Draft Insiders’ – NFL Power Poll – Week 18
Ravens and 49ers Gain #1 Conference Byes for Postseason
Teams of the Week
Ravens Drill Dolphins
Cowboys Edge Lions
Chiefs Outlast Bengals
Players of the Week
NFC
Offense – WR CeeDee Lamb – Cowboys
Defense – Edge Aidan Hutchinson – Lions
AFC
Offense – QB Joe Flacco – Browns
Defense – Edge George Karlaftis – Chiefs
Rookies of the Week
Offense – WR Puka Nacua – Rams
Defense – DT Kobie Turner – Rams
Games of Week 18
Saturday
Steelers @ Ravens
Texans @ Colts – 8:15 pm
Sunday
Falcons @ Saints – 1 pm
Rams @ 49ers – 4:30 pm
Bills @ Dolphins – 8:20 pm
Bye weeks are over for the season
NFL Team Power Poll
Draft Insiders’ Staff – Frank Coyle/Publisher
Ranking / Team / Record
#1 – Ravens – 13-3
#2 – 49ers – 12-4
#3 – Dolphins – 11-5
#4 – Cowboys – 11-5
#5 – Lions – 11-5
#6 – Eagles – 11-5
#7 – Bills – 10-6
#8 – Browns – 11-5
#9 – Chiefs – 10-6
#10 – Jaguars – 9-7
#11 – Colts – 9-7
#12 – Rams – 9-7
#13 – Bucs – 8-8
#14 – Steelers – 9-7
#15 – Bengals – 8-8
#16 – Texans – 8-8
#17 – Saints – 8-8
#18 – Packers – 8-8
#19 – Seahawks – 8-8
#20 – Raiders – 7-9
#21 – Bears – 7-9
#22 – Vikings – 7-9
#23 – Broncos – 8-8
#24 – Falcons – 7-9
#25 – Giants – 5-11
#26 – Chargers – 5-11
#27 – Jets – 6-10
#28 – Titans – 5-11
#29 – Commanders – 4-12
#30 – Cardinals – 4-12
#31 – Patriots – 4-12
#32 – Panthers – 2-14
Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in major college player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc. for the past 30 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season.
He has a new column ‘The Word on the Street’ dedicated for the NFL Draft and Free agency insight and news with unique content during January through May. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS and ESPN on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites
