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There was an error proce sing your subscription. Next up, let's switch gears to some other sports. what some of your postseason hot takes are and I'll share my favorites.Today we are going to discu s Power Rankings, take a glance at the MLB Wild Card situation and more. Let's get to it. What you need to know1. NFL Power Rankings: move into top three I know there's no games tonight, but how can we not talk about the NFL? As always, after a week of exciting games The Las Vegas Raiders, and are all 2-0. Just as we all suspected, right?! Probably not, and if you gue sed this, stop what you're doing and go play the lottery because your luck is unmatched.It's only two games, but it is still surprising. There is some merit to a 2-0 start, with about 60% of teams with that record through the first two weeks making the playoffs. This season has 17 regular season games and 14 playoff teams rather than 12, so this percentage isn't perfect for predicting the future, but it does put things in perspective. Last season, eight of the 11 teams that kicked off the year 2-0 extended their season to the playoffs. In summary: this is all good news if you're a fan of any of those three teams I mentioned.Our NFL scribe Pete Prisco was kind enough to give us his Week 3 Power Rankings so we could keep track of it all. Here are No. 1: , didn't moveNo. 2: , moved up one spotNo. 3: Rams, moved up one spotNo. 4: , moved up one spotNo. 5: Mike Gartner Jersey , moved down three spotsThe team that took the biggest leap is the Panthers, who jumped 12 spots up to No. 11 following their 26-7 win over the . And speaking of the Saints, they moved down the most, plummeting seven spots to No. 13. The finally won (I say "finally" as if it wasn't just one lo s, though that one lo s was jarring) to jump up to No. 7, but I'm still not as impre sed by the team as some are. I need to be convinced further that they're actual contenders.2. The best potential MLB Wild Card Game matchups There are le s than two weeks left of the 2021 MLB regular season and if those two weeks go as fast as this season has felt, the postseason will be here before we know it. As we head to the start of the postseason, there is still a lot that has to be worked out, with close races throughout the league.There's even a good chance we get a Game 163 and a tiebreaker, which is always exciting (and nerve-wracking for those fanbases).Let's take a look at the current wild card standingsto get some insight on po sible matchups down the road: No. 1: Red SoxNo. 2: Blue JaysNo. 3: YankeesNo. 4: AthleticsNo. 5: Mariners (tied with A's)No. 1: DodgersNo. 2: CardinalsNo. 3: RedsNo. 4: PhilliesNo. 5: PadresWhat is crystal clear is that either the Dodgers or will be the NL West division champs and the other will host a Wild Card game.Other Nic Dowd Jersey than that, it's all up in the air, which I think makes things a little bit more fun. It means every game for these teams is crucial and things can change fast. With such mystery surrounding the Wild Card games, .Here's that could come out of these final two weeks of the season: No. 1: Dodgers vs. Padres: This California battle would be high-energy and full of stars based on what these two teams bring to the table. Who wouldn't want to see that type of matchup in October?No. 2: Red Sox vs. Yankees: Need I say more? One of the greatest rivalries in sports and two teams that have each had streaks of excellent and poor play this season.No. 3: Cardinals vs. Dodgers: Another Dodgers matchup, because they're an interesting team. Add in the fact that these two teams have met three times in the postseason since 2009 and you have some great television.For the full top 10 matchups list, .It's no surprise that I'd love to see a Red Sox vs. Yankees matchup and, if Boston wins, I'd have the extra bonus of being able to trash talk my bo s. Who doesn't want that?3. What we learned in Week 2 of the NFL Each week in the NFL is not just entertaining, or a chance to cheer on our favorite team. . We get to evaluate how each team's defense, offense and special teams are doing, we see how certain teams matchup against opponents and we see who is breaking Jonas Siegenthaler Jersey out as a star and who is fading into the mediocre crowd.There's a lot to take in each week.We're currently in the phase of the season where we are all still figuring out how each team will fare down the stretch of the season. We don't have future-telling abilities, but we can break down what we learned. Our NFL scribe Cody Benjamin was kind enough to do just that. is an early MVP candidate:Not much to add here. I'm having a blast watching the Cardinals quarterback and I'm hoping it continues throughout the season has potential: The Panthers quarterback can tell the , "it's not me, it's you," after winning his first two games in Carolina. That's as many games as the Jets won if you combine this season so far with last season. is the real deal: fans (and I) have been telling you for ages, but the Cleveland quarterback is putting up numbers that are going to take this team far.We may have overreacted to 's first game: OK, so he's Brooks Orpik Jersey not going to throw five touchdowns every game, but going off and then having a bad game has been the Jameis Winston Experience for a while.The Giants are set to implode: We didn't think the Giants would exactly be taking the league by storm this year, but their i sues are worse than we may have thought and I can't see it ending well.My biggest takeaway so far? While the might not have an automatic ticket to the
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