Rich Eisen keeps the Rams in his top ten, prompting disbelief
The 49ers lead his Week 6 rankings, but Chris Brockman and viewers have questions about the team at the bottom.
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Rich Eisen Reveals His Brand-New NFL Power Rankings Heading into Week 6
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- 1:07Eisen puts the Rams tenth despite their losing record, prompting immediate pushback from Brockman.
- 2:14Denver takes ninth because Eisen rates its defense so highly.
- 4:24Jacksonville stays seventh, followed by Seattle, which drops three places to sixth.
- 6:02Buffalo and Baltimore occupy fifth and fourth.
- 7:59The top three are Minnesota, Kansas City and San Francisco, with the 49ers ranked first.
- 9:30Brockman argues for Pittsburgh's inclusion, bringing the discussion back to whether the Steelers would beat the Rams.
Chris Brockman barely lets Rich Eisen announce the Rams before asking, "What are we doing?" Los Angeles has a losing record, yet Eisen still finds room for the team in his NFL power rankings heading into Week 6.
The objection has already been anticipated. Before unveiling the list, Eisen reads a joke text from baseball player Vinnie Pasquantino suggesting that the Rams have somehow climbed to fourth after losing. Their actual position is tenth, which does little to settle Brockman.
The segment has drawn more than 100,000 views in eight hours, already several times the show's usual full-day audience for regular uploads. The comments keep returning to the same football question: how much credit should a team get for what it might do, rather than what it has done? Several viewers single out the Rams' inclusion, while others question Eisen's assessment of Brock Purdy.
This is a sponsored power-rankings segment. Eisen's choices elsewhere have clearer explanations: Denver earns its place on the strength of its defense, while Seattle drops three spots. At the top, he puts San Francisco ahead of Kansas City and unbeaten Minnesota, declaring of the 49ers, "They are the best team in football, man."
But even after the complete list appears, the conversation returns to Los Angeles. Brockman makes a case for including Pittsburgh and questions whether the Steelers would beat the Rams. His answer to the promise that things will eventually come together is succinct: "'At some point' is not a strategy."
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