NFL Power Rankings, Week 8: Chiefs rebound, Cowboys drop back down

By Randy Gurzi | Oct 22, 2018

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 21: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs through high fives from teammates during pre game introductions prior to the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium on October 21, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – OCTOBER 21: Derek Anderson #3 of the Buffalo Bills throws a pass in the fourth quarter against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 21, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

29. Buffalo Bills (27)

Things just continue to go from bad to worse for the Buffalo Bills. They went on the road in Week 7 to play the Indianapolis Colts — a team that came into the week with a 1-5 record. They were also well known as a team that’s struggling to find a balanced offense, but even worse has been the way they’ve played defense. You wouldn’t believe either of those statements if you judged them based simply on how they played against Buffalo.

The Bills were completely mismatched in this one. They were forced to turn to Derek Anderson at quarterback with Josh Allen hurting, but that wasn’t the problem. They also had to run it primarily with Chris Ivory following an injury to star running back LeSean McCoy. This also wasn’t the reason for their issues.

Instead, the problem is that this is just a bad roster. They’re not special in any area and they’re really hurting with pass catchers. If they do lose McCoy for any extended time, things will only get worse.

The one question remaining for Buffalo this season is if they want to pin this on head coach Sean McDermott. If so, he could quickly find himself on an incredibly hot seat.

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