Each week, we look through the Sunday NFL results to find one team that’s rising, one team that’s sinking, and one team that stays at the same level. You’ll see these changes reflected in our weekly Football Relativity comparison of all 32 teams.
Texans OLB Mario Williams celebrates a win over the Dolphins, via townnews.com
Rise – Houston Texans – The Texans continued to stamp themselves as legitimate contenders by going on the road to win in Miami 23-13. Even though RB Arian Foster hasn’t been a force yet, the Texans are getting the job done. Most importantly, the rebuild defense is holding up quite nicely.
Sink – Kansas City Chiefs – The Chiefs got their doors blown off in Detroit 48-3, and even worse they lost stud RB Jamaal Charles for the season with an ACL injury. The Chiefs have now lost Tony Moeaki, Eric Berry, and Charles for the season – that’s three of their best five players. We just don’t see any way the Chiefs overcome all these injuries to make a run in the AFC West.
Float – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – The Bucs were in danger of falling to 0-2 as they trailed the Vikings 17-0 on the road, but Tampa Bay had an answer. LeGarrette Blount had a breakout game after a disappointing Week One, and the Bucs rallied for a 24-20 road win that lets them keep pace in the NFC South and more importantly stamps them as a legitimate playoff contender.
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