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Speaker 1 (00:04):
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
Welcome to a week eleven edition of Power Rankings along
with Eric at Home, My Damn with you. If you
want a complete list of all thirty two teams and
Eric's analysis on all those squads, all you have to
do is check out NFL dot com. Eric. I make
reference to this every single week. I finished their post
game show on NFL Network on Monday nights. I get home,
I'm sitting in bed, and then I go through your
column because I get a sneak preview before everyone else.
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And I'm curious because some of those top teams that
may make sense where you're slotting them, But was there
one team that was sort of difficult for you to
put into that specific spot.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
I would say the Buffalo Bills.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
They're a tricky team to figure out, you know, coming
off the win over the Chiefs and then losing on
Sunday so dramatically to the Dolphins.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Hard to know what you're getting week to week. And
in the big picture, they're.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Swimming upstream fighting the Patriots right now. They're a wildcard team.
At best, it looks like.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Fighting the Patriots words that I did not think would
be spoken this season. Let's find out where the Bills
are not in the top eight, which means if you're
part of Bill's mafia, you just got to wait a
smidge here. But check this out. At the top, Seattle
Los Angeles, a great game coming up this week. This
is gonna be musty television. They sit one into the
Colts with the win in Berlin at number three. The
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Eagles somehow survive some dramatic moments at Lambo. There for
the Lions dominant in this over the weekend at five,
the Patriots at six, Kansas City dropping a spot to seven.
You got the Denver Broncos sitting at number eight. All right,
let's start with the number one team, and that is Seattle.
I don't know if there is a more dominant team
on both offense and defense here. And I think the
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the amazing thing about this is Eric. When I think
about Seattle in previous years, it's good defense and run
the football. I don't know if that's the case. Sam
Darnold continues to air it out. I know there wasn't
a ton of throwers here, but this offense has looked
so darn impressive with him at the helm.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
Absolutely, they are a vertical passing team, and I understand
they have those two backs, you know, Walker and Sharbona
are a big part of what they do. But they
close games out, they throw early to try to get leads,
and they can.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Do it very well.
Speaker 4 (02:06):
I mean, we talk about all the MVP candidate Sam
Darnold with the big game Sunday might be able to
end to that conversation. So look, I mean slightly tougher schedule,
you know, five road games left for them, but I.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Still believe in this team.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
They do have their hiccups, right you look at the
Texans game, you look at Sunday, they kind of let
the Cardinals get back in it. But you're right about
that defense causing havoc up front and the offense doing
the same thing essentially, So a lot of firepower, and
I think they're a really talented team, maybe a little
bit of a shaky one, but still my top team
for a second straight week.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Actually think it may make a really good point if
he balls out on Sunday against the Rams. Something tells
me that this dude is probably going to be the
leader in the pack in terms of that MVP conversation,
I mentioned the Rams. Let's tack a holistic view of
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now at this point are the favorite of plus three ten,
the Eagles not far behind, plus three fifty, the line
Ins not far behind, and then you got Seattle at
plus four ninety. So the division really significant, and then
the conference as a whole. We're talking about two of
the premier teams sitting in this NFC West. How am
I supposed to assess this Rams team? You slided them
number two right now. I think it's rinse and repeat
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right on what the analysis could be from a Seattle perspective.
There's some wrinkles that we're seeing from Sean McVay. This
thirteen personnel. We're seeing all these tight ends that are
out there. I mean, this is really impressive, and I
thought it was a nice win against the Niners.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
Yeah, great coaching from Sean McVay in the sense of
going way against his direction that he's always been in,
which is to never have thirteen personnel on the field.
That's three tight ends, one running back, one receiver. But
it's worked very, very well the plast four or five games.
Again way out of character, but you got to look
at the talent you have on your team, and you
know with Pukuinakua missing time and DeVante Adams had to
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leave the game late, you know those guys are great,
but you could also lean on these three tight ends
who also helped in a big way to help them
overcome the forty nine ers. So get out to a
big take the Niners best punch in the middle of
the game, and then really flex at games in. Still
want to see a little bit more defensively from them.
I know that pass rush is great. Maybe some more
tackling or some more takeaways, a little better tackling, but
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still a lot of firepower on this Rams team. Obviously,
this game is gonna have a huge say not only
on the MVP race with Stafford and Darnold and also
the conference pecking order, but the division as well. And
you know, the loser could end up being the five seed.
So that's a pretty big drop.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Yeah. On NFL dot Com, your article with these rankings,
you had a great statut regarding both of these teams,
the Seahawks and the Rams. Neither one of them have
trailed since week number six. Yeah, mind blowing. They've been
that good so far this season. All right, let's check
in on the number four team. That's the Philadelphia the Eagles.
They survive at Lambeau. I don't even know what to
make like, I can't even imagine living in the city
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of Philadelphia right now listening to talk radio on what
we saw. It's a time out late in the game,
fourth and six, and you're thinking yourself, Yeah, they're gonna
go on punt. They don't. They air it out at
the thirty five, and that actually gave Green Bay an
opportunity to come back and win this one. But look,
they survive. Should I be concerned about their offense right now?
Speaker 4 (05:11):
I've been wringing my hands over this too. Right, the
Eagles are not as explosive, They're not as consistent. Taquon
Barkley hasn't had the same running lanes he did a
year ago, and so all of this has led me
to think maybe they're not the same caliber team. But
they're leaning into the ugly. They excel amid the ugliness,
and they don't mind playing one of these games. Some teams,
you know, want to avoid this type of thing, they
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seem to relish it, so I'm with you. I wish
Nick Sirianni was a little more aggressive early in the game.
They didn't take a lot of those deep shots on
third and long, and then late in the game throwing
the ball, you know, not trying to drain clock, but
trying to put the Packers away with a touchdown a
couple times, both the last two possessions.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
So you know, a little questionable game management there.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
But you know, I really like the fact that their
defense can still take over games. They still have DeVante
Smith and aj Brown as those big targets, and they
find a way to.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Get it done. That's why they're so high on my
list still, and I believe in them.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
You know, we'll find out where the Packers sit in
your power rankings. But I think there is some costs
for concern right now. It's one thing to go and
lose to the Eagles at home, but when you couple
that with what I saw offensively with Jordan Love and
in fact that they lost to Carolina the other week,
that worries me a little bit. One team, I'm not
all that concerned about your number five team, the Lions
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rolling the commanders here. A lot has been made of
play calling. How do you view what Dan Campbell is
doing right now, especially with his team's offense.
