2026 NFL Power Rankings Week 10

by Robert Ferringo - 11/10/2026

NFL power rankings Week 10 Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers

Well, look at that. All it took was nine weeks of chaos, carnage, overreactions, blown leads, quarterback injuries and teams generally making a mockery of everything we thought we knew for us to find something resembling equilibrium in these NFL Power Rankings.

If you compare this week’s rankings to last week’s version, you’ll see that we really don’t have much movement. That’s a good thing. That’s what I’m going for with these rankings. I don’t constantly want to be lurching back and forth based on the principle that the last thing we saw was the most important thing we’ve seen. Save that for the squares and the bobblehead media.

So, we’ve found a brief period of statis. The dust is starting to settle. The contenders are separating themselves from the pretenders, and the contours of this year’s NFL hierarchy is starting to calcify.

Of course, in the NFL, stability is a relative term. It's like trying to find solid ground in the middle of an earthquake. Just when you think you've figured out who's good, who's bad and who's completely full of it, some bottom-feeder knocks off a contender and sends the whole thing sideways.

Remember: we’re still not even halfway through this death march. With the second half of the regular season and then the playoffs still lurky, there are plenty of injuries, implosions, upsets and spectacular acts of stupidity still waiting around the corner.

And if the NFL has taught us anything, it is that the moment that everything starts to make sense comes right before the moment that everything gets completely blown to hell.

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Here are my Week 10 NFL Power Rankings:

1. San Francisco 49ers (6-1) — The 49ers returned from their bye and dismantled Las Vegas, 38-17, forcing five second-half turnovers. That final score is a bit misleading, though, as two of Las Vegas’s turnovers came in or near the end zone. The Niners own the NFL's second-best third-down offense, converting 51.7 percent of their opportunities, and lead the league in red-zone touchdown efficiency at 88 percent. That's bad news for a Dallas defense that can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.

2. Chicago Bears (7-2) — That was my fault. I’ve spoken before about how I have an honest to god superpower. It’s called the “Kiss of Life”. It’s the opposite of the kiss of death, in that as soon as I start ragging on someone or berating a player or team, that player or team INSTANTLY does something insane or starts to play out of its mind. It is a known attribute among my friend group and my family and you kind of have to see it to believe it. Well, I was basically trashing all other NFL quarterbacks and proclaiming that Caleb Williams is the best in the NFL because he doesn’t turn the ball over and that opposing defenses really can’t handle it. Sure enough, as soon as I finished my screed, Williams went bonkers with interceptions. Sorry, fellow Bears fans.

3. Kansas City Chiefs (6-2) — All Chiefs fans had their season’s life flash before their eyes at the site of Mahomes nursing his elbow after that brutal hit against the Jets. Reports are that Mahomes is fine, though, and that the injury shouldn’t linger. Patrick Mahomes is 28-8 straight up in his career against NFC opponents in the regular season. He is just 2-9 ATS as a favorite of 7.0 or more in those games, though.

4. Buffalo Bills (7-1) — Buffalo is now 5-2 against the spread as a favorite and they have been a covering machine. They have won four straight and are 3-1 ATS in those games, with a backdoor cover by the Raiders as their only blemish. Buffalo is 5-0 SU and ATS against the Jets, including three wins as a favorite if 8.5 or more points.

5. Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2) — I’ve been saying it in this space for weeks and it seems like the rest of the bobblehead media has finally caught up: these guys are legit. I cannot believe that they were able to swing trades for Jordan Davis and Jessie Bates. Both of those guys are still absolute studs that will pay dividends for this team in January. Jacksonville is going all in and I think they’re doing it at the right time.

6. Denver Broncos (7-2) — Denver keeps finding ways to win games (7-2 ATS) it probably shouldn't. Bo Nix engineered another fourth-quarter comeback in Sunday's 26-21 victory at Carolina, giving the Broncos five fourth-quarter comebacks this season and a 16th straight win in a one-score game. Look, it is an impressive mark. But wins like that aren’t infinite. And if the Broncos use up all their late-game luck now they won’t have it in January when they need it.

7. Seattle Seahawks (5-4) — Seattle snapped its two-game losing streak by suffocating Arizona 17-3. Sam Darnold is expected to miss Sunday's game at Las Vegas, leaving Drew Lock in for another start. Seattle’s defense should be able to exploit Fernando Mendoza’s inexperience. However, Vegas head coach Klint Kubiak will also have some wrinkles for a Seahawks defense that he knows very well.

8. Los Angeles Rams (5-4) — The Rams have quietly won three straight after Sunday's 20-13 victory at Washington. Myles Garrett made an impact with three sacks. But the one guy they couldn’t afford to lose on offense, Puka Nacua, is now going to be out for the rest of the season with a knee injury. It really was only a matter of time with the way that the Rams offense was force-feeding him the ball.

