Editor’s note: Every week, Josh Kendall and Chad Graff rank and analyze all 32 teams from first to worst.
The NFL has entered Week 11 — or as we like to call it, Power Rankings Week.
What an upcoming slate of games we have this week! The Tampa Bay Buccaneers face off against the Buffalo Bills at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday before the Seattle Seahawks meet the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs play the Denver Broncos in the later window. Then, Sunday night, the Detroit Lions will match up against the defending Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles. We can’t wait!
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Before we get there, though, we’re looking at a breakout player from all 32 teams.
1. Philadelphia Eagles (7-2)
Last week: 1
Monday: Beat Packers 10-7
Breakout player: Cooper DeJean
The second-year defensive back has already topped last year’s tackle total with 57. He didn’t have a big game Monday night, but he has been a steady force for a secondary that needed one. Holding the Packers to seven points counts as a good night for this defense.
Up next: vs. Lions, Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
2. Los Angeles Rams (7-2)
Last week: 2
Sunday: Beat 49ers 42-26
Breakout player: Nate Landman
The Rams got the linebacker this offseason on a one-year, $1.1 million deal. He leads the team with 83 tackles and is tied for second in the league with three forced fumbles. He had 11 tackles and a forced fumble Sunday.
Up next: vs. Seahawks, Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET
3. Seattle Seahawks (7-2)
Last week: 6
Sunday: Beat Cardinals 44-22
Breakout player: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
The third-year wide receiver already has 1,041 receiving yards, which is only 89 yards shy of his career high and 200 more than anyone else in the league. He has had at least 75 receiving yards in every game this season. Antonio Brown (2014) and Michael Irvin (1995) are the only other players in NFL history to do that in the first nine games of a season. Tyreek Hill (2023) and Justin Jefferson (2022) are the only receivers since at least 1999 with more yards in their first nine games, according to TruMedia.
Up next: at Rams, Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET
4. Indianapolis Colts (8-2)
Last week: 5
Sunday: Beat Falcons 31-25
Breakout player: Daniel Jones
The seventh-year quarterback was supposed to be riding out the end of a disappointing career in Indianapolis. Instead, he has the best passer rating of his career and is ninth in the league in EPA per dropback (0.18). Jones’ 265.9 passing yards per game and 8.3 passing yards per attempt are both career highs, and his 15 touchdowns tie for his second-best season. He’s the league’s best bargain, on a one-year, $14 million deal.
Up next: Bye
5. Detroit Lions (6-3)
Last week: 7
Sunday: Beat Commanders 44-22
Breakout player: Jack Campbell
The third-year linebacker is a tackling machine against the run (76 stops overall)
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