10. Kansas City Chiefs
Last week: 9th
The Kansas City Chiefs had lost back-to-back games against the Seahawks and the Broncos in painful fashion, so you already knew they were going to be taking it out on the Jets in their return home in Week 9.
That’s exactly what happened.
Even with some more kicking issues (which are likely reaching a boiling point for Andy Reid), the Chiefs were able to blow the Jets away to the tune of 35-12. And they shut the Jets out in the second half.
As you might have expected, Kenneth Walker had a phenomenal game. He racked up 143 yards from scrimmage and a total of three touchdowns (1 rushing, 2 receiving) as the Chiefs got back on track and up to 6-2 on the season.
With the Jets game out of the way, the Chiefs will now face the Falcons and Cardinals before getting to the toughest portion of their schedule.
9. Minnesota Vikings
Last week: 8th
Vikings play Monday night against Bills***
It feels unfair because the Vikings just lost their first game of the season last week, but we’ve all been kind of waiting for that shoe to drop, haven’t we?
I don’t even really know what the best way to approach this team even is, to be honest. I had the Vikings at #1 in my last Power Rankings (Week 8), and I felt like that was absolutely justified. If defenses win championships, then the VIkings are a championship-caliber team.
But not many teams are struggling this badly to figure out the quarterback position, or their offense as a whole, midway through the season.
The Vikings are trotting out Carson Wentz on Monday night against the Bills, and that will be a huge opportunity for him to possibly just seize that role for the remainder of the season, or we might see the Vikings make a bold move at quarterback.
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