Power ranking the four AFC & NFC Championship teams | YouTube Exclusive

[@mariogcgb]

One of the smartest minds in the history of ESPN. Keep up the great work Mina

[@kentrichardson9648]

Not saying much it’s the B network

[@kentrichardson9648]

She is very good tho no hate to Mina

[@TomReichner]

to me, Mina transcends ESPN. Like they need her but she doesn't need them. I sure hope they are compensating her VERY well and that they treat her far better than they have historically treated their talent.

[@aisle9]

@@TomReichner $1.7M per year, supposedly. She's never confirmed or denied, but made some comments on Twitter right after the deal was ink that sort of hinted at that being the right number.

[@DEVILS_advocate05]

Really. She’s okay I don’t learn anything new here.

[@Balanced-Strategies]

Very professional breakdown, I agree with your assessment and enjoyed following this formula. Fly Eagles Fly - Go Birds! Thanks Mina

[@danshowlund]

I literally yelled “NO” when she picked Sirianni over Dan Quinn lol

[@yaboiaarononyt]

it's not really sirianni as much as its fangio lol

[@KevinT7274]

Fangio almost cost the Eagles vs the Rams with that prevent defense late in the game.

[@samcraig5824]

I think if she said “Kliff Kingsbury” out loud, she may have changed her mind.

[@sneakerheadinthehtx1737]

@@KevinT727428-3

[@tent21]

@@KevinT7274I mean idrc about one moment when he took a 28th ranked unit to number 1 overall in his first year there

[@scraig3673]

Really interesting analysis - obviously plenty of room for discussion. I'm curious why you leave off Special Teams. In the Chiefs victory over the Texans, special teams played a huge role. In fact, if you look at the Chiefs over the last three years, they've been winning a lot of close games with a special teams play (big kickoff return, blocked field goal, long field goal, etc...).

[@TomReichner]

I was wondering that too. Perhaps it is because special teams play is so difficult to assess. On special teams, terrible plays and great plays are often viewed more as flukes, rather than as a result of talent, effort, or coaching. If this is indeed true, then one can't simply use recent past performance to determine the actual strength or weakness of these units.

[@danshowlund]

I literally yelled “NO” when she picked up Sirianni over Dan Quinn lol

[@gabdex83]

The refs joke at the end was *chef's kiss*

[@astamilio]

It’s good because Chiefs fans will be mad but Josh Allen is the one who gets more calls than anyone in the league and had a ref sit next to him and apologize during a game.

[@KevinT7274]

​@@astamilio Allen was just getting his correct Venmo account info.🤣

[@BryantThompson-w1j]

​​@@astamilioJosh Allen isn't going to get those calls in Arrowhead my friend he never had and this time won't be any different.

[@jonmcninch]

Commanders are 1 season away from giving up like the 5th most points in NFL history. I don't think anyone would say they have improved that much from last year. This season and this rookie QB have really put us over the top time and time again.

[@mmairet1]

This was a fun exercise, however, I can’t help but think that if the Lions (who were beaten by Washington) were on this board, they would have a higher score than 12. So clearly the Commanders are greater than the sum of their parts…

[@joshfisher1299]

Any given Sunday though, sometimes the best team on paper doesn't always win. Also, this type of ranking doesn't really show how big the gap between Hurts/Goff type of QBs and Jayden so far.

[@whiterabbit6575]

@@joshfisher1299 with mina the best team does not even win on a whiteboard either

[@dlb1841]

@@joshfisher1299hurts is an all pro who’s outplayed mahomes in a Super Bowl. People who don’t understand the game think he sucks- yet if her were out this game no one would give Philly a chance 🙄. He does what’s asked of him. Before the Eagles started running the ball this year he had a pretty awesome career throwing to AJ and Devonta

[@dlb1841]

The lions were a terrible matchup. They had a practice squad defense, a qb who has a history of coming up short in big games, and an OC that wanted to show the world how much of a genius he was. Having said all of that, had they run the ball more they probably win.

