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KCF's Power Rankings

1. Rams
2. Cowboys
3. Dolphins
4. Pioneers
5. Falcons

HMs: Express, Broncos

The Rams have the #1 offense, #4 defense, #5 in sacks, #9 in def INTs, #5 in 3rd down conversions, #6 in turnover differential, and have the best point differential by a comfortable margin. They have allowed 13 points or fewer in all seven of their wins, and they have scored 19+ in all of their wins. Their only losses are a pair of 20-17 games, which very well could have been games that they should have won. All of those major injuries they suffered in the preseason and early regular season barely slowed them down, and most of those players have started to come back. I hesitate to call them the Super Bowl favorites because the Cowboys still exist, but they are firing on all cylinders.

In addition to being far more talented and healthy than the Rams, the Cowboys have performed only just a few steps back from the Rams in most major categories with the exception of turnovers where they have given up the fewest in the league. As was seen against the Pioneers though, the offense lives and dies with QB Vince Young. If he ever gets injured, it's hard to see them scoring points to win playoff games when his replacement would be Rhett Bomar who has a sub-60 passer rating in Dallas.

The Dolphins have an absurdly good defense being #1 overall and several other notable categories. Co-MVP Jacquizz Rodgers leads the league with a 5.1 YPC. They have suffered their fair share of offensive injuries though having played more than half of their games with at least three injured starters on that side of the ball, including future Hall of Fame QB Sam Keller being done for the season. Seeing the offense without Keller for five games, inconsisent accurately describes the passing offense and will likely be the reason for their demise in the playoffs if they do lose their. Current starter Marcus Mariota has a 75.3 passer rating. It's not a poor mark, but Keller had a 90+ passer rating in seven straight seasons coming into this one and only his rookie season when he was a backup to Trent Dilfer did he see a passer rating lower than Mariota's (66.5). Mariota doesn't have to perform like Keller, but unless he shows more consistency and reach greater heights, the passing offense could be the difference between another Super Bowl and being one-and-done (yes I'm assuming they are making the playoffs).

The Pioneers did not start the season off well with a 1-2 record and giving up 350+ yards in those two losses and 300+ yards in the narrow victory. Since then the Pioneers have won six straight on the backs of mostly their defense (10th overall now) as they have held every opponent to under 250 yards and more than half to under 200 yards. That isn't to say that their offense hasn't helped. It is 11th overall with QB Russell Wilson 8th in passer rating and while HB Markus Manson has missed the past few games, he does have a 4.4 YPC and was in the Top 20 in receiving yards in the entire league just a few weeks ago. However, after replacing two starting OL from a season ago, they have given up the 4th most sacks in the league. They have also lost a league high 12 fumbles, though six of those were in a single game against the Jags. They were expected to have to fight a bunch of teams for a wild card spot entering the season, but given the AFC South is much weaker than expected, they have a decent chance of getting a much needed first round bye.

The Falcons currently hold the #1 seed in the NFC, but a few superior teams are nipping at their heels to where the Falcons need to do better to hold them off. They are in the top half of virtually all major categories and are rising in most defensive ones, but the offense is starting to concern me. QB Brian Brohm has returned, and the passing offense has suffered after seeing an uptick when rookie Patrick Mahomes was leading it. The more glaring issues is that HB David Johnson will still be out for at least five more games, and in three starts and most of another games, rookie 5th rounder Kenny Hamilton, who wasn't signed by the team who drafted him (Packers), currently sports a 3.2 YPC (to his credit, he has yet to fumble on over 100 touches). Five of their final seven games are against teams that currently have a winning record, so if the offense doesn't start to perform better, they could end up losing out on a first round bye, which would be a big loss for a team not as talent as potential playoff opponents in the Cowboys and Rams.
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