October 29, 2024 • 23 mins
The NFL Power Rankings Podcast begins with Mike Yam asking Eric Edholm why he moved the Detroit Lions to the #1 slot on his power rankings. How far did Eric drop the Baltimore Ravens after they were upset by the Cleveland Browns? Why didn’t Eric move the Pittsburgh Steelers up in his power rankings after they advanced to 6-2? Find all this out and more on this NFL POWER RANKING PODCAST!
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
Welcome to a spooky edition of NFL Power Rankings. Mike
amalong with Eric at home. And there's nothing better than
going through thirty two NFL teams. And if you want
analysis on all of them, all you have to do
is check out in the NFL dot com. I mentioned
the spooky theme, Eric, I know you're dressed enough for Halloween.
What's the costume.
Speaker 3 (00:26):
Then we've got a sort of a circus theme going.
I'm the strong man, and believe it or not, I
didn't even campaign for that. It must just be my reputation.
I'm not sure.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
I like it. I like it and it is fitting
for you. Side note for me, I'm just gonna eat
the candy. So I'm on set for a smart move coverage.
Yes on anfilm network. All right, let's get to it.
Because I was excited. I saw the rankings come out.
I got a little preview, and yes, there is a
new number one, the Detroit Lyons moving into the top spot.
The Kansas City Chiefs still unbeaten, falling one spot to
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number two, the Buffalo Bills sitting at three, and yes,
Josh Allen is human and did throw an interception at
number four. It's the raven who cannot close out Cleveland.
Don't know what to make of it. We will discuss
Commander's got outplayed, but they've figured out a way to
have maybe the most memorable Hail Mary we have seen,
and we'll see in a while. They sit in that
number five spot. Malik willis to the Rescue Packers at six.
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The Vikings two straight losses, sit at seven, and the
Houston Texans are occupying the eighth spot now six and two,
two games ahead of the Colts in the win column. So, Eric,
you decided to make a change at the top spot.
I'm not hating on this. The Kansas City is still
the only unbeaten team in the NFL. So why did
you feel so confident in what you've seen from Detroit
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to move them to the number one spot on your
power rankings?
Speaker 3 (01:45):
Yeah? I mean, as I wrote in the power rankings,
is less a reflection of like the Chiefs as it
is more that the Lions just seem to be a
more dangerous team right now. Anytime you can go out
and have a two hundred yard day on offense to
score fifty two points. I guess that's pretty efficient. And
you know, they really dominated in all three phases. They
didn't run a lot of offensive play, so it's not
if their average was so bad and they still broke
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off big plays like Jamir Gibbs and Montgomery throwing a
touchdown past the Laporta. They got in the end zone
plenty of times, but special teams gave them great field position,
defense gave them turnovers. And if you get wide open
passes like this all day long, yes you are worthy
of the top spot. Again, nothing against the Chiefs more
is just that the Lions have overcome so many things
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and one games in so many different fashions. Had to
make the flip this week.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Yeah, they look like a dominant football team. And I
think that's the eye test. And I hate using that
phrase because it's, you know, certainly subjective, but at the
end of the day, the lines of a plane some
outstanding football. Another tough test for them as they match
up on the road against the Packers. Hopefully Jordan Love
will be ready to rock and roll, so that means
the Chiefs fall to the number two spot. I think
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fans in Kansas City are ready to atch you on
social media. Explain why the last undefeated team all they
do is figure out ways to get wins are sitting
at number two for you.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Yeah, this sort of reminds me a little bit of
what the Philadelphia Eagles did last year. They got out
to that ten and one start, and they kept winning games,
and at one point during pretty deep into that streak,
our opponents had more touchdowns than they did. Now, it's
not quite to that level in Kansas City, and they
always seem to be kind of one step ahead of
their opponents. But on Sunday, he just sort of felt
like they left the door open, right Patrick Mahomes through
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the interception there. Yes, it was a throwback game for
Kelsey and he's got a new running mate there and
DeAndre Hopkins, and there is certainly a little bit more
offensive promise. You see guys like Worthy start to break
out a little bit here, and defensively, we know they're great,
but they did allow Gardner Minshew to kind of come
down the field a couple times and make it a
close game. Had the Raiders capitalized in some of those
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red zone possessions, there'd be a better reason to move
them down because the Chiefs might have lost that game.
So again, like you said, the formula still works. They're
still beating teams, but how long can this last? Are
they gonna be able to step on some team's next
metaphorically speaking that we get into the season. Then again,
last year she said a similar formula and ended up
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pretty good. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Eric, you know, coming off of the show last week,
I was convinced in my mind that the Baltimore Ravens
I was going to go back and forth with you
as deserving in the number one spot. Guess what they
lose against Cleveland and that's a problem here four drops
for Lamar's I'm watching this game unfold. I'm thinking to myself, man, like,
these are golden opportunities. I don't know what to make
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I think it's fair, completely fair where you have them
right now?
Speaker 3 (04:34):
Yeah, and drops on both sides. The ball right there
was the like you said, the four by the receivers
there were Sean Bateman had a big one that could
really flipped the field there at the end of the game.
But also Kyle Hamilton's dropped interception. Jameis Winston comes back,
strikes him and puts him down. And this is now
the eighth time since the start of the twenty twenty
two season that the Ravens have led going into the
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final two minutes of the game and came out with
a loss. Obviously a distressing trend that we see. I mean, look,
Lamar Jackson's outstanding. He could do it with the best
of them. Had big plays in this game, you know,
certainly was a big part of putting him in a
position to win, but couldn't finish it off. The defense
certainly carries a lot of the burden for that, but
his receivers have to step up too. They've got to
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find ways to haul in the football when it's put
on target. And yeah, this is just a little bit
of another second loss this season against a seemingly lesser
opponent along with the Raiders in Baltimore. So look, I mean,
these are the kind of losses that not only hurt
your seating, but also kind of hurt your reputation. We're
talking about some of the heavyweights in the NFL.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Yeah, look this division, and we'll talk Steelers coming up
in just a bit. We'll talk about Famous Jamis as well,
and yes, Cincinnati will also be a topic of conversation,
not in a good way. But it is wild to
me from a Baltimore perspective. I felt like they were
the best team in this division right now, looking up
at Pittsburgh in the standings, the Commanders moving up two spots.
