#3: Are Bills unstoppable? Eagles soaring; 49ers believing?

a way I've never felt before. I think I've reached the stage where the power rankings and Dan Hanss have become one and I am now the power rankings, and so there's an invincibility factor as I enter today's episode that I think will potentially be an issue for you in terms of Bait, but for the listener, yes, I feel power. I think that's bad news for all of us here at NFL media, but for your children. Love

that you're confidence for this episode of this show. I think it's going to be good insight on the Third League of thirty two. Okay, so Dan is feeling good on this Tuesday. The tug boat is docked, ready to go, and let's take a look at your top five. This was a crazy, crazy week. Top Five here. Alright, Bill's number one still holding steady in that topic. God, like literally, they are unstoppable. Right now, hold on, we're gonna talk

about that. Let me just get through this. Sure no one is going to knock them down all the spot. They're going to probably be there for the entire whatever year. So we got bill's chiefs, number two, Eagles. Eagles number three is okay, there it is that one. They are at four, down one spot, and then the packers at five, up three. So before we get to the eagles, and that's the only reason this podcast exists, is for you to celebrate this moment, which I understand, because this is

exciting times in Philadelphia. I get it. Listen, I have told you time and time and again that the attention it's making me nervous. Um. But last night was a really good game, but also the bills played as well and they absolutely smacked the titans there in your number one spot, and it's not even close, I would assume. Yeah, it's almost like the bills have reached the state of their own power and it's it's they're in their own category.

They're in the power rankings of themselves. So it's weird to even put them because the difference between one and two, and the chiefs are a great team, it feels vast right now. That's how good the bills are playing through two weeks. You embarrass the defending champion Rams in the season opener. Okay, that can happen. UH, the first game of the year is always a little weird. It's like eighty degrees. It's so fi stadium. You know, weird things happen.

But then to have the Monday night game against the titans, and we understand the titans, even though they were the number one seed last year, they've lost some players. They're not the same team. But to absolutely hang a forty one seven bomb on a Tennessee team that is typically well coached and hard nosed just shows that the bills are, just, like I said, in a class of their own. And the and with the titans as an example, you're trying

to figure out where to drop the titans. I I dropped them, but not too far, because I don't think like what happened to the titans and the rams is very much different than that would happened with twenty seven other teams right now in the League. The bills are just playing at a different speed and the titans right now, you have them, you drop them three spots to twenty.

But I just think that the fact that the bills are able to play this way and they're even down a couple of players without Davis, I mean they had some injuries on the defense. They still don't have tredavious white. They had the scary situation with their cornerback that had an ambulance come out on the field to take him off. He's gonna be all right, thank God, Um, because that was that was really scary to watch. But this is a team that seems to be able to overcome anything

and really nothing is going to slow them down. Well, this is where we get in trouble, though, Connie, because it is week two and there will be a time. You know, it's impossible to see that now for any of us, there will be a time where they end up in a close game and they will have to show their ability to rise above a challenge. There could be more injuries. You don't know. It's not gonna be

this easy, but the bills and their fans just enjoy it. Well, last because this is very rare to see a team that's just so clearly above their opponents and I thought it was, you know, interesting to see Josh Allen, who has a new offensive coordinator and play caller, and Ken Dorsey H and during the summer when we're trying to think of like, you know, potential issues for the bills like well, Brian Dables gone, so maybe there will be a learning curve that no, like we had to come

up with potential issues, and that's the thing. And Stefan Diggs, and take this from a two thousand twenty one season Stefan diggs fantasy owner, he is such a better player through these two games that he ever was with Alan last year. He's much closer to the version of Diggs who was absolutely dominant the bills. And we're not even getting into their defense. It's an incredible the way they're playing all around. The Bills Defense has forced seven turnovers

through two games. And then the offense. They've outscored their their opponents seventy two to seventeen. Seventy two to seventeen, and that was against the defending Super Bowl Champs and the number one seed from the A F C last year. Who obviously don't look anything like a number one seed yet through two weeks. So the bills. They're up top at number one. But I want to get to the team that has got rocketed up the rankings. Where did they start the year? I want to say they were

in the around fifteen. They got up to ten last week, so they were in the top ten entering week two. And now the eagles. Yes, they're at number three and yes, they absolutely earned it. That was one, okay, so fourteen to three and two weeks. That's obviously they're making a move here and they deserve it. A lot of it Um goes back to jalen hurts, who, the way he's looked in the pocket throwing the ball has been just unbelievable,

