Week 1 was a crazy one with lots of unexpected outcomes. That clearly includes the Monday night drama in which the Jets managed to defeat Buffalo despite losing Aaron Rodgers four plays into the game thanks to a punt return touchdown in overtime. That led to some last-minute moving right before I clicked publish, a practice that dates back to the dawn of time.
The Falcons are in the top half of the league following a stunning victory over the Carolina Panthers, despite the fact that they still had a lot of room for improvement. We're referring to you Giants (and Steelers and Bengals) for your appalling Week 1 performance. There were also other teams who earned a position in the top 10 but aren't usually there.
The Bills, who showed their tenacity by defeating the feared Chiefs in Arrowhead, are still the best football team. As the only unbeaten club in the league, the Eagles are still going strong. The challenging part is figuring out what to do next.
I tend to relish the challenge the 32 clubs present me with each week as your go-to expert for NFL Power Rankings. However this week? in this year? I'm in full panic mode and using one hand to type on my laptop and the other to breathe into a brown paper bag.
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The Chiefs felt that by attacking Josh Allen with more rushers, they might take advantage of the Bills' elite quarterback. Their painful lesson was learned. When the blitz came in, Allen stayed in the pocket and completed touchdown passes to Gabe Davis and Stefon Diggs, two crucial plays that contributed to the Chiefs' 24-20 "revenge" loss at Arrowhead. While Von Miller continued to make Buffalo's brass seem like a brilliant team by recording a two-sack day and applying the pressure that resulted in Patrick Mahomes' game-winning interception in the fourth quarter, Allen was performing his MVP act on one side of the ball. The victory gives the Bills a tiebreaker edge that might be very important in January.
Everyone aspires to be recognized as a "fourth-quarter team," but there is merit in taking your opponent's heart in the first half as well. From the NFL's Department of Media Research: The Eagles have scored 112 points in the second quarter thus far in 2022, which is the most points in any quarter in a team's first six games in NFL history. The last unbeaten club in football, Philadelphia, will return from its Week 7 bye with a favorable schedule, playing three consecutive matches against opponents with two or fewer victories through Week 6. For Nick Sirianni's wild band of spirit-swiping marauders, the path to 9-0 is open.
At Arrowhead, the scenario was set for more Mahomes Magic to defeat the Bills, but this time, it was the guests who triumphed. When these teams faced off in the Divisional Playoffs in January, Von Miller, a star playing on the opposite side of the nation, applied pressure to Patrick Mahomes before Mahomes threw the game-winning interception late in the fourth quarter. The selection ended Kansas City's 24-20 loss to a foe that it will probably see once again in January. "The battle was fierce. You're a gamer at heart, Andy Reid stated. "You just shouldn't be seated on this end of it. However, you adore the rivalry and the aggressiveness of the men.