9. Detroit Lions (6-2) — Detroit improved to 6-2 with a workmanlike 19-9 victory at Miami. They also made a savvy move to add Andre Sisco to help the secondary. Sisco is a veteran, is a big hitter, and is a guy that will sell out for turnovers. That’s what this defense, which has now held four straight opponents to 21 points or fewer, needs. The Lions also need to improve their offensive efficiency. They are only converting 37.2 percent of third downs, No. 21 in the league.

10. Minnesota Vikings (6-2) — Great move to bring back Kirk Cousins for one more shot. That said, at some point Kevin O’Connell deserves to take way more blame than he has over this failed offense. Over the last two weeks the Vikings have dropped back to pass 70 times while their running backs have only had 25 designed runs. That is insane. With that defense they should go full Bucs and just run the ball 55 times per game.

11. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) — Pittsburgh had its bye at exactly the right time and returns for a big-time Sunday night showdown at Cincinnati. The Steelers are 6-2 ATS and they are improving on both sides of the ball. The defense has allowed just 14.3 points per game over their last four while the offense is averaging 23.4. That said, Pittsburgh has just two wins (Cincinnati, Cleveland) against teams currently over .500 and their four-game winning streak has come against clown shows like the Browns, Saints and Colts.

12. Cincinnati Bengals (6-2) — Cincinnati has won four straight, including Sunday's 34-17 demolition of Atlanta in Madrid. All four of the teams they’ve beaten currently have losing records, including bottom feeders Miami and Tennessee. The Bengals have lost five of seven to the Steelers, including a 30-27 loss at Pittsburgh in September. The home team is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 games in this series, with the hosts winning three of the last four outright while going 4-0 ATS.

13. Green Bay Packers (6-3) — Green Bay gets its shot at revenge this week against the Vikings. The Packers were up 22-10 late in the third quarter of their Week 1 matchup before the wheels completely came off. Minnesota scored 29 straight to win 39-22 in a game where the Packers outgained the Vikings by nearly 200 yards. Green Bay has lost four of its last five games against Minnesota.

14. New England Patriots (5-4) — Welp, that was embarrassing. We can talk about New England’s erratic, undermanned, turnover-prone offense all day. But what is going on with the defense? After shutting down the Seahawks and Steelers the first two weeks of the season (16 points allowed), the Patriots have surrendered 27.2 points per game and allowed 30+ points three times.

15. Houston Texans (3-5) — I’m not kidding when I say that there is a chance that Houston only loses once the rest of the season. They host Jacksonville (a team they beat in London), go to Pittsburgh on Dec. 6, and must travel to Green Bay on Jan. 4. That’s it. Those are the only games they play against teams that currently have a pulse. C.J. Stroud is absolutely dealing right now. And now that they are healthy at the receiver position this team might even have too many weapons on offense. Houston is 3-1 ATS away from home and 0-4 ATS in Houston.

16. New York Giants (5-2-1) — The Giants continue to be one of the NFL's biggest surprises, beating Philadelphia 19-11 and strengthening their grip on the NFC East. New York is 6-2 ATS, including 3-1 ATS at home, 3-1 ATS on the road and 2-0 ATS as a favorite. The Giants are also 4-2 ATS as underdogs. It looks like J.J. McCarthy is in line to start on Thursday, despite his hip injury.

17. Las Vegas Raiders (4-5) — Looks like it is Fernando Mendoza time for the Raiders. I still think that Las Vegas should’ve let Mendoza sit for this entire season. However, they were able to get something for Kirk Cousins, so elevating Mendoza makes more sense than if they had just benched Cousins to start the kid. No. 1 overall draft pick quarterbacks are 4-20-1 straight up in their first career start dating back to 1990. Caleb Williams (of course) in 2024 was the last one to win his opener. Prior to that it was David Carr back in 2002.

18. Baltimore Ravens (4-5) — The Ravens were humiliated 33-10 by Jacksonville on Thursday night and have now dropped five of their last six games. Baltimore is 2-7 ATS and are winless ATS in four home games. They are just 1-4 ATS as a favorite.

19. Carolina Panthers (3-5) — I know that the Tommy Tremble play was kind of a fluke thing. But why are you calling a pass play on 1st-and-goal from the one-yard line? Bryce Young – who also took that awful strip sack to end the game – has proven time and time again that he cannot be trusted in critical moments. Carolina is 1-5 SU and ATS in its last six games against the Saints and has only won in New Orleans once this decade.

20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-6) — I will give Tampa some credit for hanging around against the Bears. However, they were about to get blown out of that game and lose by 40 before Caleb lost his mind. Also, it’s not a great sign if you force five turnovers and still lose. According to my research, teams that have committed five or more turnovers in an NFL game since 2000 only have a 7.6 percent chance of winning the game. So it’s not even really a morale victory for the Bucs.

