Another interesting week of the NFL is in the books. We are almost to the halfway mark. Here are the rankings after week 8.

Raiders gonna Raider: Raiders

After losing back to back weeks to the Bears and the Lions, the Raiders fired their GM, fired their coach (who they should have never hired) and benched their QB they signed in free agency after running Derek Carr off. To make matters worse, they waited until after the trade deadline to do so and therefore didn’t trade off anybody for future draft capital. This is just a disaster of an organization.

Terrible, just terrible: Panthers, Patriots, Giants, Bears, Cardinals, Packers

Panthers finally won a game. They still suck. Patriots continue to lose and can’t seem to stop anyone. Bears are terrible unless they are playing the Raiders. I love the competitiveness of the Cardinals but 1-7 is still 1-7. Packers seem to be getting worse by the week. And the Giants had negative passing yards last game for goodness sake.

Broke a 16 game losing streak: Broncos

It took 5 turnovers and sick Patrick Mahomes but the Broncos finally got the win. They played better and deserved to win. Some people think this win is going to catapult them into future success. I am not one of those people. I simply think it is hard to beat anyone 17 times in a row and even harder when you turn the ball over 5 times.

Somebody is going to mess around and win 8 games and finish in 2nd place: Colts, Titans and Texans

The Jags have separated themselves from the pack. These 3 teams all have 3 wins. Do we see any of them winning 6 more? I do not.

9 wins and your in: Bucs, Saints, Falcons

These teams are a combined 11-12 on the season. If that doesn’t equal a 9 win division winner, I don’t know what does.

Would probably win the South but….they don’t play in the South: Rams and Commanders

These two up and down teams seem competitive week one week and look like they should be in the terrible category the next. Depending on the week they are either painful or fun to watch. Regardless they will be lucky to win 9 games which again would be good enough to win the South.

About to make a run and then their QB got broken: Vikings

Things were lining up for the Vikings after beating the 49ers. The schedule got softer and the team started to click. Now Kirk Cousins is out for the season. Instead of hanging it up they traded for Joshua Dobbs. Cousins isn’t great but Dobbs is no Cousins.

Chargers didn’t Charger: Chargers

Not even the Chargers could lose to the lowly Bears at home…although there were probably more Bears fans there. The Chargers have talent. They will be in it until the end and then probably do just enough to not make the playoffs.

Limited time…all the time: Elves, Steelers, and Jets

These teams have great defenses but their offenses are so limited that they can’t sustain winning over the long haul. They all have a shot at a wild card but won’t make much noise if they make it. I suppose if Aaron Rodgers comes back then maybe the Jets will have a shot but Aaron has made much positive noise in the playoffs lately either. The Jets and Elves make it so seldom though, they should be happy just to be there.

What the hell happened?: 49ers

You remember 4 weeks ago win the 49ers were unstoppable and were going to go undefeated? The bye comes just in time because this way they can’t lose this week.

We are good…no really, I’m serious: Bills and Cowboys

That is what Bills fans are telling themselves everyday right now. The Bills should be a top team but for some odd reason they are not. I can’t pinpoint why and I don’t think the Bills can either and that is a problem. The Cowboys continue to light up bad teams but can they beat anyone good? Cowboys don’t care about that, they will be talking about how great they are all the way up to kickoff.

Beware the Hair: Jaguars

The Jags look good and have me feeling good about them again. Sure they haven’t been playing the toughest of competition but a win in Pittsburgh is always impressive. They have a bye and then play the 49ers. They have a tough run of games coming up but face all the hard teams at home, 49ers, Bengals and Ravens. Jags are here to stay.

Guess who’s back: Bengals

This is what the Bengals do. They suck for 4 weeks throwing away the possibility of home field advantage and then they go on a tear. Assuming they win this week they will shoot up the rankings.

Getting harder to ignore: Lions, Ravens and Seahawks

These are quality teams that just keep winning. It isn’t always pretty but winning is winning. They are clear playoff teams and the Lions have a path to homefield advantage. Technically the Ravens do to but their path is much harder. The Seahawks may end up as a wild card but they aren’t going anywhere and will make the playoffs.

The Sky is Falling!: Chiefs

These are the streaks that were broken on Sunday.

The Chiefs had won 16 in row against Denver.

Mahomes had never lost to Denver.

Mahomes had never lost a road division game.

Mahomes had never lost to an opponent who was 2 or more games below .500.

These things are ridiculous and are bound to be broken. This was just the world ending abnormal things. The Chiefs have an occasional bad game, they are human although that is easy to forget. We are fine despite what a lot of Chiefs fans and media pundits say.

Best of the Best: Dolphins and Eagles

Eagles squeak out wins and the Dolphins win big but they both win games that they are supposed to and that is the mark of a great team. Both have upcoming games to prove they are still the best of the best. We shall see what happens.

Check out 5 for Friday as we have a great slate of games this week including one in each time slot from early Sunday morning all the way through Monday night.