NFC Hierarchy/Obituary: Week 10 edition

: The Seahawks and Rams played a crazy, back-and-forth game on Sunday that was won by the Rams in OT.

I feel like the Seahawks play more of those kinds of games than any other team in the NFL, which makes sense because they are talented, but also extremely erratic.

On the opening possession of OT, Seattle had a 3rd and 1 from the Rams' 16 yard line. They ran it twice with Kenneth Walker, who got stuffed twice for no gain. The Rams then scored on their ensuing possession, and won.

It has to suck to have a 3rd and 1, and not have the tush push at your disposal. (And yes, I realize that this perhaps isn't the week to say "sucks to not have the tush push," seeing as it failed twice for the Eagles on Sunday, but shut up.)

: The Bears started 4-2, but they now have consecutive losses to the Commanders and Cardinals, and they are looking a little more like what we thought they were, right Dennis Green?

Last week: 9

: I decided in my Week 9 picks that Arizona is my official "FraudometerTM" team of the 2024 season. What's the FraudometerTM? Well, if you can beat the FraudometerTM team, you might not be frauds. If you can't, you are.

We learned in Week 8 that the Dolphins were still frauds even with the return of Tua Tagovailoa, and we learned in Week 9 that the Bears are frauds. The Cardinals' upcoming schedule is almost too perfect for testing which teams are frauds, and which ones aren't:

Week 10: Jets Week 11: BYE Week 12: At Seahawks Week 13: At Vikings

: Jayden Daniels continues to impress, but the Commanders' defense is 26th in DVOA. The only teams behind them are the Raiders (2-7), the Dolphins (2-6), the Cowboys (3-5), the Patriots (2-7), the Jaguars (2-7), and the Panthers (2-7).

Last week: 3

: Prior to their matchup against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, all eight of the Lions' games this season had been played indoors. In 2023, they had a three-game losing streak outdoors, including their loss to the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. As such, there were questions whether they could still play well in the elements, a fair question, given that Jared Goff isn't known for having a strong arm relative to many of his peers.

Welp, they put that nonsense to bed in an emphatic win over the Packers on the road on Sunday.

I think that what makes this team scary is that they now know how good they are and they have swagger, as evidenced by Amon-Ra St. Brown showing up to Green Bay in a "GREENBAY SUCKS" hoodie.

It's almost extra disrespectful that "GREENBAY" is all one word.