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The draft didn't do much to change the views of the panel that votes on ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings. Our four teams moved a grand total of two spots -- the Colts dipped to 10 from nine; the Jaguars rose from 32 to 31. I don't know that I wo...

The Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans have been two of the most active players in NFL free agency. But ESPN.com voters in our pre-draft NFL Power Rankings didn't give either team much of a boost as a result of their additions. The Colts d...

The Houston Texans blew a chance at the No. 1 seed in the AFC. They couldn't even hold on to a first-round bye. And in losing their finale at Indianapolis, they finish the regular season as the No. 2 team in the division in the ESPN.com NFL Power ...

The Houston Texans own the AFC South crown no matter what happens in their season finale in Indianapolis on Sunday. But voters in ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings see the Texans and Colts as quite close. The Texans dropped from third to seventh after...

Teams change over time and the Broncos may be playing better football than the Texans right now. Still, I'm uncomfortable with a poll where the Broncos (second) outrank the Texans (third), since Houston won 31-25 in Denver in Week 3. Here's the...

Deep in the season it's not always so simple to say Team A beat Team B and thus should rank higher in the ESPN NFL Power Rankings. Still, I know Texans fans will look at the new poll and say, "Hey, we deserve a big drop after that dud in New Engla...

Houston is back to unanimous as the No. 1 team in the ESPN.com NFL Power Rankings, Indy's in the Top 10 and the Titans are causing the second-biggest division among voters. ESPN's John Clayton has the Titans at 22. NFC East blogger Dan Graziano ha...

Houston remains the No. 1 team in the ESPN.com NFL Power Rankings, but the Texans lost their unanimous status after requiring overtime to win for the second week in a row. NFC West blogger Mike Sando, who you can communicate with here, dropped the...

Houston needed a big comeback and overtime to beat Jacksonville, but it didn't hurt the Texans' standing in ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings. They are the unanimous No. 1, and deservingly so. The Jaguars' good showing did nothing to help them, as ...

Off of their win in Chicago and Atlanta's loss in New Orleans, the Houston Texans are the unanimous No. 1 team in ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings. Frankly, the AFC South shouldn't just have the poll's top team, it should also have the bottom team. ...

The Colts moved up eight spots in ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings a week ago after a nice overtime victory in Nashville. They moved up another four this week after taking down the Dolphins. The 12-spot rise in two weeks has the Colts sitting at 11th...

The Colts didn't exactly beat the Falcons on Sunday. But their come-from-behind win over the Titans in overtime in Nashville still boosted them eight spots, to 15th. It was the biggest leap in this week's edition of the ESPN.com NFL Power Rankings...

The Texans pounded the Ravens, which dropped the Ravens in the new edition of the ESPN NFL Power Rankings. In the lead to the rankings, Mike Sando details how the blowout actually led to Houston dropping from second to third. I am guessing Texa...

The Colts' great win over the Packers got them to 2-2 a quarter of the way into their season, and vaulted them nine spots in ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings. It's the biggest gain for anyone in this week's poll. Thanks to the Colts' jump, the div...

The Texans are holding steady at No. 1 in the ESPN.com NFL Power Rankings. The top five remained in the same order as last week, as Atlanta, Baltimore, San Francisco and Arizona all won as well. Even with the No. 1 team, the division has the wo...

I frequently hear from Houstonians about how the Texans don't garner sufficient respect. ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings aren't the arbiter of respect, of course. But you can't look at these and say Houston's NFL franchise is being dissed. The...