfully impressive; stress ‘awfully.’ — GrialouNext: vs. Jacksonville26. New Orleans Saints (2-4)High: 21 (Green)Low: 27 (Grialou, Morgan, Lapinski)Movement: ▼ 5Comment: With Brees, they’ll always have a chance. With that defense, they’ll really need Brees. — GreenNext: vs. Seattle27. Carolina Panthers (1-5)High: 21 (Burns)Low: 29 (Marotta, Morgan)Movement: ▲ 1Comment: I’m starting to think you made a deal with the devil last year. — DimakosNext: vs. Arizona28. New York Jets (2-5)High: 25 (Marotta, Grialou)Low: 29 (Green)Movement: ▲ 1Comment: “Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh. Ryan Fitzpatrick” — MarottaNext: at Cleveland29. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-4)High: 27 (Green)Low: 29 (Grialou, Dimakos, Burns, Lapinski)Movement: ▼ 4Comment: My sleeper team is asleep. Bradley’s seat is white hot. — BurnsNext: at Tennessee30. Chicago Bears (1-6)High: 30 (Marotta, Grialou, Morgan, Burns, Lapinski)Low: 31 (Green, Dimakos)Movement: —Comment: Who cares? The Cubs are in the World Series! — BurnsNext: vs. Minnesota 31. San Francisco 49ers (1-6)High: 30 (Green, Dimakos)Low: 31 (Marotta, Grialou, Morgan, Burns, Lapinski)Movement: —Comment: Doesn’t even feel like they’re in the league anymore. — LapinskiNext: Bye32. Cleveland Browns (0-7)High: —Low: 32 (unanimous)Movement: —Comment:Next: Who cares? The Tribe is in the World Series! — Burns Derrick Hall satisfied with D-backs’ buying and selling Comments Share Grace expects Greinke trade to have emotional impact