NFL Power Rankings: Week 10 (2021)

Nov 9, 2021 - 1:28 PM

I could probably lead with this every week, but what an insane week in the National Football League.

Seven of the top 10 teams from last week’s power rankings lost in Week 9, including the top four. Perhaps the most surprising loss was Buffalo’s, as they traveled down to Jacksonville and managed just six points against one of the worst defenses in football. Dallas dropped a confusing one, too – at home against the Broncos in a game Denver led 30-0 at one point.

Other top 10 teams like the Packers and Saints were missing their starting quarterbacks and faltered as a result. That’ll be the case for the rest of the year in New Orleans and could be the case in Green Bay for a few more weeks than initially anticipated. The rankings look a lot different than last week, so let’s dive in.

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NFL Power Rankings Week 10

Team	Rank (Δ)	Last Week	Next Week	Notes
Arizona Cardinals	1 (+4)	W 31-17 @ SF	vs. CAR	That didn’t take long. Arizona is back on top.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2 (+4)	Bye	@ WSH	Can the Bucs get it rolling again coming out of the bye?
Tennessee Titans	3 (+4)	W 28-16 @ LAR	vs. NO	Tennessee has won five in a row since losing to the Jets.
Los Angeles Rams	4 (-3)	L 28-16 vs. TEN	@ SF (MNF)	It’s been a while since I’ve seen Sean McVay have so few answers for a defense.
Dallas Cowboys	5 (-2)	L 30-16 vs. DEN	vs. ATL	Puzzling loss, but the first real hiccup this year for Dallas.
Green Bay Packers	6 (-4)	L 13-7 @ KC	vs. SEA	They’re in trouble if Aaron Rodgers misses extended time, but the defense hung in nicely.
Baltimore Ravens	7 (+4)	W 34-31 vs. MIN	@ MIA (TNF)	Justin Tucker for the win, again.
Buffalo Bills	8 (-4)	L 9-6 @ JAC	@ NYJ	Are you serious, Buffalo?
New England Patriots	9 (+3)	W 24-6 @ CAR	vs. CLE	It looks like the Patriots are good again.
Los Angeles Chargers	10 (+3)	W 27-24 @ PHI	vs. MIN	Big win to stop the skid.
Cleveland Browns	11 (+4)	W 41-16 @ CIN	@ NE	Addition by subtraction for Baker Mayfield and the Browns offense.
New Orleans Saints	12 (-4)	L 27-25 vs. ATL	@ TEN	This isn’t going to be a fun ride to the finish with Trevor Siemian.
Las Vegas Raiders	13 (-4)	L 23-16 @ NYG	vs. KC (SNF)	Tough spot for the Raiders this week, given all that’s gone on recently.
Kansas City Chiefs	14	W 13-7 vs. GB	@ LV (SNF)	Beating Jordan Love by six at home is less than impressive.
Pittsburgh Steelers	15 (+1)	W 29-27 vs. CHI	vs. DET	Pittsburgh is right in the thick of the division race.
Cincinnati Bengals	15 (-6)	L 41-16 vs. CLE	Bye	This bye is coming at the perfect time. The wheels have come off in Cincinnati.
Seattle Seahawks	17	Bye	@ GB	Russell Wilson can’t return soon enough.
Indianapolis Colts	18 (+1)	W 45-30 vs. NYJ	vs. JAC	What a performance from the Colts’ offense.
Denver Broncos	19 (+4)	W 30-16 @ DAL	vs. PHI	The AFC West door is still open for Denver.
Atlanta Falcons	20 (+4)	W 27-25 @ NO	@ DAL	The Falcons are .500 at the near-halfway mark.
Minnesota Vikings	21	L 34-31 @ BAL	@ LAC	Vikings vs. Ravens was an incredible game, but Minnesota came up short – a consistent theme.
Carolina Panthers	22 (-2)	L 24-6 vs. NE	@ ARI	The bottom has completely fallen out in Carolina.
New York Giants	23 (+2)	W 23-16 vs. LV	Bye	The Giants could be at least 5-4 if they could win a close game.
Philadelphia Eagles	24 (-2)	L 27-24 vs. LAC	@ DEN	Frustrating loss; not a great day for the defense.
San Francisco 49ers	25 (-6)	L 31-17 vs. ARI	vs. LAR (MNF)	We can all but close the book on the 49ers in 2021.
Chicago Bears	26	L 29-27 @ PIT	Bye	The comeback was nearly complete.
Jacksonville Jaguars	27 (+3)	W 9-6 vs. BUF	@ IND	How in the world did Jacksonville beat Buffalo?
Washington Football Team	28	Bye	vs. TB	Washington’s terrible defense gets Tampa’s explosive offense as they come out of a bye.
Miami Dolphins	29	W 17-9 vs. HOU	vs. BAL (TNF)	They won, I guess.
New York Jets	30 (-3)	L 45-30 @ IND	vs. BUF	The excitement around the Jets was fun for the four days it lasted.
Houston Texans	31	L 17-9 @ MIA	Bye	Houston’s defense wasn’t so bad.
Detroit Lions	32	Bye	@ PIT	The quest to find a win continues in Pittsburgh.

 

Big Movers

Baltimore Ravens
The NFL is weird. Baltimore got wrecked by Cincinnati just two weeks ago. While the Bengals lost to the Jets and got dismantled by the Browns, the Ravens rested up during their bye week and came out and earned a massive win over Minnesota. Justin Tucker hit another game-winner; what else is new? A kicker is rarely an actual weapon, but Tucker legitimately is one.

Tennessee Titans
The Titans Week 1 loss to the Cardinals is no longer a question mark – Arizona is the best team in the league. But, aside from their defeat at the Jets when half the offense was on the shelf, Tennessee has won five in a row, including four as an underdog and seven of eight. They got it done in Los Angeles with stout defense and long, sustained drives, even without Derrick Henry. If this defense plays the rest of the year as they did against the Rams, the Titans are a real threat in the AFC.

San Francisco 49ers
They’ve been banged up ever since their Super Bowl appearance against the Chiefs. Last year was wrecked by injuries, and again this year, they’ve been hampered by key players missing key games. On top of the injuries this year, however, is poor play and flat-out lousy coaching. The Niners just laid an egg and lost at home to the Cardinals without Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins. Given the division they play in, their season is over. The future in San Francisco is somewhat murky.

Random Musings

Buffalo Bills
What on earth is going on in Buffalo? Ever since they dominated the Chiefs in Kansas City, the Bills have been confusingly bad. First, they played well in Tennessee, at least on offense, but a failed fourth-down conversion doomed them. Then, they came out of a bye week and didn’t look great against Miami. And now the highest-scoring offense in the NFL goes down to Jacksonville and puts up six points in a loss… to the Jaguars? In a wide-open AFC, this situation has to get fixed – now.

Las Vegas Raiders
Things are finally catching up with the Raiders. From Jon Gruden to Henry Ruggs to Damon Arnette – it was tough to expect Las Vegas to focus entirely on this game, mainly because they had to fly to the east coast. But the AFC West is open for the taking; even the Broncos are in the thick of the divisional race. So the Raiders can’t let these last few weeks of turmoil define their season – they need to get back on track immediately.

New England Patriots
The “New England has only beaten bad teams” talk has undoubtedly quieted. Sure, they squeaked by Houston and beat the Jets twice – making up 60% of their wins. But they also beat a good Chargers team in Los Angeles, shut down Carolina, and gave the Buccaneers and Cowboys all they could handle. I’m not saying the Patriots are back and are legitimate Super Bowl contenders, but they’re a half-game behind a Bills team who was expected to run away with the AFC East.

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