the progression he's showing. I think that's surprised me and a lot of people that he's looked this good passing the ball, because he's really impressive. Connie, and I want to hear your thoughts on this running the ball and how hard he runs, and it actually makes me a little nervous when he stays up to get those extra yards. But he's been so dominant from the pocket in the first two weeks it's been really UH special to watch. He's thrown for over three yards out a touchdown in

that game on Monday night and in two scores. Like the question coming into the year about Jalen hurts and really the Eagles in general, was Ken Jalen Take that next step as a passer, sort of like we've talked about with Lamar Jackson, but we saw it in very small flashes Um last year as a passer. It was all about his legs. They really needed to get that, get that passing game going, and I think Howie Roseman did an excellent job in the off season bringing in

a j brown. This week Davante Smith was way more involved than he was week one. And then when you have I just can't remember the last time that the eagles had a dominant number one wide receiver like this and a great cornerback like sleigh in the secondary, like on the same roster at the same time like that is something that I have to go way back, because I guess it would be t o as a wide receiver and maybe Assante Samuel. That's pretty good. That's a

pretty good one too, right there. And that team went to the Super Bowl and hung tight, hung tough with the Patriots Dynasty. Um, and you're right. That is that's kind of a sneaky great combo that any big time team needs. You need that that number one wide receiver, which a J Brown is, and you need that playmaker in the back end of a defense that can negate a star player on the opposing offense, like Justin Jefferson,

who was largely erased in this game. And you talked about it a lot, Connie, last week, both on this program and on around the NFL. You you you had an issue with Devonta Smith not being in the offense as much, and then I looked at the way Jalen hurt spread the ball around. Dallas Goddard, five catches, Smith, seven, Quez Watkins to uh in a touchdown, a j brown

five for sixty nine. Um, you didn't know. I don't think it was a great game plan by Minnesota's defense, but that also I don't want to take away by how great this attack of Philadelphia can be with a dominant offensive line behind it. Yeah, it was. It was really interesting to see the eagles play this way, dominate the vikings in prime time at home against a team that last week week one, everybody was raving about Kevin O'CONNELL. They loved this new head coach and what he was

able to do. And then, I mean, everything kind of fell apart for the Vikings. So this was this was was, but number three, number three in the rankings for the eagles. Was that difficult for you to put them up that high? Did you? You just the top ten? I don't have them right there. I don't have any issues with the eagles. I don't. I don't have a dog in the fight in the NFC east as a fan, if that's what you're insinuating. So I am. I'm totally confident putting them

at three. and Uh yeah, Kirk cousins was a disaster against that eagles pass rush which which is all over him and Darius slay. That's an all pro performance. Okay, so we got let's go to the packers here at five and uh listen, I guess this guy is not falling, falling in Green Bay at this point. Well, that's why I kept them in the top ten last week and

I was getting some heat from the twitter verse. Twitter, of course, is the playground of idiots, as we know, but we do love the idiots, because it's not just idiots on twitter's fine who we love on twitter, but let's stay focused. Um. The Green Bay packers obviously have work to do in terms of figuring out their offensive passing game, but I thought the game against the bears, although not an overwhelming effort, the win, just showed how

we forget how good Aaron Jones is. We forget that a j dillon could be a starter on twenty five other teams potentially. and they're both behind Aaron Rodgers, in front of an offensive line that is starting to get healthy.

And you you put it together and it's like yeah, the packers, especially playing in the NFC north, are gonna have time to figure out this passing game and you imagine, with one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, that they will get to a point of proficiency and then all you gotta do is combine that with an amazing run game and then a very good defense. The packers are going to be okay. I said it last week. Nothing changed

about how I feel about them. I pump them up to the top five because their top five NFL team and they got the w feeling good about Green Bay. The running game look great for them. Four fumbles in two games is a little concern. I'm not too worried about that, but they do have the bucks coming up this week in week three Sunday, so that's something to keep an eye on. So that's the top five. But we still have not seen the dolphins. Where where might they land? And Dances is rankings? Find out when we

come back. Now I want to take a look at your team's five through ten. Here you have the ram at six. They are down two spots. You got the chargers at seven, also down two spots. The dolphins shooting up five spots to the number eight. I want to talk about them niners at nine and then the ravens at ten. So with the dolphins after that insane game, I mean Mike mcdaniel is doing all sorts of things. How could you not root for to uh? It's just seeing that offense actually work like this at such a

high level. I mean the fact that they're at number eight in your rankings, up five spots the two. It's like, how could you not root for two people act like TWAS this huge underdog. He was number five overall pick everyone dunking on him. Since he's been in the Leagu so he's overcome some criticism from the outside in this game and, uh, that is a special moment for members of two and on Um, who were able to step out of the shadows of the dark web and celebrate

what was an outrageous performance. I mean, they scored touchdowns on their last four drives of the game in the fourth quarter, with two of throwing a touchdown pass in each of those and I think it's crazy. It's not always gonna work like this, but this is a situation with tyreek hill and Jalen waddle where, in a shootout, if your secondaries having issues like Baltimore was, you're you're done.

