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POWER RANKINGS Philadelphia, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Jacksonville, and Kansas City have formed an elite tier among the NFL. They all hover around 40 in team strength or higher. It may be that ther...

POWER RANKINGS   This was not a good week to be in the top ten. Eight of the teams lost team strengths, and a ninth (New Orleans), lost their game. The Chargers are the lone team that both won and cont...

POWER RANKINGS The Eagles have taken a firm grip on the top spot in the rankings. They have a sizable lead over the second place Saints, while featuring the top offense and the third best defense according to ...

POWER RANKINGS   Brace for obnoxious Eagles fans. They are bad enough when their team is their typical pretender selves, but now they have taken a firm grip on the top ranking. You may question whether...

POWER RANKINGS Here we are. In an NFL season where Jared Goff and the Rams are the best team in the NFL, the wobegone Saints are just a few decimal points behind them, and the perennial loser Jaguars round out...

POWER RANKINGS The Chiefs continue to dominate the NFL, with the best offense, and the toughest strength of schedule (SOS) thus far. Their defense, especially against the run, is showing some signs of weakness...

  POWER RANKINGS     Well, well, well, here we are four weeks into the NFL season and nothing looks as expected. The Chiefs continue to be the class of the league, and it's not close. A...

  POWER RANKINGS   The Kansas City Chiefs start the season atop our power rankings by a wide margin. They have played well against two tough opponents and are strong across the board on defense...

Editor's Note: NEW RANKINGS FORMULA I rarely tinker with my rankings formula. It has proven a useful indicator of team strength, even early in the season. A few years ago I replaced yards per attempt with pass...