3. Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills come in at No. 3 in our power rankings. This team is again in a good spot, as they own a 7-1 record and are the top seed in the AFC. Josh Allen is playing some great football once again, but that defense has been a problem. The unit has been able to take advantage of playing backup QBs in previous weeks, but as a whole, this unit has struggled. Buffalo may have to continue winning in shootout fashion in games they aren't playing second and third-string QBs.
If that's the case, you naturally wonder how far they can go. With that said, Buffalo has been into the playoffs each year since 2019 and have made two AFC Championship Games in the Josh Allen era, so they've come close.
2. Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals appear to have things going for them through the first nine weeks of the season. The defense has been much improved this year, and if the season ended today, it'd be hard to give the MVP to someone other than Joe Burrow. The Bengals have made two deep playoff runs in two years of the Burrow era, but we're now talking about those runs being four and five years ago, so it's been quite some time since the Bengals have made the playoffs.
Overall, you can see the path, but there isn't a guarantee that this team maintains its high level of play all years. For now, though, the Bengals are a juggernaut and come in at No. 2 in our power rankings.
1. Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars made multiple big splashes at the NFL Trade Deadline and are clearly going all-in this year. Jacksonville is likely winning the AFC South by multiple games, and it feels like they should be able to earn one of the top 3 seeds in the AFC playoffs, as well.
With the additions on defense in Jordan Davis and Jesse Bates, and Trevor Lawrence playing elite football, the Jaguars have it all and are, arguably, the best team in football right now.
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