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Welcome to week 6 of the r/NFL Power Rankings! Another week, another next man up running back for the 49ers. Sunday was action packed from the AM London game to a Sunday night battle of “who wants it less”. Chicago enjoyed high tea across from Pederson’s tears, the Saints aren’t the only team who can put up 50+ points, and the Packers are back to not missing a beat. The Commanders and Broncos learned first hand how important having a run game is, credit to Henry and JK Dobbins. What will blowouts against bottom feeders mean for the Texans and Falcons? Will the Bengals be able to turn things around? How long of a leash will Levis get throwing blindfolded to Ridley? Discuss! 30/32 Reporting
| # | Team | Δ | Record | Comment | |
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| 1. | Chiefs | – | 5-0 | Dawn of the second day, 12 games remain. The Chiefs are currently 1 of 2 undefeated teams in the NFL. At this point the major question about Kansas City is how they’re going to deal with injuries and their weaknesses at the OT position. Kareem Hunt coming back and looking like a quality RB 1 has been a pleasant surprise, but it remains to be seen if he can keep up that level of production. If he can keep that up until Isiah comes back the team should have one of the best running back stables in the entire NFL. That leaves the elephant in the room, what does the team do with Rashee Rice missing the rest of the season. Last week Juju and Travis were able to be incredibly productive, but that was against a Saint team that has looked fairly week on defense outside of their game against an anemic Dallas offense. Obviously if Juju and Travis can play like they did in 2022 the pass catching group should be fine, but it is more than reasonable to question whether they can keep that up. At tackle Taylor has been great outside of the penalties, and it seems like Morris can at least be passable. It’s not a perfect solution but it is the one we have. The Chiefs are also struggling turning great drives between the 20’s into 7 points which is frustrating to watch and could eventually come to bite them in the ass, but it hasn’t yet. The most positive thing I can say about the Chiefs at this juncture is that despite not playing a clean game through five weeks they have managed to find ways to win. That comes on the back of solid complimentary football, which should look even better if they can clean up the turnovers and penalties. It’s kind of interesting, despite the narrative that the defense has been carrying the team the Chiefs rank 9th overall in offensive DVOA and 8th in defensive DVOA (they’re 4th overall). That’s an exciting thing to look at because if they can start finishing drives the team should be one of, if not the best, offenses in the league with a defense that is more than capable of controlling a game. | |
| 2. | Vikings | – | 5-0 | What a nice, relaxing bye week… | |
| 3. | Lions | – | 4-1 | As a proud owner of Jack Fox and Sam Martin Lions jerseys, this game was mighty unfortunate for my favorite position group. The Detroit Lions refused to deploy their best player seemingly out of spite, scoring or kneeling out the half on every offensive drive except for ONE (where they were in FG range but let backup QB Hendon Hooker try to pass the ball to backup tackle Dan Skipper on 4th down). The defense did their best to give the offense opportunities to get into a punting situation, creating FIVE turnovers, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries, and allowing only nine points, all via Brandon Aubrey field goals. The offense simply would not oblige however, amassing 492 yards of offense and 47 points—3 passing TDs, 2 rushing TDs, and 4 FGs, respectively. The obvious elephant in the room is Aidan Hutchinson’s injury, which is likely to keep him out for the rest of the season. The defense and Glenn responded well to it, though one could argue that Dallas could have played against 11 redditors of your choice and still turned the ball over. Next week will be a quick test of how the defense can function without its star, as the Lions head to Minneapolis to take on the current best team in the NFL in what should be a blockbuster intra-divisional matchup. | |
