NFL.com’s postseason power ratings
The Giants had a strong performance against the Vikings, leading to a 31-24 win that sent Brian Daboll’s team to the Divisional Round.
This win has earned the team a lot of praise from analysts and experts across the NFL landscape.
NFL.com’s latest postseason power rankings showed that the Giants are continuing to climb towards the top.
After being ranked No. The Giants moved up four spots to No. 11 in the rankings last week. 7.
Dan Hanzus, NFL.com’s head of football said that this was a huge step forward for the G-Men. “Brian Daboll and his team played beautiful football against the Vikings in a 31-24 win — the same Vikings that walked out of New York with a 61 yard field goal on Christmas Eve. They also entered Wild Card Weekend with an 11-1 record in one-score games. It was sweet revenge but it didn’t feel like an overthrow: The Giants, led in part by Daniel Jones, and a fresh, fiery Saquon barkley, piled up 431 yard and punted only twice. Dexter Lawrence’s heroic performance as a defensive tackle made life miserable for Kirk Cousins. This also short-circuited Justin Jefferson’s connection to the Minnesota QB. The Giants will be carrying the underdog tag in their Divisional Round matchup with the Eagles.
The Philadelphia Eagles were ranked No. The Philadelphia Eagles landed at No. 5 in the power rankings. The Dallas Cowboys were right behind them, at No. 6.
The NFC East was crowned the best division of football this season with a 43-23-2 record. They also had the highest combined winning percentage in NFL history at.647. The postseason saw three of the four teams reach the playoffs, with all three now reaching the Divisional Round. It’s the first time that a division has achieved the latter since 1997.
Below are the current power rankings of NFL.com playoff teams, along with how far they’ve moved since last week.
- San Francisco 49ers (-)
- Kansas City Chiefs (up 2
- Buffalo Bills (down 1)
- Cincinnati Bengals (down 1)
- Philadelphia Eagles ()
- Dallas Cowboys (-)
- New York Giants (up to 4)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (-)