If you have an accurate quarterback who's thrown well and getting protected, waddle and Hill are gonna keep getting open and the team's gonna keep scoring. So I think this was the proof of concept game for Mike mcdaniel and the dolphins offense and to a deserves absolutely although I don't think he's somebody that we need to cheer on like he's Rudy Ruddiger. UHBODY. I'm just saying. It's like, why do we need to make it more than what it is? He was under he's been a disappointing on balance. UH,

first round pick who now had a huge game. It doesn't mean now he's a superstar. I think there's this like I'm just just a little bit. It doesn't mean now this is who too is either. Like he has been an up and down guy in his career. Let's see if he could stack some games. But that was awesome. Is this in the A F C East biased? I mean I moved them up into the top ten. The dolphins are in the top ten. They're ahead of the forty niners there, ahead of let's see, who else is

on here? There actually too. So your point. That shows that, Um, I'm a beacon of integrity, because I could have easily Pooh pooed it and kept the dolphins and the teens. But no, you need to respect what they've done. In Week one they shut down the UH defense offense of the Patriots, and maybe that wasn't such a big task. And the reason I had him in our twilight zone at number thirteen going into this week was because they only scored thirteen points against the Patriots in week one.

So now they go and they blow up on offense. So we've seen the ceiling on both sides of the ball and it's very high, very interesting to see what happens uh in week three with the dolphins. This is such an interesting team. There's someone that could immediately wreck postseason plans. I think, just as a week to observation, way too early observation, just looking into what teams could really spice things up later if they continue on this path.

But keep in mind they're playing the bills this week. So that's what I mean. This is this is they did a great job winning a shootout with Lamar, who was playing out of his mind himself in that game. The bills are a whole other thing. Like all right, Connie, if the dolphins beat the bills yes week, oh my God, dolphins might be number one in the power ranking. Stop it,

that's not happening. But I'm saying that is it's gonna be very hard for anyone who does an exercise like this, and you know there is only one power rankings, it's these are and everybody else just stopped at a certain point, but they haven't yet um the dolphins it. You know, I didn't need to I wasn't going to say that, but it is adorable. It's adorable. I know, I love it. That's great, Um. You are the authority, though, and the authority hast doing it. Niners at nine, up two spots.

Jimmy g running the show now. Are you optimistic that they're going to stay in the top ten? Now? Jimmy g running the show. Yes, I had him at number three to open the season and then that weird game in the rain in Chicago. You didn't know to make sense of him. Then it just you know, it's brutal what happened, obviously with Trey Lance, who deserved a chance to prove himself, and now he goes for ankle surgery. He's gonna miss another year in the San Francisco is

now in the place of Man. NEXT SUMMER WE'RE gonna be in the same situation again with this kid not having any idea whether or not he's a real, big time player. But that's for down the road. For now they're just extremely fortunate their season is not over. Like there is a there was at one point. There were interviews that Kyle Shannon was giving in July, like it was great having Jimmy G on this team. We went. We wish him the best. We're sorry it didn't work out,

but it's gonna be great whatever happens next. And then he stays and everyone's like, oh, that's nice as a security blanket. And now in week three he is the leader of the offense again. And not for nothing, and this is something we've talked about Connie when he had that qb sneak for the touchdown on Sunday. Way those players reacted. They wanted Jimmy G in the lineup all along and you and you could say that's unfair to to tray lance or or the forts. We're not. We're

ignoring the warning signs here. But this team, I feel like it's going to be a better, steadier group with Jimmy g leading it. And it's a bummer for Lance, but in terms of the niners chances of winning a super bowl, I think they're the odds. Went up with it. They're so lucky that this worked out the way, the way that the universe kind of it seemed like the

