AG Power Rankings:

Around a third of the season is done, so we are starting to get a good idea on who teams are. So we’ll start at the bottom and work our way up…

The Basement dwellers. Or more accurately, the hole under the basement dwellers:

32: Los Angeles Chargers (0-6,) – They now own the spot they deserve. Where are those talking heads now???

31: Miami Dolphins (0-5,) – They move up one because the Chargers have one more loss then them.

30: Indianapolis Colts (2-4) – They fired the GM… but that was maybe a few years too late to do anything about this season

29: Tennesee Titans (1-5) – They won one!

28: Philadelphia Eagles (2-4) – They are pulling a Charger move and getting wiped out, but took it a step further and lost their QB too.

27: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-5) They had a chance against the Steelers, but managed to unfinish the game and lose

26: Dallas Cowboys (2-4) – Pretty sad division with they are 2-4 and still can be considered the favorite to win the division

25: New York Jets (2-4) – They’ve moved up a little bit, but still nothing to get excited about

24: Los Angeles Rams (2-4, LW #19) – They lost to Arizona. Is this what a dream team is supposed to do?

We need to start a new category… How about “The basement stairs”:

23: Washington Commanders (1-4-1) – They aren’t commanding much, but the tie is keeping them from moving down

22: Arizona Cardinals (2-4) – They should move to LA – they win more there than the LA teams do

21: New York Giants (3-2-1) (that’s not a countdown – its their record!) – The coach can’t admit he’s benching Skattebo because of his fumbles. What’s up with those Harbaughs anyways?

20: New Orleans Saints (2-4) – Not much to say here.

New category – The boring teams:

19: Atlanta Falcons (2-4) – They are kind of all or nothing. Too much of the nothing is landing them here.

18: Las Vegas Raiders (3-3) – Losing 3 straight will land you here.

17: Pittsburg Steelers (4-2) – They may be getting things worked out, and doing better than I expected

16: Cleveland Browns (4-2) – I can’t believe I have them this high, but they are earning it.

15: Green Bay Packers (4-2) – They seem to be riding their defense a bit, but that’s a proven way to succed in this league

Potential Playoff Teams:

14: Houston Texans (2-4) – They are working their way back from the hole they dug. They aren’t as reliant on their defense as in the past, getting a little more balance

13: Carolina Panthers (3-2) – They to be getting some consistency this year

12: Detroit Lions (3-2) – They can’t afford too many loses with the Bears and Vikings in their division

11: Chicago Bears (4-2) – They got their QB back, may be ready to make some noise

10: Seattle Seahawks (3-3) – Sam Darnold has been a turnover machine.

9: Denver Broncos (4-2) – They beat Seattle ugly, Time will tell if they are lucky or decent

8: Baltimore Ravens (4-2) – They lost to the Browns, but are trying to hang on until they get their QB back

7: New England Patriots (4-2) – They seem to be looking upward now.

6: Cincinatti Bengals (3-2) – They are getting ready to begin their plummet with Burrow getting injured soon and tougher competition ahead in their schedule.

5: Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2) – They have that England game behind them, we’ll see how much the travel affects them this week

The good teams that showed they were good:

4: Minnesota Vikings (5-0) – Another team riding their defense

3: Buffalo Bills (5-1) – They are getting by some games they shouldn’t. It should catch up with them eventually

2: San Francisco 49r’s (6-0) – They almost lost to the Commanders, and have been abnormally healthy for them this time of the year. There’s still a lot of season left, but they are playing good ball.

1: Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) – They’re going through some injury woes and still doing the job, and also showing they can win close games and close games out, which was missing last year.