WEEK 9 POWER RANKINGS

The Week 9 power rankings are relatively shorter, but to the point and sweet as always.

#1.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (7-1) SAME The Chiefs held a practice with the New York Jets football team last Sunday to keep loose and in shape. It was that type of workout Rocky Balboa did before he fought Mr. T. In theory at the time they were going out with a bang in Rocky’s last fight.

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#2.PITTSBURGH STEELERS (7-0) SAME Steelers feel like they are in full control.

Pittsburgh throttled the Crows, I mean Ravens, in full control of division and could be 8-0 when they play a bad Cowboy team.

#3.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (6-2) SAME SEND IN THE CLOWN

Buccaneers unleash Antonio Brown on the Saints.

#4.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (6-1) UP ONE SPOT Could Russell Wilson actually throw 60 touchdown passes in one season?

#5.BALTIMORE RAVENS (5-2) DOWN 1 SPOT Lamar Jackson can not win the big game. Great teams know how to contain Jackson. Joe Flacco is probably loving this.

#6.ARIZONA CARDINALS (5-2) UP 4 SPOTS

The Arizona Cardinals are moving up on the deluxe Wild Shamrock Power Rankings. Could Kyle Murray break Soft Cam Newton’s rushing touchdown record he had his rookie year, with 11. Murray has 7 for the 2020 season.

#7.GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-2) SAME Vikings ran down the Packers’ throat in a surprising win last Sunday for a bad Viking team. Packers then on Thursday night beat up on the 49er Freshman squad which has San Francisco depleted with injuries.

#8.BUFFALO BILLS (6-2) SAME Bills finally slayed the school bully on the play ground. Should the Bills have cut the head snake’s head off so the Empire will not come back?

#9.INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (5-2) UP 2 SPOTS Colts quietly moving up the rankings and find themselves sneaking in at the top of their division.

Phillip Rivers has thrown for a sneaky six touchdown passes in the last two games.

#10.TENNESSEE TITANS (6-2) DOWN 4 SPOTS

After losing to the Bengals, group therapy for the Titans.

#11.NEW ORLEANS (5-2) UP 4 SPOTS Saints have won 4 straight. Saints may be getting Michael Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders back for week 9, just in time for a big rematch versus Buccaneers.

#12.MIAMI DOLPHINS (4-3) UP 2 SPOTS TUA TIME last Sunday versus the Rams was not the story or did not win the game for the Dolphins. The Dolphins defense has allowed the fewest points in the league to this point.

#13.CLEVELAND BROWNS (5-3) DOWN 4 SPOTS Browns would love to have Nick Chubb back in their line up. Chubb seems like the guy that can make this offense less streaky like it has been, up and down.

#14.LA RAMS (5-3) DOWN TWO SPOTS Was it a short week playing home on Monday and then flying to Miami, that doomed them last Sunday? Rams are up and down. Great defense. The offense is exciting at times. They are missing something in this Ram Stew. A bye week may help this team get it right.

#15.CHICAGO BEARS (5-3) DOWN 3 SPOTS Bears have lost two games in a row. Seems like only Javon Wims has any punch on the Bears offense.

Does Nick Foles have that lucky horseshoe up his rear? Will Foles survive that Swiss Cheese protection the Bears call an Offensive line?

#16.VEGAS RAIDERS (4-3) UP 4 SPOTS Raiders are too streaky. They can beat great teams. Average teams can beat them. They win one week and lose the next with that type of pattern all year.

#17.MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-5) UP SEVEN SPOTS Vikings have found the recipe that works. Just hand the ball off to Dalvin Cook. No pass plays for Kirk Cousins. Just run the ball every play.

Dalvin’s Lambeau Leap these days with no fans in Green Bay. No guys in hunting jackets trying to inappropriately touch the players, means it may be a good thing with no fans in the seats.

#18.DETROIT LIONS (3-4) DOWN ONE SPOT I only moved the Lions one spot because they will probably win this week and get back to the 500 mark which is what this team has done in the past. Detroit hover around the middle of the pack like the way their head coach hovers around the buffet table.

#19.PHILADELPHIA EAGLES(3-4-1) UP TWO SPOTS CONGRATULATIONS EAGLES HAVE WON THE NFC EAST !!!!! Eagles beat the Cowboys to earn their third win of the season which is a commanding lead in the NFC East. Might as well crown them now division winners.

#20.DENVER BRONCOS (3-4) UP ONE SPOT Broncos defense will have to throw the kitchen sink after the Falcons offense this Sunday. A win gets this team even at 4-4. Broncos made a nice comeback win last week versus the Chargers.

#21.LA CHARGERS (2-5) DOWN 5 SPOTS Chargers cannot hold on to a lead. Justin Herbert can’t play defense.

#22. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4-5) DOWN 4 SPOTS The 49er MASH unit continues to grow with more injuries piling up.

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They may have to rename the team to the 29ers.

#23.CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-4) DOWN 5 SPOTS After winning three games in a row the Panthers have come back down to earth losing three games in row. They are now in danger of losing their 4th in a row facing the Chiefs. Christian McCaffrey may be back but they might need the entire McCaffrey family to beat the Chiefs.

#24.ATLANTA FALCONS (2-6) UP ONE SPOT Last season the Falcons were in a similar position record wise. Then the Falcons went on a rampage in the second half and strung together a few victories to save their coach Dan Quinn’s job. Could the Falcons do the same thing this year and cement Raheem Morris, the interim coach, as the man for next season?

#25.CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-5-1) UP 1 SPOT Joe Burrows and the Bengals earned themselves a big game hunted last Sunday.

Joe Burrows cut the head off the Titan last Sunday in his biggest win in his rookie campaign. Burrows will collect lots of trophies in his career but the first one he’ll enjoy even more going on bye week.

#26.HOUSTON TEXANS (1-6) UP ONE SPOT Moved the Texans up one spot because they will be playing the Jaguars this Sunday. Plus they will be going for the sweep. Texans need their own version of the World Series.

#27.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2-5) DOWN 4 SPOTS

Fuck me Santa Fuck me Santa!!! Or did Santa fuck the Patriots and Cowboys in one season? Thank you Santa that is the gift that keep on giving with Patriots and Cowboys in the basement.

#28.WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM(2-5) SAME Obviously on the bye week, this team has yet to come up with a nick name for themselves. The NFC East title still in sights. Could Washington win two games in a row? Giants this Sunday… it could happen.

#29.NEW YORK GIANTS (1-7) SAME Does the Giants uniform have some kind of kryptonite on Tom Brady?

Giants had the lead over the Buccaneers last Monday night. Plus Giants were a two point conversion from sending that game to OT.

#30.JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-6) SAME No Gardner Minshew at quarterback means this team will have no pulse.

#31.DALLAS COWBOYS (2-6) No defense. Scrambling to find someone that can play the quarterback position. Now you have to face the Steelers. Thought my 1-7 fantasy record was bad.

#32.NEW YORK JETS (0-8) SAME Jets are on track for the number one draft pick. After the Jets were a 19 point dog last week versus the Chiefs they will play on Monday Night this week.