Here we go, the Hail Mary, all the hooplah and
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the fanfare that we have seen. It was entertaining. They
were fortunate to get this win. I wasn't sure how
you were going to treat them, but I guess W
is a w and they move up two spots in
your power rankings.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Yeah, you'd said earlier you thought they maybe outplayed the Bears.
I would disagree. I thought I thought the Commanders were
the beat.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
I'm with you, I've got you heard that.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Yeah, I thought the Commanders were the better team for
the first fifty minutes. They did. They start sort of
giving up some ground there at the end a little bit.
First of all, the swift touchdown, a little bit of
a break down there and let the Bears get back
into it. Two cracks at the end zone there, one
that failed and one that worked, And yeah, there was
a little bit of worry there. But obviously when you have,
you know, an injured quarterback who can make magic like
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this and oh Chicago, don't let him go back to
the other side. They did hit it, of course he
burned them. Jalen Daniels made a terrific throw. The Bears
were disorganized defensively, the Commanders were in their right spots.
They made that play. Also, smart execution. On the two
plays prior the Bears gave them a ton of space.
They took advantage. I don't think Daniel was able to
make that throw if the Bears don't allow them. Sort
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of twenty four three yards at least thirteen of them
were or pretty easy. So great execution. You're down at
twenty five seconds in your last gasp, doesn't look good.
But with this kid, I'll tell you what, his equanimity,
he's cool, his calm. They're all very impressive. And that
Washington defense too, held Caleb Williams and the Bears in
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check for most of this game, and I thought did
an outstanding job. That's for the last five games, Mike,
where you have to see they've played well on that
side of the ball, even if it remains somewhat of
a question.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Yeah, by the way, you talk about that last sequence,
I thought Tony Roman and I'm usually not big on
talking about broadcasters. I thought he did a tremendous job
on the broadcast to break that down from a quarterbacks perspective.
And Jayden Daniels, you know he's banged up with the
rib injury. I was also concerned about him being able
to make a throw like that he delivered in the
game's crucial moments. And the only other thing that I
will say about this game, I'm thrilled that it played
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out this way because I feel like this is a
start of one versus two, two quarterbacks that are always
going to be linked and will always go back to
this game, and hopefully these two spots are to be
butting heads for a long long time with those two
quarterbacks and Eric. There are some other news to get
to with the team that you had slotted at number eight,
that's the Houston Texans. We Sustefon Diggs get banged up.
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Weren't sure exactly in the moment the severity of the injury,
but Demko Ryan's making it an official ACL injury. He
has done for the year. What does this mean for
the Texans moving forward?
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Yeah, this is obviously a tough blow. They made the
big trade in the offseason, they felt like this was
going to kind of bring the unit together, take CJ.
Strout of the next level. Had it done that before
the injury, I don't know, but obviously removing him from
the equation and not having Nico Collins for at least
another week. Remember the Texans played the Jets on Thursday.
Is Tank Dell your number one receiver? You know? I mean,
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is Dalton Schultz have to step up for a big roller?
Is there going to be a Joe Mixon game? I'm
not sure, but this takes yet another weapon away from CJ. Stroud.
He lost Mixon for a bit. You know, they had
John Metchi on ir for for a whole year. Other
guys you know, have to step up out like Hutchinson. Well,
but now Stefan Diggs going down takes a big threat away,
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and even when Collins comes back, I think they're going
to be shorthanded.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
Mike, Yeah, any concern Just look, I mean, trade deadline
right around the corner. They this is a move that
they've made, like, this is a really good Houston team
that's got to be thinking Super Bowl aspirations. And maybe
Diggs was that missing piece. They don't have them now.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
Yeah. I mean, if they can get somebody cheap, obviously,
that's the best way to do it. Right, If you
get somebody trying to unload a salary, or somebody in
the final year their deal or something like that lip
them a future pick on day three, I think that
would be outstanding. What the Texans don't want to do
is kind of upset the future till of picks. You know,
they've done a great job building this rosters through the draft,
and so why veer away from a plan that's been
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highly successful just to fix a short term need that
may not end up in a Super Bowl. So it's
a it's a catch twenty two either way.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Tough balancing act for that organization as they try to
figure out short term goals and long term goals. So
we're just getting started here on rankings. In fact, there
is one team that continues to win. They got a
quarterback that's elevating their offense. Eric hasn't moved them, though.
We'll tell you who it is and why I think
they should actually move up the touch that's coming up
next back here on power rankings, Mike ham and Eric
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at Home with You, and no change at the number
nine spot. The Pittsburgh Steelers occupying that at ten Philadelphia Eagles,
so once again back to back weeks. That's what we're
looking at with those two teams at number eleven. Bone
Nicks eight passing touchdowns for rushing touchdowns leads the team
in rushing touchdowns so far this season. They are sit
at number eleven. At twelve, it's the Falcons, who will
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get to in just a minute.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
The Bears.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
We touched on them at thirteen and that tough loss
on the Hail Mary. At fourteen, the forty nine Ers
speak Dallas. They move up two spots, starting to get
maybe a little healthy. Good to see Debo out there.
The fifteenth ranked team, it's the Chargers, match the season
high with twenty six points and the Bucks. They hung
tough without Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. They are at
number sixteen.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
All right.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
The Steelers, to me, I'm almost surprised. I wasn't sure.
We finished up our post game show on NFL Network
on Monday night and I'm walking off the set with
Steve Witch and I'm like, I actually said to him,
I'm like, I'm wondering where Eric's gonna put the Steelers.
They're winning football games. The defense is playing well, they're
occupying the top spot in the toughest division, and yet
no change. Why not move them up a little bit?
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Yeah, part of this was the real estate around them, Mike.
We got to look at the comps right and a
lot of teams just south of them and just north
of them won and one in either similar fashion or
you know, not so impressively that I had to move
one team up or down. It was slow going early.
