If money talks, then the league's biggest contracts confirm it: This position is easily the most integral in every team's hunt for a championship. The truth is a bit more complex: Every signal-caller is often only as good as his setup and situation, though a select few register as transcendent talents.

Thanks to a second straight massive outing from running back Rico Dowdle (whose 239 scrimmage yards in Week 6 and 473 scrimmage yards the past two weeks are both franchise records), the Panthers snuck past the Dallas Cowboys and are now undefeated at home.

1. Rams (last week No. 3; 6-2): Matthew Stafford for MVP. 2. Broncos (No. 5; 7-2): They keep doing whatever they have to do to win. 3. Colts (No. 1; 7-2): We’ll find out over the next few weeks whether the bubble has burst. 4. Lions (No. 2; 5-3): They’ve lost more games than they lost all of last season.

As for the top, the new No. 1 team is the Detroit Lions. After losing at Green Bay to open the season, the Lions have ripped off four straight as Jared Goff has played at an MVP level. They have some defensive flaws still, but which team doesn't have issues? Oh, and they can score.

NFL Week 10 power rankings shaken up with Denver Broncos and New England Patriots each winning their sixth straight game. Which team should be No. 1?

The Eagles (6-2) have now won two in a row after hitting a two-game skid, and have opened up a bit of breathing room in the NFC East as they’re the only team over .500. The Cowboys (3-4-1), Commanders (3-5),