An efficient Alex Smith and a rock-solid defense have the San Francisco 49ers on top of the AP Pro32 power rankings.
Smith threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns and the 49ers shut down the explosive Lions in a 27-19 win over the weekend, giving San Francisco
a second win over a playoff team from last season.
The 2-0 Niners moved
up from second in the latest AP Pro32 regular-season poll released
Tuesday, receiving 11 of the 12 first-place votes and 383 points from
the media panel who regularly cover the NFL.
Houston advanced two spots to second with one first-place vote and 360 points, eight points ahead of Green Bay,
which started the season on top. Atlanta is fourth, followed by
Baltimore and Philadelphia, up six places after a second straight
one-point win.
"There isn't
much not to like about the 49ers," voter Dan Pompei of the Chicago
Tribune said in putting the 49ers first for the second week in a row.
"At this point, the only question is who is No. 2?"
That would be the Texans, winners in each of their games by 20 points.
"The
Texans have the NFL's top defense and a 2-0 record to show for it,"
reasoned Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News, the only voter with
Houston ahead of San Francisco.
Everyone else went with the 49ers, who opened the season with a big win at Green Bay before dominating the Lions at home.
"Almost
everyone has holes, but you have to look hard to find any with this
team," commented Clark Judge of CBSSports.com "... and, please, could we
stop the Alex Smith as 'game manager' talk? It's not only old; it's
inaccurate."
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