Week six power rankings have arrived right off the bar top. We have a new king of the mountain. We may be all cheesed out at the end of the weekend. We have a new New York team at the bottom of the pile. We may not have all the facts, but we have some Zing Zang for our Bloody Mary’s and that’s what really important. That and getting up close to the crack of noon every Sunday to watch football, although it seems like they have a game on every day. NFL wishes. Lets roll out week six…. Cheers!!!!
#1.GREEN BAY PACKERS (4-0) UP ONE SPOT A bad Chiefs lost propels Green Bay Packers to the king of the hill of the Wild Shamrock power rankings in week six.
Packers were on their bye week. Aaron Rodgers went over to see his kid with his ex, Clay Matthews.
As you can see, the kid has grown uglier by the year. Packers do get back some injured players. Playmaker, Devante Adams, is a big time welcomed back edition to the Packers line up this Sunday. This Sunday, Aaron Rodgers will face Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. Brady versus Rodgers are even at one a piece throughout their career facing each other.
#2.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (5-0) UP ONE SPOT Another come back for Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson led a 13 play 94 yard drive and hit his monster sized receiver, D.K Metcalf, for the winning score.
D.K. Metcalf is emerging as one of the elite pass catchers in the league. Metcalf has 16 grabs for 403 yards and 3 touchdowns so far in 5 games. Seattle was down 13-0, at one point on Sunday night, to the Minnesota Vikings. Seattle defense made big plays when needed. An interception off Kirk Cousins in the second half. The biggest play of the game, Vikings went for it on 4th and one on Seattle’s six yard line to be stopped by Booby Wagner who wrapped up the Viking running back for a loss. Seattle makes it to their bye week undefeated.
#3.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (4-1) DOWN 2 SPOTS The Chiefs did not play their A game versus the Patriots, but still won versus the team without their starting quarterback. The Raiders last Sunday showed up on offense and put 40 points on the Chiefs defense. This gave Kansas City their first loss of the season. Last loss for Chiefs came in November of 2019. Raiders now can join the Chargers as teams in the AFC West to beat Patrick Mahomes once. Broncos have not yet beat Mahomes.
No worries Chiefs fans, reinforcements are on their way. Le’Veon Bell who was a bum for the Jets the last two seasons picked Chiefs out of three teams that included the Dolphins and Bills. Bell will go from the worst AFC team to the best since being cut by New York. Will Bell be a cancer in the locker room? Are there bowling alleys in Kansas City for him to stay out all night when injured and should be home resting? If Head Coach Wally the Walrus can find Bell’s Pittsburgh Steeler performance on the field from a few years back, Chiefs will be even more dangerous on offense.
#4.BALTIMORE RAVENS (4-1) SAME I guess every sport has those unwritten rules like baseball has. America’s past time has multiple examples, like not bunting late in the game when the opposing pitcher on the other team is throwing a no-hitter. Last Sunday, Ravens took care of business against the Bengals. In the last minute of the game, Ravens were shutting out the Bengals. With 37 seconds left, the Bengals head coach sent out the field goal team to avoid the shut out. The kick was made and the final score was 27-3 Ravens over Bengals. The Defensive Coordinator for the Ravens, Don “Wink” Martindale was a very unhappy camper yelling on to the field. Since the merger year in 1970, only five teams have done a last effort field goal to avoid having a goose egg on the field. Well, Don, in baseball you can bat flip. In football ,you can create an all team celebration after a touchdown. Then who the hell cares about a team kicking a field goal to avoid a shutout. What happened to end on positive note?
#5.PITTSBURGH STEELERS (4-0) SAME The Steelers get another victory over a struggling team. The Eagles made the Steelers earn the victory throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, at them. Steelers versus the Browns this Sunday. Baker Mayfield may be out in this contest due to an illness. Will Cleveland Browns’ Myles Garrett take a whack at Big Ben Roethlisberger?
Browns not making those bonehead mistakes as last year Garrett used Mason Rudolph’s helmet as a weapon on the quarterback’s noggin. Garrett is having an awesome year. The Steeler defense has been stellar. Big Ben has ten touchdown passes in 4 games with only 1 interception. Should be another intense game between these two rivals. This will be the Steelers’ biggest test of the season if Baker Mayfield and Odell Beckham Jr play.
#6.TENNESSEE TITANS (4-0) UP 2 SPOTS Did the Covid-19 virus in the locker room leading to time off, give the Titans a chance to find themselves? Yes, going into Tuesday night this team was undefeated. Every game they won was close and hard fought to the very end.
