Finally our first edition of the NFL power rankings where we dissect every team like an 8th grade scientist experiment. This will be our original frame work to start our season of power rankings as we expect it will change drastically week to week because this is the NFL. It’s very hard to predict anything. Hope we do not offend your team. One of my favorite teams is dead last. Hope you enjoy the first NFL power rankings by the Wild Shamrock this season as we roll out all 32 teams in our usual good, bad and ugly analysis. Hope your team is good rather than ugly.

#1.BUFFALO BILLS (2-0) The Bills are playing lights out so far on both sides of the ball. Week one they took it to the Superbowl champs. Last week they made Derrick Henry look like a lower tier running back as he was running like he had the stone of shame shackled to ankles like Homer Simpson.

Josh Allen dishing out the ball like a point guard in basketball as he included many of his weapons. Bills look like the scariest team so far. I like the home field advantage they had last week as the crowd was electric.

Jim Kelly getting the crowd juiced up with his pep talk to the crowd before the kick-off. If Bills get that first round bye it will be tough for any AFC team to go into Buffalo in the cold and win.

#2.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-0) Chiefs have not slowed down on offense after trading away their top play maker, Tyreek Hill. Chiefs ran up the score on the Cardinals in week one. Patrick Mahomes then faced Justin Herbert as the Chiefs won the first battle against a division rival. Chiefs using the same format to win games have a top ten offense with a defense that just makes enough plays to preserve the victory in close games. Chiefs don’t look like they are going away any time soon.

#3.PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (2-0) Eagles are playing solid football on both sides of the ball. So far it’s been all Jalen Hurts emerging as a superstar quarterback in this league.

Hurts is a duel threat quarterback that can run and pass very well. Hurts is completing 69% of his passes in two games so far. Hurts has used his legs when needed. Hurts is backed up by a great running game. Hurts also has plenty of weapons to throw to. The Eagles defense is very good at creating turnovers.

#4.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-0) Not impressed with Tom Brady so far this year. It’s the Buccaneer defense that has Tampa Bay undefeated at this time. Buccaneer defense looks like one of the best units in the game right now just giving up 13 points in two games. Brady will have to do something eventually if this team wants to go deep into post-season. Buccaneers offense is not healthy. Brady’s receiving core is in shambles with injuries after which they went out and signed Cole Beasley. The state of Florida probably is a good spot for Beasley to play so he can play football instead of whining about Covid shots. Can the Buccaneers protect their quarterback? Brady’s line these days is just being held up by a few nails.

#5.MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-0) Suddenly the Dolphins have found their Dan Marino combination with Mark Clayton and Marcus Duper.

All of sudden Tua Tugovailoa looks like a legit quarterback in the NFL. Last year Tua’s main weapon was Jaylen Waddle who had a big year for the Dolphins. The Dolphins made a trade with the Chiefs that brought them another superstar receiver in Tyreek Hill. Hill was one of Patrick Mahomes’ weapons of mass destruction over last several years. It’s a head scratcher why the Chiefs traded away a weapon like that and to a team in the same conference. In two games already for the Dolphins Hill has 19 receptions for 284 yards with two touchdowns. Dolphins look like they have one best aerial attacks in the league as the Ravens found out the hard way last week as Miami stormed back down by a few scores and won the game.

#6.BALTIMORE RAVENS (1-1) The Ravens were supposed to have that talented offense with a lights out defense. In week one, Ravens played that part. In week two Lamar Jackson put up video game numbers on the Dolphins as he lit up the scoreboard. The Ravens defense suddenly went soft like Cam Newton and Dolphins made a comeback and pulled out the victory in a stunner. Was it a fluke or are the Dolphins offense for real?

#7.LA RAMS (1-1) Not impressed by the Rams this season. Rams were blown out in week one by the Bills. Then the Rams had a doormat in the Falcons and jumped out to a big lead in week two. Then the Rams let the Falcons back into the game which turned out to be a close game. Superbowl hangover? Could this be a long and rough year for the Rams?

#8. LA CHARGERS (1-1) Do the Chargers still have the doctor on their staff that punctured Tyrod Taylor’s lung while giving him a pain injection shot for his rib injury?

I picture this guy being the doctor from Any Given Sunday. Taylor actually has filed a law suit against the Doc. That was the shot that saved the Chargers season and introduced the world to one of the best quarterbacks in the game right now, Justin Herbert. My only concern is Herbert has a rib injury, so I hope the Chargers can keep that quack away from him.

#9.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (1-1) The Trey Lance injury saved the 49ers season.

The 49ers were not going anywhere with Trey Lance in the drivers seat. It always should have been Jimmy Garoppolo’s job and for Lance to earn the starting job by playing better than Jimmy G. Let’s face the facts that the 49ers are a legit playoff team with Jimmy G driving the car. 49er fans are dancing in the streets with Jimmy G back behind center.

#10.GREEN BAY PACKERS (1-1) I’m really not sure Green Bay is a top ten team. I may be putting the Cheeseheads this high because of their history. In week one, Green Bay looked horrible as the blame went to Aaron Rodgers’ receivers. Last week the Packers beat up on the Bears. Rogers did not look that impressive against the team he owns. It was the running game that thrived for the Packers in week two. I’m hoping the Packers will fizzle on our power rankings as the season goes on.