Speaker 4 (06:33):
Yeah, I know, there was obviously a little mini controversy
over sort of stripping the play calling dues from John Morton,
first year play caller, of course, replaced Ben Johnson, who's
now in Chicago. But look, Dan Campbell's doing what he
thinks is best for his team. The last three games
prior to this one seem to lack a little bit
of explosion. You know, Jamir Gibbs wasn't always as productive,
and I think he's really kind of the lynch pin
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of this offense. I love Jamison Williams, love David Montgomery, Laporta,
you know, Mont's Monross, Saint Bron all these guys are great.
But to me, they're really really get rolling when Jim
Gibbs is touching the ball and getting his hands in
space like this. You saw the big production in that one,
three touchdowns, had a monster game. Yeah, Jaw is good,
trust me on this one. He's He's really the difference.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
So I think Dan just wanted to take a little control.
Speaker 4 (07:18):
He still set us a collaborative issue or effort, I
should say, and I believe him. I think Dan just
wanted to have his hands on it and kind of
get them back into a little bit more of that
explosive rhythm that we saw so much of the last
couple of years. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Look, this is a huge Sunday night matchup. In fact,
when I knew that the matchup was coming out, I
was like, Oh, is this the Monday night game? And
obviously it's not. But we have Detroit on the road
in Philadelphia. I think we learned a lot about both
of these teams coming off of this game. If Eagles,
if Philly doesn't look good and they lose, Eric, I
think the door is open for you to drop them
pretty significantly. Look, a win is a win and in
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the words of Ben Johnson, never apologized for when that's
what he's been telling his Chicago bank.
Speaker 3 (07:56):
And we take all suggestions here to Mike.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
So yeah, I try to stay you know, the Neutrot
Switzerland party on this show. Excited to talk about this team.
It's time for power Moves and it is presented by
energizer team I'm referring to at number six. It is
the New England Patriots that move up five spots. People
talk about their schedule, they're going to say, hey, it's
not tough. They've beaten the Bills. Say what you want
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coming off of that loss that they just had against
Miami to go and win on the road against a
good Tampa Bay team the way that they did. Remember
Todd Bowles, the squad's coming off of a in the
way Drake May played. I'm actually a believer right now
in this team. I think they make a run.
Speaker 4 (08:36):
Yeah, they're all of a sudden, really scary, right and
like you, I wanted to see another big time victory,
especially on the road. They're five and zero away from
home right now. They've been terrific in those settings. Drake
May with some really tight window throws. This one was
big obviously to Diggs. You know there were so many
plays where he made left a few yards on the
field too, you know, through the interception that kind of
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opened the door late. But Patriots defense had a big
stop this fourth down, Mike, I mean fourth and goal
right before the half.
Speaker 3 (09:02):
You saw him.
Speaker 4 (09:03):
They take a knee on first down, drained some clock
and then that clutch throw and then Henderson, Travion Henderson
with the big game as well. He ripped a huge
touchdown run to give them a twenty one to ten
lead early in the third.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
So the vertical.
Speaker 4 (09:16):
Passing game, the home run hitting in the backfield, and
a defense that's getting some key stops here. Most teams
don't run up the gut against Tampa Bay with much success.
But Travon Henderson was a massive reason for their success,
and Mike just their their offseason. Look at the acquisitions
they made, Milton Williams and those guys on defense, the
rookie class, Henderson, will Campbell, everybody else on offense. It's
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been a lot of hits and that's why they're doing
as well as they are.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
I'm actually glad that you brought up that touchdown throw.
In my mind, I think there's something to be said
for the confidence level of this team and their confidence
and a young quarterback in Drake May on a fourth
down to not run and let your quarterback make that
throw to me. That's Mike Rabele letting his team know
we have the dude that we believe in. And I
don't know, three weeks ago, Drake May was floated for
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like the NBA conversation, I'm like, aah, we need to
pump the brakes. Todd Bowle is a really good football coach,
great defensive mind. This to me like I think Drake
May has thrust himself into this conversation. I can't wait
to see over the next couple weeks to get the Jets.
You know, there's an opportunity for them to roll off
about three consecutive wins here the way the schedule has
lined up. The Broncos speaking of like complete teams, I
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was feeling that way and now I'm kind of hedging
a little bit. A win's a win. We will take it.
But they're not looking super dominant. You got him sitting
right now in your eighth position. Talk me through the
rationale here.
Speaker 4 (10:36):
Yeah, still not high enough for Broncos fans that who
are chirping at me this morning.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
But we'll get to them.
Speaker 4 (10:42):
I mean, obviously, you know, you look at the inconsistencies offensively,
and you know, for some games it's been, hey, the
first three quarters, nothing happens, and then we light it
up in the fourth. But watching that's Thursday game, you know,
they seemed to almost get worse as time went on.
As the game went on, you saw you know, some
some hero ball plays like this from Nicks, and you know,
I always feel like he's better playing within structure. You know,
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Sean Payton calling the place and him going with the
open reads, but they just weren't there. And you know JK.
Dobbins gets a little banged up at the end of
that game too. How much they trust R. J. Harvey,
So that and the pre snap penalties they're driving me nuts.
But this team has the potential when Patrick Sutan is
back and if that offense kicks another gear, they could
be right up there with some of the best.
Speaker 3 (11:23):
We just haven't seen it every single week.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Yeah, you feel good about them heading into this matchup
against Kansas City, another great game.
Speaker 4 (11:29):
They're underdogs at home, and I think I like that
spot for them. Right there's still the hunted in this
in this kitchen, as there said, the hunters in this situation,
So I think they have a good chance and they've
played the Chiefs tough.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
I don't love the matchup for him just because of
the timing of this from Mcansas or from a Broncos
perspective against.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
Kansas bye week yep.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
But if look, Denver has made other quarterbacks uncomfortable and
that's been a little bit of an achilles heel this
season for Patrick Mahomes. If you can look, I not
know always the easiest thing, but when he's been pressured
this season, you can see just some issues that he
has had. Meanwhile, speaking of some really good teams in
the AFC, don't look now, but it looks like Lamar
in company they are ready to make a significant run
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for the postseason. They started one in five, it's now
three consecutive wins. Where does Eric have them in his rankings?
The answer to that is coming up next. We'll back
here on power rankings. Taking a closer look at Eric's squad,
sitting nine through sixteen. Remember the fullest and analysis on
each team NFL dot com. The Bills drop five spots. Ooh,
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that loss against Miami down in South Beach costly for them.