[@joshfisher1299]

@dlb1841 I'm not saying Hurts and Goff are bad QBs, I put most nfl starting QBs in that Hurts/Goff tier including Dak, Tua, TLaw, and even Herbert and Stroud for now. I classify that tier as QBs that are likely playoff teams if you have at least 1 of either solid supporting cast, good defense, or good offensive scheme, and likely contenders if you have 2 or more. However, the gap between that tier and the top/elite tier is pretty big as that next tier is QBs that regardless of everything else, you feel like you're a playoff team and even possible contenders. This includes guys like Lamar, Josh Allen, Mahomes, and as of right now, Jayden Daniels.

[@DavidPricegprofile]

Thank you Mina. Please continue your great analysis.

[@dannyalexander2241]

Highly underrated as an analyst! Love me some Mina breakdowns 👍⚡️❤️🔥

[@TomReichner]

How is Mina underrated? I constantly and continually see her rated at the very top of NFL media analysts. So how can someone who is universally considered to be one of the best NFL analysts in the world be underrated? That's like saying that Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady are underrated.

[@dannyalexander2241]

@ what I should have said was that Mina is better at her job than Molly, Joy, Cynthia, and Jamie. She’s accurate in her predictions and breaks down the game, plays, and player to player matchups way better than any of those people I mentioned above. But she’s not front and center on any shows….and to be honest deserves her own broadcast/ network show. She should be in the spotlight. Do you think Mina has gone as far as she wants to make it in this business? I’m betting she doesn’t feel that way at all. The reason she hasn’t made it to the very top of sports journalism isn’t because she doesn’t have the insight and talent… it’s because she is underrated, under appreciated, and under valued.

[@TomReichner]

@ Mina has a completely different job than Joy, Molly, Jamie, and Cynthia. Three of them are just show hosts, and Cynthia is just a statistical specialist. None of them do any real "heavy lifting", nor are they asked to in the roles that they fill. Mina's has a very different, and much bigger, job than any of them. In fact, one can't really compare what she does to what any of them do. That would be like saying that a company's CFO does a better job than any of it's salespeople.

[@dannyalexander2241]

@ they are all football analysts. One of them is far more entertaining and accurate than the others… Cynthia makes predictions, and so does Mina. Joy, Molly, and Jamie also make predictions… and most of the time they are wrong. Joy gets it right occasionally on certain teams, and she has an equal role to what shady, Acho, and Chase have. All I’m saying is she is absolutely 100% better at what all of them do. Apparently you disagree. That’s fine.

[@TomReichner]

@@dannyalexander2241 I agree that Mina is way better than any of the people you compared her to. But she isn't really comparable to them because she has such a greater role. Her job is so much bigger and more important than any of theirs. None of them could possible do what Mina does and be successful at it. That is why none of them are asked to do anything even remotely close to what she is asked to do.

[@joelapp]

You forgot Stoutland. Best position coach in the NFL

[@yaboiaarononyt]

i think she only did play callers

[@anonymohipp9097]

Thanks MK! That was fun! I'd put Mahomes as No. 1 because of his past playoff performances. Also, I think the weighting on the coaches is a bit off. KC's coaches are much, much better than the next tier. Finally, I think that home crowd's could have an effect on the championship games, especially where the visitors are trying to change a play in the red zone. Thanks for the great content.

[@B91168]

Sirianni is the most disrespected HC in the league and it isnt particularly close

[@shaobaijiang8573]

Thanks, Mina. I don't have too much opinion about the ranking. But the grading system is kinda unbalanced. The offense has total of 20 points and defense has 8 points which means offense has significant more weight than defense. And everybody ignores the special team, but it will always matter in the most important moment

[@TomReichner]

I agree with you. It is odd that the offensive positions are broken down into more categories than the defense positions, yet that is not accounted for in the value given to each category. If defense is simply categorized into "Pass Defense" and "Run Defense", without any specific positions being named, then the offense should likewise be categorized only by "Pass Offense" and "Run Offense". Offense does NOT factor into winning or losing more than defense does, so they should be weighted equally.

[@philibusters23]

Plus it does not match results. The Commanders were 5th in scoring and 6th in yards during the regular season and the Chiefs wither 14th and 16th in those categories. If you include the playoffs the discrepancies slightly grow. Yet she has the Chiefs higher in every offensive category than the Commanders and has the Chiefs first in coaching and the Commanders last in coaching. By contrast with defense she used pass defense and run defense which she use stats for. If she does that for the offenses the Commanders substantially benefit as they have the second best offense (behind the Bills of the four), yet generated the least offensive points on her chart.

