2022 NFL Power Rankings Week 10: Jets climb into top 10, Packers, Rams disappear
By Randy Gurzi
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24. Arizona Cardinals
A loss to Seattle means the Arizona Cardinals have now lost two in a row for the second time this season. They’re currently 1-4 in their past five games and that includes two losses to the Seahawks. That means they’re not just three games behind the ‘Hawks for first place, but they also lost the tiebreaker.
Of course, with how poorly they’ve played on defense this season, that doesn’t matter. It was a stretch to think they were going to put a stretch of games together that would get them back into the race. There are a lot of holes on both sides of the ball and the rest of this season will be all about figuring out how to fix things going forward.
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23. Chicago Bears
It wasn’t expected to be a game full of fireworks but the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears put on a show in Week 9. Miami jumped out to a 21-10 lead but the Bears fought back as Justin Fields had a sensational day.
He threw for just 123 yards but had three touchdowns and no picks. Where he was really electric though was as a runner. Fields took off early and often, running for 178 yards and a touchdown. He hit Cole Kmet from four yards out to pull to within three but neither team scored again and Chicago fell to 3-6 with a 35-32 loss.
They’re still tied for second in the AFC North with the Packers but that’s more of a testament to the division being awful than anything else. Still, the play from Fields is encouraging as he’s finally looking like a legit leader.