The Bucks also fall two spots to number ten. It's
the Chargers at eleven. They move up three spots following
that win against the Steelers. The Packers they fall two
spots at twelve, the Niners at thirteen, the Steelers at fourteen.
The Ravens move up one spot. They're sitting just one
win away from five hundred, and then the Chicago Bears
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moving up a spot six and three, the sixteenth ranked
team Buffalo. What am I supposed to do with this team? Eric,
I'm a little concerned right now. One thing to lose,
Like you lose to the Patriots. I feel like the
Patriots are good team. Like, hey, it is what it is.
I'm watching Josh Allen warm up down in South Beach.
I'm like, hey, these dudes are going to handle Miami.
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I get down after game day preview down to our
wardrobe room. Mooch's standing there and he's like, yo, the
Dolphins are already on top seven and nothing like this
is concerning to me.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
Absolutely, And the concerns are in really all three phases.
Certainly on defense, you know, losing a couple of key
guys at Oliver Michael Hoyt. Secondary still seems a little
thin offensively, Sunday turnovers, you know, Josh Allen trying to
do too much fumbles here, that was a big play,
you know, right when momentums seem to be switching a
little bit. The other thing I'm noticing too is him
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dropping back and not seeing open receivers, just waiting and
waiting and taking hits or making bad throws, but when
you're giving up these big runs to an explosive offense,
that's really frustrating. It also has to be frustrating for
Brandon Bean at the trade deadline, not able to get
a deal done for Jalen Wattle and then see the
dude on the other side of the field killing you
over and over again. So yeah, their need of a
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separating wide receiver of some kind. Dalton k k got
hurt Sunday and not having enough stoppers on defenses all
of a sudden making them a big problem.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Eric, you're brave man. I got to tell you, I
don't know if i'd sign up for this job to
do power rankings because you've got a Buffalo team that
one week can beat Kansas City and I feel good
about it. Then they lose to Miami and you're supposed
to tell me how good this team is, Like, welcome
to the NFL, where we really don't know anything. At
number eleven, I'm still trying to figure out what I
know about this Chargers team. There's a sense of resiliency
around the squad, especially we've become sure because of some
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of these injuries on the offensive line. I thought the
most impressive thing was that defense made Aaron Rodgers look
so uncomfortable in this game.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
Absolutely right right from the get go too.
Speaker 4 (14:49):
You know, they did have that fairly decent drive early,
but Khalil Mack with his second career safety on that
play getting stuffs in the hole. You know, I thought
that the linebacker play in the secondary play was very strong,
not letting dk Metcalf beat him, not letting Warren beat him,
really making life on Rogers, you know, tough and harassing
him most of the game.
Speaker 3 (15:09):
So I'm with you.
Speaker 4 (15:10):
I think the limitations of this offensive line are clear.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
It's worrisome.
Speaker 4 (15:15):
But obviously if they can make this kind of havoc
with their defense and make these these game changing place
and put the ball in justin Herbert's hands, good things
often do happen. I still like the way he's playing
this season. Some people are down on him. Getting Lad
mcconkee more involved has been huge, you know. Obviously Ronde
Gassen before he left that game, has been a big
factor lately too, Camani vay Dale, etc. Yeah, the old
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line kind of keeps holding me back a little. But
with their weapons and with that defense and Cameron Dicker
a kicker. They've got a chance to win a lot
of football games, and they have so far seven to three.
They're in good shape right now.
Speaker 2 (15:48):
Yeah, you know, we're talking about injuries, and I think
the San Francisco forty nine ers on the short list
of one of the more banged up teams we're seeing
in the NFL. No shame in losing to the Rams,
Like I get it. I think the Rams they sit
number two in your power rankings. You can make a
case they're one or two in the NFL. I don't
know how they overcome some of these on the defensive side.
Maybe they get brock Party back. I feel like we've
been waiting now a couple weeks here, But is it
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as simple as just pointing to the injuries on defense?
Is the reason that they've been dropping some of these
games for out of their last seven.
Speaker 4 (16:15):
Yeah, probably even more serious than like the Chargers zero
line problems. I mean, you lose Bosa, you lose Warner,
you lose mikeel Williams.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
I mean, what can you do with that? Right?
Speaker 4 (16:24):
They invested so much in those three guys alone on
the defensive side of the ball. Really kind of the
you know, the three lynchpins of this defense or three
of the lynch pins, and not able to stop the
Rams really at all. Had that one decent stretch in
the middle of the game when they made it interesting.
But still I think the defensive limitations.
Speaker 3 (16:41):
You could talk all you.
Speaker 4 (16:41):
Want about Mac Jones versus brock Party, and we certainly
will quarterback discussions. They're always going to attract a lot
of years. But to me, it's the defensive limitations right
now they're going to hold this team back. The schedule
is favorable, but the NFC West is really tough, and
they've got two teams ahead of them playing very well
right now. So a tough tough situation to be in.
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Even as competitive as they've been, and they played hard.
Mac played really well Sunday just wasn't enough.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Yeah, Eric, you know the Baltimore Ravens when they sat
one in five, you and I were worried, but I
think we both felt like, hey, there's a run that
could potentially happen if they got healthy. They are getting healthy.
They've won three straight and now all of a sudden
they are four and five, the Steelers ahead of them
in the division. Still games to be played between those
two squads are sitting at five and four. That was
a hard fought win against Minnesota, another team that I
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think was sort of on the come here, Like I
feel good about this Ravens team. Am I crazy? Sure?
Speaker 3 (17:34):
Absolutely?
Speaker 4 (17:35):
Now, did Minnesota make some some questionable decisions of this
game with how much they threw it and some of
the situational calls. Sure, but you know, after the Ravens
were kind of settling for field goals early, they made
big plays on defense and made sure they got their
hands on a lot of these passes. You know, Malachi
Stark's two straight games with an interception, he's been big.
You're right, the defensive improvements for me have been with
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the starkest difference. Sure, having Lamar Jackson back is obviously
a big one, but four straight games now they've held
their opponent under twenty point.
Speaker 3 (18:05):
That's massive, Right.
Speaker 4 (18:06):
We know that the Ravens are capable of scoring twenty
points most games with a healthy Lamar Jackson and with
Derrick Henry kind of settling back in a little bit.
So you know that right there is the formula. The
Steelers have to be very worried after their loss. The
margin is shrunk, They're gonna face each other pretty soon
about a month, and we'll find out who the supreme
team is in that division. But right now, with all
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the momentum in Baltimore's corner, who say they're not the
ones that come in and scare the heck out of everybody?