universe was con firing against them. They were way too open, even at the combine about their plans with moving Jimmy G and moving on to tray lance while he was still on the roster, and then he was like, this is strange quarterback that was there just hanging out and they didn't know what to do with the only reason this happened is the timing of Jimmy g shoulder surgery right led to his trademarket disappearing. Otherwise it's a rap and it's a rap for San Francisco there in the

powering is right now. But but they're not. Instead, Jimmy G is about to get his first practice reps with the one since January. We were so happy watched that replay again. How the offensive linemens or smacking him in the helmet and laughing together. It was like old buddies, old war buddies, seeing each other again. Yeah, I'm excited to see the game that they have coming up against the broncos. Old Jimmy G and Russell Wilson on the same field like that. I know we hate to see that,

especially this early in the secene. Well, that's not what you told me privately before the show, but okay, probably into a microphone. Okay, eleven through fifteen, your teams for week three. We got the Vikings falling four spots at eleven, the bengals falling three at twelve, the saints down one at thirteen, the cardinals up eight spots at fourteen. We're gonna talk about them, and then the raiders down one

at fifteen. So the cardinals. Um, it's a pretty big jump for a team that didn't look great for most of that game. This is again, like we talked about last week, this time of season there's gonna be big jumps and and big free falls as we kind of figure out where these teams fit in. Because how could you have the cardinals anywhere but in the twenties after the way they played in week one against the chiefs?

They just looked unprepared and frankly that's how they looked for the first half of this game as well against the raiders. But it was a reminder to people like me and others who were like not out on Kyler Murray, but we're starting to think maybe that extension will the cardinals live to regret it. And then you see what he did in this game and he's just a singular one of one talent and athlete at quarterback and it's just like, okay, they need to be taken seriously because

he's on the field. Um, so as much as I haven't liked what I saw in four quarters in week one, in the first two quarters, a week too, what happened in the third, fourth and overtime. It made you sit up and say, okay, keep the cardinals in the middle of the pack, in the middle of power. They got, they have the talent right there, but they just can't keep relying on these heroics to pull them out of these situations. Maybe that's what the maybe that's what Kyler

Murray team is. Maybe that makes it a fun, maybe ultimately hollow experience, because that's maybe not how you win super bowls. But they're always going to be entertaining because they have him. It went healthy in the middle of things. He also has to stay healthy, which has been an

issue in the least couple of years. That's such a tease, though, if you're a cardinals fan, that's like, I can't say the equivalent of what the term is that I'm thinking about, but it's someone, it's something boy like in your life that you know is uh, he doesn't want to go, he doesn't want to commit Um, he just hang out all the time. Right. The cardinals are kind of that, a fudge boy. Yeah, and if you're a cardinals man.

It's like, okay, more inappropriate actually actually saying take that out. We cannot, it's too late. Um. Yeah, so I hate the fact that we just said that. I mean, by the way stuff. Can I also say this first round pick, Isaiah Simmons, who has been not great um to step up and force that fumble that led to the Byron Murphy Junior pick up and scoop and scoreing overtime. That's big for his confidence. I thought it was an interesting cliff kingsbury quote. After on Monday, I believe it was

he can be as good as he wants. It's commitment to football all day, every day. We've seen the flashes. Like it's very clear. They're like, Isaiah Simmons, you're not working hard enough, just like Kyler Murray. In that bizarre UH contract clause, like they need he's asking for buying from another first round pick, which again tells you that it's a little weird. It's still a wobbly house in Arizona. That's my thing. That seems like a culture thing. That

seems like a coaching thing. That seems like the guys could be way better on the field, because the talent is there but they're just not maybe applying themselves right and also, you know, cliff using that moment to kind of call him out and put that quote out there, although he's been pretty open about his frustrations with Simmons. But anyway, that's all negative stuff. For one week at least, the cardinals kind of got their house in order and Um,

it was a fun game to watch. Another incredible comeback on Sunday. What a week it was, honestly, and those Primetime Games showed up. Overcoming Twenty three to seven, I mean that fourth quarter deficit to force over time with two point conversion at Zeros and then like that was just a crazy. The next Gen stats on the first two point conversion, Murray had the first of two. They needed a touchdown in two and a touchdown in the

two to force overtime. I think he ran close to ninety yards according to next gen stats, before scampering in with those, you know, little little scampering feet of Kyler with the big old helmet. It is really amazing to watch him run. His whole body kind of flails around, his arms and everything too. He puts it. I mean that is a full body effort when he is running and scrambling. It's all and it's a it's a magical thing. Okay, so there we have it. The cardinals right there, ranked

