Kinda weird week for rankings. I think you can reestablish that top tier though. That's the Ravens, 49ers, and Saints.
Baltimore Ravens
San Francisco 49ers
New Orleans Saints
Kansas City Chiefs
Seattle Seahawks
New England Patriots
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans
The Ravens win was important since it provided another example that they can manage to beat a good defensive team while Jackson doesn't put on his usual electric performance. Besides them, the 49ers are clearly faster and more dominant than everyone right now. Even without a list of top-tier names on offense (Kittle is a machine), Shanahan's making them get it done and can score if they need to, even in tough stadiums. The Saints can also be included in the top group, despite the loss. Davenport going on IR isn't good though.
Big win for the Chiefs, despite Mahomes not quite fully himself yet. I like them more as the weeks go by though. The (pass) defense is coming up.
The Seahawks head the shithouse group. Teams with good records, but you question how the fuck are they there. That loss sucked dick and that's the third time that's happened at home this season. Still a playoff threat as long as Wilson's there. The check that Belichick sends to the refs prior to every game must have bounced last week, because that was the most brutal, awful act of officiating I've definitely seen this year. A robbed touchdown for each side of the ball. That offensive one though, I don't know how they came the conclusion that Harry was out. Was clear as day in real time when the play was live. Regardless of what the rules are saying, you can't allow a screw up resulting in a lost touchdown (or any play for that matter) stand like that. Anyways, officiating or not, their offense is still listless as fuck. The Packers are another team likely not as good as their record. They honestly haven't truly hit their stride despite a coyple of their past scores. How are you gonna play like that against the Redskins? Last team rounding out the shithouse category will be the Vikings. While they're still in control of a wildcard spit, I don't see them as an imposing threat. They're solid enough, but their ceiling isn't as high (despite Cook being great this ceiling), especially with Zimmer coaching. They should have done more damage to the Lions.
The story of the Titans have circled around Ryan Tannehill (who I'm not convinced of as a true long-term option - better make sure that new contract is smartly constructed). They've been hot and can definitely threaten for their division. And as for the division, the Texans are too inconsistent. They need all their core guys present and on point, otherwise they look like a bottom-team. If they make it to the playoffs, they're a round 1 exit like they've done in the past.
The Bills definitely had a chance to win against the Ravens. As said before, their offense isn't reliable enough. Won't dock them their spot since it was the Ravens, but there's a reason why they haven't climbed up past ten yet. They're not necessarily an instant exit in the playoffs though (depending on who they face).
Might as well give a mention to the Rams who make a big jump and are pretty close to a couple of these other teams.