I mean, the run game was fine, and then finally
they get the deep ball going. This was what really
I thought changed the game. Obviously the punt return too,
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but you know, getting the vertical shots that Russell Wilson
is so good at getting that really kind of I
think unlocked the offense. Now, Russell did put the ball
on the ground late, and you know it required TJ.
Watt to come up with his weekly force fumble and
being bishop to get another interception. So they had to
make some late saves. Defensively, Daniel Jones got in a
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rhythm early and then was harassed. What five sacks on
the night, I want to say, And you know they
just closed the door, even if they let Tyrone Tracy
loose a few times. So yes, a little bit of
a sluggish start, but they ended up getting the job
done in moderately oppressive fashion. Again, like you said, the
formula works. They keep winning. You got to give Mike
Tomlins some Coach of the year cred for his decision
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on Wilson and for keeping it going with two different
quarterbacks and having the results be very similar.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
Yeah, I'm actually glad you brought up that point. A
really important distinction there. I think a lot of people
were questioning the change to go to Russell Wilson considering
the success in terms of wins and losses that the
Steelers have, But it looks like it's elevated them. They
needed this win. They head into the by next four
games for them are monster matchups, especially inside that division. Eric,
we moved to the twelfth ranked team, the Atlanta Falcons
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that lead the NFC South after that win against Tampa Bay. Look,
there's some great moments, there's some questionable moments on this squad,
but they move up three spots for you. How much
of this is Look, they got to win and you
want to love them up because of it.
Speaker 3 (13:15):
Yeah, Well, obviously want to recognize to win but also
it's kind of a reflection of the division now now
that they've swept the Bucks, now that the Bucks basically
have to finish a game ahead of them if they
want to win the NFC sal That's a big factor,
right there, is that. Look, there's a really good chance
the Falcons are getting a home playoff game this year.
And you know, Kirk Cousins, I'm sure he would love
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to face the Bucks again. I think he's averaging roughly
one hundred yards a quarter passing against them, so pretty
good numbers, a lot of them built up in the
five hundred yard game earlier this season, but also a
strong first half this year. Didn't need to do as
much in the second half. Actually thought they took the
foot off the pedal a little bit and that safety
kind of got the Bucks back in the game somewhat.
But you know, Kirk Cousins finding ways, I think that
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was a career I scramble right there. A pretty good
effort from him. And you know, you get Kyle Pitts
involved and he had a few big plays, two touchdowns,
almost lost one of them. So you're right, they kind
of give you reasons to not like them. They let
the Bucks back in the game. You know, Pitts almost
fumbles this one here, Antoine Winfield nearly made a terrific play.
It held up on review. But there are just these
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little things that prevent me from getting him in the
top ten. But clearly they're winning enough to get in
that top dozen.
Speaker 2 (14:26):
Here's the other thing I'll throw out there, four and
zero right now inside the division. So at the end
of the day, if there is a formula to get
to the postseason, handle business inside your division. That's why
they sit the top right now. The NFC South, the
San Francisco forty nine ers, trying to keep this thing
the patchwork and keep it alive. They figured out a way.
Dallas made an interesting late in this ballgame. I sort
of felt like, hey, you know, Nyer's got this one
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heading into the fourth quarter and they were going to
take care of business. I don't know, like they're still
dangerous to me, but it feels like the perception of
invincibility is no longer there with this Niner squad.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
Absolutely, I agree, that's a terrific way to describe him.
Right now. I think people feel like they can beat
this team, whether it's in San Francisco, obviously the Rams
came back with a big fourth quarter to beat him,
or whether it's you know, in the opponent's building or whatever.
So yeah, this is a San Francisco team that's having
to kind of reinvent itself on the fly.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Here.
Speaker 3 (15:19):
Look, the bye week happens at a nice time.
Speaker 2 (15:21):
Here.
Speaker 3 (15:21):
They can finally get even healthier. Maybe Drea Drake greenlaws back,
Maybe Christian McCaffrey comes back at some point two. The
ingredients are there. I know the IU C loss was tough,
but Brock Purty using his legs a little bit more
getting those first downs, and Dallas came out and played hard.
I mean they were gaining a lot our yards after
scrimmage and making some big plays defensively, and you know,
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the forty nine ers were able to kind of hold
up to it and stand tough. And this guy right here,
Ricky Pearsall could be a big factor down the stretch.
They need that third weapon if you will. I don't
know if you can count on George Kittle to produce
like this every single week. So it helps when your
defense takes the ball away as well, and just enough,
you know, just enough defensively, just enough offensively and they
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get healthier, they're kind of back in that just outside
the circle of trust group.
Speaker 2 (16:09):
I would say, yeah, you know what's interesting this and
I think you alluded to it. This was a big
boy football game. Both of these teams probably felt like
they absolutely needed it. It was physical from the get go.
Both teams wanted Niners victorious. We'll talk about the Cowboys
coming up in just a bit here, but the reality
is the Niners to me, at least on paper, I'll
say this look more dangerous than the Atlanta Falcons. I
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would be more concerned later in the season playing San
Francisco than Atlanta, at least right now. Point how both
of these teams look by season zen. Meanwhile, there is
one team that eric'scott sitting in the twenties that I
think is poised to make a not only a run
in their own division, but a run in the playoffs.
Will tell you who that is. It's coming up next
on NFL Power Rankings. Power Rankings continue to roll on
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with teams ranks seventeen through twenty four. The Seahawks have
lost four out of their last five games. The car
Erdos at eighteen. I got that walk off win. We
got news around the Colts coming up in just a moment.
At number twenty, it's the Rams who are on the rise. Cowboys,
Oh Boy, under five hundred through seven games for the
first time since twenty twenty. They are the twenty first
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rund team. Cincinnati at twenty two, we'll talk about them
in just a moment. The Dolphins, they got to a
back doesn't equal a win, and the Jets at twenty
four just continue to find ways to lose some games.
I mentioned some news the Colts, who sit at number nineteen.
Tom Pellisero is reporting it's not gonna be Anthony Richardson
Joe Flacco getting the start this coming week. What do
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you make of the decision?
