Power Rankings: Week 10

As it stands, there are currently four teams mathematically in play for a first round BYE. Those same four teams have all secured (or nearly secured) a playoff spot. 

Below the top four, there are four more teams battling for the last two playoff spots.

As for the bottom four, I’m rooting for you. To see any of y’all make a playoff run would be truly legendary.

Regarding the chase for the most points scored, it’s currently a 5 team sprint. With 3 weeks remaining in the regular season, those five are separated by just 71.26 points. It’s up for grabs!

IT’S CRUNCH TIME. IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN. LET’S GOOOOOO.

1. Moore Crow-Bell (9-1)

   Last Week: 1st

   Playoff Odds: 100%

   First Round BYE Odds: 78.6%

   The undefeated run has come to an abrupt end, but 9-1 ain’t too shabby. The team was missing a plethora of regular contributors on Sunday, and a few uncharacteristically poor performances from Russ and AJ Brown doomed the outcome from the start. Now, I wouldn’t go as far as to say this roster is comprised of “frauds”, but it’d be awfully reassuring to see Zeke return to form next week. On deck is a titanic matchup with Still T.O.M. that won’t drastically shake up the playoff picture, but the victor will almost guarantee themselves a stress-free Week 14.

2. Still T.O.M. (8-2)

   Last Week: 2nd

   Playoff Odds: 100%

   First Round BYE Odds: 79.9%
   Bailed out by Matt Prater, the Saints D/ST, and Nick Chubb’s heads up play at the goaline (LOL) - these boys were lucky to come out on top in Week 10. Mike Davis and James Conner have been trending in the wrong direction lately, so thank god for JRob and Kyler Murray. Murray is currently having the most prolific fantasy season of all time on a PPG basis, currently crushing Lamar Jackson’s 2019 pace by 2.0 PPG. K1 and (a healthy) CMC might be able to run this thing back all by themselves. If they somehow pull it off, y’all can call me Tommy Two Rings.

3. Hammered Uncle Hanks (7-3)

   Last Week: 4th

   Playoff Odds: 100%

   First Round BYE Odds: 24.8%

   Real G’s move in silence like lasagna. Not one for proclamative intimidation or trash talk, I feel like many of us started to overlook Hank following the George Kittle injury. The loss is especially crushing considering how irreplaceable elite TE’s are, but this is a team that can beat you in many ways. Rostering the RB2, WR4, WR5, and WR10 is scary enough - but look at J.D.McKissic! The dude has 29 targets in his past two games as a tailback! Hank may have finally filled that second RB slot, which doesn’t bode well for the rest of us.

4. A Stainers (6-4)

   Last Week: 3rd

   Playoff Odds: 96.7%

   First Round BYE Odds: 16.3%

   Oddly enough, the highest scoring team in the league has had a tough spell of bad luck recently. In the past four weeks, Stain has had two losses by a combined 1.14 points. OUCH. While the probability of securing a first round BYE has become increasingly unlikely, a playoff berth is still a near certainty. That’s great news, but even better news may be coming out of Tampa; Ronald Jones fumbled on the third play of the game, leading most of us to believe it was going to be a Leonard Fournette day. But Bruce Arians shocked the world and stayed with RoJo, who ended up nearly topping 200 yards on the ground. Very, very reassuring stuff right there.

5. Lord Beer Me Strength (5-5)

   Last Week: 5th

   Playoff Odds: 40.4%

   Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time moments. Sure, all it took was 100 points to secure the W, but like they say in baseball, “it’s a line drive in the books”. The RB’s are looking awfully promising, but deciding between Nyheim Hines, Damien Harris, David Montgomery, and Duke Johnson is like playing craps. It’s a literal crapshoot. There’s a winning formula in there somewhere though! With that said, Josh Allen and the receivers will ultimately dictate how far this team goes. Up next? A MONUMENTAL matchup against another .500 club, with significant playoff implications on the line.

