NFL power rankings: Chiefs stay the same after losing to Jets

In the latest NFL power rankings from Sports Illustrated, the Kansas City Chiefs have somehow stayed in the exact same place as last week.

One week ago, the Kansas City Chiefs were a confusing team with more wins than losses but zero momentum who ranked right in the middle of things at No. 15 overall in Sports Illustrated’s NFL power rankings. It was an admission that no one is quite sure what to think of the team, so they were safely stuck in the middle.

Somehow, after another frustrating week in which they continue to show their inability to beat anyone these days, the Chiefs remain in that very spot, cemented in No. 15 as if the loss to the New York Jets didn’t happen at all.

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The memories for many of the dominant Chiefs might remain in their heads, with analysts thinking, “Surely they beat the New England Patriots.” Yet these Chiefs have also let a Dontari Poe sized division lead shrink to nothing and are now holding on for dear life hoping they can crawl into the postseason just because other teams aren’t very good either.

When Josh McCown has a field day on your defense, you’re not in the top half of teams in the NFL. When the Jets put up 30 first downs and outduel you in a shootout, you’re not even a middling team at No. 15. It’s a shame the Chiefs aren’t in the 20s at all, despite their spot atop the AFC West, because maybe somehow these Chiefs still believe that they’re just not getting the right calls or that another week will magically turn things around without serious changes in execution and playcalling.

At this point we have to wonder how many games the Chiefs have to lose in a row to even be considered a below average team in the NFL.

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