at fourteen. But when we come back we're going to talk about the two top teams. You need some kyler sounds like that runner, kind of a roadrunner thing like that. Speaking of road runners. Well, that's good. Trouble Henry. Maybe we're gonna talkhols in sight. It's going up. Hey, Dan dot, do a little power moves presented by energizer. I feel like we're gonna do it either way. Here we go from week two. The lions up ten spots at sixteen. Look at them move. We got the cardinals up eight

spots at fourteen. The Eagles jumped seven up to the number three spot in your power rankings, which is still kind of crazy. Holy Healthy Eagles are at three. Uh. Then the jets up seven and the cowboys up six spots at one, with cooper rush manning the show. But the Lions, okay, up ten spots at sixteen. I saw a great stat over the weekend that the lions have scored thirty five or more points in each of their opening two games. For the first time since nineteen seven days,

they're doing things and I love it. Yes, that that nugget was included in the NFL dot com power rankings by Old Zeuser U. I'm not saying that's where you got it, but you could find that nugget there as well, and you know I plagiarize you, though. I should just read and then I just stay silent and we're out in twelve. Um, the lions. I almost looked at it just now when you were just going down. Is that

overly generous? But now it's not. They deserved to be viewed as a certified frisky team, the Lions, because we saw how great the eagles looked in week two. Uh, the lions hung with them in their building and a thirty five loss in week one and then just took it to Washington. They had the commanders and they really took it to the commanders. Um Unbelievable. Their ability to just carve up Washington through the air and then also

do what they wanted on the ground. Owned it was just a great offensive performance, and I don't think this is flukey. I think if Jared Goff gets protected with the weapons around him, our old friend, offensive coordinator, Ben Johnson. Yes, he deserves credit for what's going on here. Of course,

due Staley, the assistant coach, that whole coaching stuff. So yes, maybe there's some residual hard knocks, love and adoration I have for this team, but at the same time I don't think this has been a team playing over its head. I think they're going to compete and win games this year. Alman Raw St Brown what a game looks like a potential number one wide receiver, and deandre swift had eighty seven totally awards on a touchdown on seven touches in this game. He is knocking on the door of the

superstar club. Yeah, so it was an offensive breakout for the lions mentioned in the first half. It was another great and they started out with two home games, which is perfect because all those great lions fans, they just want something to cheer for and then you get to home games and two entertaining games in a W and week two. So yes, they deserve to be up ten spots.

I feel good about that ranking. I think that, let's see, cowboys fans are not going to be happy that the lions are one to three, four, five spots but that's exactly what I'm talking about. There's this idea that we need to keep the Lions in there were losers bubble, and it's like, I think they're better. I think we're seeing that they're better and that that's just the way it is. Don't get don't look at the lions like the two thousand eighteen lions, looking at them as the

Dan Campbell Grit Warriors. I like the ear a lions. Ally, you are you're bringing them along in many ways. Um, that's what everybody says about Dan, but mostly the lions, the football team. Right. Okay, so they are sixteen in your power rankings for this week. Let's go now to teams sixteen through twenty. We got the lions passionate about what actually matters to Dan. What what makes him tip? UH, the Detroit foot ball team in the NFL. That's it.

That's the only thing that actually matters to me. He's dead inside. The broncos at seventeen. They're down one spot. You got the Patriots up five, at eight, okay, and then the two and o giants sitting at Nineteen in the power rankings. They're up two spots and the titans down three at twenty. The A F C South is

Um a hot mess right now. So at this point, with the titans coming off that horrendous loss to the bills, how much of this ranking is sort of a factor of past performants to kind of keep them up here twenty a little bit? You know why? The reason I didn't bury him after Monday night, which again it was ugly. They lost by thirty five points. I think the bills scored Um five straight touchdowns after the game was tied.

So yes, it wasn't it wasn't good, but I also factor in the opponent and I don't think anybody was going to buffalo in that setting on Monday night and winning or even potentially competing. So it shows again that the titans, even last year when they were the number one seed, are not a superpower. But now they're a team that is very clearly missing a j brown, their

former number one wide receiver. You see that on the field and I thought it was telling that when this team was down a lot of points, that kept on giving it to Derrick Henry. Is If that's gonna do it, and we don't even know Derrick Henry is the same guy right now. So per carry. I think you could definitely make the case and come at me a little bit and say you should have the titans lower based

