It was a continuation of a nice hot streak by both player and team. Weâre not talking Week 16 or 17 future, but the start of a whole new decade future. They've not only won a league-best 12 in a row, but six of those victories were decided by more than a touchdown. [...] We knew we would have to have a good road mentality to come out here. "Occasionally, in all sports, you just watch a team and understand it's their year, their time. 1 - New England Patriots [1-0] (Last Week: 1) Kings stay kings, and the Patriots stay the Patriots. And in any event, an 8-8 mark would still be viewed as a major letdown after the first half Indianapolis had. The situation hasn't been made any easier by the injuries that have decimated the Eagles receiving corps. In addition to winning their last two games of the 2019 season (including Saturday at San Francisco), the Rams need the Minnesota Vikings to lose both of their remaining games. Beating the Raiders doesn't change that. Sunday at MetLife Stadium, Eli Manning made what will likely be the final home start of his Giants career, leading New York to its first win since Week 4. 13 â Houston Texans, Ultimate Power Rank: 13.33 (ESPN, 14), (Bleacher Report, 12), (NFL Network, 14) And we got embarrassed.". "Washington is doing everything right down the stretch," Sobleski said. In a season of lows for the rebuilding Miami Dolphins, the team may have hit a new one: a 16-point loss to a Giants team that had dropped nine games in a row. One win over the visiting Rams won't necessarily get the Cowboys into the playoffs. OK, it ⦠Sure, Kansas City has had its wobbly moments. Here are our NFL power rankings as Week 6 of the 2019 season arrives. "We played horrible," Donald said. Tailbacks Tony Pollard and Ezekiel Elliott combined for a whopping 248 rushing yards, and the team averaged 5.8 yards per carry. In that department, the Cowboys rank as the NFL's sixth-best team at plus-90 points for the season. "The Steelers still have an excellent shot at the playoffs given their remaining schedule—especially with the Ravens likely to have sewn up the No. The dual-threat quarterback has thrown for 2,889 yards, rushed for another 1,103 yards and contributed 40 total touchdowns. After the Dolphins started jettisoning players like offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick for draft picks, it was clear they were embarking on a ground-up rebuild and were going to stink in 2019. Both wide receiver Tyreek Hill and tight end Travis Kelce had big days, and Mahomes threw for 340 yards and posted a passer rating of 115.7. Week 15 Result: Won at Los Angeles Chargers 39-10. The bigger question now is whether that victory means anything. Patrick Mahomes and the passing game were lethally efficient. They are a flawed five-win team that will more likely than not make a change from head coach Dan Quinn in the offseason. Win, and the Cowboys could be a No. The team's two biggest free-agent acquisitions of 2019 (linebacker C.J. He also gained 86 yards on the ground, pushing him over 1,100 for the season and past Mike Vick for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season in NFL history. A test. Lamar Jackson is running (and passing) away with the MVP award. But short a Green Bay loss to Detroit in Week 17, the Vikings are stuck with a wild-card spot this year.". It might be a small step, but it's one in the right direction. But we're always up for a challenge, so we're here to update our power rankings, plus lay out the latest conference standings and Super Bowl odds from Caesars Sportsbook after a wild Sunday slate. Eagles owner putting Jalen Hurts No. And the Texans passed it. They aren't going anywhere in two weeks but home for the offseason.". Those limitations became plainly evident Sunday night against the Bills. Now they just need talent. The performance set a pair of records: the highest completion percentage in a game with at least 20 passing attempts and one other record we can't quite remember. But if it does, this is your opportunity to buy low on a squad that just displayed its Super Bowl potential. Wagner, for his part, has already stated he plans to "ignore" his injury. Super Bowl champs lock up TB12 through 2022 with a one-year extension (Rapoport), Tom Bradyâs new contract saves the Bucs $19M against the cap as they try to re-sign some big names (Schefter), The offseason is going to be WILD this year ð¿, QB gets a one-year deal worth close to $14M; Pats could still make another QB move (Schefter). Lynn's future appears to be uncertain. ", Week 15 Result: Lost vs. Jacksonville 20-16. It's a matter of avoiding a matchup on Wild Card weekend against (as things stand) a very good Vikings team. The defense held up its end, putting the clamps on Aaron Rodgers and holding the Packers under 300 yards of offense. Heading into Week 15, the Cowboys had lost four of five. Just when we thought we were getting a grasp on football's hierarchy, the San Francisco 49ers fall to the 5-9 Atlanta Falcons at home. Doesn't something seem off about five other teams having better Super Bowl odds? Odds are that your squad hasn't performed the way you