| 4. | Ravens | – | 4-2 | It’s been a tough climb back from a brutal 0-2 start but the Ravens are finally starting to consistently look like the powerhouse they were always capable of being. Mark Andrews, Zay Flowers, and Rashod Bateman all had relatively big days in what is quickly becoming the picturesque “pick your poison” offense. Unfortunately, another week has passed where the defense, and the secondary in particular, continues to underperform but they are on an upward trajectory even if it’s taking longer than most fans would hope. Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin were phenomenal all day despite relatively sticky coverage from Brandon Stephens and Marlon Humphrey. Can the secondary provide another “good enough” effort against a red-hot Baker Mayfield and an electric Buccaneers passing attack? Find out next week on Dragon Ball ahem Monday Night Football. | |
| 5. | Texans | – | 5-1 | The run game has returned! After multiple weeks of the offense stagnating, Both Joe Mixon and Dameon Pierce returned to the tune of 209 total yards and 3 TDs. Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell also added a TD each as they stepped up in the absence of Nico Collins. But maybe even more importantly, the defense finally came alive with 4 turnovers and Will Anderson Jr. welcomed Drake Maye to the NFL with 3 sacks on the day. It was good to see the Texans finally get a comfortable win, but have a much tougher challenge in Green Bay waiting next week. | |
| 6. | Bills | – | 4-2 | All is well in New York for at least a day, the Bills won, the Yankees won, and the Jets added Davante Adams. Oh and there was a football game yesterday that featured a combined 22 penalties. Ignoring all of that this was definitely a step in the right direction for the Bills. Josh Allen was brilliant on Monday night throwing for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns, Ray Davis also filled in admirably for James Cook averaging 4.9 yards a carry and adding production on the receiving side. The defense was strong all night (ignoring a last-second first-half Hail Mary) led by the returns of Taylor Rapp and Taron Johnson who saved the game with a 4th quarter miraculous interception. As long as the Bills can fix some of their sloppy play such as the kicking game and limit the amount of penalties they should remain in firm control of the AFC East for the foreseeable future. | |
| 7. | Buccaneers | +1 | 4-2 | BURGER, BURGER - FIFTY BURGER! BUCKY, TUCKY - DOUBLE TROUBLE! GODWIN TUDDIES, OTTON SCORES; WE.RULE.THE.SAINTS. SHITTY QUARTER - ALMOST BLEW IT; IT’S OK THO WE RECOVERED! GRAB A WIN FOR TAMPA BAY; THEIR PASS - OUR WAY! WE RULE, WE HAD THE LAST SAY. AT NOLA - WE BAKED IT OUR WAY. BUCS WIN! | |
| 8. | Packers | +1 | 4-2 | The Packer defense has forced multiple turnovers in each of their first 6 games, a feat they haven’t done since their Super Bowl winning 1996 season. Jordan Love has 12 touchdowns, tied for 2nd in the league despite missing two games to injury. Despite some faux pas like a Bo Melton slip-turned-interception and a missed field goal, this was our most complete win of the year with both offense and defense pulling their weight for a relatively easy win. The Cardinals helped us out with 3 fumbles and 100 penalty yards but it’s a little nice seeing the team performing not at an A level and still winning by 20. | |
| 9. | Commanders | -2 | 4-2 | Other than some fans who got sucker punched by some loser, there really aren’t too many disappointed Washington fans after that loss. The Ravens could go the distance, and this team kept pace. The liability of the secondary gets exposed by good quarterbacks, it needs work. But most everyone saw the goal of the game as being competitive, dealing with a great defense, and playing high level ball. These goals were accomplished. And it feeds our true season goal which was to find out what we drafted in Jayden Daniels. The answer seems to be forming in one’s mind… it says… “He is him”. And the growing connection with Scary Terry is exciting as hell. Washington football could be fun for a while. | |
| 10. | 49ers | – | 3-3 | The roller coaster ride continues. After a disappointing loss to the Cardinals at home, the 49ers climb back to .500 with a win in Seattle. The final score does not reflect how close Seattle came to flipping the game in the 4th. Every 49er fan had a sense of Deja Vu as Seattle slowly clawed back, as if the game followed the same script as our losses against LA and Arizona. However, this time, the team made just enough plays to halt the Seahawk momentum and walk away the victors. The team has 10 days to prepare for a super bowl rematch with the Chiefs on Sunday. | |
| 11. | Falcons | +1 | 4-2 | This game felt like a repeat, coached by Mike Smith. Lindstrom and McGary are Dahl and Clabo, opening up run lanes for Allgeier to break five tackles on the same play like prime Michael Turner. 5’9’’ Clark Philips can’t help but make plays ala Brent Grimes. notching his first career punt return a… |
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