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

By Randy Gurzi | Oct 7, 2019

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: David Montgomery #32 of the Chicago Bears celebrates after rushing in his team’s first touchdown 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) /

15. Chicago Bears (6)

Playing in front of a sellout crowd in London, the Chicago Bears found themselves suffering a loss at the hands of the Oakland Raiders. While the Bears did enter this game without starting quarterback Mitch Trubisky, they still felt confident with Chase Daniel leading the offense.

One of the more respected backups in the game, Daniel had just led Chicago to a win the week prior against the Minnesota Vikings. In that one, he was safe with the ball and played the role of a game manager. With their defense, that’s usually a recipe for success — and that was the case in that 16-6 win.

Heading overseas, they clearly had a similar strategy and expected to score another victory, especially with Oakland’s top receiver, Tyrell Williams, out with an injury. However, they just had no answers for rookie running back Josh Jacobs who went for 123 yards and two touchdowns — including the game-winner from two yards out.

It was really surprising and sends the Bears into their bye week trying to figure out what they can do to get things corrected the rest of the way. They have the defense to win it all, but they need their offense to do more than just try not to screw things up.

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