[@michaelrowand898]

I love Mina so so much but giving a long windup about how it’s just about how it’s not about historical resume but how the QBs are playing recently and then putting Daniels 3rd… come on.

[@KeithKauhane]

Love all of your analytics and breakdowns, but once again, Zach Ertz's 7 TDs and so many 3rd and 4th down conversions don't even get mentioned. Also didn't touch on Lattimore being back and finally healthy

[@edwardschneider2716]

Funny ending. As a chiefs fan it's funny to me. It wasn't that long ago it was Brady catching the breaks

[@bsmith8943]

Nobody cares or remembers any of that.

[@TomReichner]

correct ..... it was maddening and unethical that Brady caught more breaks than others, and now it is equally maddening and unethical that Patrick is catching more breaks than the others.

[@elephantboy3409]

@@bsmith8943so the same for the chiefs? Nobody will care years later right

[@thecrazynodak]

All Hurts and Sirianni do is win yet everyone still has zero faith on them haha

[@deemity7557]

Because they’ve had the most loaded roster in the league since 2022 and haven’t won three SBs because their qb is mid and head coach is a bum

[@aaleexg]

@@deemity7557 ah yes, the stacked 2023 roster with a bottom 3 defense

[@thecrazynodak]

@@aaleexg exactly, getting the team to win 11 games with their pathetic defense last year should be a point IN his favor, not against him haha

[@Maddskillz19865]

@@deemity7557 Loaded team shouldn’t be a knock, what are the numbers saying? How many of the players on the “loaded” roster had a better season than their time on the eagles? It’s the commutation of the players gelling together and achieving new highs. Those players led the team to a Super Bowl.

[@tideltas]

I love the application of numbers to a subjective exercise. It makes this look much more comprehensive than any of the other comaprisons I've seen. Awesome work!

[@proclific]

This is why i love Busta Kimes 😆!! no hidden agenda's or hot takes just good ole fashion football talk !

[@denniskeister2070]

I always enjoy watching your heart and mind battle each other for control over your opinion. Yes, coaches should count twice imo. Also, since turnovers are so important to winning and losing, subtract points for pff turnover worthy plays QB ranking.

[@ArtemioMarifosque]

Wow, thank you, idol mina!

[@jasonmartinez7202]

Sounds like Philadelphia is the underdog to me everyone is acting like they are not a good team.... This just goes to show that these people pick their favorites .....i never seen a 14-3 team get so disrespected....smh if your team doesn't have one of the top 5 QB.... They find a way to talk s***it almost makes football unwatchable anymore

[@Dougalicious06]

Y’all tryna play the underdog card stfu they have the best roster remaining….

[@Dumpling101]

@@Dougalicious06 Apparently it doesn't matter, because Sirianni and Hurts don't operate like Belichick and Brady. Therefore Hurts can't throw a ball at all to save his life, and Sirianni does absolutely nothing and is only responsible for team failure not success ... This is the narrative and it's dumb AF.

[@loubarth7951]

So your saying the Commanders to the Super Bowl! Got it!

[@stoveoven3240]

Looking forward to the in person pod!!!❤

[@alonzoporter9444]

No one is mad at you Mina. That was pretty cool to watch. I don't think it'll mean much after kick off but it was interesting to see.

[@joekellyou]

Maybe for the coaching category, you could split the HC and the staff? That way it would give you more leeway to account for nuance while still doubling the coaches score.

[@deemity7557]

What a load of crock. If you have already decided to disrespect Mahomes as the best qb, disrespect the players by having only Chris Jones and the interior Oline as pro bowlers, (we all know the only reason Kelce made the probowl) then the least you could do is acknowledge that the combo of Reid, Spags, and Toub are easily the best coaching staff of any team in the league and that isn’t up for debate. I guess everyone just sucks on KC and they just magically got to 15-1. What a load of shit

[@chrisdobson2730]

Coaches scores don't need doubled. Players make way more of the impact, like comparing coaching staff to the pass defense is crazy. Pass defense players are way more important.

