Tuesday, October 30, 2018

2018 NFL: Week 9 Power Ranking & The Rest

Tier I - The "Worst of the Worst" Duo

32.) Buffalo Bills  (2-6  =  87-200)
31.) Arizona Cardinals  (2-6  =  110-199)


Tier II - The "QB Issuez" Quadro

30.) New York Giants  (1-7  =  150-205)
29.) San Francisco 49ers  (1-7  =  173-236)
28.) Oakland Raiders  (1-6  =  138-218)
27.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers  (3-4  =  201-233)


Tier III - The "What the hell?" Uno

26.) Cleveland Browns  (2-5-1  =  169-210)



Tier IV - The "Soft Underbelly of the AFC" Trio

25.) Denver Broncos  (3-5  =  188-194)
24.) Jacksonville Jaguars  (3-5  =  134-170)
23.) New York Jets  (3-5  =  192-200)


Tier V - The "I have no Idea" Duo

22.) Miami Dolphins  (4-4  =  174-219)
21.) Detroit Lions  (3-4  =  171-186)


Tier VI - The "Sub-.500 Sleepers' Quadro

20.) Tennessee Titans  (3-4  =  106-127)
19.) Indianapolis Colts  (3-5  =  231-213)
18.) Atlanta Falcons  (3-4  =  190-212)
17.) Cincinnati Bengals  (5-3  =  221-237)


Tier VII - The "Playing Defense in an Offense World" Trio

16.) Dallas Cowboys  (3-4  =  140-123)
15.) Chicago Bears  (4-3  =  194-144)
14.) Baltimore Ravens  (4-4  =  197-137)


Tier VIII - The "Scary Middle-Belly of the NFC" Quadro

13.) Philadelphia Eagles  (4-4  =  178-156)
12.) Seattle Seahawks  (4-3  =  171-131)
11.) Washington Redskins  (5-2  =  146-134)
10.) Green Bay Packers  (3-3-1  =  175-173)


Tier IX - The "Annoyingly Competent" Trio

9.) Houston Texans  (5-3  =  197-166)
8.) Pittsburgh Steelers  (4-2-1  =  204-172)
7.) Minnesota Vikings  (4-3-1  =  197-195)


Tier X - The "Excitingly Competent" Duo

6.) Los Angeles Chargers  (5-2  =  195-163)
5.) Carolina Panthers  (5-2  =  178-152)


Tier XI - The "Let's just fast-forward to the Super Bowl" Duo

4.) New England Patriots  (6-2  =  239-185)
3.) New Orleans Saints  (6-1  =  234-183)


Tier XII - The "I really hope this is the Super Bowl" Duo

2.) Kansas City Chiefs  (7-1  =  290-205)
1.) Los Angeles Rams  (8-0  =  264-155)


Looking Ahead to Next Week's Games

Byes: Cincinnati Bengals (3-5), Indianapolis Colts (3-5), New York Giants (1-7), Philadelphia Eagles (4-4), Arizona Cardinals (2-6), Jacksonville Jaguars (3-5)

13.) Oakland Raiders (1-7)  @  San Francisco 49ers (1-6)  (TNF - FOX)
12.) Chicago Bears (4-3)  @  Buffalo Bills (2-6)  (1:00 - FOX)
11.) New York Jets (3-5)  @  Miami Dolphins (4-3)  (1:00 - CBS)
10.) Tennessee Titans (3-4)  @  Dallas Cowboys (3-4)  (MNF - ESPN)
9.) Detroit Lions (3-4)  @  Minnesota Vikings (4-3-1)  (1:00 - FOX)
8.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-5)  @  Carolina Panthers (5-2)  (1:00 - FOX)
7.) Houston Texans (5-3)  @  Denver Broncos (3-5)  (4:05 - CBS)
6.) Kansas City Chiefs (7-1)  @  Cleveland Browns (2-5-1)  (1:00 - CBS)
5.) Atlanta Falcons (3-4)  @  Washington Redskins (5-2)  (1:00 - FOX)
4.) Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2-1)  @  Baltimore Ravens (4-4)  (1:00 - CBS)
3.) Green Bay Packers (3-3-1)  @  New England Patriots (6-2)  (SNF - NBC)
2.) Los Angeles Chargers (5-2)  @  Seattle Seahawks (4-3)  (4:05 - CBS)
1.) Los Angeles Rams (8-0)  @  New Orleans Saints (6-1)  (4:25 - FOX)