on what they've done in the first two weeks. They blew the game to the giants in week one, but maybe there is just a residual amount of respect for what they've been able to do. They still have the head coach, they still have the quarterback, Henry is still in the field. Maybe they get some things figured out, but it's been a bad start. So you're grading teams sort of on a curve. Who Play the bills? Yeah, a little bit saying. There are many facts. I don't

share all the secret I'M gonna press out. But yes, if you're playing an absolute powerhouse and you're putting an impossible let's face it, like the NFL scheduling. Gods don't want me saying this, but you know I am the bad boy of NFL media. They were sent there to be slaughtered. It's been shifted officially. Um, it's shifts, it moves around. They were sent to western New York to be slaughtered. That was entertainment. That was some Roman colisseum stuff, uh,

and that's what happened. So everybody got what they wanted, except for titans fans. Nobody what you want. Everybody want all the bills. Oh, let's eat some wings, let's send our viral videos out, let's let's enjoy what a great team that says. Jim Kelly's on the field. It's a party. I'm kind of cooled to two like but let's not, let's not lose sight of the fact that the titans were sent up there to be sent home. Nobody wants to go on that trip. Nobody wants it's true. It's true.

So zip him up and send him back to Tennessee, forty one to seven was not a great loss. Um, all right, we're just going to move on. Typically not. Okay, teams that fell. Uh, we're gonna call them the power failures. That's what these are here, um teams. So it's not a power failure. They're all power failures. They're a failures for some reason. That for one week. You know, this week. We gotta tell the Energizer, rubber stamp, that that seems

like a personal text. They're down eleven spots. I am very, very concerned about the colts. How could you not be? I was on Good Morning Football today, as I am every Tuesday morning, early wake up call for old Z user. Tuesdays are tough and I do it about Tuesdays, uh, and they were giving me quite amount, quite an amount of guff about how can the cults be anywhere else but thirty two, and you could argue that that's how bad and non competitive um the cults were. And getting

shut out by the Jaguars of all teams. After you know, I think the Texans are the worst team in football. I have him at thirty two in the rankings. Spoiler alert, and the fact that they couldn't beat the Texans in week one, and I know the kicker that they got rid of played a role in that. It's just the team's lost and I think there are a couple of

things that play here. You don't have Shack Leonard, that's the most important player in their defense, who not only is a stabilizing force and a leader, but he is no one's better at forcing turnovers at the linebacker position, which changes the game, shortens fields, puts Jonathan Taylor in a better position, puts the offense in a better position. You're playing without Michael Pittman against Jacksonville and then if

you have Matt Ryan, that's cool. The idea of Matt Ryan as an upgrade makes sense, but only if the offensive line is supposed is as great as we were expecting it to be, and that hasn't been the case either. So it has been a power failure for the failures in Indianapolis. But the reason I have him at twenty six and not last in the League because, yeah, I do like Frank Reich, I do like Ryan, I'd like

the offensive line. I Know Pittman and Leonard will come back. Um, so not willing to just completely bury them, but they were at number twelve countie when the season started. This is a team that was so, so, so high on. They have all. I know this is so embarrassing for you. Yes, it is a power failure. They're gonna they tie the Texans. Why are you not on the list of power failures, because you know you should have put me on there. You puffed your chest, you were the authorities. I thought

you were the guy that does the team. I don't see you leading with a MIA culpa. You're throwing it to me. It's time for you to say you know what, I'm a power failure. It's I mean, when it comes to the cults, absolutely, I will own up to it. I don't understand why they continually start so slow. I don't know what happened. Carson wentz is probably loving this right now. Can I well, yeah, but can I? Can I say something that as bad as the cults look, would you be surprised I have a choice in this

or not? Really, would you be surprised if, in late December they have some big game with the titans or whatever and it's for the division title like that certainly still feels like a possibility. We get, especially in this world, you kind of expect whatever it is right now to be the way it is. I think they will figure some things out, but it is heavily they just they don't look prepared at all. It looks very sloppy. This was not what I was sold in terms of the

offensive line working. Ultimately, we should have taken me into consideration. They should have let me know that this was going to be a slower start so I didn't go out there and hang some onions, which it did. Gus Bradley, his defense is just like not coming along yet. I know that not having Shack Barrett is a huge deal. But they have the chiefs coming up on Sunday. That's not going to work. Shack Leonard needs to get back. So they got the chiefs in week three. So I

don't know what that's gonna do. Speaking of the schedule, Gods Connie, they they set things up for reason that there's a reason. They gave them the Texans in week one. That that was because, you know, take care of business. We're gonna GIVE YOU A W you're gonna have a tougher week two game and then you're gonna lose in week that's the schedule makers. But when you start blowing games that you should win, that's the recipe for Oh and three in disaster. So the Colts, they're at twenty six,

