Division races are heating up, the NFL Trade Deadline is closing in, and the chaos has only just begun.
This has already been an absolute treat of an NFL season so far, but the league just continues to bless us with more week after week. This was a week that felt abnormally loaded with inter-conference matchups.
Maybe not so surprisingly, Week 9 was filled with blowout victories, which have simultaneously heated up the races to the top of a number of divisions as well as the top of the 2027 NFL Draft order.
Let's unpack Week 9 action and look ahead to Week 10 (and beyond) in our latest full NFL Power Rankings
NFL Power Rankings, Week 10: Packers soaring in latest full league rankings
32. Los Angeles Chargers
Last Week: 32nd
At this point, you really have to be wondering how much longer Jim Harbaugh is going to have his job with the Chargers.
How committed are the Chargers as an organization to the program he’s been building? What have we really seen from Harbaugh over the last couple of years to indicate that he’s truly the right fit for this team as head coach?
These may be the questions the franchise is asking itself after the Chargers’ latest embarrassing home loss against the Houston Texans, where they were absolutely laughed off the field on the way to an 0-8 record so far this season.
The Chargers’ defense got absolutely shredded by the Houston Texans’ passing game. We saw DJ Uiagalelei take over for Justin Herbert after this game got out of hand.
In every sense of the word, the Chargers are disastrous.
31. Philadelphia Eagles
Last week: 25th
The Philadelphia Eagles haven’t completely thrown in the towel on this season, but we’ll see what kind of approach general manager Howie Roseman takes after his team’s 19-11 loss against the New York Giants on Sunday.
The Eagles trotted Joe Milton out there at the quarterback position, and of all the quarterback performances around the NFL this week, his was certainly one of them.
Milton was a fish out of water in his first start with the Eagles, taking 7 sacks and getting absolutely rocked on a sack that resulted in a fumble by Giants star rookie Arvell Reese.
The Eagles are in disarray less than two years after winning the Super Bowl. Life comes at you fast in the NFL. The fallout of this season will be fascinating.
