NFL power rankings: Post-Super Bowl 53 wrap-up for 32 teams

ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 03: Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots and teammate Tom Brady #12 celebrate at the end of the Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

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LANDOVER, MD – NOVEMBER 18: Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins is tackled by Justin Reid #20 of the Houston Texans in the first half at FedExField on November 18, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /

The Washington Redskins come crashing down in our NFL power rankings, and it’s for a terrible reason.

Veteran quarterback Alex Smith’s gruesome leg injury is going to hold him out from the 2019 season, and there’s a real chance he’ll never play football again. It’s awful for him, and one can only hope for a speedy and full recovery.

On the football side of things, it certainly puts the Redskins in a bind for the upcoming season. Washington experimented with a number of quarterbacks in Smith’s absence, none exactly delivering the desired results.

Tack that on with all the dysfunction seemingly coming out of the Redskins organization on a year-to-year basis, and there’s little reason to move the team any higher in our NFL power rankings heading into the offseason.