Um and then, yeah, it's here. We have the schedule. Gave you the Texans and Jaguars in the first two weeks. If you can't come out of there with a win, yeah, it's gonna get real ugly. and Oh and to start is awful for them. So you got the cowboys at twenty one, up six spots, the browns at two, the steelers at twenty three, then the jets up seven spots to twenty five. Ahead of those colts who fell eleven spots the bloviator and Washington at seven. The bloviator is

not going to catch on. bloviators, not a thing. I think it's fitting. Thirty two, Jags at twenty nine, Falcons, thirty bears, thirty one, panthers, thirty two Texans. Yeah, I don't like the text. I don't like what I'm seeing in Houston, especially on offense. Just doesn't see it with a team with a ton of talent. Davis Mills hasn't played. You have more confidence in the panthers a little bit. How it's I mean, when you're talking at thirty one,

thirty two, you're splitting hairs. But if this is where I would like to debate, if the panthers played the Texans, you know, I think the panthers probably, with Christian McCaffrey, find a way. But now we're just now we're going to talk about the best of the rest, Dan, and that means we're gonna put thirty seconds on the clock. I have questions for you. We're gonna run through. So that's good. Let's bring let's wrap this. I don't want to look like, you know, an idiot or anything anywhere

out there this week. So I need to get this information from you right here, right now. which team could see a big jump in the rankings in the coming weeks? About I need to be plugged in on this. Doubt the J E T s and my homer maybe, but the jets were thirty two last week. The jets have a miracle, went over the browns and I understand they shouldn't won that game. The browns had to do six things wrong in a row to lose that game, but

they did. So they move up five spots, um seven spots, and they get the Bengals who, not for nothing, have not looked good, but are also the defending a C champions. You beat the Bengals, the jets all of a sudden are gonna slot in the teens in this exercise and they have not been there since I've been doing right. You're done. You're done. Time's up. Got It. Let's go to the Vikings. Will they be in the top ten when they hit their bye week, which is week seven?

All right, who they got? They got lions, saints, Bears, Dolphins. Yes, I think, uh yeah, I think they will be, because I I was feeling great about him after week one. Weeks who went sideways, and the Kirk Cousins Primetime thing is not a media narrative. He struggles in that situation. But I think they're going to win games. I think they're gonna get out of that four game stretch with two or three wins, and they get three, they'll be

in right around the space they are now. Listen, they don't have to play the eagles every week, so no big deal, everybody. How about this one? Is Super Bowl fifty six clouding your judgment of the Bengals? Yes, it is, because teams with they passed track record, especially early in the season. That does stick with me and it makes me think, okay, they need to figure some things out, and they certainly do. The offensive line is a major, major issue for this team. Joe Burrow keeps getting hit

and in general, like people. One thing people forget this offense was struggling before the playoffs started last year and it was the defense and kicking game that got him to the Super Bowl. Pressure is on the head coach. Started on a twelve. Get beat by the jets and you might be twenty, okay, more impressive. In Week two, the giants or the cowboys feel like. I know this and, sir,

I feel like you hate the giants. I don't hate the giants, I know I'm a New York Guy, you know it makes me think of home, and so I'm fine with the giants. I also don't buy the giants at two and Oh. Um. Last year was the panthers, you'll call recall. It started three and Oh and all the panthers fans are like, how can they not be a top ten team? Marching? Yeah, they were marching. That's how I feel about the giants. Even if they win this game, they're going to struggle to crack the top fifteen.

For me, I'm not buying Nice win by the cowboys, really, like I saw from the quarterback there and a Phill in duty. Okay, how about this one? which team could see super rush drop? It is everybody remember remember his name. He is that guy. which team coul see a big drop in the rankings coming up? Broncos. That's an easy one. That was a ugly, ugly game in a lot of ways. Um, but they got the win because they were against the Texans.

