WEEK TEN POWER RANKINGS
Our top ten in the power rankings is out with the old, and in with the new. The Saints and Vikings are marching up the ladder. Defense problems for many teams. A dumpster fire in Chicago. We have Tua Time and nerds. Who’s the Cleveland hottie in the dawg pound this week? We have our football movie of the week.
The power rankings are rolling out transformer style.
OUR WEEKLY FOOTBALL MOVIE
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#1.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8-1) SAME The Chiefs had a challenge last week versus the Carolina Panthers. Panthers had Christian McCaffrey back in the line up, and the offense was clicking on all cylinders. Patrick Mahomes, a guy that has won many shoot outs in his short career so far, was on top of his game throwing 4 TD passes. Plus, getting his 100th TD pass in his career where he may rewrite the entire NFL record book as a quarterback. Chiefs held off the Panthers by 2 points. The KC defense had some players out with injuries, whom the bye week should help to get back in the fold, in week 11.
#2.PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-0) BARELY and words like PHEW are what I used to describe the Steelers last Sunday. When I turned on the TV last Sunday, I was thinking Dolphins and Cardinals. Of course the Dallas game has to be on, even when they are pond scum the way they are playing. However they gave Pittsburgh a scare. Figures head coach Mike Tomlin’s games like these Steelers seem to look past their opponents. Remember losing to a bad Bears team years ago because they did not know what to do for the National Anthem. Cowboys played even with their third string quarterback starting, and driving down the field for the winning score in the last two minutes. It would have been a bad scene for the Steelers if they were unable to pull this one off . Do games like this help teams like this in the future?
#3.BALTIMORE RAVENS (6-2) UP 2 SPOTS Are the Indianapolis Colts an elite team in the AFC? Colts look like a playoff team. They may even smell like a playoff team. Maybe not elite. Ravens have a hard time beating elite teams. Maybe the Colts are on the bubble. Colts and Ravens exchanged jabs in the first half. The second half, Lamar Jackson and the Ravens, played really well to put the Colts on ice. The Ravens defense has been why Baltimore is 6-2 to this point. Jackson has to clean up his game in the second half of the season.
#4.NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (6-2) UP 7 SPOTS WHO DAT!!!! The Saints are marching up towards the top of the power rankings as they have won 5 games in a row. Does the dismantling of a preseason favorite pick by many of the experts choosing the Buccaneers, change your mind? Saints swept the season series of the Buccaneers and the Tom Brady hype. Plus Drew Brees was playing weeks without some of his top playmakers in the line up. Michael Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders make this Saints offense one of the best in the entire league.
#5.GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-2) UP TWO SPOTS Last Thursday was kind of unfair of Aaron Rodgers and company, to play a depleted 49er team without giving them a ten spot. Packers should continue to feast on bad teams as the Jaguars are on deck. Hopefully the cheese heads don’t look past the Jags this week for their match-up versus the Colts in 2 weeks. Packers after their hot start, are now 2-2 in their last 4 games. Not sold on the Packers yet. They will hang around like the unwanted tough booger wrapped around your nose hairs on a cold dry day.
#6.BUFFALO BILLS (7-2) UP TWO SPOTS
Josh Allen for the Bills had a monster game versus a very bad Seahawks defense. Allen’s grandmother passed away and maybe that motivated the young quarterback who led the Bills, past the visiting Seahawks and hung 44 points on the Seahawks. Allen has not had a big game like that in weeks as he came out of the gates red hot. Even though the Seahawks scored in the 30’s, the Bills defense forced an MVP candidate, Russell Wilson, into mistakes forcing a few turnovers. If the Bills can get that defense close to what it was like last season, this team will win the Patriots division. Maybe change the name to the AFC East.
#7. MIAMI DOLPHINS (5-3) UP 5 SPOTS Dolphins had won 4 games in a row. Beating the Rams and the Cardinals, tells you this team has gotten better. No wonder Fitzmagic cried when they benched him. Ryan Fitzpatrick was probably dreaming about sugar plums in his head, playoffs, and being the starter quarterback. Perhaps maybe the Superbowl. TUA TIME is 2-0 and had a better game in his second start versus a Cardinal team.