[@HunterGonzo-pg4vf]

Barkley deserves an 8 and you know it.

[@khunkao]

As a Commanders homer, of course I feel we should have been ranked higher in a few categories. Jayden Daniels has been playing lights out, so I disagree with ranking him 3rd... I feel he's played every bit as good as Allen or Mahomes. I understand the difficulty in ranking the WR/TE groups. While I think we deserve better, its hard to argue. RBs? Our running offense is unconventional b/c Jayden is our leading rusher as well as being our QB. So, again, I struggle to argue with her ranking. Our defense *is* the bottom of the Final Four. I feel our coaching staff is being underrated as well, but again, I don't have a solid argument for rating them higher other than the combination of the turnaround & that so much of what has been accomplished this year is getting the team to play "above themselves".... Anyway, I've just used a lot of words to disagree with the QB ranking and to say that I otherwise enjoyed the video! LOL

[@sanfordjay1]

I guess Daniel’s has more to prove even tho this was supposed to be reflective of how they are playing right now. She didn’t do that. No way Mahomes is outplaying Daniels at this point. He has the better stats, the most poise, has won 2 away games in the playoffs, and oh by the way, is a rookie who just outplayed the number 1 seed QB. The rest I could nitpick here and there because I don’t believe she followed her own stated criteria as stated above.

[@zachbartlett2380]

Daniels played two of the worst defenses in the playoffs. Now he’s going up against the best. He’s good, but I think his stats are a bit inflated due to having easy matchups in the playoffs so far.

[@kg6316]

Good stuff Mina!

[@allenvrealty3291]

Great Mina, thanks!

[@jacobbenson3121]

I like the whiteboard system. It's helpful to get a comparison relative to other teams.

[@josephmancuso817]

You trashed talked the commanders and predicted Dan Quinn to be fired after one season, real accurate analysis there huh

[@J-K-A]

I would have still given coaching to the commanders and talent to the eagles. I think fangio is doing a great job, but I think he’s also working with pieces so good a lot of mistakes can be covered by just shear talent gaps. The commanders though are punching so well above their weight because they are coaching the guys they have as well as they can.

[@joshfisher1299]

Tbf, Fangio has 2 rookies and a guy that changed positions all playing like top 5/10 in their positions. And he got Dean to become the player everyone thought he'd be before getting injured.

[@ArtemioMarifosque]

Bills 34, KC 33,courtesy of Special Team led by Tyler's winning FG.Go Buffalo!

[@thatstheway2429]

Don’t worry Mina, as a Chiefs Dan I’m not offended. That said, I did have to send this to Patrick so sorry 🤷

[@aya_dru]

It would probably be interesting to also add special teams. Maybe half the points weight for ST and the extra half goes to coaches?

[@carlos__oliveira]

Always great Mina!

[@Andrew_M_Ward]

A column for the Defensive coaching staff would be good and an X factor would be an interesting adder ... Because Mahomes has the X factor by any metric

[@Yieldcamp]

You can't adjust the scoring... The system is perfect, scientific, and can not be otherwise disputed.

[@lukelloyd8976]

Back one again, and this time not for the renegade master... I am, obviously terrified about people saying nice things about the Bills...as I've obviously been hurt before!

[@ZachNguyen-vp7nz]

I have a similar rating system, which is pretty interesting! Got pretty similar results. Offense (40% QB, 10% RB, 20% WR, 10% TE, 20% OL): QB: Bills 1st, Chiefs 2nd, Commanders 3rd, Eagles 4th RB: Eagles 1st, Bills 2nd, Chiefs 3rd, Commanders 4th WR: Eagles 1st, Commanders 2nd, Bills 3rd, Chiefs 4th TE: Chiefs 1st, Eagles 2nd, Bills, 3rd, Commanders 4th OL: Eagles 1st, Bills 2nd, Chiefs 3rd, Commanders 4th Offense: Bills 3.1, Eagles 2.7, Chiefs 2.4, Commanders 1.8 Defense (20% IDL, 25% EDGE, 15% LB, 25% CB, 15% S): IDL: Chiefs 1st, Eagles 2nd, Commanders 3rd, Bills 4th EDGE: Bills 1st, Eagles 2nd, Chiefs 3rd, Commanders 4th LB: Eagles 1st, Bills 2nd, Commanders 3rd, Chiefs 4th CB: Chiefs 1st, Eagles 2nd, Bills 3rd, Commanders 4th S: Eagles 1st, Chiefs 2nd, Commanders 3rd, Bills 4th Defense: Eagles 3.3, Chiefs 2.9, Bills 2.3, Commanders 1.5 Total (1.6 x Offense + Defense): Eagles 7.62, Bills 7.26, Chiefs 6.74, Commanders 4.38