This looked more like the Titan team of last year. Looks more like Derrick Henry’s highlight reel versus the Jaguars. On Tuesday, he flung Josh Norman, of the Bills, out of the way like a rag doll. The Titans offense has been good. The defense has been struggling. Everything came together on a rare Tuesday night game for the Titans, as they demolished a good Bills team as both units did well and looked like the team of 2019.
#7.CHICAGO BEARS (4-1) UP 2 SPOTS The Bears did get a signature win over a good Buccaneer team last Thursday. Bears defense has been consistent all year. This team is 4-1, but could have easily lost games to the Lions and Falcons. Does Nick Foles have a hex on Tom Brady? Foles is a very streaky quarterback. Like to see what the Bears can do versus a good Panther team on the rise. Thought the Bears should have went after Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in free agency in the off season. Now we are rolling with Nick. Will Nick have a good day with the dice at the table on the field, or a bad? Can Foles continue to stay healthy with that shaky O-Line? Matt Nagy’s play calling is not impressive. Will cutesy plays or abandoning the run, doom your team with more losses then actually the team on the field?
#8.BUFFALO BILLS (4-1) DOWN 2 SPOTS Buffalo Bills head coach said, “We beat ourselves in that lopsided affair in Tennessee on Tuesday”. Bills offense did not look crisp. Turnovers Bills have been not making are mistakes which did cost this team. Have to go back to Buffalo’s defense which has not been their old selves of 2019. The unit looks like a shell of their former selves. Bills were without a few big pieces on their defense, especially their all-pro corner back Tre’Davious White. Now the Chiefs come to town. The Bills lost out on the Le’Veon Bell sweepstakes as Buffalo were one of three destinations he wanted to land. I think this was a good thing. Jon Bon Jovi is still mad not being able to land the Buffalo Bills with his group as he put in a bid to own the team in 2014. Rumor is he and his group wanted to move the team to Toronto.
Who should be mad at who here? Rock-star wants to move the blood of the town to Canada. Good riddance not seeing your concerts in Buffalo as Jovi said he’ll never play in Western New York. Instead Bills Mafia will wait for the Eagles or the 100 better bands then yours. Bills dodged a few bullets back then, as Donald Trump was involved in trying to purchase the team in 2014 as well.
#9.CLEVELAND BROWNS (4-1)
The City of Cleveland better change their tourist brochure if the queen from the Drew Carey show is on the cover. Do you think Odell Beckham Jr. would tap that? I have 3 out of the 4 AFC North teams in the top ten of the power rankings. Who ever made the decision to hire Freddie Kitchens as the head coach last season should be abolished from the football world as that was the stupidest hire of all-time. All the talent. All the egos. Head coach Kevin Stefanski adds discipline and cut out all the Cleveland STUPID from last season. Look at them now. Another big thing that Cleveland is doing is not putting everything on the shoulders of Baker Mayfield. Running the ball means less mistakes from the quarterback.
#10.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (3-2) SAME Buccaneers are hanging on in the power rankings like a dingle berry hanging on for dear life. That dingle berry is Tom Brady. A big match up this Sunday with the undefeated Packers and the Tampa Tom. A loss to Packers, and this team is just average at 3-3. Last time I checked, the Patriots are 2-2. Belichick without Brady and vice versa, they have both just become Even Steven of .500 football. Good news for the Buccaneers, Chris Godwin may be back for the Packers game. Another big weapon and Brady may really need it, at this cross roads of his Buccaneers career.
#11.INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-2) DOWN 4 SPOTS Have the Colts made a $25 million dollar mistake signing the aging Phillip Rivers to a one year deal?
Rivers looked dreadful versus the Browns. Rivers looked like an old quarterback that time has caught up to. You can see Drew Brees and Tom Brady have some moments where they are old, but they also show more moments that indicate they have been to the fountain of youth. The Colts have a strong running game with a good veteran line and a good defense. They have play-makers. Rivers has only 4 touchdown passes and has more interceptions at 5 in five games. Last year, the Charger’s line just blew. No excuses unless time has passed Rivers up. T.Y. Hilton only has 13 catches and 162 yards so far this season. He is by far the best Colts receiver. Hilton and Rivers obviously are not in the same playbook. Rivers might need to up his blue pills dose to get his fast ball firing on all cylinders.
#12.CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-2) UP 3 SPOTS Panthers are on the rise with 3 straight wins over the Chargers, Cardinals, and Falcons. The team’s biggest challenge is versus the Bears this Sunday. The Bears had Mike Davis last year in the running back depth chart, and could not do anything with him. That is the Bears for you.
Mike Davis, a former Panther, Bear, and now back with Carolina presently, has kept the running attack lethal with the absence of Christian McCaffrey. Davis has averaged 4.8 a carry. Can Davis put up big numbers against the team that kicked him to the side of the curb last year?
