NFL Spin Zone
Fansided

NFL Power Rankings, Week 6: Rams, Vikings escape with wins

By Randy Gurzi

SEATTLE, WA - OCTOBER 07: Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh #93 of the Los Angeles Rams celebrates a sack with teammates in the second half against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on October 7, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - OCTOBER 07: Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh #93 of the Los Angeles Rams celebrates a sack with teammates in the second half against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on October 7, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
9 of 33
Next
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 07: Mike Pennel #98 and Nathan Shepherd #97 of the New York Jets react against the Denver Broncos during the first half in the game at MetLife Stadium on October 07, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 07: Mike Pennel #98 and Nathan Shepherd #97 of the New York Jets react against the Denver Broncos during the first half in the game at MetLife Stadium on October 07, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) /

25. New York Jets (31)

The New York Jets were simply impressive on Sunday. They blew up on Monday Night Football in Week 1 and everyone wondered if this team was ready to compete despite starting the very raw Sam Darnold under center. Darnold was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, but he did start just two seasons for USC, which is why it was so impressive to see him play as well as he did in the bright lights of Week 1.

Since then, they dropped three straight games before finally waking up at home against the stellar Denver Broncos defense. A 21-point second quarter is what separated the two teams as running back Isaiah Crowell and receiver Robby Anderson each blew up, especially Crowell who had over 200 yards on the ground.

Crowell ripped off a 77-yard touchdown run and Anderson added a 76-yard touchdown on the following series. That proved to be too much for the Broncos and New York moved to a 2-3 record for the season.

We all knew it would be a season of growth for the Jets. They have many new pieces and they’re trying to build a contender. Darnold still has a lot of growing to do as his completion percentage was ugly, but he did what he needed to do in this one — as did the running game that was on fire.

Home/NFL