This week’s column was about 95% finished when I left for SoFi Stadium to go watch my Los Angeles Chargers take on the Denver Broncos in a Thursday Night Football playoff push. I missed a packed slate of NBA games, but it was worth it because the Chargers won! More surprisingly, however, so did almost every team on this list, which completely shook up the rankings.
As a reminder, you’re worse off the farther down this page you are. These rankings are based on a combination of the week’s performance, the team’s season thus far and the overall outlook of the franchise going forward.