Leave it to Pro Football Focus to be the voice of reason.
We’ve officially reached NFL kickoff week, and that means it’s power rankings season. While there’s not much to debate at the top — it’s the Philadelphia Eagles (and maybe the Baltimore Ravens) — experts have twisted themselves into a pretzel trying to predict where the Minnesota Vikings stand entering 2025.
To be fair, the Vikings will be breaking in a first-year quarterback in J.J. McCarthy, so some reservations should be expected. But when discussing a 14-win team that spent around $300 million in free agency to reload the roster, anything outside of the top 10 feels well off base.