Cold, Hard Football Facts.com: Power Rankings: movers and shakers

2. N.Y. JETS (2-0). Last week: 16-9 win vs. New England. The remarkable part about the Jets’ two-game run of bitch-slappery is that they’re not actually getting to the quarterback or forcing turnovers. Matt Schaub and Tom Brady ran for their lives, but only took a combined two sacks and two interceptions in 82 dropbacks. Bonus fact: Leon Washington is on pace for 2,584 all-purpose yards and could challenge the record of 2,690 set by Derrick Mason with Tennessee in 2000. 4. NEW ORLEANS (2-0). Last week: 48-22 win at Philadelphia. Even when you figure in sacks, the Saints average 9.5 Passing Yards Per Attempt. In two weeks, they’ll face the Jets, the defensive version of the Saints, surrendering just 4.78 yards per pass attempt – will the opposing forces actually be enough to produce rain in the Superdome?  6. MINNESOTA (2-0). Last week: 27-13 win at Detroit. Road trips don’t get much easier than Cleveland and Detroit – less than four total hours of flying time and a combined 4-28 opponent record from 2008. And now it’s two home games against teams with a combined 13-19 record from 2008 (San Fran and Green Bay). At some point, the Vikings will need to average more per pass attempt (league-low 4.18 yards) than they do on the ground (5.4). 7. ATLANTA (2-0). Last week: 28-20 win vs. Carolina. You’d think the addition of Tony Gonzalez would mean more single coverage and better production for WR Roddy White, but it isn’t working out that way so far. He’s been thrown to 20 times this year for a total of 95 yards, a 4.8 yard average that’s about half of his 9.3 yard average from a year ago. 9. SAN FRANCISCO (2-0).   Last week: 23-10 win vs. Seattle. The 49ers have only one reception for more than 20+ yards over two games. No. 1 pick and holdout Michael Crabtree might be a bit full of himself and rookie WRs are notorious slow-starters. But the 49ers sure are being stingy with the wallet for a team that is 2-0 and seems only to be lacking a game-breaking...

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