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1.Seattle Seahawks (5-0): The Seahawks are coming off a bye and will now face the toughest part of their schedule. The next five weeks they play the Cardinals on the road, then get the 49ers at home, followed by the Bill in Buffalo and the Rams in Los Angeles, with the tough five game stretch ending with the Cardinals at home. Next: -3.5 at Arizona Cardinals – Sun, Oct. 25 – O/U 56 2. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-0): The Steelers became the second team in league history, joining the 1985 New York Gia...
1. Seattle Seahawks (5-0): The Seahawks were inches from losing on Sunday Night, but they got a big fourth down stop and then drove 94 yards in 13 plays to win on quarterback Russell Wilson's six-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver D.K. Metcalf with 15 seconds remaining. Next: Bye – Following week: N/A at Arizona Cardinals – Sun, Oct. 25 – O/U N/A 2. Green Bay Packers (4-0): The Packers are 5th in the NFL in rushing yardage per game, 3rd in the NFL in passing yardage per game and lead the N...
4 NFL Power Rankings – Week 05 1. Kansas City Chiefs (4-0): The Chiefs are 4-0 for the fourth consecutive season. Outside of their game against the Chargers, they have looked in complete control in their games and they are the favorite to repeat as Super Bowl Champions. Next: -13 vs Las Vegas Raiders - Sun, Oct. 11 – O/U 56.5 2. Seattle Seahawks (4-0): The Seahawks do not blow you away with their performances, they just continue to outscore their opponents with their high-powered off...
1. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0): The Chiefs were impressive in a 34-20 road win over the Ravens on Monday Night. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes as the Chiefs established that they are the team to beat in the AFC. Mahomes was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Next: -7 vs New England Patriots - Sun, Oct. 4 – O/U 53 2. Seattle Seahawks (3-0): The Seahawks are ranked last in the NFL in defensive yardage per game, allowing a whooping 497 yards per game. Quarterback R...
1. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0): The Chiefs needed some incredible kicking from Harrison Butker to pull out a win over the Chargers in overtime. Butker nailed two 58-yard field goal attempts, including the game winner in overtime. Butker also hit a 30-yard kick in in the final seconds of regulation to send the game to overtime. Not surprisingly, Butker was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.Next: +3.5 at Baltimore Ravens - Mon, Sep. 28 – O/U 53.5 2. Seattle Seahawks (2-0): Quarterback R...
NFL Power Rankings – Week 02 1. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0): The Chiefs looked terrific in their opener against the Texans, with rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushing for 138 yards and one touchdown in his NFL debut. Next: -8.5 at Los Angeles Chargers - Sun, Sep. 20 – O/U 47.5 2. New Orleans Saints (1-0): The Saints easily defeated the Buccaneers in a game where the offense only collected 271 total yards. The defense was impressive, coming up with three turnovers and three sacks. Nex...
1. Kansas City Chiefs (0-0): The Chiefs picked running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire from LSU with the last pick in the first round, shoring up a weakness at running back. The defending Super Bowl Champions are loaded on offense and have a solid defense. They will be tough to beat. Next: -9.5 at Houston Texans - Thu, Sep. 10 – O/U 54.5 2. New Orleans Saints (0-0): This could be the year that the Saints finally get back to the Super Bowl. The Saints added veteran wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders a...
1. Baltimore Ravens (13-2): The Ravens have clinched homefield advantage for the AFC playoffs and will rest their key starters in week 17, which includes quarterback Lamar Jackson. Any AFC team in the playoffs should be studying as to how they would slow down quarterback Lamar Jackson, the likely NFL MVP, in case of a matchup with the Ravens. 2. New Orleans Saints (12-3): Amazingly, the Saints could end up 13-3 and be forced to play a first-round game at home against the Minnesota Vikings. The S...
