Updated NFL Power Rankings for All AFC Teams (Ep. 2014)
5/8/20261 hr 12 min
Join Joe Pisapia, Andrew Erickson and Derek Brown for their updated 2026 NFL power rankings for every AFC team!
Could the Cleveland Browns shock the world and make a playoff push? Will the Pittsburgh Steelers turn into a dumpster fire? Plus, why are the Denver Broncos the team to beat?
The Tailgate sorts through an up-for-grabs American Football Conference!
Intro - 0:00:00
16 Miami Dolphins - 0:01:52
15 New York Jets - 0:03:55
14 Las Vegas Raiders - 0:08:09
13 Cleveland Browns - 0:11:46
12 Tennessee Titans - 0:16:32
Ja’Marr Chase Signed Jersey Giveaway Promo - 0:21:24
11 Pittsburgh Steelers - 0:21:55
10 Jacksonville Jaguars - 0:26:42
9 Cincinnati Bengals - 0:32:13
8 Indianapolis Colts - 0:37:45
7 Kansas City Chiefs - 0:45:28
Hard Rock Bet - 0:48:14
6 Baltimore Ravens - 0:49:24
5 Los Angeles Chargers - 0:52:27
4 Houston Texans + 3 New England Patriots - 0:55:11
2 Buffalo Bills + 1 Denver Broncos - 1:04:11
Outro - 1:11:40
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First 90 secondsJoe Pisapia· Host0:00
This is an iHeart podcast. [upbeat music] Guaranteed Human Another podcast from some SNL late night comedy guy? Not quite. On Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends, me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week my guests, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidell help an a cappella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform?
Harry Styles· Soundbite0:24
We do some retirement homes. We perform- Those people are starving for banter.
Joe Pisapia· Host0:28
Listen to Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. [upbeat music] Park it right here, everybody. It's time for the Tailgate. It's me, Joey P, Joe Pisapia, with my two, quote-unquote, friends, Andrew Erickson and Derek Brown. I'm a very brave man because today I'm gonna throw out my personal AFC power rankings after the draft, after all the off-season noise has settled, and I'm gonna be brave enough to go 16 to 1 here in the AFC and then let these two guys pick it apart. So the hounds will be released here on the Tailgate today, and we encourage you to subscribe to the channel. This is our new channel where we just talk NFL, we have fun, we kind of meander around a little bit so it's not like the other FP podcast, it's not like the other BP podcast. Tailgate NFL is its own thing, so subscribe on the YouTube channel. We appreciate you when you do, and of course ring that bell till it goes ding so you never miss a piece of content on the Tailgate, 'cause this channel's gonna be red hot by the time we get to NFL season. And gentlemen, as I said, we're going