#11.CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-1) Throwing a bottle of water at the owner of the Browns Jimmy Haslam gets a fan banned for life from Cleveland stadium. If you’re a sexual predator that plays quarterback you are awarded with a 230 million dollar guarantee contract. Sorry Jimbo, not buying what you’re selling, as you sir are lower than pond scum and more people should chuck bottles at you.

#12. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-1) Time to put the Crab-Man in boiling water.

The Saints have one of the best defenses in the league. Saints have some play makers on the offensive side of the ball. Jameis Winston is back to his old ways throwing the game away with costly interceptions like he did in his Buccaneer days. Saints need to make a switch at quarterback immediately and give the job to their back up Andy Dalton, the Red Rifle. Dalton will make less mistakes and be serviceable with that great defense.

#13. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-1) Kirk Cousins can’t win the big games on primetime as the Vikings were crushed at the Monday night game. The Viking offense disappeared after they played well in week one versus Green Bay. Somebody better inform Cousins the Superbowl is a prime time game. Vikings may not get to that game because the playoff road is filled with games on primetime. Maybe all Viking games should be played only on the air in the Minnesota market. Take away the fans as well. My kind of job with no bosses & no customers to deal with.

#14. ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-1) Arizona has only played one good half so far this season. Do you count the extra quarter where the Cardinals picked up a fumble in overtime to get that victory against the Raiders? For the Cardinals to get to that extra quarter for the Raiders, Kyler Murray exploded as he took the team on his shoulders and engineered a masterpiece comeback. Cardinals were wiped off the map in week one versus the Chiefs. If the Cardinals want to get back to the playoffs this team needs the defense to play better and have a solid running game behind Murray. Murray can’t do it all alone. That would be a slap in the face.

After the game Murray was accidentally slapped in the face by a Cardinal fan who was trying to go for the high five or tap the quarterback’s shoulder pads to congratulate him. That incident almost took on friendly fire.

#15.DENVER BRONCOS (1-1) It’s only a matter of time when the Broncos offense starts to take off. Everyone is waiting for Russell Wilson to be Russell Wilson and light up the scoreboard. The Broncos offense has moved the ball. It’s been in the red zone that the team has struggled. If I was a Bronco fan, I would hate losing to a quarterback named Geno Smith. That game the Broncos could have won in the opener versus Seattle. Broncos defense has been pretty good so far. When the offense catches up, Broncos should start winning games with a higher score.

#16.NEW YORK GIANTS (2-0) The New York Giants look like they made the best hire at their head coaching position this off-season. Former Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll has the G back G-Men.

New Yorkers are proud to wear the Giants blues again as the city has jumped on board with their new head coach. It may be too early to really judge this Giant team as it could be beginners luck as well. Quarterback Daniel Jones is playing better under Daboll who we all know helped Josh Allen become a better quarterback. I like that Daboll is not giving a lot of playing time to veteran wide receiver Kenny Golliday. Golliday has not looked good in a Giants uniform. If other guys can play better than Golliday, he should wait for another opportunity.

#17. DALLAS COWBOYS (1-1) Every year once again the networks have to shove Dallas Cowboy games down my throat. Cowboys could be good, bad or just ugly and for some odd reason we have to see the Cowboys more than our own local team. Cowboys looked better with Cooper Rush behind center than Dak Prescott who was injured in week one. If Cooper Rush can have a winning record versus teams with a winning record then Prescott could easily be finding a new team. Prescott’s record is horrible versus winning programs.

#18. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-1) How many times have we thought the Patriots were dead? Patriots looked dead out of the water in week one. Everyone including me with sigh of relief knows we don’t have to talk about Bill Belichick and his hooded sweatshirt he slept in. Then like a bad Jason movie that comes back to life, the Patriots win a game versus a Steeler team you thought you had high hopes for. We are just waiting for that day for the Patriots to go away. Become a bottom feeder of the NFL world is where they should be exiled for the next ten years.

#19.DETROIT LIONS (1-1) I think this is the first time ever that I have the Detroit Lions this high in any of my NFL power rankings. Lions are playing solid and this is a team that will stack up some victories by the time the season ends. Bears fans now feel gloom and doom that their team will finish last as the Lions were always willing to take the basement spot in the standings. Jared Goff has found himself in Detroit with 6 touchdown passes in two games so far. They say that 70% of fantasy leagues do not have Goff on their roster.

#20. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1-2) Everyone loves the back up quarterback when the first stringer is not doing well. The Steelers had visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads signing former Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky.

Trubisky has not been terrible. Trubisky might end up on a short leash since the Steelers drafted a home town guy Kenny Pickett out of the University of Pittsburgh. Steelers have other issues as well from defensive injuries to few guys. History in Pittsburgh always favors the guy the team drafted who will be the permanent guy over the veteran they just signed. Same thing happened when Big Ben Roethlisberger took the field. That case it was injury to Tommy Maddox. I bet Trubisky’s days are number as the starter in Pittsburgh.

