NFL power rankings: Chiefs remain outside Top 5 after bye week in Week 12
By Matt Conner
The Kansas City Chiefs remain in the second tier of teams in various NFL Power Rankings coming out of the bye in Week 12.
Another week is in the books, and as sure as the sun rises on these Tuesday mornings in-season, that means another set of NFL Power Rankings has been released. For the Kansas City Chiefs, the bye week came at a good time and everyone seems to agree that this team needed to pause for a moment for the sake of rest, healing, and reflection.
The Chiefs have been a rollercoaster for both their fans and NFL analysts this year, a team capable of beating the very best in the league (see their Week 3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens which wasn’t nearly as close as the final score implied). Unfortunately this same roster and coaching staff are capable of head-scratching meltdowns that leave them losing to the Tennessee Titans on once-in-a-lifetime special teams miscues.
Plentiful injuries, sloppy penalties, odd coaching moments—everyone on the Chiefs is to blame for the four losses they’ve suffered in 11 games. Fortunately they’re still talented enough to remain in the driver’s seat in the AFC West. Whether or not they were able to gather themselves together during the bye is another question that will be answered soon enough.
For now, most pundits believe the Chiefs sit just outside the top tier of teams in the NFL—a fair enough assessment given their performance so far. Here’s a view of how various media outlets have the Chiefs ranked along with their previous week’s position in parentheses.
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