Tua Tagovailoa, showing what he did at the University of Alabama, and that is WIN. The Dolphin defense is becoming a very scary unit.
#8.INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (6-3) UP ONE SPOT Colts last Sunday could not get anything going versus the Ravens in the second half of the game and lost. On Thursday Night Colts beats the Titans and suddenly they lead their division. On Thursday night, Phillip River to me must be the worse Red zone quarterback in the league. Wide open receivers and Rivers throws the ball too late. By the time the ball gets there, the defense gets to the receiver and tackles them before they can make a move. Rivers did that more than once on Thursday night.
#9 . TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (6-3) DOWN 6 SPOTS Bring the cancer to the locker room in a big game versus the Saints, and now you’ve been humiliated on prime time. Maybe Patriots head coach, Bill Belichick, sold secrets about Tom Brady to the Saints. Even without Antonio Brown earlier in the season, Tom Brady and the Buccaneers did not fair well in the prime time game.
#10.VEGAS RAIDERS (5-3) UP 6 SPOTS Watch out because Chucky’s coming for you!!!
Raiders have beaten the Chiefs and Saints as two big signature victories. Raiders have won two games in a row. The Raiders offense is flying high. Derek Carr is having a monster year with 16 TD passes and only two interceptions.
Josh Jacobs is having a great year running the ball. The Raider defense I worry about, but they are playing better than most defenses in the league.
#11.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (6-2) DOWN 7 SPOTS Seahawks defense SUCKS!!! The Legion of Boom from once upon a time ago, has been gone and this unit defensively is the worst under head coach Pete Carol. Only so much Russell Wilson can do for you. Maybe Wilson can cover someone. Wilson could play both ways. Pete Carol can make him a corner back. Seahawks defense could cost them winning the division. Then once again, Seattle will have to be road warriors which is very hard even without full houses of fans.
#12.ARIZONA CARDINALS (5-3) DOWN SIX SPOTS Every time I move Arizona into the top ten of the power rankings, they suddenly disappoint me. Last week the Cardinals and the Dolphins battled it out in by far the best game of the weekend. Thank GOD we had the Cowboys and Steelers on. Had to watch Cards and Dolphins on the red zone channel. Offensively, the Cardinals are one of the best in the league. The Cardinals on defense is my biggest concern for this team’s chances of winning the division. Seahawks have the same problem. Rams defense in that division has a leg up on the competition. Remember the 49ers won the NFC West last season with a great defense.
#13.TENNESSEE TITANS (6-3) DOWN 3 SPOTS The Titans have lost 3 out of their last 4 games. Last Sunday they broke a two game losing streak versus the Bears. That Titan defense is not good. They looked great and then Bears easily put up 17 points on them even though it was garbage time what happened playing 4 quarters of football. On Thursday, I blame the Titans Special teams giving that game to the Colts. What happened to ex-Patriot kicker, now a Titan, Steven Gostkowski? Gostkowski can hit field goals 50 yards or beyond. Gostkowski’s short game the kicker has missed multiple kicks this season.
#14.LA RAMS (5-3) SAME The Rams went on the bye week with a lost from the Dolphins. In week off the Rams had time to plan and plot versus the Seahawks who defense is getting worse as Buffalo hung 44 points on them last week. A Rams win versus the Seahawks meant they would be in the drivers seat in the NFC West.
#15.CLEVELAND BROWNS (5-3) DOWN ONE SPOT Browns have a Chubby this week!!!
The Dawg pound gets their leg humping because of Betty White then Cleveland from Family Guy. The Browns are happy of the return of Nick Chubb and tight end Austin Hooper. This should help take the pressure off Baker Mayfield and it gives him two big weapons back in that line up.
#16.MINNESOTA VIKINGS (3-5) UP ONE SPOT THE RESURRECTION OF THE VIKINGS!!!
