Another week, another big shake-up on the fringes of the NFL playoff race.
All six teams ranked 9th to 14th in our rankings last week lost.
The result: A big, heaping clump of teams ranked 10th to 26th that are, for all intents and purposes, the same. This playoff race is going to be insane.
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Once again, here's how we came up with them.
We took our rankings from last week and moved teams up and down based on the following criteria:
- A win: up 2 spots
- A loss: down 1 spot
- A loss by 10+ points: down 2 spots
- A win against a top-5 team from the week before: up 2 spots
- A win against a top-12 team from the week before (aka, a playoff team): up 1 spot
- Covering the point spread: up 1 spot
- A one-loss record: up 2 spots
- A one-win record: down 2 spots
- A winning record: up 1 spot
- A losing record: down 1 spot
1. Atlanta Falcons (#1 last week): Beat the Eagles
Record: 7-0
Biggest thing we learned this week: Their run defense is getting better (which was their one weakness early in the year). They held Lesean McCoy and Mike Vick to 92 rush yards.
2. Chicago Bears (#4 last week): Beat the Panthers
Record: 6-1
Biggest thing we learned this week: The offensive line isn't getting any better. They've allowed 11 sacks in the last two weeks.
3. Houston Texans (#2 last week): Bye
Record: 6-1
Biggest thing we learned this week: Nothing!
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