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Welcome to week 6 of the official r/NFL Power Rankings! The top teams fell like dominoes this week, including the only two undefeated teams left. Do the Dolphins deserve to jump after scoring a measly 42? Are the Bengals still on an upward trajectory after fending off the Seahawks? After losing Richardson to IR, is Minshew Mania underrated or overrated? Do the Jets even need a quarterback? Discuss! 32/32 Reporting
| # | Team | Δ | Record | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 49ers | – | 5-1 | Give credit to the Cleveland D, the 49ers offense was a polar opposite of the unit that routed the Cowboys last week. Purdy looked uncomfortable all game, throwing his first interception all season. The offensive line looked overwhelmed, and Trent Williams missed time. Deebo and CMC were ruled out with injuries. Jake Moody Missed 2/3 field goals. And yet the team still drove the field with 2 minutes left to set up a game winning field goal attempt. The team looks to shake off the poor performances and get back in the win column in Minnesota on MNF this week. | |
| 2. | Chiefs | +1 | 5-1 | Death, taxes, and the Chiefs beating the Broncos. | |
| 3. | Lions | +2 | 5-1 | THE DETROIT MF LIONS NOW HAVE THE BEST RECORD IN THE NFL. Creamsicle day in Tampa Bay was as authentic as it could possibly be as the Detroit Lions dispatched their old NFC Central rivals the Buccaneers behind a suffocating defensive performance and a Jared Goff clock-burning clinic. Detroit held the Bucs to just 2-12 on 3rd down while the defense weathered the loss of DMont by airing it out, with Jared Goff posting 253 yards and 2 TDs, including a 45 yard bomb to Jameson Williams which he fought through contact to bring in. Dan Campbell continues to have these guys overcoming brutal injury luck and playing inspired football to the tune of a fourth straight 14+ point victory. I leave you on this beautiful Tuesday with maybe the block of the year from Craig Reynolds on Amon Ra St. Brown’s TD catch and run, the embodiment of “next man up” for this monstrous team. | |
| 4. | Dolphins | – | 5-1 | Soon… | |
| 5. | Eagles | -3 | 5-1 | It was the battle of the teams that love to spell, and for the first time in the history of the universe, the J-e-t-s beat the E-a-g-l-e-s. The narrative coming out of the game for most Philadelphians is that Hurts had the worst game of his career (and arguably, he did), but this Jets defense has made excellent quarterbacks look foolish all season long. Next week, the Eagles will try to right the ship in Kelly Green against the Dolphins on Sunday night, in a matchup primed to be a shootout with two mid-tier defenses and strong offenses. | |
| 6. | Bills | – | 4-2 | Well, barely squeaking by a one-win Giants team that’s been destroyed by every other good team they’ve played isn’t a great look. Not to mention it’s not even like it was a shootout, the Bills managed just 14 points of offense —entirely in the fourth quarter. For one reason or another, it feels like Diggs is the only target that Allen trusts, and he’s forcing it to him hard. That may be partially for good reason though. At times it’s felt like Diggs is the only one able to find any kind of separation. Is it a skill issue or a scheme issue? Likely a little of both. But hey, at the end of the day it just feels good to win, right? Right?? | |
| 7. | Cowboys | – | 4-2 | Its much better to go into a bye off a win than a loss. Fairly certain no one will disagree with that. This was touted as a Kellen Moore revenge game, but revenge on who? Dallas held the Chargers to under 275 yards of total offense, and their running game was DOA. There were definitely coaching mistakes on both sides of the ball, but there were also execution issues. At the end of the day, though, the more talented team won out. | |
| 8. | Ravens | +1 | 4-2 | They came, they went. Taking in lessons from 6 years ago when they got skullfucked by the Jaguars, the Ravens arrived in London a full week in advance; in contrast, the Titans arrived late Thursday night and spent less than 48 hours in London before the game started. The slow start was evident in the game tape on Sunday and showed in the score at half(18-3). Ravens continued their dreadful offensive sleepwalking with a lead paired with newfound redzone woes scoring just one touchdown in 5 red zone trips this Sunday(on the bright side, we’ve got a pretty good kicker. A team that could easily be 6-0 if they would simply get out of their own way, however, they continue to leave doors open for teams to rally in the second half. Up next are the NFC leaders in the 5-1 Detroit Lions. Expect the Ravens to show up ready to play their best ball of the year only to flounder against lesser opponents in the ensuing weeks. If you don’t like that, you don’t like Ravens football. | |
