The top of the AFC remains a 3-team race while two NFC teams have separated themselves. This week the playoff picture shifted at the bottom half of each side of the playoff bracket.
The rankings represent teams currently holding a playoff birth, ordered based on head-to-head projections if they played this week.
This week’s Playoff Power Ranking Movers:
In: Patriots & Commanders - OUT: Jets & Seahawks
49ers
Status: Opening Up a Gap
The 49ers Quarterback situation took a turn for the remarkable with Brock Purdy. The performance separates San Francisco from the Cowboys and Vikings, while all stay in the same spots. the 49ers defense is the only unit with a viable chance to stop the Eagles in the NFC
Buccaneers
Status: About to go under
The demise of Tom Brady may not be an exaggeration after all. Tampa Bay sunk to a new level of frustration with the goat quarterback and his primary receiver still not functioning as the dynamic duo they can be. The fall may not be over
Top-3 AFC - Bengals, Bills and Chiefs
Status: Clearly a Power Trio
All three of these teams look like they have been reading their own press. Matchups side the top three remain stronger than the field but able to cannibalize each other. Who can survive the stretch run to the end of the regular season intact?
Dolphins
Status: Getting caught from behind
The Dolphins red hot offense is cooling significantly. The question is… can they counter what defenses are giving them now that they've dissected the Phins tendencies.
Vikings
Status: Running out of time
The Viking strength may be waning. If they cannot write the ship, they're looking at a one-and-done scenario.
Ravens
Status: Better than the alternative
Baltimore holds on to the five spot purely due to the fact that both Tennessee and New England's offenses lack any kind of dynamics. Both quarterback situations leave little to feel that they can threaten the Ravens