Speaker 3 (17:43):
Yeah, obviously I put the power rankings to bed before
this news came to light. I'm not sure if I
would have moved down, at least just based on how
Flacco has run the offense compared to Richardson. Flacco a
lot more on schedule, a lot more consistent, a lot
more drive to drive success, I would say. Now, Richardson
has been kind of all or nothing. He made some
terrific throws. On also had some big runs late. But
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you know, Mike, I can't help but think that tapping
out on that third and goal play, even if the
game from outside the twenty, probably didn't sit well with
the coaching staff. Again, this is me speculating. It probably
didn't sit well with fans, probably didn't sit well with
some players. I don't know how much that had to
do with the decision. We'll find out more from Shane
Stikeing once he talks and explains his move here. But
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can't say I'm totally surprised. Although this was only Richardson's
tenth start in the NFL. They got to develop him
or figure out what he is exactly or how he
can improve if they're going to have a future quarterback,
you know, the former top five pick running the show.
Speaker 2 (18:43):
Yeah, the Colts on the road matching up against the Vikings,
who are a team that has now lost two consecutive games.
At number twenty, they move up three spots. So you
loved him up here. I think the Rams are poised
for a big run. This division has been look, teams
are just struggling, right, I mean, that's just the reality
of it. Injuries all over the place. Good news for
the Rams is they got the injuries out of the way.
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If they stay healthy. This might be a glimpse of
what we've seen, or at least expected to see against
that Minnesota defense. I mean they put up over thirty points.
Pooka is out there, Cooper Cup is balling again. I
think they're dangerous.
Speaker 3 (19:15):
Yeah, the two guys we didn't think we're going to
play this past week, Puka Naku and Jade and Days
both go out there and play outstanding football games. And
you know, Nikua was the target right away. Stafford had
no problem throwing them the football a little slower, burned
with Cup, but he had his imprint on this game
as well. Drew some flags, had the touchdown, a couple
big catches in between two And if you did nothing
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but watch Matthew Stafford when he didn't have his top
two receivers, you saw an uncomfortable quarterback. At least I did.
I felt like this is a guy who's out of rhythm,
wasn't sort of feeling in the same groove that he
normally is in. But last Thursday was a different story,
and against a good defense too, So Karen Williams those receivers,
he still have to Marcus Robertson, you know, I mean
Sean McVay calling plays a defense that's becoming more optimistic.
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I like their chances, even though it's a division that's very,
very crowded. Everybody has four losses at this point.
Speaker 2 (20:04):
Now look for four and four, well four and four,
three teams right sitting in that division with that record.
The Rams are actually just one game out with a
three and four record, and they go on the road
against Seattle this coming week, which really could mix up
these standings in such a meaningful way and get the
Rams back into this mix up. They're not even out
of it right now. Cincinnati, I've been high on them
all season. I've been kind of giving it to you
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a little bit. To sit at number twenty two, I'm done.
I'm done doing the defending. You gotta be good teams,
and you lost some games earlier that maybe you shouldn't
have lost. But to look the way that they did
against Philadelphia, I think they're deserving they drop two spots
to number twenty two. I will not campaign the rest
of the season for them, Eric.
Speaker 3 (20:44):
This is a campaign promise I can get behind. I
really I like this one right and nothing against the
Bengals probably, But when you get to a certain point,
we can only give you so much rope, only so
much slack and assume that the next big win is
around the corner. Look, they started well at this game,
had a great opening drive, you know, had the lead
after the first quarter. Eagles a little bit more of
a slow starting team, and you know, without T Higgins
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out there, it just made such a difference. And this
should be a message to the Bengals for next year too.
I mean, if they're you know, if they have any
designs on being back in the Super Bowl, hunt, you've
got to have those premier playmakers out there. I don't
know if a Jamar Chase and Joe Burrow combo without
any other sidekick, if you will, is going to get
it done. The lack of run game the offensive line
is an issue, and that defense really hasn't had a
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big game in a while. So all the reasons you
said and what I added on, I think we can
we can move on from them.
Speaker 2 (21:32):
The unfortunate thing about this is Joe Burrow heading into
this past game against Philadelphia was playing at an MVP
type level. Wasn't getting made much love because you know,
team's not winning some football games. And that's why I'm
disappointed with the squad. Let's go to the rankings on
the board on teams twenty five through thirty two. The
Saints now six straight losses. What's going on here? The
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gem and cannot get out of their own way. They're
at number twenty six. The Browns and we'll talk about
them in just a moment, score twenty points in a
game for the first time this season. The Jags at
twenty eight.
Speaker 3 (22:03):
The Raiders turn.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
Off turnovers and more turnovers at twenty nine, The Patriots
signs of life snap the six game slide, Drake made
some health concerns as they are number thirty. At thirty one,
it's the Titans, and at thirty two it is the Panthers. Eric,
the team that moved up three spots for you up
to twenty seven. The Cleveland Browns. It is all about
Famous Jamis. Why are things going to be aokay with
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him at the QB one spot?
Speaker 3 (22:27):
Yeah? They made some changes, haven't there? Right? Kevin Stefanski
gives up play calling duty, they trade Amari Cooper and
when Deshaun Watson gets hurt, Jamis gets his chance and
he doesn't blow it. I mean, if he had a
great game Now, granted, did he need a little luck,
you know, having a dropped interception there at the end
and almost cost the Browns. Sure, but you know I
love the way he attacks downfield and showed no fear
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this Brown's offense for so long it looked like it
was stuck in the mud. You get Nick Chubb back
as well, and things have kind of gotten a little
a little more exciting now. So look, are they gonna
win this division? Probably not, But if there's anybody who
can pull off the miracle, and this year's Joe Flacco,
it's probably Jameis Winston. Then you had a great game, sound,
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and let's see if you can keep it up.
Speaker 2 (23:11):
Yeah, to move up these three spots and be one
of the power movers presented by Energizer says a lot
when there's no Deshaun Watson and it's a guy like
Jamis Winston leaving the charge against that raven squad. This
game this week might get a little dirty for the
Cleveland Browns because you know that coach Arbam wants to
junk it up a little bit as they match up
against the Chargers. Hope everyone enjoyed this edition of NFL
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Power Rankings. Eric I know we got trick or treating
around the corner. You're the strong man, not only in
real life, but also on the show and on Halloween.
