Windy City Gridiron
With a little more than 75% of the season in the rearview mirror, it’s time to take a long, hard look at the power rankings I’ve done to this date and say it’s time to face some truths. I gave too much credit for past success to the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
I certainly received some comments about how they were overrated, and I simply looked at those comments and said, ‘Just wait until they rebound by the end of the season; you’ll see.’ I keep waiting for the rebound, but it hasn’t happened. Could it still happen? Sure. Am I counting on it? No. I certainly had those teams pegged incorrectly.
So, in our final in-season installment before our final power rankings come out after the regular season ends, here are this quarter’s rankings.
I always liked the Rams team, but I had serious concerns about Matt Stafford’s back at the beginning of the year. I thought we’d see a lot of Jimmy G this year, and that’s why I thought the Rams wouldn’t fire this year. With Stafford staying healthy, this could be your Super Bowl winner.
The Patriots are certainly one of the stories of the season this year. Drake Maye continues to look like the real deal, and Mike Vrabel has New England positioned to be a regular contender in the AFC moving forward. Is it a year too early for the Patriots to make a Super Bowl push? We won’t truly know that until we see them playing in January.
I think if you find the preseason power rankings, my brilliance talked about how Seattle downgraded at QB from Geno Smith to Sam Darnold. I’ll see myself out.
If the Broncos land home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, who is beating this team in Denver? I’m still questioning the quarterback, and I think he will be the reason they don’t win the Super Bowl, but they have to be on the short list.
I probably over-punished the Packers for their midseason swoon, but they have fully recovered and look as strong as any other team in football.
The Bills aren’t a particularly strong team; however, they have a quarterback who can put on a cape and win games almost single-handedly.
It’s still very possible that this team ends up with the number 1 seed in the NFC Playoffs. Kyle Shanahan did one hell of a job navigating an injury-riddled season, and now that they are getting healthier, they could be on the cusp of going on a run.
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