It was a week that offered a couple of show me games, with Detroit and Miami taking on Baltimore and Philadelphia, respectively. As I mentioned last week, I’ve been lower on the Lions than the market and was validated by that road performance versus the Ravens. Detroit is better than they showed this weekend. It was not the best spot with back-to-back road games, but they are still a ways off the elite in the league with issues in the secondary and outside of the dome.
Philadelphia handled Miami, but I was impressed with the Dolphins' effort while missing quite a few pieces. Waddle was in and out of the game, there was no Achane, but most importantly were the injuries on the offensive line and at cornerback. Miami was missing their three interior offensive linemen and two starting cornerbacks. Keep an eye on their health in the coming weeks. It’s difficult getting healthy in-season, but if they can find a way to get those key pieces back, I believe Miami is a legitimate contender.
This week saw quite a bit of movement in my power rankings. Baltimore got a nice upgrade and seemed to have figured out their one-game issues in the red zone. The Seahawks won and covered, propelled by a defense that needs some respect put on their name. Their cornerback duo of Woolen and Witherspoon should quickly be moving up the ranks of the top cornerback tandems in the league.