Everyone be safe and grab that candy.
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
Welcome to a spooky edition of NFL Power Rankings. Mike
amalong with Eric at home. And there's nothing better than
going through thirty two NFL teams. And if you want
analysis on all of them, all you have to do
is check out in the NFL dot com. I mentioned
the spooky theme, Eric, I know you're dressed enough for Halloween.
What's the costume.
Speaker 3 (00:26):
Then we've got a sort of a circus theme going.
I'm the strong man, and believe it or not, I
didn't even campaign for that. It must just be my reputation.
I'm not sure.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
I like it. I like it and it is fitting
for you. Side note for me, I'm just gonna eat
the candy. So I'm on set for a smart move coverage.
Yes on anfilm network. All right, let's get to it.
Because I was excited. I saw the rankings come out.
I got a little preview, and yes, there is a
new number one, the Detroit Lyons moving into the top spot.
The Kansas City Chiefs still unbeaten, falling one spot to
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number two, the Buffalo Bills sitting at three, and yes,
Josh Allen is human and did throw an interception at
number four. It's the raven who cannot close out Cleveland.
Don't know what to make of it. We will discuss
Commander's got outplayed, but they've figured out a way to
have maybe the most memorable Hail Mary we have seen,
and we'll see in a while. They sit in that
number five spot. Malik willis to the Rescue Packers at six.
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The Vikings two straight losses, sit at seven, and the
Houston Texans are occupying the eighth spot now six and two,
two games ahead of the Colts in the win column. So, Eric,
you decided to make a change at the top spot.
I'm not hating on this. The Kansas City is still
the only unbeaten team in the NFL. So why did
you feel so confident in what you've seen from Detroit
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to move them to the number one spot on your
power rankings?
Speaker 3 (01:45):
Yeah? I mean, as I wrote in the power rankings,
is less a reflection of like the Chiefs as it
is more that the Lions just seem to be a
more dangerous team right now. Anytime you can go out
and have a two hundred yard day on offense to
score fifty two points. I guess that's pretty efficient. And
you know, they really dominated in all three phases. They
didn't run a lot of offensive play, so it's not
if their average was so bad and they still broke
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off big plays like Jamir Gibbs and Montgomery throwing a
touchdown past the Laporta. They got in the end zone
plenty of times, but special teams gave them great field position,
defense gave them turnovers. And if you get wide open
passes like this all day long, yes you are worthy
of the top spot. Again, nothing against the Chiefs more
is just that the Lions have overcome so many things
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and one games in so many different fashions. Had to
make the flip this week.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Yeah, they look like a dominant football team. And I
think that's the eye test. And I hate using that
phrase because it's, you know, certainly subjective, but at the
end of the day, the lines of a plane some
outstanding football. Another tough test for them as they match
up on the road against the Packers. Hopefully Jordan Love
will be ready to rock and roll, so that means
the Chiefs fall to the number two spot. I think
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fans in Kansas City are ready to atch you on
social media. Explain why the last undefeated team all they
do is figure out ways to get wins are sitting
at number two for you.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Yeah, this sort of reminds me a little bit of
what the Philadelphia Eagles did last year. They got out
to that ten and one start, and they kept winning games,
and at one point during pretty deep into that streak,
our opponents had more touchdowns than they did. Now, it's
not quite to that level in Kansas City, and they
always seem to be kind of one step ahead of
their opponents. But on Sunday, he just sort of felt
like they left the door open, right Patrick Mahomes through
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the interception there. Yes, it was a throwback game for
Kelsey and he's got a new running mate there and
DeAndre Hopkins, and there is certainly a little bit more
offensive promise. You see guys like Worthy start to break
out a little bit here, and defensively, we know they're great,
but they did allow Gardner Minshew to kind of come
down the field a couple times and make it a
close game. Had the Raiders capitalized in some of those
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red zone possessions, there'd be a better reason to move
them down because the Chiefs might have lost that game.
So again, like you said, the formula still works. They're
still beating teams, but how long can this last? Are
they gonna be able to step on some team's next
metaphorically speaking that we get into the season. Then again,
last year she said a similar formula and ended up
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pretty good. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Eric, you know, coming off of the show last week,
I was convinced in my mind that the Baltimore Ravens
I was going to go back and forth with you
as deserving in the number one spot. Guess what they
lose against Cleveland and that's a problem here four drops
for Lamar's I'm watching this game unfold. I'm thinking to myself, man, like,
these are golden opportunities. I don't know what to make
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I think it's fair, completely fair where you have them
right now?
Speaker 3 (04:34):
Yeah, and drops on both sides. The ball right there
was the like you said, the four by the receivers
there were Sean Bateman had a big one that could
really flipped the field there at the end of the game.
But also Kyle Hamilton's dropped interception. Jameis Winston comes back,
strikes him and puts him down. And this is now
the eighth time since the start of the twenty twenty
two season that the Ravens have led going into the
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final two minutes of the game and came out with
a loss. Obviously a distressing trend that we see. I mean, look,
Lamar Jackson's outstanding. He could do it with the best
of them. Had big plays in this game, you know,
certainly was a big part of putting him in a
position to win, but couldn't finish it off. The defense
certainly carries a lot of the burden for that, but
his receivers have to step up too. They've got to
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find ways to haul in the football when it's put
on target. And yeah, this is just a little bit
of another second loss this season against a seemingly lesser
opponent along with the Raiders in Baltimore. So look, I mean,
these are the kind of losses that not only hurt
your seating, but also kind of hurt your reputation. We're
talking about some of the heavyweights in the NFL.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Yeah, look this division, and we'll talk Steelers coming up
in just a bit. We'll talk about Famous Jamis as well,
and yes, Cincinnati will also be a topic of conversation,
not in a good way. But it is wild to
me from a Baltimore perspective. I felt like they were
the best team in this division right now, looking up
at Pittsburgh in the standings, the Commanders moving up two spots.
