NFL Power Rankings: Birds of a Feather

11/08/2023 NFL Power Rankings: Birds of a Feather

By: Jeff Yoder

Week 10: Eagles Cling to #1 After Thriller With Cowboys, But Ravens Are Playing the Best Football

We wanted to do it… We couldn’t do it. As tempting as it was to bump the Eagles for the high-flying Ravens after this weekend, Philly’s unmatched 8-1 record still holds strong. The Eagles just find ways to win, no matter how bizarre. But Baltimore? They just strung together two 30-point wins against the Lions and Seahawks in the past three weeks. I have Lamar Jackson as my favorite for MVP at this point. Both teams have terrifying schedules on the horizon, though. The Eagles and Ravens have a collection of opponents that includes the Chiefs, 49ers, Browns, Bengals, Jaguars and Bills in their upcoming “down the stretch” schedules. It’s time to prove it in November and December.

 

Rest of the Rankings: Whether you agree or disagree after the top 5 or 6 teams, the rest of the “playoff” field is up for debate. We slotted the Chiefs (7-2) at No. 3 with the other two 2-loss teams rounding out the top-5. After that, Teams 7 through 27 are hovering between 5-3 and 3-5. That means a team like the Raiders (4-5) at No. 23 could reel off three wins by December and find themselves firmly in the playoff mix. November is crunch time. Here’s how we see ‘em:

 

NFL Power Rankings (Week 10)

1. Eagles (8-1) | —

2. Ravens (7-2) | —

3. Chiefs (7-2) | ↑2

4. Jaguars (6-2) | ↓1

5. Lions (6-2) | ↑2

6. Dolphins (6-3) | ↓2

7. Bengals (5-3) | ↑2

8. Browns (5-3) | ↑4

9. Cowboys (5-3) | ↓3

10. 49ers (5-3) | —

 

Teams 11-20

11. Bills (5-4) | ↓3

12. Seahawks (5-3) | ↓1

13. Steelers (5-3) | ↑1

14. Chargers (4-4) | ↑1

15. Saints (5-4) | ↑1

16. Vikings (5-4) | ↑2

17. Jets (4-4) | ↓4

18. Texans (4-4) | ↑4

19. Broncos (3-5) | ↓2

20. Falcons (4-5) | —

 

Teams 21-32

21. Commanders (4-5) | ↑4

22. Colts (4-5) | ↑2

23. Raiders (4-5) | ↑6

24. Packers (3-5) | ↑3

25. Rams (3-6) | ↓7

26. Titans (3-5) | ↓5

27. Buccaneers (3-5) | ↓4

28. Patriots (2-7) | ↓2

29. Bears (2-7) | ↓1

30. Giants (2-7)  | —

31. Panthers (1-7) | —

32. Cardinals (1-8) | —

 

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