expected it ⦠1 seed and home field throughout the playoffs to the No. And just as they have every week this season, Bleacher Report NFL analysts Gary Davenport, Brad Gagnon and Brent Sobleski have gathered to sort through the teams from worst to first. He's been impossible to defend this season, and Week 15 was no exception. Given how Dalton played against the Patriots, the smart money is likely on LSU quarterback (and recent Heisman Trophy winner) Joe Burrow for that first selection. If the Bears wanted to keep their slim hopes of making the playoffs alive, they needed to go into Lambeau Field and stun the first-place Packers. ", "Oh, quackers," Sobleski quipped. But the team is developing Haskins and turning McLaurin into its top offensive option. It wasn't that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo played badly. Jacoby Brissett's future as the team's starting quarterback will be a hot topic in the offseason, especially since he's struggled mightily of late. FanSided 5 months NFL power rankings, Week 10: Ravens rise, Vikings fall Bleacher Report 5 months Video: Watch Black Cat Run on Field, Cause Delay During Cowboys vs. Giants If the Ravens avenge their last loss next week in Cleveland, they will sew up home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. Against the Minnesota Vikings, that was not the case. Don't blow it now. The defense hasn't been bitten as badly by the injury bug; it's just terrible. The Dallas ground game powered the win. It's been a rough month for the Dallas Cowboys. ", "Obviously, the offense isn't what it used to be, including the play of Brady," Sobleski chimed in. Lowest-place vote: 16 (1) 2018 season result: 7-9, second place in NFC South Week 1 matchup: at Vikings. On Sunday, the Oakland Raiders played their final game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. And quarterback Kyle Allen continued staking his claim to the title of the NFC South's worst signal-caller, throwing three interceptions and fumbling once. The experts released their Power Rankings lists heading into Week 16⦠But Sunday's performance appears to at least indicate that first-year coach Kliff Kingsbury has his young team headed in the right direction. The average ranking is 8.2, which is down exactly three spots from last weekâs average of 5.2 . Per ESPN's Eric Williams, head coach Anthony Lynn was blunt in his assessment of the team's performance. "Seven turnovers," Lynn said. "But Carson Wentz and company deserve some credit for not folding despite every wideout on the team who anyone has ever heard of being hurt.". The loss all but eliminates the Rams from postseason consideration. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. All eight of their losses entering Week 15 had been by single digits. So, Drew Brees is pretty good at the whole being a quarterback thing. "You can't ever count the Patriots out," he said, "but this is the most flawed 11-win team in recent memory. Week 10 was the week of upsets in the NFL, causing a rearrangement of our NFL Power Rankings. However, New England's passing-game woes continued. Mahomes remains a premier playmaker, and any of his passes feels like it has the chance to go the distance. Will L.A. try one more run with the current regime or hit the reset button after a disappointing year? After Drew Lock led the Denver Broncos to a win over the Chargers and a shocking rout of the Houston Texans, there was quite a bit of buzz surrounding the rookie quarterback. Devlin Hodges had been successful for the Steelers under center in large part because he had avoided mistakes and turnovers. "The worst place to be in the NFL is stuck in the in-between—not quite good enough to make a playoff run, but not bad enough to land a high draft pick," Davenport added. Or that the run game didn't pick up yardage. "At this point," Gagnon wrote, "the Ravens are the best team in the NFL by a significant margin. Chris Carson gashed the Carolina run defense for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries. After Oakland led most of the way, the defense crumbled in crunch time, allowing the game-winning touchdown with less than a minute left. The Bills did more than that. As if that's not bad enough, the Bears' remaining games are brutal—the Chiefs at home next week and then at Minnesota to conclude the season. The running game continued to flounder, gaining a meager 77 yards on 22 carries. "It's been a rocky year for a rebuilding Arizona team, but that new offense has at least had some strong performances," Gagnon said. 2; Steelers in free fall After a wild NFL slate that included shocking losses by the Steelers and Rams, Dan ⦠Of note, the NFL football rankings will be different from other power ranking systems because we weigh the data over a rolling 10-game date range. More specifically, it was four consecutive victories ago. "And Pittsburgh's stout defense and ability to run the ball could keep the Steelers in a postseason matchup. If Buffalo has played four 0-4 teams with below-average quarterbacks, their NFL power rank is unlikely to be as high as the 0-4 Chiefs who have played four stronger teams, like New England for example. All Brees did at the Superdome was complete 29 of 30 pass attempts for 307 yards and four touchdowns. A .500 season is still within reach. Also, no one along the defensive line can consistently win one-on-one matchups. The Lions head to Denver next week before closing out the season at home against the Packers in Week 17. The Cleveland Browns aren't officially eliminated from the playoffs yet, but a listless loss to the Cardinals that left wide receiver Jarvis Landry yelling at head coach Freddie Kitchens was demonstration No. Week 15 Result: Lost vs. New England 34-13. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft. Jameis Winston must be butter, because he's on a roll. 4 team in the AFC South and with veteran quarterback Nick Foles riding the bench after he signed a four-year, $88 million deal last offseason. NFL Week 10 Power Rankings: Unbeaten 49ers claim top spot, Ravens climb, Patriots drop after first loss The 49ers are the best team in the league right now and rightfully No. Oh yeah. Sometimes the truest test of a good team is finding a way to grind out a win when not playing at its best. "Yeah, I know. The AFC East is still up for grabs, the Cowboys are clicking after routing the Rams, Lefkoe lays out the path to a Seahawks Super Bowl appearance, Westbrook gives insight into the current state of the Eagles, and more right here on The Lefkoe Show! The nostalgia of a Manning victory was nice for New York's beleaguered fanbase. Coming off a blowout loss at home to the Denver Broncos, the Houston Texans faced a season-defining moment in Week 15. They can't run the ball even a little—their leading rusher is 37-year-old quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Seattle might be able to beat a four-win Cardinals team without Wagner and Diggs, but it will be all hands on deck the following week. That wasn't the case in Week 15, and his four interceptions were simply too much to overcome. NFL Power Rankings: The ⦠Beat the Buccaneers, and regardless of what happens at home against the Titans in Week 17, the Texans would be AFC South champions. The Chiefs have the NFL's reigning MVP in quarterback Patrick Mahomes and are tied for its second-longest winning streak. The Packers failed to accrue 300 yards of offense and were out-gained by over 120 yards. But in blasting a Rams team that had been playing well of late, Dallas reminded us all that when firing on all cylinders, this team can beat anyone. The good news was that Seattle's six-point win in Charlotte, coupled with Atlanta's upset of the 49ers, thrusts the Seahawks back into first place in the NFC West and into the thick of the conversation to be the No. The Jaguars are not a good team. 16 â Baltimore Ravens, Ultimate Power Rank: 15.33 (ESPN, 17), (Bleacher Report, 17), (NFL Network, 12) No. Oh, and Eli Manning uncorks a 283-yard, two-score performance to give the New York Giants their first win since September. Returning much of their injured defense will ⦠When the Dolphins set out to stink, they stink. The Dolphins possess the least talented roster as they are presently constructed. And if Kitchens is coming back next year, it's hard to imagine that changing much. For Gagnon, it wasn't a surprise—it simply exposed that the Raiders are frauds. Running back Carlos Hyde was the real hero of the day offensively, turning in a workhorse performance of 104 yards on 26 carries. His eight touchdown passes during that stretch are impressive. Horrifying. Lots of talent. That 5-2 start has become a 1-6 nosedive. The offense has been torn to pieces by injuries. Lose, and last week's slide could become a spiral. The Niners, New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks all sit at 11-3 with two to play. NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand going into Week 16 Tyler Lauletta and Scott Davis 2017-12-20T20:58:40Z The question for the franchise now becomes what to do about Winston, who is set to hit free agency next spring. It has essentially become a foregone conclusion that Jackson is going to be named the 2019 MVP. Nfl power rankings after week 1 of the 2020 season 1: latest standings and reaction bleacher report news videos highlights early review final 21 super bowl preseason odds titans ink clowney chiefs remain clear favorites al dente dozen lafb network. "I do wonder if a multitude of key injuries are catching up with them.". Saquon Barkley had his first 100-yard game since September. 612 that showed the team is an undisciplined mess. Don Wright/Associated Press. Winston leads the NFL in passing yards with 4,573 and has a chance to catch Lamar Jackson for the league lead in touchdown passes. Home-field advantage on the NFC side is cloudier than ever, though, after the Atlanta Falcons stunned the San Francisco 49ers at the last second. The Lions are having a very Detroit season. The Redskins are in the midst of their worst campaign since 2014 and are in danger of tying the franchise record for losses in a season. The hero of the game was rookie tailback Miles Sanders. SNY's Ralph Vacchiano reported this month that Bell and safety Jamal Adams could be on the trade block this offseason. Then they remembered something. But just as been the case so many times this season, the Packers gutted out a win despite not exactly piling up the style points. 