Here we go, the Hail Mary, all the hooplah and
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the fanfare that we have seen. It was entertaining. They
were fortunate to get this win. I wasn't sure how
you were going to treat them, but I guess W
is a w and they move up two spots in
your power rankings.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Yeah, you'd said earlier you thought they maybe outplayed the Bears.
I would disagree. I thought I thought the Commanders were
the beat.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
I'm with you, I've got you heard that.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Yeah, I thought the Commanders were the better team for
the first fifty minutes. They did. They start sort of
giving up some ground there at the end a little bit.
First of all, the swift touchdown, a little bit of
a break down there and let the Bears get back
into it. Two cracks at the end zone there, one
that failed and one that worked, And yeah, there was
a little bit of worry there. But obviously when you have,
you know, an injured quarterback who can make magic like
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this and oh Chicago, don't let him go back to
the other side. They did hit it, of course he
burned them. Jalen Daniels made a terrific throw. The Bears
were disorganized defensively, the Commanders were in their right spots.
They made that play. Also, smart execution. On the two
plays prior the Bears gave them a ton of space.
They took advantage. I don't think Daniel was able to
make that throw if the Bears don't allow them. Sort
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of twenty four three yards at least thirteen of them
were or pretty easy. So great execution. You're down at
twenty five seconds in your last gasp, doesn't look good.
But with this kid, I'll tell you what, his equanimity,
he's cool, his calm. They're all very impressive. And that
Washington defense too, held Caleb Williams and the Bears in
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check for most of this game, and I thought did
an outstanding job. That's for the last five games, Mike,
where you have to see they've played well on that
side of the ball, even if it remains somewhat of
a question.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Yeah, by the way, you talk about that last sequence,
I thought Tony Roman and I'm usually not big on
talking about broadcasters. I thought he did a tremendous job
on the broadcast to break that down from a quarterbacks perspective.
And Jayden Daniels, you know he's banged up with the
rib injury. I was also concerned about him being able
to make a throw like that he delivered in the
game's crucial moments. And the only other thing that I
will say about this game, I'm thrilled that it played
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out this way because I feel like this is a
start of one versus two, two quarterbacks that are always
going to be linked and will always go back to
this game, and hopefully these two spots are to be
butting heads for a long long time with those two
quarterbacks and Eric. There are some other news to get
to with the team that you had slotted at number eight,
that's the Houston Texans. We Sustefon Diggs get banged up.
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Weren't sure exactly in the moment the severity of the injury,
but Demko Ryan's making it an official ACL injury. He
has done for the year. What does this mean for
the Texans moving forward?
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Yeah, this is obviously a tough blow. They made the
big trade in the offseason, they felt like this was
going to kind of bring the unit together, take CJ.
Strout of the next level. Had it done that before
the injury, I don't know, but obviously removing him from
the equation and not having Nico Collins for at least
another week. Remember the Texans played the Jets on Thursday.
Is Tank Dell your number one receiver? You know? I mean,
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is Dalton Schultz have to step up for a big roller?
Is there going to be a Joe Mixon game? I'm
not sure, but this takes yet another weapon away from CJ. Stroud.
He lost Mixon for a bit. You know, they had
John Metchi on ir for for a whole year. Other
guys you know, have to step up out like Hutchinson. Well,
but now Stefan Diggs going down takes a big threat away,
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and even when Collins comes back, I think they're going
to be shorthanded.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
Mike, Yeah, any concern Just look, I mean, trade deadline
right around the corner. They this is a move that
they've made, like, this is a really good Houston team
that's got to be thinking Super Bowl aspirations. And maybe
Diggs was that missing piece. They don't have them now.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
Yeah. I mean, if they can get somebody cheap, obviously,
that's the best way to do it. Right, If you
get somebody trying to unload a salary, or somebody in
the final year their deal or something like that lip
them a future pick on day three, I think that
would be outstanding. What the Texans don't want to do
is kind of upset the future till of picks. You know,
they've done a great job building this rosters through the draft,
and so why veer away from a plan that's been
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highly successful just to fix a short term need that
may not end up in a Super Bowl. So it's
a it's a catch twenty two either way.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Tough balancing act for that organization as they try to
figure out short term goals and long term goals. So
we're just getting started here on rankings. In fact, there
is one team that continues to win. They got a
quarterback that's elevating their offense. Eric hasn't moved them, though.
We'll tell you who it is and why I think
they should actually move up the touch that's coming up
next back here on power rankings, Mike ham and Eric
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at Home with You, and no change at the number
nine spot. The Pittsburgh Steelers occupying that at ten Philadelphia Eagles,
so once again back to back weeks. That's what we're
looking at with those two teams at number eleven. Bone
Nicks eight passing touchdowns for rushing touchdowns leads the team
in rushing touchdowns so far this season. They are sit
at number eleven. At twelve, it's the Falcons, who will
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get to in just a minute.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
The Bears.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
We touched on them at thirteen and that tough loss
on the Hail Mary. At fourteen, the forty nine Ers
speak Dallas. They move up two spots, starting to get
maybe a little healthy. Good to see Debo out there.
The fifteenth ranked team, it's the Chargers, match the season
high with twenty six points and the Bucks. They hung
tough without Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. They are at
number sixteen.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
All right.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
The Steelers, to me, I'm almost surprised. I wasn't sure.
We finished up our post game show on NFL Network
on Monday night and I'm walking off the set with
Steve Witch and I'm like, I actually said to him,
I'm like, I'm wondering where Eric's gonna put the Steelers.
They're winning football games. The defense is playing well, they're
occupying the top spot in the toughest division, and yet
no change. Why not move them up a little bit?
Speaker 3 (11:28):
Yeah, part of this was the real estate around them, Mike.
We got to look at the comps right and a
lot of teams just south of them and just north
of them won and one in either similar fashion or
you know, not so impressively that I had to move
one team up or down. It was slow going early.
I mean, the run game was fine, and then finally
they get the deep ball going. This was what really
I thought changed the game. Obviously the punt return too,
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but you know, getting the vertical shots that Russell Wilson
is so good at getting that really kind of I
think unlocked the offense. Now, Russell did put the ball
on the ground late, and you know it required TJ.
