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Welcome to week 13 of the official r/NFL Power Rankings! In a week featuring two overtime games, the Pack are back on their back-to-back-to-back HOF ish, and the Niners’ weapons couldn’t be stopped by all of the tush pushes in the world. Two more starting quarterbacks went down, Saints fans came to the same Carr conclusion Josh McDaniels did while the Patriots smash through floor after floor. Oh, and is this Jake Browning guy for real or what? Discuss! 31/32 Reporting
| # | Team | Δ | Record | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 49ers | +3 | 9-3 | The 49ers ended the first quarter with a total of -6 yards on the first two drives, then proceeded to score a td on the next 6 consecutive drives, en route to a 42-19 victory. Brock Purdy threw for 314 yards and 4 tds and McCaffrey became the first 49ers RB to eclipse 1k rushing yards since Frank Gore in 2014. The defensive game plan to contain Jalen Hurts was executed to perfection, the team tallied 46 total pressures and 3 sacks. The team looks ahead to another match against the Seahawks on Sunday in Santa Clara. | |
| 2. | Ravens | – | 9-3 | Steelers lost. Browns lost. Chiefs lost. Jags lost. Oh, and we got to sit back and watch the Joseph Vincent Flacco throw two touchdowns before a timely int to make him 19-3 against the Browns all time. Perfect bye week. | |
| 3. | Eagles | -2 | 10-2 | Well, that sucked. Yes, the Eagles are banged up in a couple key positions, they’re in the middle of an absolute gauntlet of a 5 game stretch, and they had a rest disadvantage, but the players and coaches won’t make excuses, because that’s what losers do. Next up, Sunday night in Dallas. | |
| 4. | Cowboys | +1 | 9-3 | This week couldn’t have gone better if it was scripted. Dallas showed that they can handle business against a competitive team, the defense got a wake-up call game, and Philly lost. A win next week puts Dallas on top of the division and in the running for the one seed. With that in mind, if anyone has contact info for Jerry Jones or Mike McCarthy, I will put on an Italian Flag hat, stand way to close to the sideline, and do my very best to antagonize Eagles players into an ejection for a very reasonable rate. However, I will charge extra if its Jordan Davis. | |
| 5. | Dolphins | +1 | 9-3 | Week 13 was a terrific week for the Dolphins! We took care of business against the Commanders, and surprising upsets of the Chiefs and Jaguars resulted in us being the #1 seed in the AFC. Tua looked great as usual, Tyreek was sensational as usual to the tune of 156 yards and 2 TDs, and the defense continued its tear holding Sam Howell to his lowest passing yards of the season. Andrew Van Ginkel, the player replacing budding star edge rusher Jaelan Phillips, was a star against Washington. 6 pressures, 2 batted balls, 3 stops, and 1 pick 6 was the stat stuffing day he put up against the Commanders. Listed as PFF’s #6 edge rusher, he’s going to make a team very happy as he is a free agent at the end of the year, and we can’t afford him. | |
| 6. | Chiefs | -3 | 8-4 | You would think the entire world was ending because of a regular season loss that put the Chiefs in 3rd place in the conference. At this point it would be silly to act like there aren’t any concerns with this team. It would be sillier to act like this season is completely lost at this moment. The truth is that the entire NFL, with the exception of a healthy 49ers has looked poor at times this season. Rarely are the Chiefs fortunate for being in the AFC but it does feel that way right now. Trust the process, win or lose we can cry together come February. | |
| 7. | Lions | – | 9-3 | The Detroit Lions have clinched consecutive winning seasons for only the second time this century, beating the New Orleans Saints 33-28 to improve to 9-3 and match their win total from last year. While it was not the smoothest ride to a win, luckily this is not college football and Detroit does not need to overcome name-bias and style points to “prove” themselves worthy; they need to win, and win they did. The Lions had spells of both brilliance and embarrassment on in all phases, however the good (Sam LaPorta & Jack Fox) outweighed the bad (coverage of Chris “ball-magnet” Olave and defending Taysom Hill’s athleticism) enough to pull out the victory in a tough away environment. Next, Detroit heads to Chicago, looking to inch closer to what would be the first NFCN title in franchise history. | |
