The Falcoholic
Another week of wild finishes leaves us no closer to figuring out the NFL. And eight weeks in, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Any Given Sunday isn’t just a movie starring Al Pacino and Jamie Foxx; it’s the perfect description of what we’re seeing every week. The league is a topsy-turvy showcase of the best athletes on Earth, and it’s reminding us why football is such an incredible game to play, watch, and argue about.
At the top, contenders are battling to prove they’re the league’s best. At the bottom, teams are fighting just to stay relevant.
Chaos reigns, contenders rise and fall, and the power rankings shuffle once again. With a crowded bye week giving rest to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, and Seattle Seahawks, here’s how things look going into Week 8:
Jared Goff is playing like one of the best quarterbacks in the league, and the defense is playing like one of the best units in the league under defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard. And that’s with a litany of injuries on that side of the football. The Lions may have beaten the ‘Brain Drain’ allegations.
With the way they handled the Los Angeles Chargers, the Colts have every right to be the number-one team in the NFL, but I’m just okay with being a week late than a week early on a Daniel Jones-led offense. But make no mistake, this is an offense that is firing on all cylinders, and they deserve to be recognized as one of the most fun teams to watch right now.
Survive and advance, but the Packers have been a frustrating watch thus far. They were a literal second away from being 4-2 and probably less than a minute from being under .500, not to mention a truly baffling loss to the Browns. This is such a talented team, but they need to have a complete game just once, and what better time to have it than against Aaron Rodgers?
I like this team, man. As long as Sam Darnold continues to play like Minnesota Darnold, this defense will continue to develop into a really good unit. This is slowly becoming one of the better teams, and potentially one of the better environments under Mike MacDonald.
The NFC West is a dangerous place to be right now, but if Sunday’s dalliance in London was any indication, the Rams are well equipped to fight off a few divisional contenders.
The league is a better place when the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes are playing like they did on Sunday. The Raiders were rendered powerless to stop anything the Chiefs put in front of them, and Kansas City has another chance to put a...
