Your defending champion Seattle Seahawks are officially no longer the best team in football, at least according to Colin Cowherd, after a brutal 34-17 loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday night dropped them to a 4-4 record. It’s a tough pill to swallow for the 12s, seeing our squad slide after being the league’s top team just last week.
Out of the Top Spot: Chicago’s Ascent
Just a week ago, our Seahawks were sitting pretty, reigning as Cowherd’s No. 1 team in his Herd Hierarchy. But that 34-17 defeat to the Bears changed everything for those rankings. Now, after handing us that L, Cowherd believes the Chicago Bears are the best team in football. It’s a quick and painful drop for a team that was just crowned the best, especially when you’re watching the defending champions fall to an even .500 record.
The Rest of the Hierarchy: Cowherd Weighs In
While the focus is on our Hawks, Cowherd’s latest hierarchy update had plenty to say about other teams, giving us a peek at who he thinks is legit and who’s just kinda… there.
First, those **Kansas City Chiefs**, who we *beat* not long ago, are still “good” but apparently have some serious cleanup to do. Cowherd says they’re struggling with penalties and their kicking game. Losing back-to-back, including one to us and another to Denver, is rough. He thinks they’ll go 8-2 with a few “layup” games coming up before a short-week trip to Buffalo. They’ve got the worst penalty differential in the league and need a No. 2 wide receiver. Plus, Travis Kelce at 37 being the No. 1 target on big plays isn’t ideal for him. Cowherd sees them “unraveling in a few spots” but expects them to clean it up and be a top-five team by Thanksgiving.
Then there are the **Detroit Lions**, who Cowherd has at No. 9, maybe a bit low in his own estimation. They’re playing better defense, but the big worry is Jack Campbell, a “great player, great human,” who’s out. That definitely doesn’t help. They’ve outgained opponents in five straight games, but are super reliant on their O-line health, because Jared Goff can be a “sitting duck” without time. Cowherd admits he never really trusts their defense in a big spot.
The **Rams**? Cowherd would take them to beat the Lions on a neutral field, especially if Davante Adams is healthy. He thinks they have a “great offense, too,” but it’s “remarkable how much they depend on him,” even with Puka Nacua and all their tight ends, Matthew Stafford, and Sean McVay. Without Adams, their passing offense drops to 26th. He sees them as an uneven team that hasn’t played four quarters of great football yet.
The **Jaguars** are another team Cowherd thinks people have too low, putting them at No. 7 when he probably should have them at six or five. It’s the division, he says, playing the Titans and Colts twice a year, and he’s not even sure about the Texans anymore. He raves about Liam Coen being the best coach nobody talks about, saying if Coen was in a bigger market, he’d be the talk of the league. He gives props to Travis Hunter and Parker Washington, calling them two of the top five athletes in the NFL.
Finally, the **Patriots** are “beat up” but Cowherd considers them the “most underrated team in the league.” They were missing their top three receivers, their No. 2 back, and their No. 1 tight end. But Drake Maye “put the franchise on his shoulders in the second half” with five straight games with multiple touchdown passes.
This 4-4 record means the defending champs have work to do if they want to get back to the top spot. We’re still early in the season, and there’s plenty of football left, but losing that No. 1 ranking is a gut punch. The Emerald City is watching. Let’s see how our squad responds.
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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