| 8. | Texans | +3 | 7-5 | It was all about the D in Houston on Sunday. Will Anderson Jr. had his breakout game with 8 QB pressures and 2 sacks to go along with a tipped pass and a blocked-ish punt. That tipped pass found itself into the hand of the other #3 overall pick on the Texans defense, Derrick Stingley Jr. for the first of his two interceptions on the day. That now makes 3 games in a row with a Stingley INT (even if one was ref aided). Desmond King had what many thought was a forced fumble return for a touchdown, only to be called back for forward progress, and Jimmie Ward iced the game with an endzone pick. And even with all of that going for the defense, the player of the game was without a doubt Mr. Nico Collins and his 9 catch-191 yd day topped off with a TD reception. Unfortunately, this game cost the Texans Tank Dell for the rest of the year with a broken fibula while doing some run blocking for a Pierce TD. The next man up mentality that’s been present all year is going to need to keep up moving into the homestretch of the playoff race. | |
| 9. | Jaguars | -1 | 8-4 | Fuck. | |
| 10. | Bills | -1 | 6-6 | I thought we had some good moments, but the bye week simply outplayed us in all phases | |
| 11. | Browns | -1 | 7-5 | The Browns still have playoff hopes however so do two other teams in the division. Of the Ravens and Bengals could lose it would be greatly appreciated. Flacco started, fresh off the practice squad. He started well but the Rams offense was just too much for the Browns D. The Browns will host the Jags next week, possibly without Lawrence. Bad year for QBs. | |
| 12. | Colts | +3 | 7-5 | The Colts winning on a thrilling walk-off overtime TD in Nashville as part of a four-game winning streak and season sweep of the Titans? I think I’ve seen this film before… Indy scored off a blocked punt, then forced and recovered a rare punter fumble on the next one, leading to the firing of Titans special teams coordinator Craig Aukerman. Gardner Minshew threw for over 300 yards and two TDs, and only turned it over once. Michael Pittman had 105 yards and the game-winning score on 11 catches. Alec Pierce had a breakout game with 3 catches for 100 yards and a score of his own. Coach of the Year candidate Shane Steichen has the Colts marching toward an unexpected playoff berth, with games remaining against the Bengals, Steelers, Falcons, Raiders and Texans. | |
| 13. | Seahawks | +2 | 6-6 | The offense was unstoppable. The defense was swiss cheese. I don’t know what finally clicked in the offensive philosophy of this team, but the Seahawks actually utilized DK Metcalf like the alpha wide receiver he is, and to incredible results. Tyler Lockett looks like he has lost… something. Micah Parsons and the Cowboys DL dominated the Seahawks front, and Geno Smith still played absolutely lights out. The offense was awesome. The defense, however, couldn’t stop a nosebleed. Dak and Ceedee killed Seattle’s defense all night, with Bobby Wagner and Devin Bush looking lost out there. The tackling needs to improve. It all needs to improve. Thursday night was an incredible game, and the Seahawks are going to regret letting the win slip away. | |
| 14. | Rams | +3 | 6-6 | Don’t look now, but this Rams team is rolling. Winners of 3 straight, they just scored 35+ points in back to back weeks for the first time since 2018, and are finishing games strongly. The return of Kyren Williams is keeping teams honest and opening up things for Matt Stafford, who has 7 TDs and only 1 INT over the last 2 weeks. The saltier side of the fanbase has us at 8-4 if we had a kicker in week 7 and a backup QB in week 9, but being a cusp wildcard team is a reasonable success vs preseason expectations. | |
| 15. | Broncos | -2 | 6-6 | Chalk pursues gold. The loser covets what the victor carries, and the miner leaves behind the slough aggravated from his quarry. For the Broncos, outcomes delineate ambition from delusion. The Texans are who we wished we were. And as pyrite shines well and fails to sell, so too shall our Broncos polish up clean, to little worth. Put another way, I feel like I’m halfway through a nice meal and look down to realize I’m eating with a plastic knife and fork. It doesn’t change the fact I enjoyed the food, but I might ask for proper utensils before trying another course. | |
| 16. | Packers | +2 | 6-6 | Step aside Taylor and T… |
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