[@timothywood2796]

We are talking about the same Kansas City offence that hasn't put up over 30 points a single time this season right? Ahead of the Commanders offence that was top 5 through the regular season and is the top offence in the postseason in yards/g and points/g? The Commanders that have had zero turnovers and only one punt across two games? And yet you have the Commanders so far off the pace of all the others that the gap between them and 3rd place is almost the same as between 3rd and 1st. I know the Bucs and Lions weren't the two best defences in the playoffs, but they've been doing it all season. They've scored 40+ points four times this season. The last time they played (a fully healthy) Eagles defence they put up 36 points on them. Jayden threw for 5 TD passes that game. No other QB has thrown for more than 2 against the Eagles this year. And what's the rationale for Eagles having the best WR score? It feels like it undermines the QB scores if you give the least productive WR room such high scores - what is it trying to say? Only the Bears, Patriots, and Panthers had fewer passing yards in the regular season, and in the postseason they're doing way worse even than that at 93 receiving yards per game (including TEs and RBs too...), obviously worse than everyone else left. I'm not sure how you marry giving the Eagles the highest WR score when they are so thoroughly unproductive. Yes AJ and Smith are individually talented but if the QB/scheme/coach don't use them, then on what basis are they the best? If you're basing this on what you *expect* to happen, or just gut feeling, sure, but saying the Commanders are the worst offence remaining, and by a huge margin, is completely at odds with reality.

[@ZachNguyen-vp7nz]

These are roster power ranks. They aren’t meant to be taken literally. You’ll have a hard time convincing me that McLaurin/Zaccheus/Brown are better than Brown/Smith/Dotson. Also for the record if I was using stats I would have the Commanders as the 3rd, possibly 2nd best offense remaining.

[@mcina001]

Wow at ranking any coaching staff higher than the Commanders’. They took a 4 win team last year and turned it into an NFC Championship appearance. With a rookie QB. And despite all the deficiencies you point out.

[@beaudy1012]

And.... even if this analysis is spot on for "talent"....none of it matters because it's going to come down to the play on the field. Who makes the most mistakes. Who creates turnovers. Who capitalizes on those things. Who wants it more. Who is playing tight or loose. Heart and confidence is the great equalizer in sports.

[@kzh7475]

I mean this is really interesting! I usually do this when deciding between two products or brands. But if you remove the QB category to end up with a score for each team as a whole, you have: KC 15 BUF 15 WSH 8 PHI 22 Which means all 3 teams in this round are at least twice as good as Washington (Phi almost 3 times) and yet here we are! Doesn't that say something about your QB valuations?? That only goes to show you that you had QB rankings wrong and that Daniels is really the best of all 4 remaining QB's.

[@yosefegetachew6953]

You must be crazy. We should review this chart after the commanders win the Super Bowl.

[@rustyb6892]

She puts a lot of personal bias in. I'm not even picking Phiadelphia to win Sunday. Superbowl KC 31 Wash 20.

[@michaels9005]

Four turnovers and 55 points later, this comment aged well. 😂 Which part of the chart do you want to review now? Or are we waiting until the Commanders win a Super Bowl some other year? (And, yes - I agree Jayden Daniels is going to be a problem for the rest of the NFL for a long time - much respect for him.) P.S. Go Birds!

[@jennasandy3980]

Love her. Probably should have included kickers cause that will determine that KC/BUF game. 😅

[@Beatles4Sale.]