Speaker 2 (18:33):
Yeah, no, I'm with you there, And they get a
matchup in the division against Cleveland team who in week
two they absolutely throttled. That's when we were like, oh, yeah,
the Ravens are they'll be all right, and then obviously
got the injury bug in a meaningful way. So we'll
find out where they're going to sit next week, assuming
a win. On your power rankings, look at me, I'm
already given them another w to get back to five
hundred at sixteen. It's the Chicago Bears. If you would
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have told me at one point in that third quarter, hey,
Brian daball his days are numbered, Chicago's going to win
this game, I would have said, you're crazy. That's exactly though.
What happened here? Is this a smoke screen? Are you
buying this team? Are they? Are they legit?
Speaker 4 (19:10):
The Bears have some things about them that are very exciting.
Caleb Williams look his development. I mean, you know, escaping
from how many sacks on Sunday, whirling around, really wearing
out that Giant's pass rush was a huge factor that
it didn't really result in many points until the final
four or five minutes. But you got to give him
his stripes in this one. They were up against it,
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down ten points very late in this game, Williams played
with some great composure, made this exceptional run to the
corner of the end zone. You know, these are the
kind of plays that they made him the number one
pick to get out of him, right, I mean, this
is this is what you're looking for. I think Ben
Johnson's got to be thrilled with that that killer instinct
he's really seen out of Caleb in these late game situations.
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But you know, I still worry about the defense a
little bit. They haven't always gotten their playmakers involved every
single game, so there's still some things to clean up
offensive line, et cetera.
Speaker 3 (20:00):
But for right now, the Bears are very very interesting.
Speaker 2 (20:03):
Yeah, look at that touchdown that we showed as he's
scampering down that sideline. I'm like, yo, Gillob's got better
wheels than you think. Like that was actually an impressive
run by the way, just looking at the remaining schedule
at Minnesota, Pittsburgh, at Philadelphia, A Green Bay, Cleveland, Green
Bay again, at San Francisco and Detroit. I don't think
they're going to be sending where they are by the
end of the season. I'm just saying, And I don't
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think it goes like the better way. I don't. We'll
find out. We'll find out. I sound like a hater.
I swear. It's like two weeks in a row here
on this show. It sounds like I'm a big cater.
I swear. I'm just trying to look at this thing objectively.
Still the come of youre on Power Rankings, we have
the team of the Week, a dramatic move late in
a game, Demiko and company getting it done. Where did
the Texans sit after being down nineteen late? The answer
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to that is coming up next. Back here on Power Rankings,
Eric's teams that sid seventeen through twenty four. It's the
Houston TEXANSO we'll talk about in just a moment. The
Jags fall three spots to eighteen Carolina at nineteen. The
Vikings not sure what to make of this season. At twenty,
the Atlanta Falcons. Not sure what to make of the
performances the entire season. At twenty one, the Cardinals get throttled.
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They are sitting at twenty two, the Cowboys twenty three,
and the Miami Dolphins moving up five spots after you
take out the Buffalo Bills now at twenty four. Tome
for Team of the Week. It is presented by Truest.
Let's focus in at team number seventeen. You're down twenty
nine to ten, you score twenty six points in the
fourth quarter, twenty six to nothing. Run here, I'm ready
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and it's Davis Mills. Like hat tip respect for I
used the term resiliency for another team earlier on the show.
I think that it directly applies to what we saw
from Demiico Ryans a squad.
Speaker 4 (21:39):
Oh he saved the season, right, wasn't great until he
had to be. Those last three drives were incredible. And
you know there's three and six and one and two
in the division with a loss here, and that's a
massive drop to where they are at four and five,
two and one in the division. So we'll see about
c J. Stroud can he come back? But Davis Mills
great pinch hitting and wait till the end, but did
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his job in the Texas defense finish it.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
Off better late and never number twenty one. It's the
Atlanta Falcons. What am I supposed to do with this squad?
I mean, you go and take out Buffore and I
feel good about you, Like, I don't know if like
we're just not seeing complete games. Like at moments it's
the offense that look good. At other times it's the
defense that looks good. It doesn't feel like I'm getting
a complete package here.
Speaker 3 (22:22):
Yeah, the pass rush has stepped up.
Speaker 4 (22:24):
We know they can make some plays in the secondary,
but Jonathan Taylor, the tackling the run fits this was
a problem.
Speaker 3 (22:29):
You know, this was a consistent issues. The one guy
who was.
Speaker 4 (22:32):
Really kind of beating them all game but couldn't get
anything done on that side. And in that regard, but
also Michael Pennix too have been a little disappointed some
of the third down misses, some of the problems connecting
with his receivers as playmakers. They built this offense for
him to thrive and it just hasn't been that way
so far, at least not in the last four games.
So they've got to get better offensively. And also learn
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how to stop the run.
Speaker 2 (22:53):
Yeah, four consecutive losses. They match up now against Carolina
at number twenty four. It's a Dolphins team going to Madrid.
They will match up against Washington, a game that can
be seen on NFL Network and NFL Plus. All Right,
they changed in and Phillips, it feels like it's, you
know a little bit of a reset here, and then
you go and beat the Buffalo Bills. Like I don't know, like,
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can they make a little run here? Can we strain
together some wins?
Speaker 3 (23:16):
I think they have to write.
Speaker 4 (23:17):
I mean, they've already seen changes in the front office,
They've been scouts and GM fired, and you know this
is going to be a big test, I think in
a marquee game, and then also the rest of the season.
You know, can they have more performances like this? And
why didn't they come early in the year? But still
look pretty explosive against Buffalo and be fascinated to see
if they can keep going.
Speaker 2 (23:36):
Yeah. By the way, Jalen Phillips looked tremendous Monday night
in the Philadelphia uniform. Here we go teams twenty five
through thirty two, the Bengals, the Commanders, the Giants with
a new coach at twenty seven, the Raiders at twenty eight.
The Jets move up a spot at twenty nine. It's
the Browns, the Saints, and the Tennessee Titans at number
thirty two. By the way, real quick here, Brian day Ball.
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Good move, bad move for the Giants.
Speaker 3 (23:59):
Look they got a very attractive job.
Speaker 4 (24:01):
I think with Dart, Malik, Davis, Stataboo, all these guys, Thomas,
somebody's gonna want that job.
Speaker 3 (24:06):
So we'll see. I don't know if it's the right
move or not.
Speaker 2 (24:08):
Let the search begin. Thanks so much for watch.