| 9. | Jaguars | +1 | 4-2 | Multiple games over .500 for the first time in half a decade, the Jaguars are finally again spoopy in time for the relevant season. Your gods can’t save you now, Saints. 👻 | |
| 10. | Seahawks | -2 | 3-2 | This loss was a very difficult pill to swallow. Seattle’s defense showed up big time, holding Joe Burrow below 200 yards and only allowing Ja’Marr Chase 6 catches on 13 targets. Tre Brown had a nice pick, and the secondary overall was… wonderful to watch. Devon Witherspoon continues his strong rookie campaign. Jamal Adams’s TRUE return was wonderful. There was not a lot to critique on the defensive side of the ball. The complete opposite is true for the offense. The O-line was allowing Geno to be pressured throughout the game; the Bengals ended Sunday with 13 QB hits. And while he was being quickly pressured, Geno had a… weird game, as well. He seemed gun-shy and afraid to take shots he was willing to last season. He had JSN running totally free for what should have been 6, and just doesn’t take the shot. I’m confident the offense will figure things out and get back to humming. | |
| 11. | Browns | +3 | 3-2 | The Browns managed to win the best way they know how… letting the other team manage to lose. Taking down the powerhouse 49ers was a shocker. Seeing it done with Watson not play was not. The Browns defense did much of the heavy lifting in the post bye win. The Browns, and maybe Watson, will face the Colts next week in Indy. | |
| 12. | Buccaneers | -1 | 3-2 | I am very opinionated about this game. I was looking forward to this game for the last 2 weeks, and we looked like utter crap. So believe me, I can talk about this game for the next two weeks. I have so many expletives, jokes and curse words to share. But however, I’ll just use this opportunity to congratulate the Detroit Lions and their fans for being a legit team and a team that will seemingly win their division this season. Congratulations, you are no longer going to hear the “Did you know that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Detroit Lions’ division more recently than the Lions?” stat. | |
| 13. | Rams | +2 | 3-3 | For all the criticism Sean McVay has taken this year for poor in-game adjustments, he deserves credit for being on the right side of “night and day” halves of football this week. In the second half, there was a marked shift away from forcing the pass towards relying on the run, which has been a quickly abandoned strategy this season, especially when trailing. The young defensive unit also had another stellar game and have quietly outperformed offseason expectations. There’s reason to be optimistic about the rest of the season and this roster given the flashes shown at times — the struggle is getting everyone performing well together. | |
| 14. | Bengals | +4 | 3-3 | The Bengals defense helped them climb back to a .500 record on the season, but overall the team’s output is still well below average. Outside of Ja’Marr Chase the Bengals offense is not contributing enough to be a playoff caliber team in 2023. | |
| 15. | Chargers | -3 | 2-3 | In what felt almost like a must-win game, the Chargers offense and defense had a body swap. The defense did its part but Herbert had arguably the worst game of his career. Whether it was the constant pressure, his injured finger, or just an off night is unclear, but the team will need to get more out of him if they’re to dig themselves out of the whole they’ve dug themselves into. | |
| 16. | Texans | +6 | 3-3 | An ugly win is still a win, and the Houston Texans have now matched their season total from a year ago in just 6 weeks. Interception Watch finally came to an end as CJ Stroud finally threw his first one after 192 passes, but even his mistakes work out as the return was fumbled back to the Texans for a first down. The defense lived up to their SWARM mentality and held Derrick Carr and the Saints offense to just 3 points in their three trips to the red zone. And now after surviving six weeks being held together by duct tape, the Texans have reached their bye week. With the team returning to near full health and a favorable schedule, the Texans might just be ready to make some noise moving forward this … |
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