NFL Power Rankings 2018: Week 15 Edition

Week 14 of the 2018 NFL regular season schedule is in the books. Now it’s time to see where all 32 teams rank. For reference purposes, here is a link to last week’s NFL Power Rankings.

BLG’S WEEK 15 NFL POWER RANKINGS

1 - Kansas City Chiefs (Last Week: 2) - Pat Mahomes is ridiculous. He’s the NFL MVP.

2 - New Orleans Saints (LW: 3) - The Saints struggled early in Tampa but ultimately found their groove. They’re back as the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff picture.

3 - Los Angeles Rams (LW: 1) - Jared Goff is not a cold weather quarterback.

4 - Los Angeles Chargers (LW: 5) - The Bolts rank third in DVOA and fifth in point differential.

5 - Seattle Seahawks (LW: 7) - Seattle has won four in a row. They’re going to be a tough out as the No. 5 seed.

6 - Chicago Bears (LW: 8) - The Bears don’t have the offensive firepower to match with Los Angeles or New Orleans. But they do have a defense that can hinder those teams.

7 - New England Patriots (LW: 4) - Second game in 2018 they’ve lost after scoring 33 points.

8 - Houston Texans (LW: 6) - Houston’s winning streak finally came to an end.

9 - Dallas Cowboys (LW: 10) - The Cowboys got a huge, game-changing gift from the refs on Sunday.

10 - Indianapolis Colts (LW: 13) - After getting shut out last week, Frank Reich’s Colts bounced back with a big win over Houston.

11 - Baltimore Ravens (LW: 9) - The Ravens took the Chiefs to overtime in Kansas City. They’re a good team. And still alive for the AFC North lead with Pittsburgh slipping.

12 - Tennessee Titans (LW: 16) - Never know where to rank the Titans on a weekly basis. The league’s most up and down team.

13 - Miami Dolphins (LW: 17) - Tom Brady is now 7-10 in South Beach thanks to the Miami Miracle:

14 - Denver Broncos (LW: 11) - Bad loss for Denver, who could’ve made a real push for an AFC wild card spot with a win.

15 - Minnesota Vikings (LW: 14) - John DeFilippo’s offense is struggling. Also, Kirk Cousins is a loser.

16 - Cleveland Browns (LW: 18) - The Browns are 3-2 since firing Hue Jackson. Progress!

17 - Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 12) - Three straight losses gives them a tenuous lead on the AFC North.

18 - Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 15) - The Eagles got screwed. Also, they’re not very awesome.

19 - Detroit Lions (LW: 21) - The Lions haven’t given up on Matt Patricia, I guess.

20 - Green Bay Packers (LW: 22) - The Packers are undefeated since firing Mike McCarthy.

21 - New York Giants (LW: 24) - The Giants are 4-1 in their last five games. Pat Shurmur is the master of ruining draft position.

22 - Carolina Panthers (LW: 19) - Five losses in a row. Choking their way out of the wild card picture.

23 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 25) - Well, the Bucs showed some fight early against New Orleans, but it wasn’t enough.

24 - Atlanta Falcons (LW: 23) - Five losses in a row. Is Dan Quinn on the hot seat?

25 - Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 26) - After pitching a shutout against Indy last week, the Jags allowed 30 points to Tennessee. Makes sense.

26 - New York Jets (LW: 30) - The J-E-T-S won the battle of the rookie quarterbacks with Sam Darnold looking merely mediocre instead of flat out awful.

27 - Buffalo Bills (LW: 27) - First-round quarterback Josh Allen ranks sixth among NFL rookies in rushing yards.

28 - Oakland Raiders (LW: 31) - Don’t look now but Jon Gruden has the Raiders playing competitive football? Relatively speaking, of course.

29 - San Francisco 49ers (LW: 32) - I googled “Nick Mullens” and an article titled “Nick Mullens’ first 5 starts were better than Tom Brady’s” came up. There you have it. Mullens > Brady.

30 - Arizona Cardinals (LW: 28) - Steve Wilks might be one and done in the desert.

31 - Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 29) - The Bengals are 0-4 since adding Hue Jackson to their staff. Cincy’s -90 point differential is fourth worst in the league.

32 - Washington Redskins (LW: 20) - Washington is hopeless given their awful quarterback situation. They don’t stand a chance.