0 of 32. News that are related to the article Bleacher Report: «Chris Simms' QB Power Rankings for NFL Week 2» from papers and blogs. You've come this far and been this bad, Giants. This team is a mess. The Vikings stamped their ticket in emphatic fashion Sunday in Los Angeles, forcing seven turnovers in a blowout victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. There was good news and bad news Sunday for the Seattle Seahawks. With a victory in Cleveland on Sunday, the Ravens can lock up home-field advantage. Win on the road in Tennessee, and the Texans could regain their hold on the AFC South. I'm going to show up Monday, and I'm going to do the best job that I can do Monday.". But thanks to an opportunistic defense that notched three sacks and forced three turnovers, the Pack got the win they needed to maintain first place in the NFC North. "Seriously. Even so, though, this team has moxie and some spunk. But Sunday in Glendale, they offered a glimpse into a brighter future. Any questions?". Tailback Kenyan Drake had a career day, peeling off 137 yards on 22 totes and finding the end zone four times. Given this team's track record, it's possible Sunday's eruption won't lead to anything beyond more head-scratching frustrations. Denver will head home to close out the season with a pair of what appear to be winnable games against the floundering Lions and reeling Raiders. Mosley and tailback Le'Veon Bell) did next to nothing in their first season with the team. But after the NHL's expansion Golden Knights made a run to the Stanley Cup Final in the first year of existence, mediocrity will wear thin quickly. But the Steelers are also woefully thin at wide receiver and rolling out an undrafted rookie at quarterback. It's going to be an interesting offseason in New York. Of that quintet, Lamar Jackson was the last taken—with the final pick of the round. The Kansas City Chiefs are hitting their stride at the right time. The Saints are great. They've now won 10 consecutive games by an average margin of 18.0 points. "Devlin Hodges found himself in a real-life rendition of Duck Hunt against a very good Bills defense. Jaguars Last Week: 7 Points in MMQB Power Poll: 340 Highest-Place Vote: Fourth Lowest-Place Vote: Ninth Last Weekâs Result: Win vs. Houston, 45-7 There was a time when the Indianapolis Colts were a 5-2 team ranked inside the top 10 in these power rankings. Even better was seeing Saquon Barkley top 100 rushing yards to break an eight-game streak of mediocrity. And that's the Buccaneers in a nutshell. But Kansas City has its sights set much higher than that—the team is just one game back of New England for the No. Truly awful. In some respects, the playoff picture is coming into focus. Brissett also wasn't playing in the secondary Monday. Buffalo picked off the undrafted rookie four times. But as has been the case so often this year, the offense did not. It was Manning's past few seasons in a 60-minute nutshell. The wheels came off in the second half. Or heading back to the playoffs for a second straight season. Miami can't stop the run either. It was a rough week for the defending Super Bowl champions. Jacksonville will enter the offseason as the clear No. Lowest-place vote: 16 (1 voter) Last weekâs result: Lost to Green Bay, 24-16 This week: vs. Atlanta. It took 10 tries, but Kirk Cousins finally won a ⦠Beating the Texans to claim first place in the AFC South might have changed that. While Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill surely lead the opposition's scouting report, Sammy Watkins, Mecole Hardman and Demarcus Robinson have 12 touchdown receptions between them. Not only did Sanders pile up 122 rushing yards and a score on the ground, but he was third on the team with six catches, adding 50 yards and another score. Mark Andrews is entering the upper echelon of NFL tight ends. But there's no margin for error after last week's loss to the Niners. There were questions swirling around the team after back-to-back losses, the kerfuffle over a team employee videotaping the Bengals sideline in Week 14 and the investigation by the NFL because of it. Over the past month-and-a-half, there hasn't been a hotter team in the NFL than the Tennessee Titans. The NFL truly is an any-given-Sunday kind of league. If he plays well, he will most likely be the team's starting quarterback when camp opens next summer. That hot streak offered at least a modicum of hope for the future, but a blowout loss to Baltimore served as a stark reminder of just how far the Jets have to go to become a contender. Well, at least the Jaguars stopped their free-fall. Mark Ingram II and Gus Edwards have both delivered at least five yards per carry. A season that showed promise in September has come completely off the rails by December. The same team that just stomped the defending NFC champions has lost games to the Bears and Jets. The 2019 season can't end soon enough for the Carolina