1. Baltimore Ravens (12-2): The Ravens had 12 players named to the Pro Bowl teams, tying an NFL record for most players on the Pro Bowl squad. Kicker Justin Tucker made his third pro bowl. Tucker, the most accurate kicker in NFL history, has made 23 of 24 field goal attempts this year, including two game-winners against Pittsburgh and San Francisco. Next: -10 at Cleveland Browns - Sun, Dec. 22 2. New Orleans Saints (11-3): On Monday Night against the Colts, the Saints let the NFL world know that...
1. Baltimore Ravens (11-2): The Ravens moved one step closer to controlling homefield advantage for the AFC playoffs with a win over the Bills in Buffalo. Lamar Jackson went over 1,000 yards in rushing and is averaging 78.2 yards per game rushing, which if maintained would break the record set by Bobby Douglass of the Bears of 69.1 per game set in 1972. Next: -17 vs New York Jets - Thu, Dec. 12 2. San Francisco 49ers (11-2): Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was named the NFC Offensive Player of the...
1. Baltimore Ravens (10-2): Patrick Rickard has become the first player since 2009 to play over 100 snaps on both side of the ball. Ricard has played 249 snaps on offense, 135 snaps on defense and 78 snaps on special teams. The fullback-defensive tackle recently signed a two-year contract extension with the Ravens. Next: -5.5 at Buffalo Bills - Sun, Dec. 8 2. San Francisco 49ers (10-2): The 49ers lost to the Ravens on a 49-yard field as time expired but should be pleased with their performance...
1. San Francisco 49ers (10-1): The 49ers have the No.1 ranked defense in the NFL and No.1 passing defense in the NFL. Where they have showed weakness on defense is in stopping the run, giving up an average of 4.7 yards per carry. The next opponent will definitely test that weakness. Next: +6 at Baltimore Ravens – Sun, Dec. 1 2. Baltimore Ravens (9-2): Quarterback Lamar Jackson has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season. At this point, the award just n...
1. San Francisco 49ers (9-1): The 49ers have played well to this point. But the last six weeks will be challenging. They get the Packers at home, then are at Baltimore, at New Orleans, the Falcons at home, followed by a rematch with the Rams and ending the season in Seattle to play the Seahawks. Very challenging schedule. Next: -3.5 vs Green Bay Packers – Sun, Nov. 24 2. Baltimore Ravens (8-2): For those who have wondered what it would have been like to see Gale Sayers playing quarterback, t...
1. San Francisco 49ers (8-1): The 49ers finally fell from the unbeaten, losing in overtime to the Seahawks at home. The difference in this game was a missed field goal in OT. They have not played a bad game this season, which the Pats, Ravens, Saints and Packers cannot say. Next: -10.5 vs Arizona Cardinals – Sun, Nov. 17 2. New England Patriots (8-1): The Patriots give up an average of 4.7 yards per carry, one of the worst in the NFL. Few teams have been able to exploit this weakness, because t...
1. San Francisco 49ers (8-0): The 49ers are the only unbeaten team in the NFL after nine weeks. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns, showing the world that the 49ers do have a passing attack to go with their vaunted rushing attack. Next: -6 vs Seattle Seahawks - Mon, Nov. 11 2. New Orleans Saints (7-1): The 49ers have the best record in the NFC, but the Vegas odds favor the Saints to win the NFC. The Saints appear to be the most complete team in the NFC, maybe...
1. New England Patriots (8-0): The Pats have a dominant defense and a significant reason has been the use of the "zero blitz." The zero blitz is a defense with no deep safety help and as many as seven rushers. It requires an elite secondary that can cover man-to-man, which the Pats just happen to have. Next: -3 at Baltimore Ravens - Sun, Nov. 3 2. San Francisco 49ers (7-0): Rookie defensive end Nick Bosa was named Defensive Player of the Week in the NFC for week 8. Bosa had three sacks and an in...
1. New England Patriots (7-0): The Pats have given up a total of 48 points for the season in seven games. They are on a pace to set the defensive record for least points in a season. They also lead the NFL in most points scored. These guys are good. Next: -13 vs Cleveland Browns - Sun, Oct. 27 2. San Francisco 49ers (6-0): The 49ers acquired wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders and a 5th round pick from the Broncos for a 3rd round draft pick and 4th round draft pick. This move gives the 49ers a #1 wid...