I think they lose to twenty nine other teams Um on Sunday and if they continue to play sloppy, uninspired football and get beat up by the forty nine is easily within the realm of possibility. You could see them take a eight to ten spot dip here. Well, I love that you just brought up the Broncos, because, Dan, I have a little surprise for you here. Um, you've been so busy just ranking all sorts of stuff. You've been in ghost mode. It's like your power rankings vortex

that you go into. Now am the power rankings, as we established at the top, your personality. Now it's who it's you. Yeah, Dan is gone. The children have no father. They have as it. Well, I am plugging into the power and wait, what is this? I am going to rank myself. This is like a ring running and professional wrestling. That's right, all right, you know here to take over and I'm going to rank some things here this week. I trust you here. I think you're a woman with

good takes in general. Well, we'll see. God be debatable on this one. These are my petty power rankings for the week. I love all things petty. Can we clear some Tom Petty Music for this segment going forward? I doubt it. We don't have a budget. So Um, but maybe we'll see our zero point zero zero budget will not clear. Zero Point Zero Zero. You are just leading me right to my point here. You brought up the Broncos.

You're brought up zero, zero zero. My favorite, one of my favorite moments of the week, that's the broncos fans counting down lay clock just to help out their offense because the clock management has been so abysmal. This is like Andy Reid in Philadelphia, type bad. That was what he was known for, that was the thing that everybody ripped him apart for. And now Nathaniel Hackett, first time head coach, and you have Russell Wilson and you. You

should not be running into these issues. They were at home and I believe they had to delay of game penalty's and three called had a called time out with some Um this organization. It's bad and at least, and you Reid was a young, great head coach on the rise. Hackett, so far as looked, in a little in over his head. I hope for his sake, because I keep being told he's a really good guy. Um, but he is so nice. It's been tough and they're in prime time this week.

So the spotlight is going to be Broncos niners. That's gonna be a good one. Okay, I my next one is at number two and I really hope that these fans come from some type of money, because they were absolutely burning it. I know that's what people do in Vegas going on in this, but the raiders fans, when they were up three to seven, just popping bottles of Champagne, sprang it all over the place, and producer drew did

a little research on this. Those bottles cost, we inc three thousand dollars a pop. So they are just burning that. And for the podcast science, it's the people like seated behind the netting, behind the goal post, just spraying it onto, I guess, the tunnel below, or maybe the fans below, maybe the field below. It's probably the photographers and me. That's that's a that's a really Um, proud and loyal

fan base. Well, there's that idiot that took a swung at Kyler Murray, but otherwise great fans around the raiders that have followed that team all around the west coast and into the desert. Now I don't think those are actually raiders fans. I think those are plants. Really I think that has something to do with paid standing of Vegas, and because how would you even get that into the building? Because there's a menu, you can buy it and it looks like it's the ace of spades Rose Magnum. So

that sells for three thousand of Pop. That's that's a disgrace. I don't get me started on this. Maybe their calm. Two, knows? Okay, last one, number one in the petty rank. So much roof fixed, the favorite thing. Listen, common man, rankings a're going up in those. He's got a roof to fix. Everybody. Number One. Let's go to Philadelphia, where the Eagles fans

did this. So you're just hearing clapping right now. It's it's truly but, um, the thing that was great about this is, I don't know, maybe we could take that out. I thought it would be better the fans when, when the camera panned to the stands, everyone was doing the skull chant. But my favorite part about that is they were actually doing a folds chant because the NFC championship game, that's what they did and Philly fans are always going

to Philly when given the opportunity. So a little foals chant to send off the Vikings on a disaster this Monday night. For them was what warmed my heart. So yeah, and you guys are like booing Jalen Reagor because your general manager made a bad draft pick. I didn't quite follow that, but you guys have your own thing going on. It's fine, like, I don't know, I'm actually with you on the reagor stuff. I kind of feel bad for him. It's not his fault that Howie Roseman thought that he

should be a first round pick. Like everybody kind of like give him a break, but it was peak philly that they viewed Jalen Reagor on a punt return. Philly fans are they're like the the cool kid in the back of the class. He's kind of a dirt bag, canceled, but but you know, it's kind of cool because he speaks his mind or she speaks her mind, but at

the same time it's like what's up his life? Probably you know, it's tough too because like all the baggage, because of that super bowl ring that they carry around in the back of I'm happy for you, Colle and I'm happy if your husband, Gonzo and Eagles fans just be nice and by the way, you could close the Oh with learning to fly by Tom Petty, and that would tie in nicely with the Eagle that. Let's see if we can clear that the budget. Zero, point zero.

I know you're right on top of that. Thanks everybody for listening. We'll be back next week for Dan's week four, week three powers of the kid in the eighties, Sitcom head of the class that sat in the back with his feed up. That's not us. I think that's you, Dan by he's too cool. NFL power rankings as a production of the NFL in partnership with I heart radio. For more podcasts from my heart radio, visit the I heart radio APP, apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.