The Falcoholic
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means the cream of the NFL is finally starting to rise, and the frauds are getting exposed. Teams are catching fire, others are falling apart, and 11 weeks into this season, I’m running out of clichés to explain the absolute chaos we’re watching every Sunday.
This was easily the toughest week yet when it came to sorting teams into tiers. Draft position, playoff readiness, and who actually has a realistic shot at competing for Super Bowl LX. All of it is pulling these rankings in different directions.
With the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints on a bye, two teams sitting on opposite ends of the league’s mood spectrum, let’s dive into this week’s Power Rankings:
There’s nothing like a midseason slobberknocker with instant-classic potential: two heavyweights atop the NFL’s best division trading punches for the early advantage. Seattle is walking straight into a fistfight.
The Seahawks’ high-flying offense meets the Rams’ suffocating front. LA’s balanced, versatile attack meets Seattle’s budding, talent-stacked defense. It’s a heavyweight bout with playoff seeding written all over it.
Under new offensive play-caller…Dan Campbell, the Lions look every bit as explosive as they did under Ben Johnson. Now they step into the national spotlight against the reigning champs on Sunday night. Statement game incoming.
One statement game from star running back Jaonathan Taylor later, the Colts matched their win total from last season with seven more games to go. This Colts team is doing a great job of making the late Jim Irsay proud.
What the hell was that, Buffalo? I get it, divisional games are weird. Fine, whatever. But some flaws in this squad have led to them putting up some real stinkers throughout the season.
Don’t look now, but the Broncos are at the top of the AFC West, and they have one of the three most elite defenses that can help keep them there. Is that enough to keep the Chiefs away from the top spot again? We’ll find out.
Andy Reid off a bye is a nightmare for his opponents, but this week, against maybe the best defense in the league in the Denver Broncos, it may be one of his toughest challenges as he looks to prove that his team is worthy of another Super Bowl run.
Green Bay has found itself third in the NFC North and battling for a playoff spot, despite the abundance of talent along the roster. There have been talks surrounding Matt LaFleur’s future if they don’t find their way into the playoffs this season. We’ll see, man. But that feels like a mistake.