Watt to come up with his weekly force fumble and
being bishop to get another interception. So they had to
make some late saves. Defensively, Daniel Jones got in a
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rhythm early and then was harassed. What five sacks on
the night, I want to say, And you know they
just closed the door, even if they let Tyrone Tracy
loose a few times. So yes, a little bit of
a sluggish start, but they ended up getting the job
done in moderately oppressive fashion. Again, like you said, the
formula works. They keep winning. You got to give Mike
Tomlins some Coach of the year cred for his decision
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on Wilson and for keeping it going with two different
quarterbacks and having the results be very similar.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
Yeah, I'm actually glad you brought up that point. A
really important distinction there. I think a lot of people
were questioning the change to go to Russell Wilson considering
the success in terms of wins and losses that the
Steelers have, But it looks like it's elevated them. They
needed this win. They head into the by next four
games for them are monster matchups, especially inside that division. Eric,
we moved to the twelfth ranked team, the Atlanta Falcons
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that lead the NFC South after that win against Tampa Bay. Look,
there's some great moments, there's some questionable moments on this squad,
but they move up three spots for you. How much
of this is Look, they got to win and you
want to love them up because of it.
Speaker 3 (13:15):
Yeah, Well, obviously want to recognize to win but also
it's kind of a reflection of the division now now
that they've swept the Bucks, now that the Bucks basically
have to finish a game ahead of them if they
want to win the NFC sal That's a big factor,
right there, is that. Look, there's a really good chance
the Falcons are getting a home playoff game this year.
And you know, Kirk Cousins, I'm sure he would love
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to face the Bucks again. I think he's averaging roughly
one hundred yards a quarter passing against them, so pretty
good numbers, a lot of them built up in the
five hundred yard game earlier this season, but also a
strong first half this year. Didn't need to do as
much in the second half. Actually thought they took the
foot off the pedal a little bit and that safety
kind of got the Bucks back in the game somewhat.
But you know, Kirk Cousins finding ways, I think that
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was a career I scramble right there. A pretty good
effort from him. And you know, you get Kyle Pitts
involved and he had a few big plays, two touchdowns,
almost lost one of them. So you're right, they kind
of give you reasons to not like them. They let
the Bucks back in the game. You know, Pitts almost
fumbles this one here, Antoine Winfield nearly made a terrific play.
It held up on review. But there are just these
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little things that prevent me from getting him in the
top ten. But clearly they're winning enough to get in
that top dozen.
Speaker 2 (14:26):
Here's the other thing I'll throw out there, four and
zero right now inside the division. So at the end
of the day, if there is a formula to get
to the postseason, handle business inside your division. That's why
they sit the top right now. The NFC South, the
San Francisco forty nine ers, trying to keep this thing
the patchwork and keep it alive. They figured out a way.
Dallas made an interesting late in this ballgame. I sort
of felt like, hey, you know, Nyer's got this one
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heading into the fourth quarter and they were going to
take care of business. I don't know, like they're still
dangerous to me, but it feels like the perception of
invincibility is no longer there with this Niner squad.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
Absolutely, I agree, that's a terrific way to describe him.
Right now. I think people feel like they can beat
this team, whether it's in San Francisco, obviously the Rams
came back with a big fourth quarter to beat him,
or whether it's you know, in the opponent's building or whatever.
So yeah, this is a San Francisco team that's having
to kind of reinvent itself on the fly.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Here.
Speaker 3 (15:19):
Look, the bye week happens at a nice time.
Speaker 2 (15:21):
Here.
Speaker 3 (15:21):
They can finally get even healthier. Maybe Drea Drake greenlaws back,
Maybe Christian McCaffrey comes back at some point two. The
ingredients are there. I know the IU C loss was tough,
but Brock Purty using his legs a little bit more
getting those first downs, and Dallas came out and played hard.
I mean they were gaining a lot our yards after
scrimmage and making some big plays defensively, and you know,
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the forty nine ers were able to kind of hold
up to it and stand tough. And this guy right here,
Ricky Pearsall could be a big factor down the stretch.
They need that third weapon if you will. I don't
know if you can count on George Kittle to produce
like this every single week. So it helps when your
defense takes the ball away as well, and just enough,
you know, just enough defensively, just enough offensively and they
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get healthier, they're kind of back in that just outside
the circle of trust group.
Speaker 2 (16:09):
I would say, yeah, you know what's interesting this and
I think you alluded to it. This was a big
boy football game. Both of these teams probably felt like
they absolutely needed it. It was physical from the get go.
Both teams wanted Niners victorious. We'll talk about the Cowboys
coming up in just a bit here, but the reality
is the Niners to me, at least on paper, I'll
say this look more dangerous than the Atlanta Falcons. I
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would be more concerned later in the season playing San
Francisco than Atlanta, at least right now. Point how both
of these teams look by season zen. Meanwhile, there is
one team that eric'scott sitting in the twenties that I
think is poised to make a not only a run
in their own division, but a run in the playoffs.
Will tell you who that is. It's coming up next
on NFL Power Rankings. Power Rankings continue to roll on
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with teams ranks seventeen through twenty four. The Seahawks have
lost four out of their last five games. The car
Erdos at eighteen. I got that walk off win. We
got news around the Colts coming up in just a moment.
At number twenty, it's the Rams who are on the rise. Cowboys,
Oh Boy, under five hundred through seven games for the
first time since twenty twenty. They are the twenty first
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rund team. Cincinnati at twenty two, we'll talk about them
in just a moment. The Dolphins, they got to a
back doesn't equal a win, and the Jets at twenty
four just continue to find ways to lose some games.
I mentioned some news the Colts, who sit at number nineteen.
Tom Pellisero is reporting it's not gonna be Anthony Richardson
Joe Flacco getting the start this coming week. What do
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you make of the decision?