#13.LA RAMS (4-1) SAME Rams are the official 13th spot in the Wild Shamrock power rankings. The Rams beat up on the team with no name last Sunday. The Rams have not done anything to hurt their 13th status or anything special to move up the ladder. I need to see more.
Aaron Donald shows you why he is one of the best pass rushers in the game. Four sacks in one game versus the Washington team is very impressive.
#14.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2-2) DOWN 3 SPOTS
Is this a ploy by the Mad Cheating Genius Bill, Belichick? Maybe he knew his guy on defense, Stephon Gilmour, had Covid and had him go talk to Patrick Mahomes after their loss. In hopes the young Quarterback would catch the fever going on throughout the league. The Evil Empire is up to their old tricks. I have to see how the Patriots play after dealing with the Virus for the last few weeks.
#15.NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-2) DOWN ONE SPOT Saints were idle last week. A bye week could be good and bad. Gives the team a chance to catch their breath after 4 games. The bad is they broke a losing streak versus the Lions and then they’re off. Can the Saints find their mojo in their return this Sunday?
#16.OAKLAND RAIDERS (3-2) UP ONE SPOT The biggest question I have is which Raider team will you get on any given Sunday? Raiders put 40 points on the Chiefs defense in a shoot out as Derek Carr out-dueled Patrick Mahomes. The Raiders beat Patrick Mahomes for the very first time. They give the Chiefs their first loss of the year. I know it’s the Chiefs offense, but the Raiders defense is not very good right now. Derek Carr and Raiders offense are streaky as a Nick Foles play of the Bears at quarterback. Can the Raiders put a string of victories together? Is Jon Gruden’s team one of those teams that you need to poke like a wild animal and then they will strike?
#17.MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-3) UP TO SPOTS Dolphins are quietly moving up the power rankings. Does it take a Harvard guy to use one of Ryan Pace’s top draft picks?
Remember ex-Bears 2nd round pick tight end Adam Shareen? The Beard, Ryan Fitzpatrick, found him open in the end zone last week. Maybe Fitzpatrick and Mitch Trubisky help Leonard Floyd and Kevin White become something in the NFL. Dolphins have been in every game this season. The Dolphins put 40 points on the 49ers last Sunday in a blow out while welcoming Jimmy back behind center For San Fran.
#18.ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-2) DOWN 2 SPOTS The Cardinals easily handled the Jets last Sunday. Arizona is down two spots losing Chandler Jones for the year with an injury in that game versus the Jets. Jones is the heart and soul of that Cardinal defense. Now the Cardinals will have to really out score their opponents if this team wants to make it to the playoffs as a wild card. I don’t see the Cards catching the Seahawks for the division.
#19.DALLAS COWBOYS (2-3) DOWN ON SPOT Cowboys won actually, but they are down one spot because the New York Giants sluggish offense scored 30 points off that terrible Cowboy defense. I know the Cowboys lost a huge piece in Dak Prescott getting injured.
Jerry Jones’ best move in the off season was bringing in the Red Rifleman Andy Dalton to back up Prescott. Too bad Jerry was sleeping on defensive transactions. Dalton will keep the Cowboy offense rolling on offense. Cowboys are in first in that just crappy division they call the NFC East. When playoffs come around, the Cowboys will be out in the first game because they can not stop anyone.
#20.MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-4) UP ONE SPOT Even though the Vikings let the Seahawks come back last week and pull off the last minute victory, this team has been playing much better then the way they started. Vikings had started off with a difficult schedule as well. The Vikings need to get better on defense. Better play calling by Mike Zimmer; not getting points going for it on 4th down in Seahawks territory late in the game Last Sunday night. The good is the Viking offense has awakened. Less interceptions thrown by Kirk Cousins would benefit this team. The emergence of Justin Jefferson has helped. This team could still make it to the playoffs. Starts with this Sunday versus a bad Falcon team. They will have to beat all the teams in their division as well. If Vikings feast on the Lions, we’ll find out if the Bears and Packers are pretenders to this point. We could see a 360 turn around.
#21.LA CHARGERS (1-4) DOWN ONE SPOT Chargers have to like how Justin Herbert is playing. Herbert’s stats stand up to some of the other great veteran quarterbacks around the league. Chargers played Buccaneers and Saints to the brink and came away with losses. Chargers head into the bye week and hope they get a few weapons back when they return to action.
If the Chargers do have any kind of cult following, the MVP of the year for LA is the guy that obviously did not play Operation when he was a kid. Sticking his tool into Tyrod Taylor’s rib to make his nose go red is why Herbert is on the field. That guy needs a Christmas bonus.
#22.DETROIT LIONS (1-3) SAME What did the Lions do on their bye week?
Hope Detroit followed the yellow brick road to look for courage from the Wizard.
