It is officially that time of the week: NFL Power Rankings. It’s a stock-buying frenzy, and NFL media is greedily snatching up Carolina Panthers stock.
Just one week after a No. 24 average power ranking, NFL writers sprinted to their laptops to pile on massive valuations to the Panthers — most notably Pro Football Network’s No. 7 ranking, an incredible jump of 18 spots from No. 25 last week. “This is the kind of Carolina Panthers team I expected to see,” proclaimed Pro Football Network. Of course they did.
The Panthers are the “in” team of the week and national media loves itself a shiny new toy.