Ranking all 32 NFL teams, plus early picks for Week 11 and how the Commanders shocked the undefeated Eagles

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!

It’s champagne-popping season in the NFL, and that’s because the last remaining undefeated team finally went down last night with the Commanders‘ surprising 32-21 win over the Eagles. As you may or may not know, the 1972 Dolphins pop open champagne every year when the final undefeated team loses, and I was also drinking champagne, because that’s just what I do every Monday night. 

So how did the Commanders pull off the biggest upset of the NFL season? We’ll be covering that in today’s newsletter, plus we’ll be making some early picks for Week 11 and unveiling Pete Prisco’s latest power rankings. 

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1. Today’s show: Commanders spoil Eagles’ quest to go undefeated

The Commanders shocked the NFL on Monday night with their win over the Eagles. Washington was an 11-point underdog last night, making it just the third team this season to pull off a win as a double-digit underdog (Panthers over Buccaneers and Jets over Bills are the other two).

Following the game, Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson and I spent five minutes in total shock before breaking down how the Commanders were able to pull off the upset. Here are three key things from the game that we covered during the pod: 

• Commanders offensive game-plan worked to perfection. If you want to beat the Eagles, one way to do it is to keep their high-powered offense off the field, and the Commanders did exactly that by eating up the clock with an impressive offensive game-plan Monday. The Commanders ran the ball 49 times, which was the most runs they’ve had in a game since 2002. All those runs kept the clock moving, and because of that, Washington had the ball for more than 40 minutes (40:24), which was the team’s second-highest time of possession over the past five years. The Commanders also kept the clock running by converting 12 third-down attempts — their most in a game 2013. 
• Commanders rushing attack wasn’t sexy, but it got the job done. Brian Robinson (79 yards) and Antonio…