2021 NFL Power Rankings Week 18: Bengals, Titans take their divisions

By Randy Gurzi | Jan 3, 2022

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd (83) celebrates a go-ahead touchdown catch in the fourth quarter during a Week 17 NFL game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 34-31. With the win the, the Cincinnati Bengals won the AFC North division and advance to the NFL playoffs.Kansas City Chiefs At Cincinnati Bengals Jan 2 /

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NFL Power Rankings; Arizona Cardinals Antoine Wesley (85) and tight end Darrell Daniels (81) celebrate a touchdown in the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /

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6. Arizona Cardinals

It was a statement win for the Arizona Cardinals as they went into AT&T Stadium and knocked off the Dallas Cowboys. For Kyler Murray, the Texas native continued to play well in the house that Jerry built, as he’s remained undefeated in the stadium dating back to his high school days.

In this win, he had 263 yards passing and 44 on the ground with two touchdowns. The Dallas defense slowed him down in the second half but he did enough to keep them from catching up as they won 25-22.

Defensively, they made life miserable on Dak Prescott who had three touchdowns in a misleading stat line. They remained alive in the NFC West as well with the win, although they will need some help to pull that off.

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5. Kansas City Chiefs

Early in their game this weekend, the Kansas City Chiefs looked poised to clinch the No. 1 seed and force the road to the Super Bowl to come through them. They were up 14-0 over the Cincinnati Bengals and rolling, but then Joe Burrow turned it on.

The 2020 No. 1 overall pick carved their secondary up to the tune of 446 yards and Ja’Mar Chase went for 266 yards and three touchdowns. In the end, Cincy won on a 20-yard field goal which dropped the Chiefs to No. 2 in the conference behind Tennessee.

Kanas City is still heading to the postseason and should be feared. They just got a reminder that there are some other elite offenses that can hang with them if they’re not careful.

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