We know where Matt Patricia went.
#23.PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1-3-1) UP ONE STOP
We are waiting!!! When will the Eagles start climbing those stairs and get back into contention. The Eagles played tough versus a well rested Steeler team. However they lost and they dug themselves a deeper hole.Will they be able to get out.
#24.CINCINNATI BENGALS (1-3-1) DOWN ONE SPOT The Bengals and Joe Burrows only were able to get a field goal on the board last week versus a tough Raven defense. This is to be expected from a rookie quarterback. Bengal fans should not worry, because Joe Burrows will have this team on the rise in the next few seasons. I’ve been impressed with his play so far.
#25.HOUSTON TEXANS (1-4) UP 3 SPOTS Texans and Interim Coach, Romeo Crennell, kept things simple and took care of business versus the Jaguars to finally get something in the victory column. The Texans will be playing the Titans who played Tuesday and will be playing on a short week. Maybe the win from last week will carry over. Deshaun Watson can catch on fire. The defense has to be better and being able to slow the Titans down is the key. You never know… getting rid of Bill O’Brien may be the key to the whole thing for the Texans.
#26.DENVER BRONCOS (1-3) SAME Broncos have been delayed by the Covid affecting other teams. During time off, Drew Lock will be inserted back into the starting position leaving Brett Rypien back to the bench. The guy that led the team to their only win. What a Melvin !!!!
Melvin Gordon played his best game as a Bronco, running the ball down the throat of the New York Jets. Then he goes out and gets a DUI in Denver. Plus, he will be out this week with a strep throat. Last year was hold out for the Chargers comeback was horrible. This season probably signing with Denver for revenge on the Chargers for not paying him. It may not be them, Mr. Gordon. Look in the mirror.
#27.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (2-3) DOWN 2 SPOTS The 49ers have dropped ten spots in the Wild Shamrock Power Rankings in the last two weeks. 49ers are a team with a list of injuries longer than the Santa Clause Naughty and Nice listings. Jimmy was back behind center. Jimmy Garoppolo was awful and pulled after throwing two picks, as the Dolphins just demolished the 49ers.
#28.JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-4) DOWN ONE SPOT Former Titans linebacker, Kamalei Correa, wanted to be traded away from Tennessee because of playing time. Poor kid got his wish as the former Titan will join, the bottom of the barrel, Jaguars. The linebacker can work on his tan in his new home in Florida. Maybe some surfing or building some sand castles.
#29.WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (1-4)
Alex Smith returned to game action after that devastating leg injury years ago, in 2018. Smith filled in for Kyle Allen who got the start from the ineffective Dwayne Haskins. Kyle Allen was not so good himself. Alex Smith did not fair well either, only throwing for 37 yards completing 9-17. The team with no name has nobody that can play well behind center. Good to see Alex Smith back in action. Hope he can get better and return to his former self.
#30.ATLANTA FALCONS (0-5) SAME
Head coach Dan Quinn lost his season tickets right on the sideline as he was fired to make him the second head coach fired this season in the NFL.
If you’re second in command to a team like the Falcons and become the interim coach, I feel like Darth Vader is your boss being promoted. Raheem Morris may do a fine job as a head coach, but he was the defensive coordinator and his unit is still awful. It’s a huge mess to clean up. You feel like when you get a job handed to you in this kind of situation, you’re on slippery ice. The Bosses can come around the corner at anytime and put you in a choke hold to terminate your dream job. Dan Quinn’s meltdowns will be remembered more than the good he has done coaching the Falcons. Will Dan Quinn go back to Seattle and help Pete Carol?
#31.NEW YORK GIANTS (0-5) UP ONE SPOT Giants defense has done a decent job all year. You could say the Giants defense held the Cowboy offense to under 40 points as a bright side. Coming into the season you would think the Giant offense was going to be better then the Giant defense. Finally the offense did get into the 30’s against maybe the worst defense in the league, which the Cowboys have. The New Jersey teams disguised in New York uniforms have gone 0-10 for the season. Giants move up one spot because they have the edge over the Jets the way they played so far. Being the best Jersey team may only get you the second pick in the draft. Maybe the Jets management is smarter than the Giants.
#32.NEW YORK JETS (0-5) DOWN ONE SPOT The New York Jets are officially the doormat of the league. Survivor leagues are using the Jets and picking the team opposite of them. On the radio, I’ve heard a question this week: Have you ever stopped or given up on your favorite team as a fan? Jets fans have to be thinking about it. Last time the Jets were exciting to watch was when Josh McCown took over for the injured Sam Darnold and won some games while losing some close shoot outs. Jets are in line for the top overall draft pick next season. If you’re a Jets fan, do you have faith they will pick the right player?
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