Robert Kowalski’s Week 18 NFL Power Rankings

01 / 05 / 2023 By Robert Kowalski

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Robert Kowalski is back for Week 18 of his NFL Power Rankings!

**Note** A Par score of 0 is set for calculating rankings week to week.

RankTeamWeek 18Week 17Notes
1BUF8.58.25Face a desperate Patriots team week 18
2KC8.2585-0 in division, 7th straight AFC West Title
3CIN76.5End the season hosting Ravens who need lots to happen to seed higher
4DAL6.55Success in season – now it’s the NFC title game or bust
5PHI6.254.5Most TDs scored (58) and Sacks (67) in a season with one to go
6SF55.259-1 since trading for McCaffrey
7TB2.752Inconsistent but looks formidable entering playoffs
8JAX21.5Jags white hot since November thanks to Lawrence
9LAC1.51.5Injuries behind them – LAC as dangerous as any playoff team
10GB1.51.5Where was this defense all year?
11NE0.750.25Perhaps Mac Jones is not the answer at QB?
12SEA0.750Could have had playoffs locked in if not for letdown home loss to LV
13NO0.50.5Made a run in December but too many mistakes doomed the season
14NYG0.50.5As a big surprise as any this year: NYG Playoffs
15DET0.50.25Even if Lions don’t make playoffs, it’s been a very good year
16CLE0.5-0.5Wasted the year when they traded for Watson
17MIA-0.252.5All Dolphins seasons somehow end up at 8-8 after 17 weeks
18MIN-0.50.511 victories by one score and 8 4th quarter comebacks
19BAL-0.51.5Ravens have not faced a team with a winning record since week 6
20CAR-0.75-0.5From Mayfield to Sam Darnold to almost incredibly almost playoffs
21PIT-0.75-1.75Great growth collectively after the Week 9 Bye
22DEN-1.5-4Lost 9 games by 7 or fewer points
23WAS-3-2Playoff caliber Defense not enough to succeed on their own
24LAR-3-2Now the big decisions to come on how to unfold 2022 in time for 2023
25NYJ-3.5-1.75Offense only scored 4 TDs in the last five; all lossses
26TEN-3.5-5.5Every franchise suffers through injuries… and then there’s the Titans
27CHI-4-3.5Defense must improve dramatically to stop the run next year
28ATL-4-46 wins in a reset year (Ryan > Mariota > Ridder)
29LV-4.5-5Lost 5 games this year where they held double digit leads in the 2nd half
30HOU-6.25-5.25Next year’s QB is not on the roster now
31ARI-7.75-8underperformed, injuries, suspensions led to this mess
32IND-9-6.25-137 point differential on the season

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