Please add one column, immersive VR preparation. ❤😂

[@briebel2684]

Coach should count as much as QB. As far as KC goes, we're talking about a coach and QB combo that has been to the last 6 AFC Championship games, and has 3 SB wins in that time period. That has to count for something too. Experience matters this time of the year.

[@patrickwest2288]

I think that you were fair with the Commanders. We like being the underdog HTTR/C

[@wowlecks]

I can't argue with this too much, but I think it would work better if you *scored* each position from 1 to 4 rather than *ranking* them. After all, adding up a series of scores rather than adding ranks is more logical. It would make more sense with decisions like coaching for example - All these teams should score 3 or 4 there.

[@hackmeisterb]

“Didn’t add a refs category” was it for me 😂😂

[@jeffmiller7817]

YOU could have added refs because by all the stats and metrics, of the top tier / teams QBs, Patrick Mahomes gets the least amount of calls in his favor, and Josh Allen gets the most... But since Mahomes is the current Dynasty QB, they play mostly primetime games and are seen more... So they seem to get the most calls their way because they are the most television nationwide... So that makes it another excuse for the Chiefs fatigue... Just My Humble Opinion based on stats and facts...

[@emendee]

A column for "Likelihood for a colossal Mark-Andrews type moment" could be included in the future.

[@bjg2949]

You started this off saying it’s who’s playing QB position best right now? So how could you not put Washington coaching staff a the top if they’ve been overachieving all year with a team with over 30 new players. What they’re doing is unprecedented! No real objectivity

[@brandenhess8436]

Hey Mina, I am hoping you can answer this question. What's the difference between Dan Campbell and Nick Sirriani? It just feels like both HCs are CEO style coaches, both have had top coordinators poached each good year. But one has been to two SBs in 3 years and is the clown of the league. The other barely breaks .500 on career wins but is the bell of the ball. Love your stuff. Thanks!

[@timothywheeler671]

I might (completely) agree with the list, Mina :)

[@chrisBurgess-uj4yp]

I think you're right on the money Mina. But I'm rooting for the Chiefs. 😅

[@ronperez6167]

Mina- your name was a clue in Saturday’s LA Times crossword!

[@RonBaker456]

It's the Bills WR and TE group you'll be apologizing to.

[@postive-vibes]

Hmmm. Philly vs Buffalo SB? I would like to see that. Nick Wright would break that whiteboard over his knee, because of the final rankings.

[@gman1474]

Can't wait until Hurts makes everyone eat their words. His playoff #'s are similar to Mahomes & Allen's but everyone jumping on this unsupported narrative that the others have played better

[@anishpatel4191]

The eagles are better than the commanders at OL, DL, CB, WR, and RB. The main reason people think the commanders can win is because of Daniels. If Hurts weren't mid, most people would expect the eagles to win. We can see Hurts awful pocket presence with our own eyes. Also assuming he's banged up, the eagles cant utilize the read option as well.

[@Zeldrosi]

Only things I would switch is Chiefs and Eagles Pass D, I think the Chiefs are better there, and I would put mcdermott last for coaches, the guy just calls the absolute worst defensive plays in clutch situations. Look at the 13 second game for examples of mcdermott defense in must stop situations lol.

[@cprosser]

Mina you rock. Maybe a bit more nuance in the scoring? 0-9? Overall pretty good!

[@imnoodles7690]

I didn’t even need to watch the video to know she would put the Commanders last.

[@xcwilliams7980]

This notion that Josh is playing better than Mahomes is kinda undermined by the fact the wr/te are basically even, but the bills have the better run game and oline. But Sunday Mahomes will somehow find a way to perform better on offense.

[@thejayiyer]

These scores turned out exactly true

[@highbulp1]

I think you shouldn't make yourself rank them in order. If it's very close, just give them the same score instead of giving a team more points when it's a toss up. Fun exercise though.

[@DS19140]

I love how the world is acting like Josh Allen through more yardage than Jalen hurts last week. It’s so disrespectful yeah

[@danielrogers3121]

It's an eye test thing. He holds the ball too long, doesn't get through his reads, takes too many sacks. Take it easy, Birds will win

[@browneyedgirlgb]

Jalen Hurts was sacked SEVEN times, for a total loss of over 60 yards. Josh Allen was sacked ONCE. They are not the same, and no one is being disrespectful.😑

[@nextframemedia1862]

Great content, but please clean your mic.

