Sturg’s Week 9 NFL Power Rankings (2026): Rapid Fire Commentary Edition

We’re going into Week 10; I want to review the teams and give them a midseason grade.

Football!!! Photo by Dave Adamson on Unsplash

I can’t believe I’m even saying this, but there is still a winless team in the NFL at midseason. Last week, I got a ton of hate for dropping the Chiefs so low, but sometimes I can’t stand all of the Mr. and Mrs. Swift talk. The Chiefs proved me wrong this week, and I may adjust accordingly.

One team that I had hyped up going into a primetime game majorly disappointed. A quarterback has been traded to a quarterback-needy team to address a lack of depth at the position.

This week, I’ll shorten my analysis a bit (3–4 sentences max), as I did last week out of frustration when I lost my work halfway in. I’ll include a grade for each team. There is still a bit of chaos in this race to the top and bottom going into Week 10. Let’s get to it.

This is an actual photo of the Los Angeles Chargers in 2026. Photo by the blowup on Unsplash

Bottom Quarter (The Caboose) 32–25

32. Los Angeles Chargers (0–8): Two touchdowns in garbage time when the score was out of reach in a 44–22 loss to the Texans…