Panthers. Turnovers continue to be a major problem for the first overall pick in the 2015 draft, but 5,000-yard passers with 30 touchdowns don't so much grow on trees. On top of that, the team continues to lose, which means it's not sacrificing draft positioning while still achieving growth among the franchise's young building blocks. Big changes are on tap in 2020—including a new head coach after the organization fired Jay Gruden in October. Per Matthew Tabeek of the team's website, Quinn was impressed by the fight his squad showed at Levi's Stadium: "That was awesome. If the San Francisco 49ers come up short of their ultimate goal of a berth in Super Bowl LIV this year, the team may look back on Week 15 as when things went sideways. Of course, if the Packers beat the Vikings for a second time next week and wrap up the division, it will get a little easier to believe in Green Bay. Tomlin is the Coach of the Year front-runner. 6 days ago. Not that anyone for the Colts really was, either. But it does appear to show that the Buccaneers aren't that far off. No. The worse was three interceptions. But they just don't have the juice on offense to upset the Chiefs, Patriots or Ravens—and as things stand right now, they'd be in Arrowhead on Wild Card Weekend. The better was two touchdown passes and just eight incompletions in 28 attempts. Next week, the team hosts a New Orleans Saints team fighting for the No. In Davenport's opinion, that's cause for real concern. The idea of keeping around Cam Newton for at least one more year has looked better and better the more Allen has played. The most common ranking is 8. It was a performance as depressing as the Raiders leaving town altogether. Week 15 Result: Won at San Francisco 29-22. The Cardinals have a ways to go before they'll be contenders—especially in a loaded NFC West. But if Lock scuffles, general manager John Elway may try the free-agent route again in the spring. From a results-based standpoint, Sunday's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was just one more setback in a season filled with them. "At day's end, winning is all that matters," he said. The defense was just as good, allowing just 251 yards of total offense and permitting just five third-down conversions in 14 attempts while forcing a turnover and sacking rookie quarterback Drew Lock twice. 1 seed in the NFC. If you've paid any attention for the last two-plus months, then you already know the Ravens are the hottest team in football. After losing five straight games by at least 17 points (including a 45-10 shellacking at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 14), they were able to stop their skid with a come-from-behind win over the Raiders. The regular season concludes with a home game against the Niners that could have massive postseason implications. Week 15 Result: Lost vs. Philadelphia 37-27. The NFL playoff picture is coming into focus. 4 seed that no one wants to play in the Wild Card Round. Still, while Green Bay is tied for the best record in the conference, Davenport's confidence in the Packers is beginning to waver. First, the group ranks in the bottom half of the league by allowing 4.3 yards per carry. On the NFC side, the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles all notched wins—setting up huge matchups in the NFC East and NFC North in Week 16. NFL power rankings after Week 1 of the 2020 season. The Steelers defense can't carry them to another championship. It can't be when Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper all occupy the same locker room. But Washington has been much more competitive over the past month after a 1-9 start, and the losses the team has suffered were both close. Following Monday's game, it's understandable if you don't believe that happened during the 2019 season. And after the latest setback, the coach said he's not worried about his employment status, per Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal: "I don't care about my future as Browns coach. As things stand right now, the Vikings may well be on a collision course with familiar adversary. And Washington gave the Eagles all they could handle in a game that was closer than the final score would suggest. The rankings range from as high as 4 to as low as 16. "Winston is the most beautiful disaster in NFL history," Sobleski said. The team has lost, in no particular order, its starting quarterback (Matthew Stafford), second-string quarterback (Jeff Driskel), starting tailback (Kerryon Johnson), reserve tailback (Bo Scarbrough), No. They haven't lost a game since September. And after a 12-4 2018 season, finishing under .500 would make the Bears one of the more disappointing franchises in 2019. But despite six wins in seven games heading into Week 15, the Titans weren't getting a ton of run as a real player in the AFC. "Yes, the Patriots defense is still ranked No. 2011 Week 16 NFL power rankings - ESPN (blog) Hi and thanks for visiting the best Ravens forum on the planet. However, the defeat is indicative of a harsh reality. "The fans deserved better than that choke job in the Raiders' final game in Oakland.