Speaker 1 (24:10):
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
Welcome to a week eleven edition of Power Rankings along
with Eric at Home, My Damn with you. If you
want a complete list of all thirty two teams and
Eric's analysis on all those squads, all you have to
do is check out NFL dot com. Eric. I make
reference to this every single week. I finished their post
game show on NFL Network on Monday nights. I get home,
I'm sitting in bed, and then I go through your
column because I get a sneak preview before everyone else.
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And I'm curious because some of those top teams that
may make sense where you're slotting them, But was there
one team that was sort of difficult for you to
put into that specific spot.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
I would say the Buffalo Bills.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
They're a tricky team to figure out, you know, coming
off the win over the Chiefs and then losing on
Sunday so dramatically to the Dolphins.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Hard to know what you're getting week to week. And
in the big picture, they're.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Swimming upstream fighting the Patriots right now. They're a wildcard team.
At best, it looks like.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Fighting the Patriots words that I did not think would
be spoken this season. Let's find out where the Bills
are not in the top eight, which means if you're
part of Bill's mafia, you just got to wait a
smidge here. But check this out. At the top, Seattle
Los Angeles, a great game coming up this week. This
is gonna be musty television. They sit one into the
Colts with the win in Berlin at number three. The
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Eagles somehow survive some dramatic moments at Lambo. There for
the Lions dominant in this over the weekend at five,
the Patriots at six, Kansas City dropping a spot to seven.
You got the Denver Broncos sitting at number eight. All right,
let's start with the number one team, and that is Seattle.
I don't know if there is a more dominant team
on both offense and defense here. And I think the
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the amazing thing about this is Eric. When I think
about Seattle in previous years, it's good defense and run
the football. I don't know if that's the case. Sam
Darnold continues to air it out. I know there wasn't
a ton of throwers here, but this offense has looked
so darn impressive with him at the helm.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
Absolutely, they are a vertical passing team, and I understand
they have those two backs, you know, Walker and Sharbona
are a big part of what they do. But they
close games out, they throw early to try to get leads,
and they can.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Do it very well.
Speaker 4 (02:06):
I mean, we talk about all the MVP candidate Sam
Darnold with the big game Sunday might be able to
end to that conversation. So look, I mean slightly tougher schedule,
you know, five road games left for them, but I.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Still believe in this team.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
They do have their hiccups, right you look at the
Texans game, you look at Sunday, they kind of let
the Cardinals get back in it. But you're right about
that defense causing havoc up front and the offense doing
the same thing essentially, So a lot of firepower, and
I think they're a really talented team, maybe a little
bit of a shaky one, but still my top team
for a second straight week.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Actually think it may make a really good point if
he balls out on Sunday against the Rams. Something tells
me that this dude is probably going to be the
leader in the pack in terms of that MVP conversation,
I mentioned the Rams. Let's tack a holistic view of
this division Time for future champions, presented by FanDuel. Here
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now at this point are the favorite of plus three ten,
the Eagles not far behind, plus three fifty, the line
Ins not far behind, and then you got Seattle at
plus four ninety. So the division really significant, and then
the conference as a whole. We're talking about two of
the premier teams sitting in this NFC West. How am
I supposed to assess this Rams team? You slided them
number two right now. I think it's rinse and repeat
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right on what the analysis could be from a Seattle perspective.
There's some wrinkles that we're seeing from Sean McVay. This
thirteen personnel. We're seeing all these tight ends that are
out there. I mean, this is really impressive, and I
thought it was a nice win against the Niners.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
Yeah, great coaching from Sean McVay in the sense of
going way against his direction that he's always been in,
which is to never have thirteen personnel on the field.
That's three tight ends, one running back, one receiver. But
it's worked very, very well the plast four or five games.
Again way out of character, but you got to look
at the talent you have on your team, and you
know with Pukuinakua missing time and DeVante Adams had to
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leave the game late, you know those guys are great,
but you could also lean on these three tight ends
who also helped in a big way to help them
overcome the forty nine ers. So get out to a
big take the Niners best punch in the middle of
the game, and then really flex at games in. Still
want to see a little bit more defensively from them.
I know that pass rush is great. Maybe some more
tackling or some more takeaways, a little better tackling, but
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still a lot of firepower on this Rams team. Obviously,
this game is gonna have a huge say not only
on the MVP race with Stafford and Darnold and also
the conference pecking order, but the division as well. And
you know, the loser could end up being the five seed.
So that's a pretty big drop.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Yeah. On NFL dot Com, your article with these rankings,
you had a great statut regarding both of these teams,
the Seahawks and the Rams. Neither one of them have
trailed since week number six. Yeah, mind blowing. They've been
that good so far this season. All right, let's check
in on the number four team. That's the Philadelphia the Eagles.
They survive at Lambeau. I don't even know what to
make like, I can't even imagine living in the city
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of Philadelphia right now listening to talk radio on what
we saw. It's a time out late in the game,
fourth and six, and you're thinking yourself, Yeah, they're gonna
go on punt. They don't. They air it out at
the thirty five, and that actually gave Green Bay an
opportunity to come back and win this one. But look,
they survive. Should I be concerned about their offense right now?
Speaker 4 (05:11):
I've been wringing my hands over this too. Right, the
Eagles are not as explosive, They're not as consistent. Taquon
Barkley hasn't had the same running lanes he did a
year ago, and so all of this has led me
to think maybe they're not the same caliber team. But
they're leaning into the ugly. They excel amid the ugliness,
and they don't mind playing one of these games. Some teams,
you know, want to avoid this type of thing, they
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seem to relish it, so I'm with you. I wish
Nick Sirianni was a little more aggressive early in the game.
They didn't take a lot of those deep shots on
third and long, and then late in the game throwing
the ball, you know, not trying to drain clock, but
trying to put the Packers away with a touchdown a
couple times, both the last two possessions.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
So you know, a little questionable game management there.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
But you know, I really like the fact that their
defense can still take over games. They still have DeVante
Smith and aj Brown as those big targets, and they
find a way to.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Get it done. That's why they're so high on my
list still, and I believe in them.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
You know, we'll find out where the Packers sit in
your power rankings. But I think there is some costs
for concern right now. It's one thing to go and
lose to the Eagles at home, but when you couple
that with what I saw offensively with Jordan Love and
in fact that they lost to Carolina the other week,
that worries me a little bit. One team, I'm not
all that concerned about your number five team, the Lions
(06:24):
rolling the commanders here. A lot has been made of
play calling. How do you view what Dan Campbell is
doing right now, especially with his team's offense.