21. Atlanta Falcons (3-6) — Here we have yet another team that played a game overseas and is not taking a bye following the long trip. The last 10 teams that have done that have gone 1-9 ATS. The Falcons also traded Bates to Jacksonville, signaling to the locker room that they are already looking ahead to next season despite playing in the worst division in football.

22. New Orleans Saints (3-5) — I still absolutely hate the overtime rules. If you give up a touchdown on the opening drive the game should be over. You had 60 minutes in regulation to win the game. And if you can’t get a single stop in OT you should not a chance to tie or win. Garbage. If the opponent kicks a field goal on the opening drive – fine, give the team that lost the toss a chance. I have no problem with that. But if you let a team march down the field and score the game should be over.

23. Dallas Cowboys (4-5) — Dallas kept its season alive with a 27-23 victory at Indianapolis. But it really was just a stay of execution. If the 49ers come to town and hang 40 or 50 points on Dallas this week it would have to be the end for Christian Parker. Dallas is 0-4 SU and ATS in its last four games against the long-time rival 49ers. Dallas is just 1-2 at home against them dating back to 2010.

24. Cleveland Browns (5-4) — Shedeur Sanders looked vastly improved from what we saw last season. He managed 297 yards and two touchdowns while filling in for the injured Deshaun Watson, who is expected to return this week. How is the quarterback hopping going to play in the locker room, though? Cleveland is 6-3 ATS, including 3-0 ATS at home and 5-3 ATS as an underdog.

25. Washington Commanders (2-5-1) — Washington has actually dominated the Giants over the last couple of years. The Commanders are 4-0-1 in the last five meetings (oh my god that amazing tie!) and really dominated the Giants in the first meeting, despite the outcome.

26. Arizona Cardinals (3-6) — I have long bemoaned NFL teams forcing rookie quarterbacks into action too early. But the Cardinals really have no choice. This season wasn’t going anywhere anyway, but it really went sideways in the matter of days, trading Jacoby Brissett and then losing Gardner Minshew to a UCL tear for the rest of the season. This team is battered and bruised all over the depth chart and could get rolled this week.

27. Philadelphia Eagles (2-7) — Philadelphia is an NFL-worst 1-8 ATS and they continue to sell off parts as this group goes into full-blown tank mode. They are on a bye this week but I wouldn’t expect a more competitive group to emerge on the other side of the week off.

28. Indianapolis Colts (2-7) — That is now five straight losses and I don’t know that the Colts should be favored against anyone. The line this week against the Dolphins really should be a ‘pick ‘em’. And to show how far Indianapolis has fallen, they demolished Miami 33-8 at home in Week 1 of last season. The Colts are 5-1 against Miami over the last decade.

29. Miami Dolphins (1-7) — The Dolphins have scored fewer than 20 points in six of their eight games. Now they lost Malik Willis to a groin injury, opening the door for second-year men Kyle McCord or Brady Cook. Either arm may give a jolt to a passing game that is averaging just 164.5 yards per game (No. 30). The Dolphins have a chance to pick up a cheap win this week at Indianapolis against a Colts team that has completely unraveled.

30. New York Jets (2-7) — I have no idea how Aaron Glenn still has a job. His winning percentage is now at 19 percent, lower than Hue Jackson’s career mark, and this week Glenn’s name has been mentioned alongside luminaries like Brian Callahan, Marty Morningwig and Chris Palmer. The Jets – despite comically inflated spreads in their favor – are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games and 4-10 ATS in their last 14.

31. Tennessee Titans (1-7) — Tennessee moved up a spot in these rankings after a bye week. That proves once again that the best thing for the Titans is to not try to play football. The Titans scored 86 points in their three games prior to the week off, going ‘over’ in all three games. The problem has been Robert Salah’s defense, though. The Titans have allowed an average of 28 points per game over their last five.

32. Los Angeles Chargers (0-8) — Good luck to ESPN this week. They have to try to sell Chargers-Ravens on Monday Night Football as anything but the steaming pile that it is. Not only are the Chargers winless in the standings, but they are also winless at the window, going 0-8 ATS this season. That means that no matter how bad you think this team is – it is actually worse.

Robert Ferringo has posted seven of 11 winning football seasons, including an astounding +10,660 football run in 2024. Robert banked nearly +40,000 in profit between 2010-2019 for a 10-year average profit of nearly +4,000. He has earned 11 of 17 overall winning years and 73 of 121 winning months while also going 27-10 with his football futures rated 5.0+ and earning 17 of 20 winning Super Bowls. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America and he is set for another amazing football season.

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