The story of the Week 7 Power Rankings revolves around five protagonists: The Unbeaten.
I won't, Tyler. See below.
I hear he likes it blackened, with a side of hush puppies. Speaking of, why do hush puppies continue to be so criminally underrated? At least Long John Silver's knows their value ...
The Panthers are no longer underrated here, as they make a strong move into the top five, even leapfrogging another unbeaten. As for your favorite team, see below and share your thoughts: @HarrisonNFL is the place.
Let the dissension commence!
NOTE: The lineup below reflects changes from our Oct. 13 Power Rankings.
With that bit of accounting out of the way, we feel it important to bring you a list of the most arduous strategic challenges Bill Belichick has faced in his coaching career, in order:
<strong>a)</strong> Stopping the "Greatest Show on Turf"
Rams in
Super Bowl XXXVI.
<strong>b)</strong> Guiding the Pats to an 11-5 record with
Matt Cassel at quarterback in 2008.
<strong>c)</strong> Figuring out some way to stop that wicked-scary
Colts
fake-punt formation Sunday night.
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<strong>» Rodgers' first three games:</strong> 73.6 percent completion rate, 10:0 TD-to-INT ratio, 135.4 passer rating.
<strong>» His last three games:</strong> 62.6 percent completion rate, 5:2 TD-to-INT ratio, 96.4 passer rating.
Those stats are still formidable, but not nearly what we're used to seeing from the reigning league MVP.
By the way, Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert is on pace for, like, 91 touchdowns this year.
On the other side of the ball ...
The play calling on Monday night either left something to be desired, or the Eagles just knew everything that was coming. Combined with the fact that Rueben Randle looks hobbled and Eli Manning kept getting hit ... You get the point.
Meanwhile, the Ravens' secondary is so bad, Brady Anderson could go deep on them. (Remember that one year he somehow hit 50 bombs out of nowhere? That was a strange era for baseball. Some people would use another "S" word to describe it.)
Let's see ... Charcandrick West can't fumble that football. Alex Smith is not playing like the 10th-best quarterback in football. And now Jeremy Maclin is banged up.
Forgive Chiefs fans if they are wearing Dan Quisenberry jerseys, scoring baseball games and re-living the glory days of Tecmo Super Bowl. #Okoyehittingpower
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