1. New England Patriots (6-0): Defensive end Michael Bennett was suspended by the Patriots for one week for conduct detrimental to the team. Bennett said he got into a "philosophical disagreement" with his position coach. Don't be surprised if Bennett is traded in the next ten days. Next: -9.5 at New York Jets - Mon, Oct. 21 2. San Francisco 49ers (5-0): General Manager John Lynch has done an outstanding job of rebuilding the 49ers. The nine-time pro bowl safety has put together a roster of...
1. New England Patriots (5-0): As the defending Super Bowl Champions, as long as the Pats are unbeaten, they deserve to be the top-rated team in the power rankings. It helps that the Pats have wins over the Dolphins, Jets, Steelers and Redskins, teams with a combined 1-17 record. Next: -16.5 vs New York Giants - Thu, Oct. 10 2. San Francisco 49ers (4-0): The 49ers have the #1 ranked rushing offense in the NFL, along with the #2 passing defense and #4 rushing defense. This is a very good...
1. New England Patriots (4-0): The Pats survived in Buffalo despite only scoring 16 points and gaining a total of 224 yards. Either the Pats are not as good as everyone thinks or the Bills are a lot better than everyone thinks. Next: -15.5 at Washington Redskins - Sun, Oct. 6 2. Kansas City Chiefs (4-0): Patrick Mahomes was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for September. He may have his star wide receiver Tyreek Hill back this week. Hill has been out since week one due to a clavicle...
12 NFL Power Rankings - Week 4 1. New England Patriots (3-0): The Antonio Brown experiment is over and now the Pats can move forward with their very good roster. The Patriots are 7-2 favorites among Las Vegas oddsmakers to win the Super Bowl and are 6-5 favorites to win the AFC Championship. Next: -7 at Buffalo Bills - Sun, Sep. 29 2. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0): Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is on a pace to throw for over 6,000 yards, which has never been done before. Just 20 games into his career...
12 NFL Power Rankings - Week 3 1. New England Patriots (2-0): The Pats are off to a fast start, winning both games by a combined 76-3. With the wounded Jets up next, there is no reason to believe the Pats juggernaut will be slowing down this week. Next: -22.5 vs New York Jets - Sun, Sep. 22 2. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0): For anyone who thought Patrick Mahomes might regress in 2019, he threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns against the Raiders. In the 2nd quarter. Without Tyreek Hill. Next: -6...
1. New England Patriots (1-0) - The Antonio Brown circus has moved to New England. As Jon Gruden said to the Pats after acquiring Brown, "Good luck." Next: -19 at Miami Dolphins - Sun, Sep. 15 2. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) - Sammy Watkins and LeSean McCoy were teammates in Buffalo from 2015-2016. Apparently, they were not needed in Buffalo. The Chiefs send their thanks. Next: -7 at Oakland Raiders - Sun, Sep. 15 3. Los Angeles Rams (1-0) - Sean McVay is 25-8 as the Rams head coach and has never...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 13 1. Los Angeles Rams (11-1) - Aaron Donald is starting to be mentioned as an MVP candidate. He has been dominant with a league leading 16.5 sacks, but he should be the Defensive Player of the Year. The Ram defense has not been good enough, overall, to earn Donald an MVP award. Next: -3 at Chicago Bears, Sun, Dec. 9 2. New Orleans Saints (10-2) - The Saints came back down to earth with their loss to the Cowboys. Their high-powered offense was held to 10 points...
11 NFL Power Rankings - Week 12 1. New Orleans Saints (10-1) - The Saints have won ten in a row, but the schedule will become more challenging in the coming weeks with the Cowboys, Steelers and Panthers (twice). They need to keep winning to stay ahead of the Rams. Next: -7.5 at Dallas Cowboys - Thu, Nov. 29 2. Los Angeles Rams (10-1) - The Rams are coming off their bye week and nobody needed this more than Todd Gurley. He is recovering from an ankle injury suffered in the game with the...
