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NFL Power Rankings, Week 6: Chiefs look mortal, Cowboys free fall

By Randy Gurzi

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 06: George Odum #30 of the Indianapolis Colts strips the football out of the hands of LeSean McCoy #25 of the Kansas City Chiefs in the second quarter at Arrowhead Stadium on October 6, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Colts recovered the fumble. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 06: George Odum #30 of the Indianapolis Colts strips the football out of the hands of LeSean McCoy #25 of the Kansas City Chiefs in the second quarter at Arrowhead Stadium on October 6, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Colts recovered the fumble. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 06: Maurice Hurst #73 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates after sacking Chase Daniel #4 of the Chicago Bears (not pictured) on the last play of the game during the match between the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 06, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jack Thomas/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 06: Maurice Hurst #73 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates after sacking Chase Daniel #4 of the Chicago Bears (not pictured) on the last play of the game during the match between the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 06, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jack Thomas/Getty Images) /

19. Oakland Raiders (22)

Somehow, the Oakland Raiders are 3-2. Yes, the same Raiders team that hired a broadcaster to serve as their general manager and then paid a ton of money to Antonio Brown. The same Raiders who then spent most of the offseason fighting with Brown about a helmet and then finally sent him packing after some crazy incidents which included him talking about punching Mike Mayock in the face.

With him gone, the team seems much more in unison. They’ve found some success with Josh Jacobs on the ground and Tyrell Williams as the No. 1 wide receiver. However, they still found a way to win this weekend even without Williams and despite facing off against one of the best defenses in the NFL as they played the Chicago Bears in London.

The game itself wasn’t pretty, but they did enough to get the win. Jacobs rushed for 123 yards and two scores, leading them to 17 points in the second quarter. The Chase Daniel-led Bears ended up taking the lead after scoring 21 in the third quarter, but Oakland capped it off with Jacobs’ second touchdown of the game with less than two minutes to go.

Now at 3-2, they’re in second place in their division and could be in play for a Wildcard spot if they keep playing this well. That’s quite the improvement from last season.

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