Speaker 4 (06:33):
Yeah, I know, there was obviously a little mini controversy
over sort of stripping the play calling dues from John Morton,
first year play caller, of course, replaced Ben Johnson, who's
now in Chicago. But look, Dan Campbell's doing what he
thinks is best for his team. The last three games
prior to this one seem to lack a little bit
of explosion. You know, Jamir Gibbs wasn't always as productive,
and I think he's really kind of the lynch pin
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of this offense. I love Jamison Williams, love David Montgomery, Laporta,
you know, Mont's Monross, Saint Bron all these guys are great.
But to me, they're really really get rolling when Jim
Gibbs is touching the ball and getting his hands in
space like this. You saw the big production in that one,
three touchdowns, had a monster game. Yeah, Jaw is good,
trust me on this one. He's He's really the difference.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
So I think Dan just wanted to take a little control.
Speaker 4 (07:18):
He still set us a collaborative issue or effort, I
should say, and I believe him. I think Dan just
wanted to have his hands on it and kind of
get them back into a little bit more of that
explosive rhythm that we saw so much of the last
couple of years. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Look, this is a huge Sunday night matchup. In fact,
when I knew that the matchup was coming out, I
was like, Oh, is this the Monday night game? And
obviously it's not. But we have Detroit on the road
in Philadelphia. I think we learned a lot about both
of these teams coming off of this game. If Eagles,
if Philly doesn't look good and they lose, Eric, I
think the door is open for you to drop them
pretty significantly. Look, a win is a win and in
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the words of Ben Johnson, never apologized for when that's
what he's been telling his Chicago bank.
Speaker 3 (07:56):
And we take all suggestions here to Mike.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
So yeah, I try to stay you know, the Neutrot
Switzerland party on this show. Excited to talk about this team.
It's time for power Moves and it is presented by
energizer team I'm referring to at number six. It is
the New England Patriots that move up five spots. People
talk about their schedule, they're going to say, hey, it's
not tough. They've beaten the Bills. Say what you want
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coming off of that loss that they just had against
Miami to go and win on the road against a
good Tampa Bay team the way that they did. Remember
Todd Bowles, the squad's coming off of a in the
way Drake May played. I'm actually a believer right now
in this team. I think they make a run.
Speaker 4 (08:36):
Yeah, they're all of a sudden, really scary, right and
like you, I wanted to see another big time victory,
especially on the road. They're five and zero away from
home right now. They've been terrific in those settings. Drake
May with some really tight window throws. This one was
big obviously to Diggs. You know there were so many
plays where he made left a few yards on the
field too, you know, through the interception that kind of
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opened the door late. But Patriots defense had a big
stop this fourth down, Mike, I mean fourth and goal
right before the half.
Speaker 3 (09:02):
You saw him.
Speaker 4 (09:03):
They take a knee on first down, drained some clock
and then that clutch throw and then Henderson, Travion Henderson
with the big game as well. He ripped a huge
touchdown run to give them a twenty one to ten
lead early in the third.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
So the vertical.
Speaker 4 (09:16):
Passing game, the home run hitting in the backfield, and
a defense that's getting some key stops here. Most teams
don't run up the gut against Tampa Bay with much success.
But Travon Henderson was a massive reason for their success,
and Mike just their their offseason. Look at the acquisitions
they made, Milton Williams and those guys on defense, the
rookie class, Henderson, will Campbell, everybody else on offense. It's
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been a lot of hits and that's why they're doing
as well as they are.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
I'm actually glad that you brought up that touchdown throw.
In my mind, I think there's something to be said
for the confidence level of this team and their confidence
and a young quarterback in Drake May on a fourth
down to not run and let your quarterback make that
throw to me. That's Mike Rabele letting his team know
we have the dude that we believe in. And I
don't know, three weeks ago, Drake May was floated for
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like the NBA conversation, I'm like, aah, we need to
pump the brakes. Todd Bowle is a really good football coach,
great defensive mind. This to me like I think Drake
May has thrust himself into this conversation. I can't wait
to see over the next couple weeks to get the Jets.
You know, there's an opportunity for them to roll off
about three consecutive wins here the way the schedule has
lined up. The Broncos speaking of like complete teams, I
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was feeling that way and now I'm kind of hedging
a little bit. A win's a win. We will take it.
But they're not looking super dominant. You got him sitting
right now in your eighth position. Talk me through the
rationale here.
Speaker 4 (10:36):
Yeah, still not high enough for Broncos fans that who
are chirping at me this morning.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
But we'll get to them.
Speaker 4 (10:42):
I mean, obviously, you know, you look at the inconsistencies offensively,
and you know, for some games it's been, hey, the
first three quarters, nothing happens, and then we light it
up in the fourth. But watching that's Thursday game, you know,
they seemed to almost get worse as time went on.
As the game went on, you saw you know, some
some hero ball plays like this from Nicks, and you know,
I always feel like he's better playing within structure. You know,
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Sean Payton calling the place and him going with the
open reads, but they just weren't there. And you know JK.
Dobbins gets a little banged up at the end of
that game too. How much they trust R. J. Harvey,
So that and the pre snap penalties they're driving me nuts.
But this team has the potential when Patrick Sutan is
back and if that offense kicks another gear, they could
be right up there with some of the best.
Speaker 3 (11:23):
We just haven't seen it every single week.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Yeah, you feel good about them heading into this matchup
against Kansas City, another great game.
Speaker 4 (11:29):
They're underdogs at home, and I think I like that
spot for them. Right there's still the hunted in this
in this kitchen, as there said, the hunters in this situation,
So I think they have a good chance and they've
played the Chiefs tough.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
I don't love the matchup for him just because of
the timing of this from Mcansas or from a Broncos
perspective against.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
Kansas bye week yep.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
But if look, Denver has made other quarterbacks uncomfortable and
that's been a little bit of an achilles heel this
season for Patrick Mahomes. If you can look, I not
know always the easiest thing, but when he's been pressured
this season, you can see just some issues that he
has had. Meanwhile, speaking of some really good teams in
the AFC, don't look now, but it looks like Lamar
in company they are ready to make a significant run
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for the postseason. They started one in five, it's now
three consecutive wins. Where does Eric have them in his rankings?
The answer to that is coming up next. We'll back
here on power rankings. Taking a closer look at Eric's squad,
sitting nine through sixteen. Remember the fullest and analysis on
each team NFL dot com. The Bills drop five spots. Ooh,
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that loss against Miami down in South Beach costly for them.
The Bucks also fall two spots to number ten. It's
the Chargers at eleven. They move up three spots following
that win against the Steelers. The Packers they fall two
spots at twelve, the Niners at thirteen, the Steelers at fourteen.
