“Coming in at No. 5 this week and making their debut in my power rankings, the Washington Commanders” – Brady

1. Washington Commanders (7-2) (Last week: Unranked)

Week 9 result: Defeated New York Giants 27-22

Brady's thoughts: "Coming in at No. 5 this week and making their debut in my power rankings, the Washington Commanders. Led by rookie QB Jayden Daniels — he doesn't look like a rookie to me — Washington's won three straight and seven of their last eight. That's insane.

"Hats off to Coach [Dan] Quinn. You've done an incredible job this year as head coach. The team, they've had more wins this year than they did last year, and that's their best start in almost 30 years. They'll try to stay undefeated at home this season when the Steelers make the trip to D.C. this week."