As my one-sided rivalry with NFL writer Eric Edholm continues, I am here again to un-fuck some power rankings. I will say though, it was tough to find six teams this week, so hats off to Eric this week. I still have some bitching to do though (I promise it's not the Colts this time, but 23 is ridiculous, I'm just saying). Let's see who's getting way more praise than they deserve and who's not getting enough credit.
Ranked Too High
1. Kansas City Chiefs
NFL.com Ranking: 4
MY Ranking: 8
Let's all collectively agree to get Patrick Mahomes' balls out of our mouth okay? I get it, he's an amazing football player, and more than likely we'll see the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game, but they have not been playing like a top five team. The offense has been disappointing and almost costing them games. This past week it did cost them a game, against a team that Patrick Mahomes has never lost too. They made Russ Wilson look good (unlimited, some would say). I have no doubt that the Chiefs will bounce back, but the punishment must be dealt when you do not play to your level of expectations
2. San Francisco 49ers
NFL.com Ranking: 8
MY Ranking: 13
Three in a row. Three losses in a row. That does not sound very top ten like if you ask me. The Niners are falling apart, Brock Purdy is not playing well, and the defense got absolutely shredded by Joe Burrow on Sunday. The Bengals are doing the yearly "JK we're actually really fuckin good at football" thing so that was a tough matchup for San Fran, but if they're supposed to be a juggernaut they have to actually compete against the other good teams. They keep shitting the bed like this, and the Seahawks might just take the division too far away to grab back. Deebo, Trent, help out your mans. He can't do it without you.
3. Atlanta Falcons
NFL.com Ranking: 17
MY Ranking: 22
The Falcons look like they are so fucking confused when they play football. It's almost as if some weeks they want to win, and other weeks they simply couldn't care less. They also don't even know who their quarterback is. This QB carousel is the worst kind of thing to be going on with a team, as a Colts fan I would know. Ridder isn't good, Heinecke isn't the long term solution, so now they're just stick in this awkward limbo of shitty offense. I do not see many more wins in the Falcons future if they don't figure this out, but allow me to lend a helping hand: Play Bijan Robinson!
Ranked Too Low
1. Seattle Seahawks
NFL.com Ranking: 10
MY Ranking: 6
The Seahawks are surprising everyone yet again, being the quietest good team in the league. Pete Carroll shows every week why Seattle was definitely not the problem in the Russ break-up. They've won five of their last six, and even the Bengals game was a questionable one. The defense has vastly improved, and the offense is getting in a better rhythm every week. It's weird, without one whiny shitty quarterback under center, the Seahawks are actually likeable. The true underdog story is under way, and if these guys make a deep playoff run, that'd be more than a successful season for them. Watch out for Seattle, because they just might be the top NFC team here soon (pending performances by the Eagles and Lions).
2. Washington Commanders
NFL.com Ranking: 27
MY Ranking: 20
This ranking is dumb. The Commanders aren't good, but any team that can compete with the Eagles is not in the bottom of the pack by any means. Sure, they've shown that their obviously in a rebuild by getting rid of their defensive front of Montez Sweat and Chase Young, but they're still a team that can compete. Sam Howell is good, don't let anyone tell you different. Simple mistakes is the only reason that Washington lost on Sunday. Once they work out the kinks, they'll probably be in the top half of teams in the NFL and actually competing in their division. But putting them below the fucking Packers? Yeah right.
3. Las Vegas Raiders
NFL.com Ranking: 26
MY Ranking: 21
This is literally only because they fired Josh McDaniels. They could've lost by 50 on Sunday and I'd still put them up five spots.
Yeah, I think I'm starting to trend in the right direction here. The trick is folks, you just rank based on the actual skill of the team, and then the rankings look better. It seems simple enough, but then again I have to fix them every week. No worries Eric my man, I got you covered. If you just wanna have me QC the rankings before you put them out next week and make these posts disappear, just hit me up.
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