The Ravens move up one spot. They're sitting just one
win away from five hundred, and then the Chicago Bears
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moving up a spot six and three, the sixteenth ranked
team Buffalo. What am I supposed to do with this team? Eric,
I'm a little concerned right now. One thing to lose,
Like you lose to the Patriots. I feel like the
Patriots are good team. Like, hey, it is what it is.
I'm watching Josh Allen warm up down in South Beach.
I'm like, hey, these dudes are going to handle Miami.
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I get down after game day preview down to our
wardrobe room. Mooch's standing there and he's like, yo, the
Dolphins are already on top seven and nothing like this
is concerning to me.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
Absolutely, And the concerns are in really all three phases.
Certainly on defense, you know, losing a couple of key
guys at Oliver Michael Hoyt. Secondary still seems a little
thin offensively, Sunday turnovers, you know, Josh Allen trying to
do too much fumbles here, that was a big play,
you know, right when momentums seem to be switching a
little bit. The other thing I'm noticing too is him
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dropping back and not seeing open receivers, just waiting and
waiting and taking hits or making bad throws, but when
you're giving up these big runs to an explosive offense,
that's really frustrating. It also has to be frustrating for
Brandon Bean at the trade deadline, not able to get
a deal done for Jalen Wattle and then see the
dude on the other side of the field killing you
over and over again. So yeah, their need of a
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separating wide receiver of some kind. Dalton k k got
hurt Sunday and not having enough stoppers on defenses all
of a sudden making them a big problem.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Eric, you're brave man. I got to tell you, I
don't know if i'd sign up for this job to
do power rankings because you've got a Buffalo team that
one week can beat Kansas City and I feel good
about it. Then they lose to Miami and you're supposed
to tell me how good this team is, Like, welcome
to the NFL, where we really don't know anything. At
number eleven, I'm still trying to figure out what I
know about this Chargers team. There's a sense of resiliency
around the squad, especially we've become sure because of some
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of these injuries on the offensive line. I thought the
most impressive thing was that defense made Aaron Rodgers look
so uncomfortable in this game.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
Absolutely right right from the get go too.
Speaker 4 (14:49):
You know, they did have that fairly decent drive early,
but Khalil Mack with his second career safety on that
play getting stuffs in the hole. You know, I thought
that the linebacker play in the secondary play was very strong,
not letting dk Metcalf beat him, not letting Warren beat him,
really making life on Rogers, you know, tough and harassing
him most of the game.
Speaker 3 (15:09):
So I'm with you.
Speaker 4 (15:10):
I think the limitations of this offensive line are clear.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
It's worrisome.
Speaker 4 (15:15):
But obviously if they can make this kind of havoc
with their defense and make these these game changing place
and put the ball in justin Herbert's hands, good things
often do happen. I still like the way he's playing
this season. Some people are down on him. Getting Lad
mcconkee more involved has been huge, you know. Obviously Ronde
Gassen before he left that game, has been a big
factor lately too, Camani vay Dale, etc. Yeah, the old
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line kind of keeps holding me back a little. But
with their weapons and with that defense and Cameron Dicker
a kicker. They've got a chance to win a lot
of football games, and they have so far seven to three.
They're in good shape right now.
Speaker 2 (15:48):
Yeah, you know, we're talking about injuries, and I think
the San Francisco forty nine ers on the short list
of one of the more banged up teams we're seeing
in the NFL. No shame in losing to the Rams,
Like I get it. I think the Rams they sit
number two in your power rankings. You can make a
case they're one or two in the NFL. I don't
know how they overcome some of these on the defensive side.
Maybe they get brock Party back. I feel like we've
been waiting now a couple weeks here, But is it
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as simple as just pointing to the injuries on defense?
Is the reason that they've been dropping some of these
games for out of their last seven.
Speaker 4 (16:15):
Yeah, probably even more serious than like the Chargers zero
line problems. I mean, you lose Bosa, you lose Warner,
you lose mikeel Williams.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
I mean, what can you do with that? Right?
Speaker 4 (16:24):
They invested so much in those three guys alone on
the defensive side of the ball. Really kind of the
you know, the three lynchpins of this defense or three
of the lynch pins, and not able to stop the
Rams really at all. Had that one decent stretch in
the middle of the game when they made it interesting.
But still I think the defensive limitations.
Speaker 3 (16:41):
You could talk all you.
Speaker 4 (16:41):
Want about Mac Jones versus brock Party, and we certainly
will quarterback discussions. They're always going to attract a lot
of years. But to me, it's the defensive limitations right
now they're going to hold this team back. The schedule
is favorable, but the NFC West is really tough, and
they've got two teams ahead of them playing very well
right now. So a tough tough situation to be in.
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Even as competitive as they've been, and they played hard.
Mac played really well Sunday just wasn't enough.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
Yeah, Eric, you know the Baltimore Ravens when they sat
one in five, you and I were worried, but I
think we both felt like, hey, there's a run that
could potentially happen if they got healthy. They are getting healthy.
They've won three straight and now all of a sudden
they are four and five, the Steelers ahead of them
in the division. Still games to be played between those
two squads are sitting at five and four. That was
a hard fought win against Minnesota, another team that I
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think was sort of on the come here, Like I
feel good about this Ravens team. Am I crazy? Sure?
Speaker 3 (17:34):
Absolutely?
Speaker 4 (17:35):
Now, did Minnesota make some some questionable decisions of this
game with how much they threw it and some of
the situational calls. Sure, but you know, after the Ravens
were kind of settling for field goals early, they made
big plays on defense and made sure they got their
hands on a lot of these passes. You know, Malachi
Stark's two straight games with an interception, he's been big.
You're right, the defensive improvements for me have been with
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the starkest difference. Sure, having Lamar Jackson back is obviously
a big one, but four straight games now they've held
their opponent under twenty point.
Speaker 3 (18:05):
That's massive, Right.
Speaker 4 (18:06):
We know that the Ravens are capable of scoring twenty
points most games with a healthy Lamar Jackson and with
Derrick Henry kind of settling back in a little bit.
So you know that right there is the formula. The
Steelers have to be very worried after their loss. The
margin is shrunk, They're gonna face each other pretty soon
about a month, and we'll find out who the supreme
team is in that division. But right now, with all
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the momentum in Baltimore's corner, who say they're not the
ones that come in and scare the heck out of everybody?