#21.CINCINNATI BENGALS (0-2) Looks like the Bengals have gone back to their Bumble life style.

Usually the loser of the Superbowl falls on hard times the following regular season as the Bengals can prove that theory right. In the off-season, the Bengals tried to fix that offensive line to protect Joe Burrow. The new faces have not done a good job as Joe Cool in his first two games has laid on his back most of the games. The entire Bengal team looks to be in a deep freeze.

#22. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-1) Has new head coach Doug Pederson for the Jaguars been able to develop number one draft pick from last season Trevor Lawrence?

Lawrence played like a cast member of the movie Surf Ninja Must Die last season. It was that bad for Trevor Lawrence. In two games so far this season Lawrence has completed 68% of his passes with three touchdown passes with only one interception for over 500 passing yards. Jaguars are 1-1. Jaguars have played two solid games so far. Maybe this team is on the rise. Actually after two weeks the Jaguars are in first place in their division. Only team in the AFC South to have a victory.

#23.LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (0-2) Josh Daniels, the new Raider head coach, has killed anything good in that Vegas locker room they had going on last season. Last season this Raider team went through losing Jon Gruden to his wordy emails about people’s lips. Then the weekly Police Blotter these Raider players were involved in almost every week. The Raiders still made the playoffs. Josh Daniels ruined the Denver Broncos in his first head coaching stint. Only thing I can say good about Daniels is he knew Jay Cutler was a bum when he arrived in Denver. Assistant coaches trying to fly the coop in New England away from Bill Belichick can not fly on their own.

#24. TENNESSEE TITANS (0-2) The Titans looked like they’ve been hit by a Mack truck and playing like road kill. Ryan Tannehill probably feels like Joe Flacco when the Ravens drafted Lamar Jackson. The Titans were the first team to send in their rookie quarterback out on the field when the Bills were destroying the Titans. Malik Willis saw some action.

Only way to see less of Willis is for Tannehill to step up his performance and rally this Titan team and string together a few victories. Derrick Henry looks like he’s running with a Denver Boot strapped to his leg. The Titan receiver core does not have the weapons like they did the last few seasons. Ryan Tannehill’s days are numbered as even the defensive side of the ball is having problems trying to stop anyone. Tannehill will be looking elsewhere next season for a new job.

#25.CAROLINA PANTHERS (0-2) Still waiting on that first Baker Mayfield victory in a Panther uniform. Panthers have been in both games, but at the end have not found away to pull ahead of their opponent. Is Head Coach Matt Rhule’s seat starting to rise up in temperature? The positive for the Panthers is Christian McCaffrey is still on the field after two games.

#26. NEW YORK JETS (1-1) Was that Joe Flacco’s best game since he won the Superbowl several years ago and signed that huge extension afterwards?

I don’t think Flacco has many of these games left in him. I will applaud the veteran quarterback for beating the Browns especially if they miss the playoffs by one game. Jets scored two touchdowns in less than two minutes to shock Cleveland. PRICELESS!!!!

#27. WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1-1) I think the Commanders played better when they called themselves the Washington Football team. I hate the Commanders new logo.

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What happen to that Washington defense? Carson Wentz has done pretty good so far.

#28. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1-1) Pete Carol reminds me of Randall Flag from Stephen King’s series The Stand. Flag is the supernatural spawn of the devil that can make his own appearance look younger. Pete Carol has to be 200 years old but looks like the same age as when he started coaching.

Now it makes sense how Geno Smith was able to beat the Denver Broncos. Pete Carol mortgaging his soul for a game to beat one of his traders like Russell Wilson. Carol may be running out of time with deals below the surface.

#29.HOUSTON TEXANS (0-1-1) The Lovie Way !!!

“Rex Grossman is still our quarterback”. How many times have I heard that? Lovie’s script might have insert here, the name of the inferior quarterback he is using. This go around the Black Santa Clause is using Davis Mills. This is Lovie’s Smith football recipe a great defense with a junior varsity offense.

#30. ATLANTA FALCONS (0-2) The Falcons look better than their former quarterback Matt Ryan. Falcons are like last year’s Detroit team finding times during the game to get red hot while scoring in bunches. Falcons have not played a complete game yet. The dirty birds still have 15 more games to make that happen.

#31. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (0-1-1) Colts being shut out by the Jacksonville Jaguars says it all. Why do the Jaguars have this Colts team’s number? Colts could easily be 0-2 right now as they had to fight their way back in their opener just to force a tie with the Texans. These are division games against teams they should beat up on. Matt Ryan looks awful!! Colts change quarterbacks like rolls of toilet paper. Who are they going to get next year?

#32.CHICAGO BEARS (1-1) Lets face the facts the Bears beat the 49ers at home due to the weather issues. You can even say the 49ers beat themselves in crucial situations in that opener. The Bears front office did no favors for Justin Fields. Fields has no solid protection on the offensive line. Who is Fields throwing to? Bears picked up whatever wide receiver that was on the curb from other teams on garbage night right before the season started.