1. Patriots (+0)
New England is simply too good, railroading anyone who dares to get in their way. Brady is on pace to be the first player ever to win the MVP without playing a full season (can’t recall anyone who has ever done that).
2. Vikings (+0)
Vikings drop their first game of the year. Philly showed their vulnerable on the offensive line (Minnesota’s two starting tackles are both out with injury). With that said, Minnesota is going to have to drop another game before they lose command of this spot.
3. Falcons (+0)
The loss to Seattle is hard to penalize them for. San Diego in the last few weeks has shown they can be dangerous. That said, a home game vs. Green Bay is a must-win.
4. Cowboys (+0)
Bye. Pumped for DAL and PHI on SNF.
5. Broncos (+1)
Denver humiliated Brock Osweiler. Established dominance. C.J. Anderson’s injury will certainly change the offense. Curious to see how they adjust.
6. Eagles (+5)
Who would have thought we’d have two NFC East teams in the top-ten this year? Philly dropped their last two but silenced the doubters with a win over the Vikings.
7. Raiders (+1)
I’m still perplexed how this team sits here on my board but there just aren’t a lot of teams I’d take over Oakland.
8. Seahawks (-3)
What we witnessed on Sunday Night Football was torturous in every sense of the word. Every time Seattle has a change to put the division under lock and key, they give analysts a doubt as to how good they really are. With ten minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks had yet to have multiple first downs on a possession. Russell Wilson is playing hurt and Seattle has decide how long they want to deal with that handicap.
9. Steelers (-2)
A Pittsburgh team led by Landry Jones lost to 11 to New England. Teams who were healthy and faced New England have lost by more. A well-deserved bye week for the Steelers should give them the recuperation time they need.
10. Chiefs (-1)
Shouldn’t have had troubles with New Orleans. AFC West is toughest division in football right now.
11. Lions (+7)
Consecutive wins over Philly, Los Angeles and Washington look pretty good, especially for a team near the bottom in rushing. Stafford hasn’t lost a step without Calvin and has looked better this year than he has in recent ones.
12. Redskins (+0)
Narrow loss to Washington doesn’t diminish their ranking this week.
13. Packers (+0)
A win over a Chicago team that had to play most of the game with Matt Barkley at quarterback is not astounding.
14. Bills (-4)
The foolish Bills started McCoy with a bum hamstring. McCoy promptly injured his hamstring further and is now unlikely to play against New England in a must-win game if they want any chance of capturing the AFC East. Foolish indeed. Oh and they got torched by Miami, too.
15. Bengals (-1)
Win a meaningful game. Please, for the love of all that’s holy, win a meaningful game, Cincinnati, or your fall in the rankings will continue.
16. Giants (-1)
OBJ saved this team last week. Case Keenum saved the Giants season this week.
17. Chargers (+7)
Wins over Denver and Atlanta in back-to-back weeks have saved San Diego’s season and shown, had it not been for failing in the clutch multiple times early, they could be the front runners in the West. As I said, West is the best right now.
18. Rams (-1)
Todd Gurley has the third-worst ypc (3.0) among qualified players. Keenum just threw four interceptions.
19. Cardinals (+1)
That game on Sunday night was a crime against humanity. David Johnson was the only entertainment to be had.
20. Dolphins
Jay Ajayi became the fourth runningback in NFL history to run for 200 yards in back-to-back games. He has single-handedly resurrected the Dolphins’ season.
21. Texans (-2)
Embarrassed. Brock Osweiler threw for the second fewest passing yards on 40 attempts in NFL history. $72 million for this guy.
22. Ravens (-6)
The Ravens skid continues, dropping their fourth consecutive game.
23. Panthers (+0)
Bye.
24. Saints (+1)
The offense is killer. Nearly beat Kansas City.
25. Titans (-3)
Should’ve beat Indy and grabbed the AFC South throne. They did not. The South is the weakest division in football, again.
26. Buccaneers (+0)
Beat San Fran. Yay.
27. Colts (+0)
Beating the Titans is nice and all. Show me more.
28. Jets (+0)
They beat the Ravens and ended their slip n slide but that doesn’t excuse said slide.
29. Bears (+1)
Cutler returns next week. That’s good.
30. 49ers (-1)
Own that six-game losing streak, San Fran!
31. Jaguars (+0)
This team is horrid despite the talent they have. Need changes in the staff if they want to move forward.
32. Browns (+0)
They’ve been close to winning a few times. I’m taking them against the Jets.
Biggest Climb: Lions, Chargers (+7)
Biggest Fall: Ravens (-6)
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