{"id":60573,"date":"2022-09-22T16:41:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=60573"},"modified":"2022-09-22T16:41:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:41:24","slug":"nfl-quick-hits-power-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2022\/09\/22\/nfl-quick-hits-power-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Quick Hits; Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Week Two Thoughts\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What\u2019s the tablet computer budget in <strong>Tampa<\/strong>? I\u2019m sure there are a few school districts that could use those machines.<\/li>\n<li>You can admit it: the <strong>Eagles<\/strong> scared you a little on Monday night. Nobody with that much of a running game has as much ability to throw it over you too.<\/li>\n<li>Hey, didn\u2019t you used to be the AFC Champion <strong>Cincinnati Bengals<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li>No, they haven\u2019t played a big offense yet, but <strong>Tampa\u2019s<\/strong> defense has only allowed 13 points. Give Brady the ring now if the Bucs can win a title scoring 14 per game.<\/li>\n<li>I betting that undercurrent of rumblings for <strong>Kenny Picket<\/strong> will become a full roar in Pittsburgh by about midway through the second quarter in Cleveland this coming Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Raiders<\/strong> are the league\u2019s best 0-2 team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Giants<\/strong> are the league\u2019s worst 2-0 team.<\/li>\n<li>If current trends hold, the AFC Champion 0-2 <strong>Bengals<\/strong> will miss the playoffs.<\/li>\n<li>It gets a little complex, but with the tiebreakers and some next-level math\u2026carry the one\u2026the <strong>New York Jets<\/strong> sit just outside the last playoff spot in the AFC.<\/li>\n<li>It felt a little like <strong>Baltimore<\/strong> let the genie out of the bottle in allowing <strong>Miami<\/strong> to get up off the canvas Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>Not sure what\u2019s wrong with the Colts, but a visit from the Chiefs probably isn\u2019t the remedy.<\/li>\n<li>Way too early dark horse Super Bowl pick \u2013 Chargers vs Eagles.<\/li>\n<li>Welcome to the NFL, <strong>Garrett Wilson<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If <strong>Jacoby Brisset<\/strong> and <strong>Amari Cooper<\/strong> are able to connect on you nine times for 101 yards and a TD, you need to change something.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Our Heroes in Green<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, you don\u2019t see that very often.\u00a0 Things certainly look brighter in Jetland now than they did with two minutes left in the fourth quarter Sunday.\u00a0 With Cleveland leaving the field early on Sunday, the Jets are in prime position to start the season 2-1.\u00a0 The Bengals were one of the teams the Jets beat last year, and they aren\u2019t playing nearly as well now.\u00a0 Its time for the Jets to find a ground game.\u00a0 They haven\u2019t broken 100 yards in either contest so far.\u00a0 Call me crazy, but I think asking young Joey Flacco to air it out for 400 each week might be a flawed approach.\u00a0 The defensive line should be pumped given the epic struggles Cincy has had protecting Joe Borrow.\u00a0 The Jets have three sacks through their first two games; it will be a disappointment if they don\u2019t match that this Sunday.\u00a0 The wise guys have the Bengals giving our heroes 4.5 Sunday.\u00a0 I think we\u2019ll see a very desperate Cincinnati team this week.\u00a0 They will play better.\u00a0 The Jets will too off the huge comeback in Brownsville.\u00a0 I like our chances to send the entire state of Ohio into an early season depression.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>JetNation NFL Power Rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Week Three<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Buffalo Bills <\/strong>2-0 (Last Week: 1) \u2013 The Bills have yet to be challenged despite opening against the defending champs and another AFC playoff team. The trip to Miami this week will be difficult, but there has been nothing so far to suggest the Bills will have any issues going 3-0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kansas City Chiefs <\/strong>2-0 (Last Week: 2) \u2013 The Chiefs escaped against the Chargers. They will need to be better going forward.\u00a0 From the look of Thursday\u2019s game, the Chiefs will miss the long-ball threat Tyreek Hill provided most when playing against the league\u2019s top teams.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tampa Bay Buccaneers <\/strong>2-0 (Last Week: 3) \u2013 Tampa\u2019s defense has been stellar thus far. They have allowed only 13 points through two weeks. \u00a0It\u2019s hard to imagine any team beating the Bucs if Brady only needs to produce two scores to win.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Los Angeles Rams<\/strong> 1-1 (Last Week: 7) \u2013 the champs were much better in week two\u2026at least until the end of the game. This team will clearly be challenged to stay focused week to week all season long after holding the trophy last year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Miami Dolphins <\/strong>2-0 (Last Week: 8)\u2013 the Dolphins epic comeback Sunday is the type of win that can carry a team for several weeks. The league\u2019s best team (Buffalo) comes to town Sunday.\u00a0 The Dolphins will need to spend this week looking at why they needed to come from so far down against Baltimore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Philadelphia Eagles <\/strong>2-0 (Last Week: unranked) Philadelphia looks to be the class of the NFC East early on. The Birds have a power rushing attack \u2013 379 yards through two games.\u00a0 Jalen Hurts legs are a problem as is the fact that his passing has developed to give Philly the balance they lacked in recent years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Los Angeles Chargers<\/strong> 1-1 (Last Week: 5)\u2013 The Chargers found a way to drop the Thursday night game in KC. They were the better team except for a few plays that made all the difference.\u00a0 If Herbert stays healthy, the Chargers will be a major factor for the long haul.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Baltimore Ravens<\/strong> 1-1 (Last Week: 4)\u2013 The collapse in Miami needs to become a distant memory if Baltimore is going to challenge in the AFC. The Patriots, Bills, and Bengals are next up for the Ravens.\u00a0 Any hangover from the epic fail Sunday, and Baltimore could fall behind the eight ball early in the season.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Green Bay Packers <\/strong>1-1 (Last Week: Unranked) \u2013 The Pack get the benefit of the doubt here with the assumption that their no show in week one was just their typical first week rust. We\u2019ll know Sunday as Tampa\u2019s defense will embarrass the Packers if Rodgers and company are still in preseason mode.<\/li>\n<li><strong>San Francisco 49ers<\/strong> 1-1 (Last Week: Unranked) \u2013 The Niners are thankful to have held on to Jimmy G.\u00a0 Lance is done after one plus games.\u00a0 The Niners had a black injury cloud follow them last season. Seemingly nothing has changed.\u00a0 \u00a0The Niners can make their soggy start in Chicago an aberration with a win this week in Denver and next week at home against the Rams.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week Two Thoughts\u2026 What\u2019s the tablet computer budget in Tampa? I\u2019m sure there are a few school districts that could use those machines. You can admit it: the Eagles scared you a little on Monday night. Nobody with that much of a running game has as much ability to throw it over you too. 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