Herd Hierarchy Week 17: Who Changed Rams at No. 1? Are the Jaguars For Actual?

[ad_1] Can the Payments lastly attain the Tremendous Bowl? Are the Rams nonetheless the NFL's high crew? And simply how good are the Jaguars, Texans and Seahawks?

These questions, and extra, will probably be answered by Colin Cowherd in the newest version of the "Herd Hierarchy." Keep in mind, Cowherd is not rating groups primarily based on what they've finished currently or their file. Reasonably, it is an encapsulation of the place every crew within the NFL stands, holistically, bearing in mind which opponents every crew has crushed, how wholesome they're and their ceiling for the remainder of the 12 months.

So, let's check out Cowherd's newest high 10 heading into Week 17 of the NFL season.

"Josh Allen's damage. Did you see the offense as soon as he went for an X-ray? They have been held below 200 passing yards in three of the final 4 video games, they can not cease the run. I'm not as excessive on Buffalo as everyone else is. … I do not see this as a crew that may win three playoff video games. They don't have any passing assault downfield."

"I feel you may actually beat this crew on the backend. Christian McCaffrey, 27 touches [in Week 16 win over the Colts]. They're 0-4 the sport after he has 27 touches."

49ers beat Colts 48-27, Is San Francisco a darkish horse Tremendous Bowl contender? | The Herd "Opposing quarterbacks this 12 months have a passer ranking of 74. I do suppose, they usually'd be ugly, however I feel they'll get to the convention championship. I just like the coach, I just like the quarterback. If Woody Marks is wholesome, they'll run the soccer."

"The protection because the Week 12 bye has gotten worse. It is permitting 26 a sport because the bye and it isn't the offense … Groups that play Denver are 3-11 the next week. That tells you they are a actually bodily crew."

"They had been 4-of-5 within the pink zone, and groups had struggled all 12 months towards the Broncos within the pink zone. Six-game profitable streak, exhausting to run towards them. I like their story. … their receiving core is the actual deal. Pay attention, while you're dangerous for years and have top-10 draft picks, you bought dudes. And, Jacksonville at six, has dudes."

Trevor Lawrence turned in top-of-the-line performances by a quarterback towards the Broncos all season in an enormous Week 16 highway win. Are the red-hot Jaguars, winners of six-straight video games, an actual menace within the AFC?

"I like Philadelphia … There's solely two groups within the league, the Rams one, Philly's the opposite, which might be top-5 in pink zone offense and pink zone protection. That is Philadelphia."

"They performed a straightforward schedule however they're 11-2 since Week 3. They don't give the ball away, they usually take the ball away. That's actually good going into the playoffs. Their quarterback, yeah he is younger however he is dynamic. I feel, situationally, I like their head coach. I do know a variety of ‘ya have misgivings about 'em, I don’t care that they get outplayed within the second quarter, I care they win video games."

"They've had one stinker within the final 10 weeks, they usually dominated the Buffalo Payments within the first half of that sport they misplaced. I like ‘em. 7-0 on the highway, they’re doing it now with out their left sort out and left guard. And the weakest a part of this crew proper now could be their run sport ‘trigger they’re all beat up on the offensive line. … Their receiving core is manner, manner underrated."

"They misplaced to Seattle, I am going to put ‘em at two. Three straight video games with 500-plus yards, outgaining opponents this 12 months by nearly 1,100 yards. No person can cease Puka [Nacua], they’re doing it with out Davante Adams now. Two working backs, three tight ends I like, getting a cross rush."

"Seattle turns the ball over an excessive amount of, however they're superb towards good groups. They could not beat the Rams twice, beat ‘em as soon as … it’s not simply Sam Darnold, I've mentioned it, in the event you flip the sound down while you watch the Seahawks, they appear like one of the best crew within the league. They'll flip the ball over and nonetheless blow groups out, they'll get outplayed for three-and-a-half quarters and nonetheless beat wonderful groups."

Herd Hierarchy for Week 17: Bears keep put, Texans fall, Will the Rams be dethroned? | The Herd Colin Cowherd lists his high groups getting into Week 17, together with the Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, and Los Angeles Rams.

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