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Freitas’ Faves – Week 7 NFL Top 10

Jacoby Freitas
October 16, 2025

  1. Los Angeles Chargers (4-2)

Previous Ranking: 3

  • Cooled down since hot start
  • Both Running backs on IR may tank Justin Herbert and their offense
  • Herbert needs to embrace his bigger role

 

  1. Seattle Seahawks (4-2)

Previous Ranking: NA

  • Great wins against Cardinals and Jaguars
  • Played a great game in the three point loss to the Bucs
  • Jaxson Smith-Njigba is playing like a top three receiver in the league right now!

 

  1. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1)

Previous Ranking: NA

  • Surprising hot 4-1 start to  the year
  • Defense has carried the team so far
  • Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf are starting to form a real connection

 

  1. Green Bay Packers (3-1-1)

Previous Ranking: 6

  • One of four one-loss teams remaining in the NFL
  • Don’t know which Packers will show up every Sunday
  • Still first in the NFC North for now

 

  1. Philadelphia Eagles (4-2)

Previous Ranking: 1

  • Two straight losses for Philly
  • Fourth quarter collapse versus Broncos
  • Total collapse versus Giants

 

  1. Los Angeles Rams (4-2)

Previous Ranking: 5

  • Upset by 49ers on Thursday Night Football
  • Quality win against red hot Colts
  • Rams can’t afford for Puka Nacua to be out for long with his ankle injury

 

  1. Indianapolis Colts (5-1)

Previous Ranking: 8

  • Continue to prove they are not frauds
  • One miscue away from being the only undefeated team in the league
  • Jonathan Taylor is playing at a career high level right now!

 

  1. Buffalo Bills (4-2)

Previous Ranking: 2

  • Like Eagles: started 4-0, lost close in week five, and lost in primetime week six
  • Josh Allen is still possibly the best quarterback in the league
  • Supporting cast needs to STEP UP

 

  1. Detroit Lions (4-2)

Previous Ranking: 4

  • Lions can win however they want:
  • Pass Game – Jared Goff to Amon Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams
  • Run Game- With the best dual backfield in the league in Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery
  • Elite Defense – AIDEN HUTCHINSON

 

1.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1)

Previous Ranking: 9

  • Baker Mayfield MVP season incoming?
  • Bucs have escaped NFL purgatory
  • Once their healthy Tampa can only improve
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Jacoby Freitas
Jacoby Freitas, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Jacoby Freitas was born on November 12, 2007, and is currently a 17-year-old senior at Tracy High School. This is his first year in journalism, but he is extremely excited to play a significant role in the class this year. He is hoping to improve his journalism skills because he wants to major in journalism when he goes to college. Additionally, Freitas is hoping to work in sports journalism as a career. He has fallen in love with sports since he was a little kid, in his free time he is either playing, watching, refereeing, or coaching sports. One of the few things that comes before sports in Freitas’ life is his family. He lives with his mom, dad, sister, and his two cats while also keeping an extremely close relationship with his grandparents. He is now entering his fourth year of baseball for Tracy High and his 14th year of baseball in total. Despite having played many sports such as football, basketball, soccer, and more, baseball has always been his true passion and first love. He has been and always will be a die-hard fan of the San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, and the San Francisco 49ers. A fun fact about Freitas is that he has been to 14 Major League Baseball stadiums with his dad and they hope to one day visit all 30. He is half Portuguese, part Swedish, and a mix of other European ethnicities. Freitas is looking forward to a year of improving his writing skills, making new connections, and learning more about journalism.