NFL Top 10 Rankings - Week 6

 

 

The 49ers defeated the Cowboys, 42-10, to improve to 5-0. “Mr Irrelevant”,

Brock Purdy has thrown for 1,271 yards and nine touchdowns. He has completed 72.1% of his throws. He hasn't had a pass intercepted. The dominant 49ers will be in plenty of boring games this year. But not boring for their fans. The 49ers look unstoppable right now. They have a trip to Cleveland Sunday. 

 

 

They’ve had a very easy start to the season, even if they’ve been trying to make it more difficult. The Eagles are here kind of by default because they are the only other unbeaten team. The Eagles beat the Rams, 23-14, to improve to 5-0. Jalen Hurts has six touchdowns passes, four interceptions and a 67.3% completion rate. He's thrown for 1,262 yards thru five games. A Week 7 matchup against the Dolphins will be the real measuring stick for this team but they meet the NY Jets first. 

 

 

The Dolphins have to keep the offense going without De’Von Achane. He picked up a knee injury that could send him to injured reserve, but otherwise, the Dolphins had a nice bounceback win against the Giants in which their absurd team speed was on full display. With the Carolina Panthers up next, Miami should be 5-1 heading into a matchup with the Eagles in Week 7.

 

 

As the Chiefs are winning, there are other teams that cannot say the same.  Hanging on to beat the Jets and then the Vikings in back-to-back weeks does not create a ton of confidence nor scares they’re opponents. The good news is the defense is fairly legit. The concerning news is the Chiefs still have not developed a receiving option outside of Travis Kelce, who has yet another injury scare. They host the Denver Broncos on TNF. 

 

 

The Lions are picking up a lot of fans that love their turnaround story. But could it be crashing? Losing Emmanuel Moseley for the season is a blow, but the Lions took care of business without two key offensive players against the basement-dwelling Panthers. With the Packers looking like less of a threat by the week, Detroit is the heavy favorite to win this division. They know how to win the games they should, which is one of the key ingredients to becoming great. We’ll see Sunday as they’re on the road in Tampa. 

 

 

The NFL did Buffalo no favors by scheduling a London trip to face a team that had already been there a week the Sunday after an emotional division win against Miami. The Bills 

had to burn a home game to do it. While the loss to the Jaguars can be explained away, the losses on defense are mounting. Tre’Davious White went down for the season in Week 4, and Matt Milano’s season ended in Week 5. The Bills will just have to put their offense in overdrive. They can implement that offense at home against the NY Giants. 

 

 

The Cowboys offense is officially a problem. Dallas is currently 21st in yards per play, 13th in points per drive, and 28th in red zone touchdown rate. Is it the play calling coach or the quarterback? That combo clearly isn’t working. It would not be a shock if the Cowboys enter the bye week at 3-3, which would be a major blow. The Cowboys are on prime time Monday playing the LA Chargers. 

 

 

Beat the Lions, and the Bucs will be taken very seriously. Tampa Bay 

comes out of their bye week in first place in the division and with a win against the Saints in their back pocket. The next three weeks should be telling for this team. They get the Lions and Falcons at home before a trip to Buffalo in Week 8. We should know a lot more about how real the Bucs are after that stretch of games. We get must watch TV Sunday at 4:25 est in Tampa hosting the Lions. 

 

 

There are others that are much more enamored on the Seahawks than myself. Seattle has an interesting road matchup with the Bengals coming out of the bye week. The Seahawks have clearly been the better team so far this season, but Cincy looked more like the team we expected in their win over the Cardinals. It should be a good test. Pete probably should bring an extra pack of gum. 

 

 

After a slow start that included a loss to the Texans, Jacksonville needed a signature win, and they got it over the Bills in London. Things were perfectly set up for them by the schedule, but it was still a good win against one of the better teams in the league. The Jags return to the States for a massive divisional game against the Colts, who they beat in Week 1. Both teams are 3-2 with the Jags opening as a 4 point favorite.