Speaker 2 (18:33):
Yeah, no, I'm with you there, And they get a
matchup in the division against Cleveland team who in week
two they absolutely throttled. That's when we were like, oh, yeah,
the Ravens are they'll be all right, and then obviously
got the injury bug in a meaningful way. So we'll
find out where they're going to sit next week, assuming
a win. On your power rankings, look at me, I'm
already given them another w to get back to five
hundred at sixteen. It's the Chicago Bears. If you would
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have told me at one point in that third quarter, hey,
Brian daball his days are numbered, Chicago's going to win
this game, I would have said, you're crazy. That's exactly though.
What happened here? Is this a smoke screen? Are you
buying this team? Are they? Are they legit?
Speaker 4 (19:10):
The Bears have some things about them that are very exciting.
Caleb Williams look his development. I mean, you know, escaping
from how many sacks on Sunday, whirling around, really wearing
out that Giant's pass rush was a huge factor that
it didn't really result in many points until the final
four or five minutes. But you got to give him
his stripes in this one. They were up against it,
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down ten points very late in this game, Williams played
with some great composure, made this exceptional run to the
corner of the end zone. You know, these are the
kind of plays that they made him the number one
pick to get out of him, right, I mean, this
is this is what you're looking for. I think Ben
Johnson's got to be thrilled with that that killer instinct
he's really seen out of Caleb in these late game situations.
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But you know, I still worry about the defense a
little bit. They haven't always gotten their playmakers involved every
single game, so there's still some things to clean up
offensive line, et cetera.
Speaker 3 (20:00):
But for right now, the Bears are very very interesting.
Speaker 2 (20:03):
Yeah, look at that touchdown that we showed as he's
scampering down that sideline. I'm like, yo, Gillob's got better
wheels than you think. Like that was actually an impressive
run by the way, just looking at the remaining schedule
at Minnesota, Pittsburgh, at Philadelphia, A Green Bay, Cleveland, Green
Bay again, at San Francisco and Detroit. I don't think
they're going to be sending where they are by the
end of the season. I'm just saying, And I don't
(20:24):
think it goes like the better way. I don't. We'll
find out. We'll find out. I sound like a hater.
I swear. It's like two weeks in a row here
on this show. It sounds like I'm a big cater.
I swear. I'm just trying to look at this thing objectively.
Still the come of youre on Power Rankings, we have
the team of the Week, a dramatic move late in
a game, Demiko and company getting it done. Where did
the Texans sit after being down nineteen late? The answer
(20:47):
to that is coming up next. Back here on Power Rankings,
Eric's teams that sid seventeen through twenty four. It's the
Houston TEXANSO we'll talk about in just a moment. The
Jags fall three spots to eighteen Carolina at nineteen. The
Vikings not sure what to make of this season. At twenty,
the Atlanta Falcons. Not sure what to make of the
performances the entire season. At twenty one, the Cardinals get throttled.
(21:08):
They are sitting at twenty two, the Cowboys twenty three,
and the Miami Dolphins moving up five spots after you
take out the Buffalo Bills now at twenty four. Tome
for Team of the Week. It is presented by Truest.
Let's focus in at team number seventeen. You're down twenty
nine to ten, you score twenty six points in the
fourth quarter, twenty six to nothing. Run here, I'm ready
(21:29):
and it's Davis Mills. Like hat tip respect for I
used the term resiliency for another team earlier on the show.
I think that it directly applies to what we saw
from Demiico Ryans a squad.
Speaker 4 (21:39):
Oh he saved the season, right, wasn't great until he
had to be. Those last three drives were incredible. And
you know there's three and six and one and two
in the division with a loss here, and that's a
massive drop to where they are at four and five,
two and one in the division. So we'll see about
c J. Stroud can he come back? But Davis Mills
great pinch hitting and wait till the end, but did
(22:00):
his job in the Texas defense finish it.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
Off better late and never number twenty one. It's the
Atlanta Falcons. What am I supposed to do with this squad?
I mean, you go and take out Buffore and I
feel good about you, Like, I don't know if like
we're just not seeing complete games. Like at moments it's
the offense that look good. At other times it's the
defense that looks good. It doesn't feel like I'm getting
a complete package here.
Speaker 3 (22:22):
Yeah, the pass rush has stepped up.
Speaker 4 (22:24):
We know they can make some plays in the secondary,
but Jonathan Taylor, the tackling the run fits this was
a problem.
Speaker 3 (22:29):
You know, this was a consistent issues. The one guy
who was.
Speaker 4 (22:32):
Really kind of beating them all game but couldn't get
anything done on that side. And in that regard, but
also Michael Pennix too have been a little disappointed some
of the third down misses, some of the problems connecting
with his receivers as playmakers. They built this offense for
him to thrive and it just hasn't been that way
so far, at least not in the last four games.
So they've got to get better offensively. And also learn
(22:52):
how to stop the run.
Speaker 2 (22:53):
Yeah, four consecutive losses. They match up now against Carolina
at number twenty four. It's a Dolphins team going to Madrid.
They will match up against Washington, a game that can
be seen on NFL Network and NFL Plus. All Right,
they changed in and Phillips, it feels like it's, you
know a little bit of a reset here, and then
you go and beat the Buffalo Bills. Like I don't know, like,
(23:13):
can they make a little run here? Can we strain
together some wins?
Speaker 3 (23:16):
I think they have to write.
Speaker 4 (23:17):
I mean, they've already seen changes in the front office,
They've been scouts and GM fired, and you know this
is going to be a big test, I think in
a marquee game, and then also the rest of the season.
You know, can they have more performances like this? And
why didn't they come early in the year? But still
look pretty explosive against Buffalo and be fascinated to see
if they can keep going.
Speaker 2 (23:36):
Yeah. By the way, Jalen Phillips looked tremendous Monday night
in the Philadelphia uniform. Here we go teams twenty five
through thirty two, the Bengals, the Commanders, the Giants with
a new coach at twenty seven, the Raiders at twenty eight.
The Jets move up a spot at twenty nine. It's
the Browns, the Saints, and the Tennessee Titans at number
thirty two. By the way, real quick here, Brian day Ball.
(23:56):
Good move, bad move for the Giants.
Speaker 3 (23:59):
Look they got a very attractive job.
Speaker 4 (24:01):
I think with Dart, Malik, Davis, Stataboo, all these guys, Thomas,
somebody's gonna want that job.
Speaker 3 (24:06):
So we'll see. I don't know if it's the right
move or not.
Speaker 2 (24:08):
Let the search begin. Thanks so much for watch.
Speaker 1 (24:10):
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