Vikings face a struggling Bears team on Monday Night and a win can get them one game away from being 500. Vikings dug themselves a huge hole in the first month of the season. Dalvin Cook has scored 5 rushing touchdowns in his last two games. Last two games, Cook has run wild on division foes. Cook ran for 163 on the Packers. Then 206 on the Lions last week.
#17.PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (3-4-1) UP 2 SPOTS Eagles have a chance to cement their position in the playoffs versus a Giants team that can only beat that nameless team from Washington DC. An Eagle win gets the team at 500, which is unheard of in the NFC East. An Eagle win pushes another team deeper in the waste pool they call the NFC East.
#18.CHICAGO BEARS (5-4) DOWN 3 SPOTS The Bears offense is a dumpster fire.
Bears offense and the year 2020 have dumpster fires in common. Finally Matt Nagy will hand over the offensive play-calling duties to his Coordinator. Which was probably a huge struggle like two kids fighting over the last freeze pop in the fridge. Do not look at the 24-17 score last week versus the Titans. The Bears’ 17 points were scored in a hot dumpster time of the game, when the Titans had a 24 to 0 lead. Will a new guy calling the plays with the dreaded offensive line even make a difference?
#19.ATLANTA FALCONS (3-6) UP 5 SPOTS Falcons head to their bye week coming off a win versus the Broncos at home. Atlanta has a 2 game winning streak. The Falcons are 3-1 with their interim coach Raheem Morris running the program since Dan Quinn’s departure. Last season, the Falcons played playoff spoiler in the second half. Could they work the same magic and actually get into the playoffs?
#20.CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-6) UP 3 SPOTS The return of Christian McCaffrey is so important to the Panthers. The Panthers offense becomes much scarier with him in the back field. Panthers have struggled recently and with McCaffrey’s return, they took the Chiefs to the brink of the game to end up only losing by 2 points. Teddy Bridgewater and Christian McCaffrey have not played with each other too many games this season. Unfortunately, the Panthers will again be without their star running back this Sunday. McCaffrey is back on the injured list with a shoulder injury. You can see a glimpse of the future with this team. The Offense is talented; the defense is young and will get better.
#21.DETROIT LIONS (3-5) DOWN 3 SPOTS Another Thanksgiving approaching and once again we will be watching these sorry bunch of kittens play football. This franchise will never learn.
Megatron, aka Calvin Johnson and former Lions receiver, was in the news this week. Calvin Johnson was interviewed as we know he left the game at an earlier age like hall of fame running back Barry Sanders. One of the reasons for Megatron calling his career early, was the way the Lions organization could never put together a steady playoff team during his tenure. Look at Matthew Stafford presently. Stafford should be a main staple playoff quarterback. Then you look at the boob who is the head coach of this lion team. Matt Patricia, still on the side line, to me is mind blowing.
#22.DENVER BRONCOS (3-5) DOWN 2 SPOTS Most bad teams lack the protection of their quarterback. Denver is in the same boat with Drew Lock, who is in situations where he has to do too much. Broncos find themselves down early too often and usually have to abandon the running game. Broncos are a better second half team over the last few seasons. Has Head Coach Vic Fangio landed his butt on the hot seat? Broncos have been without Von Miller the entire season due to injury. Plus a rash of injuries the Broncos had to deal with these first 8 games.
#23.LA CHARGERS (2-6) DOWN 2 SPOTS Chargers had chances the last two weeks to win games on the last play of regulation.
Last week versus the Raiders, last play looked like a touchdown and it even smelled like a touchdown and the ref even called it touchdown. The tight end Donald Parham Jr. in replay shows he did not have complete control when he rolled over. That gave the Raiders the win. Justin Herbert’s play has been electric. Herbert is only a rookie. The bottom line is you’re judged on wins and losses. This kid will get there.
