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Welcome to week 10 of the r/NFL Power Rankings! Over* halfway into the season and only the Chiefs remain undefeated, thanks to doing the exact thing (field goal block) at the exact time they need to. While the trade deadline wasn’t as active in prior years, some teams found sparks in other ways. New Orleans got a boost from firing Dennis Allen, Bryce Young got his mojo back in Europe, and the Patriots got a boost from playing the Bears. Unfortunately, things aren’t so sunny in Texas. A division rival stopped into town to outscore Dallas by 30, and Houston became Detroit’s guinea pig on how to creatively win football games. Can the Jets bring back Saleh to fire him again? Is Darnold crashing back down to earth? Are the Bills prepared to win their sixth straight? Discuss! 30/32 Reporting
| # | Team | Δ | Record | Comment | |
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| 1. | Chiefs | – | 9-0 | Boy howdy I sure do like to see the Broncos lose in heartbreaking fashion. It’s even better when the Chiefs are the one that causes that heartache. This week the Chiefs are playing against one of the few teams in the NFL that truly looks like a contender. If they can manage to beat the Bills, it is going to be a huge undertaking for anyone to steal the 1 seed from Kansas City. The Chiefs also managed to play a full game without losing any significant players which has been a rare occurrence through the first 9 games. It’s also huge news that they are likely getting Pacheco and Omenihu back relatively soon. That should help with our very okay pass rush and allow Hunt (who has been incredible all things considered) to get some much needed rest. Honestly, a few significant injures and our question mark at LT aside, this season has opened up as well as anyone in Chiefs Kingdom could have ever asked. Hopefully they can beat Buffalo during the regular season for the first time since 2020 and extend the longest winning streak in franchise history by another game. | |
| 2. | Lions | – | 8-1 | LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL shoutout our lord and savior Jake Bates and please let Taylor Decker be healthy next week; the blindside blocking was atrocious from Dan Skipper. The Lions defense just did THAT without their EDGE 1,2,3,5 LB 3,4,5 CB 3 S 3 oh my goodness. Who knows whatever the fuck that game was but what a W in the end. Onto the Jaguars. | |
| 3. | Bills | +1 | 8-2 | Turnovers, turnovers baby. That was the name of the game on Sunday as the Bills high flying defense made up for Josh Allen’s miscues by forcing Joe Flacco to turn the ball over 4 times. Taron Johnson was the first to start the turnover party with a pick six on the Colt’s first play and even picked up a sack later in the game. Here’s a couple of fun facts Bills fans can feel optimistic about before taking a peek at who is on the schedule next. The Bills have the biggest division lead in football, a 5-game winning streak and have forced the most turnovers in the NFL with 13 of them. With those fun facts out of the way it’s time to turn the page to the looming boogeyman Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. There will be no bigger matchup for the Bills this season with the potential of the 1 seed in the AFC on the line. The Chiefs have won 15 straight games dating back to last season however Josh Allen has bested the Chiefs so far in the regular season with a 3-1 record. Something will have to give on Sunday as the Bills attempt to make up for years of playoff torment and the Chiefs continue on their quest to make history. | |
| 4. | Ravens | -1 | 7-3 | I don’t think I can possibly sit here and make another write up about how the Ravens’ defense is floundering, needs to find their footing, and the offense is absolutely electric led by otherworldly performances by Lamar Jackson. So… uh… MV3 MV3 MV3. There was a lot of (valid) discussion about missed penalties on the 2 point try to end the game but that should’ve never been a discussion at all considering Iosivas was both short and didn’t maintain possession through the ground earlier in the drive but I digress. Homerism aside credit to Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Burrow for that absolutely insane performance; I’m sure I’ll get flak for “pandering” but I genuinely don’t want to see that Bengals team a third time this year. Up next is a monumental division showdown with the suddenly very dangeRuss Steelers. Absurd stat of the day: in the 16 year history of the John Harbaugh v Mike Tomlin Ravens Steelers matchups the underdog is a staggering 23-6-3 against the spread. It’s a good bet this is gonna be another classic. Here’s hoping the Ravens actually remember to bring their hands with them to Pittsburgh this year. | |
| 5. | Steelers | +3 | 7-2 | The Dan Snyder era is truly over. Great teams, great game, great storylines, very questionable officiating (as usual), and everyone learned the Commanders and Steelers are both for real. Wilson looks to be back to his old self, while Jaylen Warren seems to have found his missing spark as well. Pickens is picking it up. New acquisition Mike Williams caught a rainbow, which was the exact reason he was brought in. It was really exciting to see Terry McLaurin and George Pickens in the same game, because either are arguably the flashiest WRs in the league right now. It was also a great storyline seeing Russell Wilsona and Bobby Wagner. They exchanged jerseys after the game was over. Mike Tomlin faced an old friend in Dan Quinn and it looked like each of them knew how to work against the other one. The Steelers held the run in check and didn’t give Daniels time to throw perfect balls despite real pocket poise. Kliff Kingsbury called a great game and really found a way to throw against Pittsburgh. The Commanders defense also had an interesting strategy of containing the run. Instead of trying to make a stop at or behind the line and have Harris (or Warren) be able to break free into the third level, the Commanders let the second level stop the run. Not the worst idea. Win or lose, both teams had something to prove on Sunday and proved it. Neither team is a fluke or are to be discounted and both are serious threats in the postseason. | |
| 6. | Vikings | – | 7-2 | The good news is this Brian Flores-led defense is still arguably the best in the league, with the best defensive EPA/play and defensive DVOA in the league by far, and which is only getting better with Blake Cashman returning healthy and Dallas Turner developing as a pass rusher. Defense wins championships, right? Well, probably not if Sam Darnold keeps chucking the ball up to the other side. Between Jefferson and Addison and an immediate chemistry with a healthy TJ Hockenson, plus KOC coaching him up, this team goes as far as Sam takes them. Here’s hoping that’s to a Super Bowl this time rather than another new and creative playoff implosion. | |
| 7. | Eagles | +2 | 7-2 | About halfway through the third quarter, and three quarters through my fourth beer, something clicked in me: football is endless agony. We’re all living in the trolley problem meme with the tracks turned to infinite suffering for finite people. Around and around the train goes. And we should feel for the agony of our fellow hostages, destined to endure endless pain. After all, we all have to live through this hellscape together. But as I watched the Cowboys fumble for the 17th time, I realized that all the suffering is worth it for this. All of the pain, all of the screaming, the heartbreak, the F5ing during the trade deadline, the hours of horrendous local sports radio. We don’t do it for Super Bowls, for bragging about having a strong defensive EPA/play, for defending our star quarterback’s ability to score rushing touchdowns. We do it for this: curb stomping the complete fucking shit out of a hapless division rival in what will ultimately be a meaningless game completely lost to history. We sit through season after season to watch the life leave the squinted eyes of overrated WRs complaining about the sun. To experience the palpable dread of a washed RB who was never really that good in the first place fumble into the end zone. To witness the human embodiment of a decrepit dried fig defend his stadium having a design flaw on par with the Death Star exhaust port. All of this makes it manageable. Watching that train run right over the hopes and dreams of every man, woman, and child in the Dallas-Forth Worth metro area, as they long for the days of Ben DiNucci. When the clock hit zero after an appropriate tush push to snuff out the clock, all was right in the world, and that train did its job. Up next, the Washington Commanders on Thursday night. Completely unrelated, do any of you hear an engine getting closer? | |
| 8. | Commanders | -3 | 7-3 | Missed opportunities and sloppy, mistake-ridden football were the order of the day in Washington’s 1-point loss to the Steelers. And they were still within a few inches of a first down that mi… |
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