6. Peter’s Team (4-6)

   Last Week: 7th

   Playoff Odds: 37.0%

   BACK. FROM. THE. DEAD. With three straight wins in the bag, these boys are no longer the laughing stock of the league. Far from, actually. And I know it doesn’t mean much considering The Steamers are the 4th highest scoring team in the league, and Devon’s squad is healthy again - but as far as records go, Bacich has the easiest remaining schedule in the league. His next three opponents offer a combined record of 8-22. Josh Jacobs and Aaron Jones will have to show up in Week 11 to compensate for Stefon Diggs’ absence, but this squad is a dark horse all of a sudden.

7. Z-Unit (5-5)

   Last Week: 6th

   Playoff Odds: 53.4%

   Tough loss. Currently with the least amount of points scored amongst .500 clubs (albeit not by much), the clearest path to victory is to win 2 of the next 3. Up next is the A Stainers, followed by Brees In The ER, and The Steamers. Not the easiest of schedules, but not impossible. Chris Carson returning to action in Week 11 would be a huge shot in the arm for a team that’s struggled to put points on the board recently. If Kenny Golladay remains out, Marvin Jones figures to remain a solid WR2 - his involvement will be key considering Hollywood Brown’s ineffectiveness. Z-Unit controls their own destiny!

8. John Brown (5-5)

   Last Week: 8th

   Playoff Odds: 70.7%

   You see that 70% playoff probability? Yeah? You don’t deserve it. That was your 3rd time starting an inactive player. UNFORGIVABLE. This should be The Steamers’ spot. But here we are, good fortune has delivered a 5-5 record. By no means do I mean to imply the team is bad - it’s not. For legit championship aspirations though, Austin Ekeler needs to take the field again, and a few more Tyler Lockett explosions would go a long way.

   P.S. CHECK YOUR LINEUP CHET, YOU HAVE TWO BYE’S THIS WEEK.

9. #1 Team in all of HMB (3-7)

   Last Week: 10th

   Playoff Odds: 0.2%

   Too little too late. Miles Sanders and Nick Chubb came back in a big way, and gambling on AB’s talent may have been a really good call. Jakobi Myers and Diontae Johnson are young studs with upside galore, and hell even Kalen Ballage is an RB2 now? But the numbers say it won’t be enough. It’s a much better team than the 3-7 record indicates, but a red light on Playoff Boulevard will keep Devon from reaching the promised land. Now it’s time to play spoiler.

   
   If you’re still mad at Nick Chubb, maybe you can redirect some of that anger to Tom Brady :)

10. Brees In The E.R. (3-7)

    Last Week: 9th

    Playoff Odds: 1.4%

    Joe Mixon and Calvin Ridley kept this roster in the hunt early on, but their recent absences have ironically strangled the team’s playoff aspirations. That, and Jonathan Taylor’s inability to win the Indi backfield, and Amari Cooper’s struggles with Cunha Middle School’s Flag Football QB under center in Dallas. The whole lineup is teeming with football talent, but it just wasn’t meant to be. Your guess is as good as mine as to how there’s still a 1/100 chance of making the playoffs. Win out, and hope for the best I guess?

11. The Steamers (2-8)

    Last Week: 11th

    Playoff Odds: 0.3%

    If karma is a real thing, Brad’s gonna come out in 2021 and run the table. I’m talking 13-0 with a clean sweep in the postseason. Quick and easy work. That only seems fair, right? Our league has never seen this level of injustice before. The Steamers have scored 4 more points than Moore Crow-Bell. How is that record discrepancy possible???

12. Terra Nova Tigers (3-7)

    Last Week: 12th

    Playoff Odds: 0.1%

    Well pal, Michael Thomas f*cked you. He really f*cked you. Like, he REALLY f*cked you. As did the injuries to Raheem Mostert, Sony Michel, Tarik Cohen, Parris Campbell, Dallas Goedert - the list goes on and on. If there’s anything we’ve learned over the past three seasons, it’s that everything Kyle touches turns into an extended IR stint.