[@davidokinsky114]

The QB being worth double points is suspect. A QB is worth double that of an entire line?

[@wnybricky1559]

As. Bills fan.. this is fair. I still think we will it all

[@icekingjn8195]

If you dont know what youre doing . Just Stop

[@miguelabarca8724]

Only an economist like Mina is can blend statistics with human behavior.

[@BGSWGN32]

Just a girl who loves football. Really a beautiful thing IMO.

[@mungodegrijalva822]

Insightful analysis. Thanks. Still think the Chiefs are the team to beat.

[@philibusters23]

I am going to use Kimes system, with one modification that ties are allowed (see QB's, WR/TE, and Coaches) QB: Buf 7 KC 7 Wash 4 Philly 2 WR/TE Philly 4 Buf 2 KC 2 Wash 2 RB Philly 4 Buf 3 Wash 2 KC 1 O-Line Philly 4 Buf 3 KC 2 Wash 1 Run D Philly 4 KC 3 Buf 2 Wash 1 Pass D Philly 4 KC 3 Buf 2 Wash 1 Coaching KC 3.5 Wash 3.5 Buff 2 Philly 1 My totals: Buffalo 21 KC 19.5 Philly 23 Wash 14.5 To me Mina biggest misses were on WR/TE and Coaching. On WR/TE's I gave Buf, Wash, and KC a tie. That said, if I had to put them in order it would go Buff (they have the most good players with Cooper, Kalir, Samuels, Knox, Kincaid, then have the Commanders and Chiefs in a tie, or slight edge to Commanders. Mina gives Kelce a lot of credit as she cites him as the reason for putting KC #2. Giving Mahomes that benefit of the doubt makes sense, he is still in his prime so giving him credit in a down year makes sense. Kelce is 35. He is what he is now which is like the 8th best TE which is nice but it cannot carry a unit. He is really even significantly better than Ertz or Kincaid. For example he had 823 yards on 139 targets during the regular season while Ertz had 654 yards on 96 targets. Ertz was .9 yards better per target 6.8 vs. 5.9. It feels like Kelce is a bit of a volume guy like a shooter in the NBA who averages 22 ppg on 40% shooting with 28% 3 point shooting. That is nice, but are you really good or just getting a lot of usage. Her other big miss in my opinion is on coaching. I feel like the combo of Quinn and Kliff is up there. I put them right up there with the Chiefs. I have no problem giving the Chiefs. I do have a problem giving the Bills the nod over them. And I have a bigger problem putting the Eagles over them. Do we really think Joe Brady is as good as Kliff Kingsbury? They put similar stats despite that fact that Mina has them having the better QB, RB, O-Line, and equal WR/TE's. Something has to give with her offensive rankings. For example, this Wash offense was quite a bit better than the Chiefs. They were 5th in scoring offense and 6th in yards while the Chiefs were 14th and 16th in those categoies yet she has the Chiefs being better than the Commanders in every single offense category (QB, RB, WR/TEs, O-Line) and coaching (which includes OC, but not limited to OC). Plus I feel like she is conflating being influential with being great. Fangio was pretty mid last year in Miami. His defenses in Denver were good but not elite. His system is very influential, but he is not a Bill Belichick type mind in my opinion. He is like a Dan Quinn level DC. Now his system is way more influential and when it was brand new and offenses had not adjusted to it, it was fantastic, but the Eagles have the most talented Defensive roster in the league and that is why they are good in my opinion. Plus even if you thing Fangio is great, would Dan over Nick and Kliff over Kellan make up for that?

[@curtiskellam5358]

Based on Mina's scores, Washington has truly done it with smoke and mirrors. Daniels has been the best QB in the playoffs yet he is third. A coach with obviously less talent has his team in the NFC championship game comes in last. The other three teams have better players but they are not twice as good as Washington.

[@DocGatt]

Special teams are legit. We would be first in your ranking imo. That with coaching staff. I also believe experience is a factor. Also we are downplaying Mahomes too much. Overall #ChiefsKingdom

[@soldiercoop]

Chiefs fans: just where we want to be!

