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Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 19, 2026

Brooks ranks the top 10 NFL teams entering the Week 6 Monday night game, keeping the 49ers first ahead of the Chiefs and Vikings, with the Bills moving up to fourth and the Bears and Browns entering the list.

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What Bucky Brooks said

The top three have become difficult to dethrone in the NFL, but that happens when you're undefeated.
Bucky Brooks’s words, quoted for attribution
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Fox Sports
The piece
Monday Morning NFL Top 10 Rankings: Fantastic QB Play Elevates Bears, Packers, Patriots
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  1. Power Rankings

    “Monday Morning NFL Top 10 Rankings — 10. Chicago Bears; 9. Cleveland Browns; 8. Green Bay Packers; 7. Denver Broncos; 6. New England Patriots; 5. Jacksonville Jaguars; 4. Buffalo Bills; 3. Minnesota Vikings; 2. Kansas City Chiefs; 1. San Francisco 49ers”

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