#24.CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-5-1) UP 1 SPOT Joe Burrow,s the number one draft pick overall in the 2020 draft, is coming off the bye week with a signature victory versus the Titans two weeks ago. Could Burrows slay the Steelers? Better defense than the Titans. The Cowboys almost beat the Steelers and had the lead late versus Pittsburgh.The Boys still had a chance in their last drive with only a few seconds left. Steelers were able to barely just hold off a guy making his first ever start in the NFL. Could Burrows give the Steelers their first loss?
#25.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4-5) DOWN THREE SPOTS The 49ers are hoping they can get enough bodies out on the field to be able to play, from injuries not Covid related. Now the 49ers are trying to march people on the field during their meat and potatoes part of their schedule. Earlier in the season, injuries were piling up, but they were able to win a few games against inferior teams. During these trying times sometimes you find a gem of a guy in the mix, that suddenly thrives with more playing time. Do 49ers have a gunslinger with the name James?
More of a wide receiver named Richie James Jr. who had a monster game versus Green Bay a couple Thursdays ago. James had 9 catches, 185 yards, and a TD.
#26.HOUSTON TEXANS (2-6) SAME Texans I moved up one spot last week, because they were playing the Jaguars. It’s time to have another sequel to the Texas Chainsaw massacre.
Time to cut down down the rest of the dead branches from the Bill Belichick tree. That means Romeo Crennell and that Houston defense, are terrible despite the close win over the Jaguars.
Would these Patriot dead weights run to the running car or the barn where all the chainsaws are hanging?
#27.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (3-5) SAME I will not move up the Patriots for having to come back versus a winless Jets team on Monday Night. Especially a Jets team led by the heap, Joe Flacco. Will Cam Newton even be in the NFL next season? All those Newton fans speaking this guy’s praise like he some kind of NFL royalty from all those imaginary Superbowls won. Can’t judge a quarterback based only because he helped your fantasy team win that one year.
You know Billy Boy Belichick is building another death star quietly.
#28.NEW YORK GIANTS (2-7) UP ONE SPOT Can the Giants play only the Washington Football team? Could the Giants run the table over the team without a nickname for a full tilt of a 16 game schedule? If the Giants decide they think they beat someone else, especially teams in their own division. Like Peal Jam’s big hit, I’m Still Alive. If Giants want more, the NFC East is still in their reach.
#29.JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-7) UP 1 SPOT How is it the Jacksonville Jaguars find quarterbacks at number six in the draft? I know the Texans defense is not worthy of talking about. A guy name Jake Luton threw for 300 yards versus that terrible unit and looked like a guy who played more than one game.
Jaguars have found Gardner Minshew at number six. Jaguars are the same team that prayed and hoped that Blake Bortles was legit behind center. The Jaguars front office had that Shallow Hal vision back then.
#30.WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (2-6) I’m surprised the Washington football team will not roll out Joe Theismann as Alex Smith’s back up this Sunday.
Kyle Allen was knocked out of the game, so now the Washington football team are down to the walking wounded project of Alex Smith whose leg was stretch out like plastic man up a few years back.
Is the Washington team signing Alex Smith’s death sentence marching him out the rest of the season behind center? Great seeing Alex Smith back. Is Smith the future? What about seeing or even giving Dwayne Haskins another shot see if you have something possible as trade bait if you don’t think he’s the future?
#31.DALLAS COWBOYS (2-7) A guy named Garrett and not the former head coach, had the Steelers to their knees.
It was like an action movie where the bad guys who we say are the Cowboys, had the Steelers kneeling down with a gun to the back of their heads. Then like in every action movie, the bad guys prolong the scene telling them their whole sinister plot and then the script is flipped.
#32.NEW YORK JETS (0-9) SAME Jets blew a game versus the Evil Empire the Patriots giving them slim hope on Monday night. Then to find out the Clemson quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, the guy you want may have other plans in future. Then your head coach a complete moron may be back in 2021. All of this New York news is hard to swallow especially if you even have any fans left.
I agree you should get a rope for the owner of the Jets. No wonder the Jets play in Jersey.
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