[@farbod21]

Rank them all you want. It wouldn't have done the Lions or the Bucs any good either.

[@retrocny5625]

As a Bills fan, can we just stop with the bad juju here lol. Mahomes should get the top points, feels a bit disrespectful. I love Josh. He's my guy, my favorite QB in the league, I ride or die with him. But until we get over this hump and achieve the ultimate goal, nothing else matters. No matter the justification or reasoning. Let's stop giving the guy and the Chiefs bulletin board material, at least until Monday. Thanks Mina!

[@philibusters23]

Is Vic Fangio really that good? I know he the father of teh Fangio style defense that has been very influential in the NFL, so his legacy is great. But last year he struggled with the Dolphins. This year the Eagles defense is fantastic but they probably have the most talented defensive roster in football with Brandon Graham (I know he is injured), Jalen Carter, Josh Sweat, Milton Williams, Jordan Davis, Zach Baun, Nkobe Dean, CJ Gardner Johnson, Reed Blakenship, Cooper Dejean, Darius Slay, a Quinyon Mitchell, and Isaiah Rodgers. I don't think there is another defense in the NFL with that much across the board talent.

[@meta1ke]

It's ok Mina. You can add the refs category

[@ScottHicks-h4t]

Love you Mina 😍❣️❣️❣️

[@Waveview63]

Special Teams, a missing column on ur matrix, always leading factor at this point in the season. Can win or lose the championship.

[@LoganArnold18]

Running Back having as much weight as Pass Defense might be a small flaw here

[@danielsiemers5704]

You always have to put Mahomes number 1 in any playoff game.

[@ak203]

Coaches call plays, they're as important as QBs at least

[@JiggsHD]

Siriani disrespect is wild.

[@Eugenio-i1u]

And Vic and Stout. It's an easy take to hate on Nick but this is still the national media who don't really know, despite Mina being the best of em all.

[@JiggsHD]

@Eugenio-i1u the hate makes 0 sense to me considering he's one of the coaches who wins the most.

[@Eugenio-i1u]

@@JiggsHD Birds are 47-20 under Sirianni with four straight winning seasons, four straight playoff appearances and three straight seasons with at least 11 wins. C'mon.

[@JiggsHD]

@Eugenio-i1u last 3 seasons with a sb visit and now another championship visit

[@statisticallysound]

What is there to respect about him? He’s an average coach who lucked into an amazing roster

[@themeparkamusement2214]

Open your eyes, let's begin Yes, it's really me, it's Mina Breathe it in I know it's Hot The hair, the bod When you're staring at a demi-god What can I say except, "You're welcome"

[@hellowhirled]

i wonder how many people got into Pavement from watching Mina Kimes

[@hjpark6827]

Were you right last year?

[@TheeArcane]

Definitely need the refs category LOL

[@gregpelletier6958]

"I didn't add a 'refs' category." 🤣

[@morrel99]

These episodes are hilarious. Chiefs have 2 All Pros on the O-line, Humphrey and Thuney, and a guy, Trey Smith, who is about to make a lot of money but "they have big issues". Chiefs have All Pro Chris Jones on D-line and Karlaftis just had 3 sacks against Texans. Left out Special Teams where the Chiefs have the best kicker, Butker, left in the playoffs and a 63 yard kickoff return and a blocked field goal. Dave Toub is one of the best special team coaches in the league and Super Bowl 57 turned on a long punt return. It's basically making a subjective take appear to be objective. Now, I do think the Bills can win in Arrowhead and they probably have as good a shot going into this game as they had last year playing at home. Also, I would definitely put the Bills and Chiefs ahead of Philly who I believe is more evenly matched to the Commanders. I guess we will know after this Sunday.

[@mamkep]

You are underating jalen hurts hes better than all them foh

[@SafiaGray]

Add a Special Teams category, why dontcha?

[@jamxmie]

woulda been funny if you added a "misc" category for stuff like chiefs refs ha ha ha ...

[@TimC-ps3re]

Your scoring was broken after the first minute, with your QB rating. Josh Allen is a better playoff QB than Patrick Mahomes? What?!?!? In what universe?