Speaker 3 (17:43):
Yeah, obviously I put the power rankings to bed before
this news came to light. I'm not sure if I
would have moved down, at least just based on how
Flacco has run the offense compared to Richardson. Flacco a
lot more on schedule, a lot more consistent, a lot
more drive to drive success, I would say. Now, Richardson
has been kind of all or nothing. He made some
terrific throws. On also had some big runs late. But
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you know, Mike, I can't help but think that tapping
out on that third and goal play, even if the
game from outside the twenty, probably didn't sit well with
the coaching staff. Again, this is me speculating. It probably
didn't sit well with fans, probably didn't sit well with
some players. I don't know how much that had to
do with the decision. We'll find out more from Shane
Stikeing once he talks and explains his move here. But
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can't say I'm totally surprised. Although this was only Richardson's
tenth start in the NFL. They got to develop him
or figure out what he is exactly or how he
can improve if they're going to have a future quarterback,
you know, the former top five pick running the show.
Speaker 2 (18:43):
Yeah, the Colts on the road matching up against the Vikings,
who are a team that has now lost two consecutive games.
At number twenty, they move up three spots. So you
loved him up here. I think the Rams are poised
for a big run. This division has been look, teams
are just struggling, right, I mean, that's just the reality
of it. Injuries all over the place. Good news for
the Rams is they got the injuries out of the way.
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If they stay healthy. This might be a glimpse of
what we've seen, or at least expected to see against
that Minnesota defense. I mean they put up over thirty points.
Pooka is out there, Cooper Cup is balling again. I
think they're dangerous.
Speaker 3 (19:15):
Yeah, the two guys we didn't think we're going to
play this past week, Puka Naku and Jade and Days
both go out there and play outstanding football games. And
you know, Nikua was the target right away. Stafford had
no problem throwing them the football a little slower, burned
with Cup, but he had his imprint on this game
as well. Drew some flags, had the touchdown, a couple
big catches in between two And if you did nothing
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but watch Matthew Stafford when he didn't have his top
two receivers, you saw an uncomfortable quarterback. At least I did.
I felt like this is a guy who's out of rhythm,
wasn't sort of feeling in the same groove that he
normally is in. But last Thursday was a different story,
and against a good defense too, So Karen Williams those receivers,
he still have to Marcus Robertson, you know, I mean
Sean McVay calling plays a defense that's becoming more optimistic.
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I like their chances, even though it's a division that's very,
very crowded. Everybody has four losses at this point.
Speaker 2 (20:04):
Now look for four and four, well four and four,
three teams right sitting in that division with that record.
The Rams are actually just one game out with a
three and four record, and they go on the road
against Seattle this coming week, which really could mix up
these standings in such a meaningful way and get the
Rams back into this mix up. They're not even out
of it right now. Cincinnati, I've been high on them
all season. I've been kind of giving it to you
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a little bit. To sit at number twenty two, I'm done.
I'm done doing the defending. You gotta be good teams,
and you lost some games earlier that maybe you shouldn't
have lost. But to look the way that they did
against Philadelphia, I think they're deserving they drop two spots
to number twenty two. I will not campaign the rest
of the season for them, Eric.
Speaker 3 (20:44):
This is a campaign promise I can get behind. I
really I like this one right and nothing against the
Bengals probably, But when you get to a certain point,
we can only give you so much rope, only so
much slack and assume that the next big win is
around the corner. Look, they started well at this game,
had a great opening drive, you know, had the lead
after the first quarter. Eagles a little bit more of
a slow starting team, and you know, without T Higgins
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out there, it just made such a difference. And this
should be a message to the Bengals for next year too.
I mean, if they're you know, if they have any
designs on being back in the Super Bowl, hunt, you've
got to have those premier playmakers out there. I don't
know if a Jamar Chase and Joe Burrow combo without
any other sidekick, if you will, is going to get
it done. The lack of run game the offensive line
is an issue, and that defense really hasn't had a
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big game in a while. So all the reasons you
said and what I added on, I think we can
we can move on from them.
Speaker 2 (21:32):
The unfortunate thing about this is Joe Burrow heading into
this past game against Philadelphia was playing at an MVP
type level. Wasn't getting made much love because you know,
team's not winning some football games. And that's why I'm
disappointed with the squad. Let's go to the rankings on
the board on teams twenty five through thirty two. The
Saints now six straight losses. What's going on here? The
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gem and cannot get out of their own way. They're
at number twenty six. The Browns and we'll talk about
them in just a moment, score twenty points in a
game for the first time this season. The Jags at
twenty eight.
Speaker 3 (22:03):
The Raiders turn.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
Off turnovers and more turnovers at twenty nine, The Patriots
signs of life snap the six game slide, Drake made
some health concerns as they are number thirty. At thirty one,
it's the Titans, and at thirty two it is the Panthers. Eric,
the team that moved up three spots for you up
to twenty seven. The Cleveland Browns. It is all about
Famous Jamis. Why are things going to be aokay with
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him at the QB one spot?
Speaker 3 (22:27):
Yeah? They made some changes, haven't there? Right? Kevin Stefanski
gives up play calling duty, they trade Amari Cooper and
when Deshaun Watson gets hurt, Jamis gets his chance and
he doesn't blow it. I mean, if he had a
great game Now, granted, did he need a little luck,
you know, having a dropped interception there at the end
and almost cost the Browns. Sure, but you know I
love the way he attacks downfield and showed no fear
(22:49):
this Brown's offense for so long it looked like it
was stuck in the mud. You get Nick Chubb back
as well, and things have kind of gotten a little
a little more exciting now. So look, are they gonna
win this division? Probably not, But if there's anybody who
can pull off the miracle, and this year's Joe Flacco,
it's probably Jameis Winston. Then you had a great game, sound,
(23:09):
and let's see if you can keep it up.
Speaker 2 (23:11):
Yeah, to move up these three spots and be one
of the power movers presented by Energizer says a lot
when there's no Deshaun Watson and it's a guy like
Jamis Winston leaving the charge against that raven squad. This
game this week might get a little dirty for the
Cleveland Browns because you know that coach Arbam wants to
junk it up a little bit as they match up
against the Chargers. Hope everyone enjoyed this edition of NFL
(23:33):
Power Rankings. Eric I know we got trick or treating
around the corner. You're the strong man, not only in
real life, but also on the show and on Halloween.
Everyone be safe and grab that candy.
Speaker 1 (23:49):
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