The JetNation NFL Power Rankings for Week 10 open with Buffalo and San Francisco at 7-1: the Bills beat Minnesota 23-6 on Monday night, while the 49ers forced five turnovers in a 38-17 rout of Las Vegas. Chicago survived four Caleb Williams interceptions to edge Tampa Bay 27-24 and reach 7-2, and Denver stretched its winning streak to five. Cincinnati’s 34-17 win in Madrid sets up a showdown with Pittsburgh between 6-2 AFC North rivals, while Green Bay’s 45-27 victory exposed New England’s vulnerabilities. Jacksonville is loading up for a playoff push with trades for Jordan Davis, Jessie Bates III, and Davon Godchaux ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. The Jets are now 2-7 after Kansas City handed them a fourth consecutive defeat, 35-12.
NFL Power Rankings
1. San Francisco 49ers: 7-1 (Week Eight: 1)
Projected Final Record: 14-3. Remaining opponents’ winning percentage: .474. San Francisco is leading the NFC, and their remaining schedule should give them a chance to secure home-field advantage if they stay healthy.
2. Buffalo Bills: 7-1 (Week Eight: 2)
Projected Final Record: 14-3. Remaining opponents’ winning percentage: .474. The Bills defense had a good night against the anemic Vikings offense. Buffalo needs to play average defense to host the AFC through the playoffs.
3. Jacksonville Jaguars: 6-2 (Week Eight: 3)
Projected Final Record: 13-4. Remaining opponents’ winning percentage: .427. Jacksonville is all in on this season. Why not? Their remaining schedule sets them up for a huge run.
4. Chicago Bears: 7-2 (Week Eight: 5)
Projected Final Record: 12-5. Remaining opponents’ winning percentage: .631. The Bears have the most difficult remaining schedule of any ranked team. Their division is brutal, and they have Buffalo and Jacksonville still looming.
5. Denver Broncos: 7-2 (Week Eight: 6)
Projected Final Record: 13-4. Remaining opponents’ winning percentage: .426. The Broncos have the easiest remaining schedule of any of our top ten teams. Getting through the first half at 6-2 was impressive. Denver had Kansas City twice, Seattle, San Francisco, and the Jaguars in the opening half of the season.
6. Kansas City Chiefs: 6-2 (Week Eight: 7)
Projected Final Record: 12-5. Remaining opponents’ winning percentage: .519. The Chiefs are a player again in the AFC. This is again a defensive team first. Mahomes and the running game give the Chiefs a chance against anyone.
7. Cincinnati Bengals: 6-2 (Week Eight: 9)
Projected Final Record: 12-5. Remaining opponents’ winning percentage: .480. The Bengals are rising and can take control of the division with a win at home this week against the Steelers. It seems Cincinnati has found just enough defense to complement its high-octane offense.
8. Detroit Lions: 6-2 (Week Eight: 10)
Projected Final Record: 12-5. Remaining opponents’ winning percentage: .558. The Lions early struggles have made them a dark horse in the NFC. Detroit has won four straight games, and they have not allowed more than 21 points in any of those four games.
9. Minnesota Vikings: 6-2 (Week Eight: 4)
Projected Final Record: 12-5. Remaining opponents’ winning percentage: .539. Minnesota has its work cut out for it with a difficult remaining schedule. The Vikings will struggle against any above-average team until they get their offense figured out.
10. Green Bay Packers: 6-3 (Week Eight: Unranked)
Projected Final Record: 10-7. Remaining opponents’ winning percentage: .576. The Packers humbled the Patriots in New England. Green Bay set up a key matchup this week with the Vikings. The Packers entering the rankings means every NFC North team is now in the top ten.
30. New York Jets: 2-7 (Week Eight: 29)
Projected Final Record: 4-13. Remaining opponents’ winning percentage: .537. Last week: Chiefs 35, Jets 12.
The Jets kept it close for a half at Arrowhead, then watched the game get away. Jason Sanders supplied all of New York’s points with four first-half field goals, leaving the Jets down just 14-12 at the break. Kansas City shut them out after halftime and handed New York its fourth straight loss. Geno Smith threw for 165 yards and was sacked five times; the Jets finished with just 229 total yards and never reached the end zone.
The difference was turning opportunities into touchdowns. New York recovered two Kansas City fumbles but converted just two of 12 third downs and went scoreless in its lone red-zone trip. David Bailey provided a bright spot with two sacks, including a strip-sack of Patrick Mahomes, but Mahomes returned after hurting his elbow and finished with 242 passing yards and two touchdowns. Kenneth Walker III did the most damage: 102 rushing yards and three touchdowns, two through the air. Kansas City scored touchdowns on all four of its red-zone trips. Breece Hall returned from his quadriceps injury with 61 rushing yards, but without Garrett Wilson, who missed the game with a concussion, the Jets lacked the passing-game punch to keep pace.
Week 10 Matchup: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — 1:00 p.m. ET, MetLife Stadium.
The 2-7 Jets return home to face a 7-1 Buffalo team that has won four straight and is unbeaten on the road. The Bills are coming off a 23-6 Monday-night victory in Minnesota, following a 36-10 win over Baltimore. New York needs to end its own four-game slide, but this is another difficult assignment against a top AFC contender.
Josh Allen and James Cook III are the primary problems for New York’s defense. Allen enters the week with 2,027 passing yards and 12 touchdown passes, while Cook has 814 rushing yards and eight rushing scores. The Jets need to contain Cook without giving Allen easy throws off the attention paid to the run. David Bailey’s pass rush offers a chance to disrupt Buffalo, especially with Bills linemen Dion Dawkins and Alec Anderson dealing with injuries. Their availability remains worth watching, as does Garrett Wilson’s concussion status for New York. Wilson was sorely missed in Kansas City.
For the Jets, competing starts with protecting Smith and sustaining drives with Hall and Braelon Allen. Field goals will not be enough against Buffalo’s offense. New York needs touchdowns, fewer drive-killing mistakes, and better red-zone execution. Buffalo’s defense has allowed just 10 and 6 points in its last two games, but they are not an elite group.
Outlook
This is yet another difficult task for the Jets and underlines how important it was for the Jets to find ways to win against the Packers and Raiders when the opportunities were there. It is hard to pick the Jets, but New York has had recent success at home against Buffalo, and the Bills just might overlook an improved Jets team given New York’s disappointing record.
